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Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicFootball clubs

Topic: Football clubs

English Premier League teams no longer dominate football’s rich list

Spain’s Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, as well as Germany’s Bayern Munich and France’s Paris Saint-Germain, now make up the top four.

Manchester United have named Portuguese Ruben Amorim as head coach to replace sacked Erik ten Hag

Manchester: Manchester United have named Portuguese Ruben Amorim as head coach to replace Erik ten Hag, the Premier League club said on Friday, hoping...

Chinese firms’ football dreams marred by debt crisis — Inter Milan owner loses control to US fund

Serie A champions Inter Milan join rival A.C. Milan on the list of clubs seized by US-based investment funds, after Chinese owner defaulted on a loan of about 395 million euros.

Mohammedan football club is the toast of Bengal. How new owner, coach pulled it out of despair

For the 133-year-old football club from West Bengal, the I-League victory has come after a long wait of two decades. The resurrection of Mohammedan SC is the quintessential underdog story. It’s almost as if Ted Lasso had entered Kolkata.

Messi leads Inter Miami to final 16 of Leagues Cup, 3-1 win against Orlando

It was Messi's fifth goal in three games, after he scored against Cruz Azul and Atlanta United in the group stage of the tournament.

Inter Miami appoints Gerardo Martino as new head coach, reuniting him with Messi

The 60-year-old previously coached Lionel Messi at Barcelona and at Argentina between 2013 and 2016.

As sanctions loom, Chelsea owner’s statement shows uncertainty for Russian football club owners

Roman Abramovich’s handing over stewardship of Chelsea FC is the most high-profile response amongst mega-rich Russians grappling with economic uncertainty and calls for blacklisting

English football has to realise — just tweeting against racism isn’t going to be enough

Response to racist attacks against Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka for missing penalty kicks in the Euro 2020 final follows the same-old tired playbook.

Why European Super League has come to fruition and who stands to gain or lose out

Sunday’s announcement by top football clubs not the first time a breakaway European competition has been suggested but now they have big money backing.

Football, the beautiful game, has turned ugly in China

The tale of Suning & Jiangsu FC, known as Jiangsu Suning until rules restricted corporate naming, captures all the exuberance, frustration & disappointment of the past few years.

On Camera

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.