Spain on Saturday took a step closer to defending their European title, beating France for the first time in a major competition to secure a semi-final meeting with neighbours Portugal.

Two goals fro

A football referee’s job is akin to that of a goalkeeper — thankless. The official’s stellar work throughout 90 minutes can be undone by a solitary mistake.

At the same time, it must be said a match

Lazim Ali has been named the ‘best player’ in the under-16 category, a year after he had been presented with the most ‘skillful player’ in the under-13 category

It was about a year ago that Lazim

Germany booked their place in the last four of Euro 2012 as Joachim Loew's side hammered Greece 4-2 on Friday after dominating their quarter-final.

Germany ran riot as captain Philipp Lahm, Sami Khed

There has been a sharp increase in the number of headed goals at Euro 2012. Twenty-four matches in the group stage yielded 17 goals off the head, nearly a third of the 60 scored.

The numbers are unp

As Jesus Navas purposefully pulverised the goal into the back of the Croatia net, after 88 minutes of what resembled a grossly uneven boxing bout; it was interesting to note the reaction of the Spanis

Blackburn Rovers recently appointed Shebby Singh as the Director of Football. The appointment shows the sad decline of a club which is one of only five teams to have won the English Premier League, af

For the third major football tournament in succession, the host hasn’t qualified for the second round. Euro 2008 was a roaring success on and off the field but co-hosts Austria and Switzerland failed

With Euro 2012, the biggest event after World Cup, in knockout stage, football fever has reached a high point in Vyasarpadi, called Brazil of Chennai.

For teens of Kalyana-puram in Vyasarpadi, Ger-m

The beautiful game has been tarred again. For the second time in a row, a major football tournament — Euro 2012 on this occasion — has been mired in a goal-line controversy.

It seems these debates h