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Liverpools English midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain controls the ball during the UEFA Champions league Round of 16 second leg football match against Atletico Madrid at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England, on March 11, 2020. AFP Photo

Hitting the gym to stay fit: Premier League stars make best use of the...

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba organised a fundraising page on Facebook and promised to double the amount

16 March 2020 5:31 AM GMT

Italy captain Roberto Mancini. AP Photo

Italy coach Roberto Mancini ready to play Euros in 2021

'The fact is that the problems we are having now other nations will have shortly'

16 March 2020 4:40 AM GMT

Atalantas Josip Ilicic scores his sides third goal during the Champions League round of 16 second leg match against Valencia in Valencia, Spain, on Tuesday. AP Photo

Atalanta in quarantine after Valencia coronavirus cases

Atalanta had played Valencia in the Champions League round of 16

16 March 2020 3:43 AM GMT

Botafogos Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda gestures during the Carioca Championship match against Bangu at Nilton Santos stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday. AFP Photo

Japan's Keisuke Honda scores in Botafogo debut

It may be Honda's last match for some time as the Brazilian Football Confederation suspended the season from Monday...

16 March 2020 3:39 AM GMT

Premier League title is not on Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopps mind. AFP Photo

Liverpool left to wait and wonder after virus strikes

However, for manager Jurgen Klopp and club supporters there are more important issues than football to talk about

15 March 2020 10:42 AM GMT

Rodolfo Pizarro #10 of Inter Miami celebrates his goal against the D.C. United at Audi Field in Washington, DC on March 7. AFP Photo

David Beckham visits empty stadium as MLS club's home debut delayed

Inter Miami was to have hosted the Los Angeles Galaxy in its first match at its temporary home in Fort Lauderdale,...

15 March 2020 9:47 AM GMT

Atalantas Slovenian midfielder Josip Ilicic celebrates after the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match against Valencia at Estadio Mestalla, Valencia, on March 10. AFP Photo

Atalanta's four-goal Josip Ilicic donates ball to hospital in stricken...

Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne and Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci donated 100,000 and 120,000 euros to hospitals in...

15 March 2020 9:42 AM GMT

Passengers wait outside an exhibition center converted into a transit point for screening overseas arrivals in Beijing on Sunday. From quarantining travelers from overseas to nabbing those sneaking in with fevers, China and other parts of Asia are scrambling to prevent the new coronavirus from coming back to where it first broke out. AP Photo

Wuhan Zall soccer team fleeing Spain to escape virus!

Wuhan Zall could not leave because of the restrictions in China, but expedited its departure due to the worsening...

15 March 2020 9:35 AM GMT

All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel with India captain Sunil Chhetri at his side at a press conforence. PTI Photo

AIFF suspends all football tournaments in the country till March 31

FIFA and government advisories prompt AIFF to act

14 March 2020 11:42 AM GMT

FIFA President Gianni Infantino. AFP Photo

FIFA wants all international games to be postponed

FIFA said that clubs would be allowed to refuse to send their players to national squad gatherings in March and April

14 March 2020 8:57 AM GMT

Paraguayan judge Gustavo Amarilla speaks with the press after ratifying Brazilian retired football player Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto Assis pretrial detention, for allegedly entering Paraguay with a fake passport, at the Justice Palace in Asuncion on Tuesday. 10, 2020. AFP Photo

Ronaldinho defense appeals pre-trial detention in fake passport case

Investigation is looking into possible criminal association and money laundering

13 March 2020 7:19 AM GMT

FIRST CRICKETER TO BECOME COVID19 VICTIM: Australian pace bowler Kane Richardson. AP Photo

Positive tests of Mikel Arteta, Callum Hudson-Odoi put Premier League...

The virus also takes down Aussie pace bowler Kane Richardson and NBA player Donovon Mitchell

13 March 2020 5:28 AM GMT