The plans did not go as they wanted neither the fans nor the relatives, but finally Diego Armando Maradona was buried in an atmosphere of tranquility and privacy, in the Bella Vista garden, located on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, next to his mother and father.more
Marseille manager Andre Villas-Boas has called on FIFA to retire the number 10 shirt from the game to honour Argentine great Diego Maradona, who died aged 60 on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack.more
Diego Maradona cast a glow on football and made it an art, it will not be affected by the shadows in his life - reports the New York Times in the article "The most human of immortals". The legendary footballer died yesterday at the age of 60.more
After the Champions League paused to pay tribute to Diego Maradona, defending champion Bayern Munich and Manchester City won on Wednesday to advance to the knockout rounds.more
Manchester City booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League but there were more concerns for Pep Guardiola over his side’s lack of ruthlessness in a 1-0 win at Olympiakos on Wednesday.more
Jose Mourinho is braced for Tottenham to be without defender Toby Alderweireld for the foreseeable future but insisted there was nobody to blame for the centre-back's injury in the 2-0 win over Manchester City.more
Napoli are considering renaming the San Paolo Stadium in tribute of the late Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday at the age of 60 after going into cardiac arrest.more
The final shortlist for the 2020 FIFA The Best Men's Player of the Year award has been revealed, with Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah all nominated for the prize.more
Zlatan Ibrahimovic won Swedish football’s Golden Ball for a record-extending 12th time and Chelsea’s Magdalena Eriksson received her first Diamond Ball as the country crowned its best players of the year in on online awards ceremony on Monday.more
Leo Messi is reportedly on the Manchester City agenda. According to 'The Times', his signing is a priority. The newspaper revealed the supposed plan that the English club have in store for '10'. He would be offered a contract for 10 seasons and the opportunity to be a world ambassador for City Football Club.more
Germany coach Joachim Löw's future will be decided at a DFB meeting on December 4. Elsewhere, CAF president, Ahmad Ahmad, has been banned from football for five years after a misappropriation of funds.more
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss AC Milan's Europa League clash at Lille after a source at the Italian club told confirmed the in-form veteran will be out for at least 10 days with a thigh injury.more
The Dubai Sports Council and Globe Soccer Awards will stage the annual Dubai International Sports Conference on December 27. The organisers have announced that a spacial edition of the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards will also be held.more
Stadiums in tier 1 will be permitted to hold up to 4,000 spectators; grounds in tier 2 can welcome up to 2,000 fans; grounds in tier 3 must continue to hold events behind closed doors; outdoor grassroots sport also allowed to resume in England.more
Jurgen Klopp has insisted he is not interested in replacing Joachim Low as the coach of the Germany national team should they decide to sack Low. The national team coach is under enormous pressure in Germany following their 6-0 loss to Spain in the Nations League and it has been suggested that Klopp is considered the leading favourite to lead the team during the European Championship next summer.more
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique will be out for a reported three to five months with knee ligament injuries. Pique, 33, sprained the internal lateral ligament in his right knee and suffered a partial injury to the anterior cruciate ligament during Saturday's defeat by Atletico Madrid.more
La Liga leader Real Sociedad was rewarded for its persistence as it eventually edged out Cadiz 1-0 away on Sunday to earn a sixth consecutive league win.more
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as Serie A leaders AC Milan beat 10-man Napoli 3-1 on Sunday to record their first league win in Naples for more than 10 years.more
Liverpool cruised to an impressive 3-0 win over Leicester City at Anfield in the Premier League on Sunday as they set a new club record of 64 straight unbeaten home league games.more
Erling Haaland struck four goals in the second half and Youssoufa Moukoko came on to become the Bundesliga's youngest ever player as Borussia Dortmund stormed back to beat Hertha Berlin in the capital.more
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in four minutes as Serie A champions Juventus beat Cagliari and climbed to second in the table. Ronaldo found the net in the 38th and 42nd minutes to lift Juve from eighth place, putting them a point behind leaders Milan, who have a game in hand.more
Unbeaten this season in the Spanish league, Atletico Madrid won 1-0 at home in the 10th round and moved up to the second place. Catalonia Pride has had just one victory in the last six meetings.more
Lacklustre Bayern Munich had to come from behind to rescue a 1-1 draw against Werder Bremen on Saturday, slipping up for only the second time in their last 35 matches in all competitions but staying a point ahead of undefeated Bayer Leverkusen.more