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Star Sports Desk
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Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in World Cup opening game
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South Africa brace for Azteca test against Mexico in WC opener
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11 June 2026, 15:00 PM FIFA World Cup 2026

Manchester City win the Champions League

Manchester City ended a sensational season by beating Inter Milan 1-0 to win the Champions League for the first time and complete the treble on a Saturday evening of frayed nerves.
10 June 2023, 20:57 PM

Walker misses out for Man City, Inter starting lineup as expected

Manchester City's Kyle Walker missed out on a starting place in the Champions League final against Inter Milan on Saturday with Nathan Ake slotting into manager Pep Guardiola's defence.
10 June 2023, 18:28 PM

Football fans converge in Istanbul

The city of Istanbul, which witnessed one of the most memorable Champions League finals in 2005 when Liverpool trailed by three goals in the first half only to produce a miraculous comeback and win on penalties against AC Milan,
10 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Goalless first half in Istanbul

Favourites Manchester City were being held 0-0 at halftime by Inter Milan in the Champions League final on Saturday as their bid to complete the treble hung in the balance.
10 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Man City win maiden CL title

Manchester City completed a sensational season by beating Inter Milan 1-0 to win the Champions League for the first time on a Saturday night of frayed nerves at the Ataturk Stadium.
10 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Manchester City 2-0 Inter Milan: What’s your prediction?

Manchester City's domination of the English soccer landscape is undisputed after another season of silverware-gathering under Pep Guardiola but against Inter Milan in Saturday's Champions League final they can finally become kings of the continent. 
10 June 2023, 13:43 PM

Philippe Diallo elected new head of French football

Philippe Diallo was elected the new president of the French Football Federation on Saturday.
10 June 2023, 09:05 AM

Messi in Beijing for friendly before move to Miami

This is the Argentina captain's seventh visit to China and his first since 2017
10 June 2023, 05:26 AM

'City love the pressure'

Manchester City have a team full of captains who thrive under pressure, defender Ruben Dias said on the eve of Saturday's Champions League final against Inter Milan.
10 June 2023, 04:44 AM

Eleta, Sazzad exclusions raise eyebrows

Spanish coach Javier Cabrera yesterday vowed to take Bangladesh to the semifinals of the upcoming SAFF Championship after surprisingly dropping striker Eleta Kingsley and in-form forward Sazzad Hossain as he announced his final 23-member squad for the regional football extravaganza, set to begin from June 21 in Bengaluru.
10 June 2023, 03:30 AM

Man City, Inter Milan set for Champions League final showdown

The match at the 75,000-seat Ataturk Olympic Stadium, kicks off at 10:00pm (1900 GMT) in the Turkish metropolis and brings the curtain down on a season that has stretched almost into mid-June after the long interruption for the World Cup
10 June 2023, 02:22 AM

Martinez dreaming of World Cup and Champions League double

The 25-year-old will pair up with either Edin Dzeko or Romelu Lukaku in attack as his team face Manchester City in Istanbul as big underdogs
10 June 2023, 02:07 AM

Haaland 'not stressed' by goal drought ahead of CL final

The Norwegian smashed the Premier League record for goals in a single campaign, with 36, and has helped take City to within one game of a historic treble after also lifting the FA Cup
10 June 2023, 01:19 AM

Neymar 'already knew' Messi was Miami-bound

"I knew he would come here, we had already talked about it. I told him he would be happy in Miami", said Neymar, who played alongside Messi at Barcelona from 2013 to 2017 and then for the last two seasons at PSG
10 June 2023, 01:12 AM

Miami in overdrive

Fans of football in the United States have gone into a frenzy since the announcement that Lionel Messi would be taking his talents to Inter Miami. The euphoria is something that has not been witnessed previously and is expected to usher in a new era of interest in the sport that is still growing in the nation.
9 June 2023, 16:01 PM

Kingsley, Sazzad left out of 23-member SAFF C’ship squad

Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera on Friday left out Eleta Kingsley and in-form forward Sazzad Hossain from the 23-member squad for this month’s SAFF Championship. 
9 June 2023, 13:01 PM

Italy, Uruguay seal final berth in U-20 World Cup

Goals from Cesare Casadei and Simone Pafundi secured Italy a 2-1 win over Korea Republic in the FIFA U-20 World Cup semi-finals on Friday in Argentina.
9 June 2023, 10:20 AM

Guardiola in top three coaches of all time: Puyol

Puyol played alongside Guardiola for Barcelona and was captain of the Barca team managed by him a few years later, winning the Champions League in 2008-09 and 2010-11
9 June 2023, 02:29 AM

City replace Madrid as Europe's most valuable club: study

The Football Benchmark report ranks Europe's 32 most prominent clubs based on a series of criteria including assessments of their financial statements, squad value and the size of their broadcast market.
9 June 2023, 02:21 AM

After missing out on Messi, Saudis give Benzema gala welcome

Fireworks and flame-throwers greeted Benzema, wearing their black and yellow kit with the number nine, at Al-Ittihad's 60,000-seater stadium in Jeddah, where a giant 'KB9' was emblazoned on the pitch in bright lights.
9 June 2023, 02:13 AM