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.
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.
AMSTERDAM - Cristiano Ronaldo added two more goals to his spectacular recent haul to help Real Madrid to a crushing 4-0 win at Ajax Amsterdam on Tuesday and secure top spot in Champions League Group G for the La Liga giants.