Qatar coach Bruno Metsu is wary of Gulf Cup champions Kuwait in their must-win clash at the Asian Cup on Sunday, knowing they are desperate to salvage their reputation after two defeats.
Qatar coach Bruno Metsu is wary of Gulf Cup champions Kuwait in their must-win clash at the Asian Cup on Sunday, knowing they are desperate to salvage their reputation after two defeats.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is gearing up for an emotional return to Anfield for the Merseyside derby and is hoping his players would rediscover a confidence to match the buzz in the city.
Manchester United face a stern test at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday with manager Alex Ferguson saying he cannot recall ever going to White Hart Lane to play a Spurs team in contention for the title.
Striker Ismaeel Abdulatif scored four goals as Bahrain swept past India 5-2 at the Al Sadd Stadium on Friday to end the Bhangra Boys’s interest in the Asian Cup.
DOHA — Japan on Friday protested against a red card and ban controversially handed to goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima in their cliff-hanging 2-1 win over Syria at the Asian Cup.
LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom — Kenny Dalglish has urged Liverpool to treat Sunday’s Merseyside derby as just another game as he prepares for what promises to be an emotion-filled Anfield homecoming.
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has dismissed claims his struggling Stamford Bridge regime is a mirror-image of the dying days of Luiz Felipe Scolari’s ill-fated stay.
Australia and South Korea showed why they are tipped to meet in the final of the Asian Cup in just over two weeks when they fought out a classy 1-1 draw in their second Group C match on Friday.
Brazilian forward Fernando Baiano scored a brace as Al Wahda defeated nine-man Bani Yas in Group A of the Etisalat Cup at the Al Nahyan Stadium on Friday night. Baiano scored in the sixth and 81st minutes as Wahda won 2-0.
Bahrain's Ismaeel Abdulatif scored a remarkable four goals as his side thrashed India 5-2 here on Friday to stay in contention for an Asian Cup last-eight berth and consign the Indians to elimination.