DUBAI - Shaikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor and Honorary President of the UAE Football Association, congratulated the UAE football team for their semifinal victory over South Korea in the Asian Games at Guangzhou on Tuesday.
DUBAI - Shaikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor and Honorary President of the UAE Football Association, congratulated the UAE football team for their semifinal victory over South Korea in the Asian Games at Guangzhou on Tuesday.
UAE held the star-studded Iraq to a goalless draw on the second day of the ongoing 20th Gulf Cup at the 22nd May Stadium in Aden, Yemen on Tuesday.
DUBAI - Never has a country waited in such anticipation. It’s indeed a historic occasion. A victory in the grand finale of the Asian Games under-23 football competition against powerhouse Japan would give UAE their first gold medal.
ZURICH - FIFA has ordered Dutch coach Arie Haan to pay ¤500,000 ($670,000) compensation to the Cameroon football federation for walking out on the national team.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Australian defender Sasa Ognenovski has been named the Asian Player of the Year by the region’s football governing body.
AUXERRE, France - Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic tormented Auxerre again on Tuesday, scoring his fourth Champions League goal of the season as AC Milan reached the knockout round with a 2-0 win.
ROME - AS Roma’s gladiators again proved their battling qualities after recovering from two goals down to seal a 3-2 win over Bayern Munich that has left them on the brink of securing a place in the Champions League last 16.
MADRID - Barcelona left back Eric Abidal has recovered from a small tear to a muscle in his right leg and is available for Wednesday’s Champions League Group D match at Panathinaikos, the La Liga club said on Tuesday.
LONDON - Chelsea put aside uncertainty over their immediate future with a performance that boded well for the longer term as their young players inspired a 2-1 comeback win over MSK Zilina in the Champions League on Tuesday.
BASEL - FC Basel won their first Champions League home game in Group E on Tuesday with a 1-0 victory over CFR Cluj which came almost certainly too late to prevent another Swiss flop in the competition.