Sports, Football, 17th May 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Football 17 May 2019

Sports, Football, 17 May 2019

Lineker, who spent three seasons at Spurs between 1989 and 1992, pointed to the 26-point gap in the Premier League table between runners-up Liverpool and his fourth-placed former team as evidence of a massive gulf between the sides. (Photo: AFP)

Gary Lineker backs Liverpool to win Champions League

The 58-year-old also praised Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp for successfully creating a team in his own image.

17 May 2019 8:17 PM

Morata also said that they are working to find a replacement and make a competitive team for the next season.

'We have to respect Griezmann's decision to leave Atletico Madrid', says Morata

After spending five years with the club, Griezmann confirmed his exit from the club on May 15.

17 May 2019 6:57 PM

The central defender's comments came after talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri had tweeted on Stimac's appointment. (Photo: Indian Football Team/Twitter)

Indian football team express happiness over Igor Stimac's appointment

Defender Jhingan said, 'Stimac's experience will be great for Indian Football, especially after what he has achieved with Croatia in 2014.'

17 May 2019 6:46 PM

Cazorla, a former Arsenal midfielder, hadn't made it to the squad in four years because of a series of serious injuries.

Isco and Cazorla return to Spain squad

Spain coach Luis Enrique again was not available to announce the squad and will also not be on the bench for the matches in June.

17 May 2019 5:54 PM

Allegri has managed Juventus in 188 matches and has won 142 matches. (Photo: AP)

Juventus confirm that manager Allegri to leave the club at end of the season

The Italian boss' future has been in doubt since being dumped out of the Champions League at the hands of Ajax.

17 May 2019 5:15 PM

The stadium was one of Hadid's last major designs before her death in March 2016, aged 65. (Photo: Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani/ Twitter)

USD 575-mn Qatar World Cup stadium opens to fanfare

Al-Wakrah, 15 kilometres south of the capital Doha, will be used in the World Cup for fixtures up to and including quarter-finals.

17 May 2019 12:19 PM

Arsenal will face Chelsea in the final on May 30. (Photo: AFP)

Arsenal 'bitterly disappointed' with venue of UEFA final

Arsenal went on to question the criteria that was considered by UEFA for selecting such a venue.

17 May 2019 11:30 AM

Gomez returned in April but revealed that it hurts to watch the game instead of playing. (Photo: ANI)

‘This year speaks for itself’: Joe Gomez on Liverpool's performance

The 2018-19 season for Gomez was full of ups and downs as his start was halted in December after he had a lower leg fracture.

17 May 2019 11:22 AM

City have faced punishment for violating FFP regulations earlier as well, but they never been banned from the European competition. (Photo: AFP)

Manchester City issues statement over their Financial Fair Play case given to CFCB

The newly crowned Premier League champions discovered in March that they were subjected to an investigation led by UEFA.

17 May 2019 11:05 AM

24-year old Milan Skriniar joined the club in 2017, and has played all the 38 games in the league. (Photo: ANI)

Inter Milan’s Skriniar signs new four years' contract

Inter Milan still has two matches in the Serie A against Napoli and Empoli which are scheduled to be played on May 20 and 26 respectively.

17 May 2019 10:39 AM

Bayern Munich player Serge Gnabry feels their campaign would not be a satisfactory one if they are not able to win the Bundesliga title. (Photo: Twitter)

‘It wouldn’t be good if we don’t win the title’, says Gnabry

Bayern Munich have just one game left in Bundesliga. Apart from this, they will also be playing against RB Leipzig for the DFB Pokal final.

17 May 2019 10:29 AM

Roben Loftus-Cheek will also miss the UEFA Nations League finals in June after being left out of England coach Gareth Southgate’s squad which was announced earlier on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Ruben Loftus-Cheek to undergo surgery, is likely to miss UEL final

The 23-year-old was injured in Wednesday’s friendly against the New England Revolution in Boston.

17 May 2019 9:42 AM

Real Madrid signs Eintracht Frankfurt's Luka Jovic: reports

Jovic scored 10 goals for the German side in their run to the Europa League semi-finals where they were knocked out by Chelsea on penalties.

17 May 2019 9:18 AM

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