Madrid, April 20 (IANS) Alvaro Arbeloa, head coach of Spanish football giant Real Madrid, has set a clear target for the remainder of the season, saying his team must win their last seven matches in La Liga. Speaking ahead of Tuesday’s La Liga clash against Deportivo Alaves, Arbeloa said, “We have to win the last seven matches.”The game will be Real Madrid’s first since their Champions League exit to Bayern Munich. With the team trailing FC Barcelona by nine points in La Liga, focus has …
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Madrid, April 11 (IANS) Real Madrid all-but said goodbye to this season’s La Liga title on Friday night after being held to a 1-1 draw in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium by Girona.The draw leaves Real Madrid six points behind FC Barcelona in the standings with seven games left in the season, with Barcelona having the chance to extend the lead to nine points with a win at home to Espanyol on Saturday evening, reported Xinhua.Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa made seven changes to the team that lost …
Rabat, March 18 (IANS) Morocco have been awarded the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) overturned the result of the final following Senegal’s walk-off.Senegal had beaten Morocco 1-0 in the January 18 final, but the match was marred by controversy when Senegal’s players refused to continue after Morocco was awarded a stoppage-time penalty with the score level.Play resumed after a 17-minute delay. Brahim Diaz’s penalty was saved before Pape Gueye sc…
Madrid, March 12 (IANS) Fede Valverde scored a first-half hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Manchester City 3-0 at home in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.Valverde opened the scoring at the Santiago Bernabeu in the 22nd minute when he controlled a long ball from Thibaut Courtois, slipped past Nico O’Reilly and beat Gianluigi Donnarumma, who appeared as though he could have done better.His second goal came five minutes later when a deflected pass fell to him on the left side of th…
Cairo, Jan 29 (IANS) The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) disciplinary board imposed sanctions on the Federation Senegalaise de Football (FSF), the Federation Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF) and certain players and officials for the incidents during the CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 Final, which violated the CAF Disciplinary Code. The controversy unfolded deep into stoppage time when Morocco was awarded a penalty following a VAR review, moments after Senegal had a goal disa…
Morocco, Jan 19 (IANS) Senegal is likely to face disciplinary action after temporarily leaving the pitch in protest during a dramatic Africa Cup of Nations final against hosts Morocco, an incident that overshadowed their eventual triumph.The controversy unfolded deep into stoppage time when Morocco was awarded a penalty following a VAR review, moments after Senegal had a goal disallowed. Outraged by the decision, Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw led his players off the field, halting the match in R…
Rabat, Jan 10 (IANS) Host Morocco won over Cameroon 2-0, and Senegal defeated Mali 1-0 on Friday to book the first two tickets to the semifinals in the CAF Africa Cup of Nations football tournament.At Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Brahim Diaz broke the deadlock for Morocco in the 26th minute, while Ismael Saibari sealed the win with a left-footed shot from the centre of the box in the 74th minute. Morocco were beaten by Cameroon in the semi-finals the last time they hosted AFCON in 19…