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"Anas (Edathodika) is having a tough time. Our thoughts are with him and his family. He has been an instrumental member of the squad and we will miss him. The onus is now on the other players to take the mantle and deliver on the pitch," Stimac added.

India (IND) will travel to Afghanistan (AFG) for Match four of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier. IND vs AFGH match will take place at the Central Republican Stadium in Tajikistan on November 14, 2019. The Blue Tigers currently sit in fourth place in Group E, with two points from their three games, only a victory against Afghanistan will give them any hope of qualifying

The golden foot award is an International football award, given to the players who stand out for their athletic achievements (both as individuals and team players) and for their personality. The award is only given to active players over the age of 29 and the award can only be won once. Luka Modric won the 2019 Golden Foot award and became the 17th recipient.

Croatia’s Luka Modric went to Monaco to fetch the Golden Foot Award 2019which is bestowed to a successful player over the age of 29. He became the 17th player to receive the award. Roberto Baggio, an Italian footballer was the first footballer to receive the award when he was playing for Brescia

As we celebrate World Kindness Day 2019, we highlight a few acts of warm-heartedness by soccer stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, Lionel Messi, David Beckham and N’Golo Kante. These gentlemen inspire a generation of budding footballers and even the common man that we grow when we learn to give back to the people.

Villa played in three World Cups and was a member of the Spanish side that lifted the trophy in 2010 and won the European Championships in 2008, though he missed out on the 2012 triumph through injury. He scored 59 times for Spain, a national record.

Anti-regime rallies at the epicentre of protests in the capital's Tahrir Square have faded in recent days, following a spree of arrests, threatening messages and killings of activists. Hussein Diaa hopes that victory over Iran, in the match whose venue has been changed to neighbouring Jordan, could light a fire under the weeks-long protest movement.

City's Sterling and Liverpool's Gomez, who were involved in a heated clash towards the end of the match at Anfield, reportedly came together again in a physical confrontation at the team's training camp on Monday. England coach Gareth Southgate said: "We have taken the decision to not consider Raheem for the match against Montenegro on Thursday."

The trio were found guilty by FIFA's ethics committee of accepting bribes in exchange for awarding lucrative media and marketing rights for major competitions, reports Xinhua news agency.

The club also expects an apology from Ronaldo who escaped both a fine and a ban for his reaction when head coach Maurizio Sarri took him off after 55 minutes. On Sunday, Sarri hauled off Ronaldo after just 55 minutes of their Serie A showdown at the Allianz Arena.

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo posted a wonderful birthday celebration picture on Instagram of his girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez. He shared this picture on the occasion of her daughter Alana Martina's birthday and in that image, we can see the other three children of Ronaldo along with his girlfriend Georgina Rodríguez.

Salah, then immediately joined the Egypt squad for the upcoming matches against Kenya and Comoros Islands. But after being assessed by the team physios, it was decided that the striker needed more time to allow the injury to heal properly.

For the past two days, Cristiano Ronaldo has been in the news for the wrong reasons. The former Manchester United player made an early exit from the Juventus Stadium after he was substituted from the game against AC Milan at the 57th minute. However, this has not disturbed Ronaldo as he was seen letting his hair down with his family.

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) made Pep Guardiola furious a strong penalty was waved off and needless to say that the Manchester City was quite unhappy with the same. It was referee Michael Oliver who allowed the Reds for 22 seconds and they went on to score through Roberto Firmino during the English Premier League 2019-20 clash.

FC Barcelona have unveiled a new kit for the 2019-20 season which is inspired by their Catalan Roots. This is the first time that the Catalan giants will have four jerseys in a season. With the tagline Ho portem dins (It’s deep within us), FC Barcelona have presented a new jersey for this season which features the Catalan flag, in honour of the club’s roots and history.

For a couple of days now, Cristiano Ronaldo has been in the news for the wrong reasons. He was subbed with Paulo Dybala during the game against AC Milan which was won by Juventus by 1-0. This was the second time that manager Maurizio Sarri substituted him from the game and this surely did not go down well with CR7.

Manchester United will not pursue a January move for Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic according to the latest reports from England. The Swede’s future has been the talk of much speculations as his contract with LA Galaxy is set to expire and he will be a free agent in January. AC Milan have also been in talks with the Swedish striker to bring him back to San Siro.

We all know that our superstars Amitabh Bachchan has fans from all over the world regardless of age and gender and geographical boundaries. Now, even Spanish football league La Liga has joined the bandwagon. Here’s how. So a couple of days ago in the La Liga game between Barcelona and Celta Vigo, Lionel Messi netted a hat-trick against the team and led the team to a 4-1 win.

"This is why we play this sport because of our love for it - me and Joe Gomez are good, we both understand it was a five to 10 second thing... it's done, we move forward and not make this bigger than it is. "Let's get focus on our game on Thursday," Sterling added.

Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo will be escaping both fine and ban for his angered reaction when he was substituted by coach Maurizio Sarri during Juventus' 1-0 Serie A win over AC Milan. On Sunday, Sarri hauled off Ronaldo after just 55 minutes of their Serie A showdown at the Allianz Arena and replaced him with Paulo Dybala.