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Liverpool and Tottenham are both vying for the signature of Borussia Monchengladbach defender Ko Ita

Borussia Dortmund will aim to climb back into the top four in the Bundesliga when they face Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday.

Kai Brünker's stoppage-time goal sent third division Saarbrücken into the German Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach, their third Bundesliga giant-killing after toppling Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt. Robin Hack gave mid-table Gladbach an early lead on Tuesday after Franck Honorat's pull-back but Amine Naifi levelled for the hosts on 11 minutes with a fierce strike from 18 metres. The mid-table third-tier side defended stoutly, although t...

Japan’s exit in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup on February 3 will make the Japan Football Association question whether or not Hajime Moriyasu is the coach to take the national team forward as it continues its qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Japan got ...

AL RAYYAN, Qatar - Iran knocked four-times champions Japan out of the Asian Cup with a 2-1 victory in their quarter-final clash after skipper Alireza Jahanbakhsh converted a penalty in stoppage time at Education City Stadium on Saturday. With the match between Asia's top-two ranked sides tied at 1-1, Iran won a penalty in the fourth minute of added time...

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Alireza Jahanbakhsh’s last-minute penalty gave Iran a 2-1 win over Japan on Saturday and a place in the Asian Cup semifinals for just the second time since 2004. Iran will next play tournament host Qatar, which beat Uzbekistan 3-2 in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 stalemate after extra time […]

AL RAYYAN, Qatar--Iran knocked four-times champions Japan out of the Asian Cup with a 2-1 victory in their quarter-final clash after skipper Alireza Jahanbakhsh converted a penalty in stoppage time at Education City Stadium on Saturday.

The Asian Cup is no longer a trivial event that is easy to predict. The defeats of Japan and Australia brought an important message.

Doha, Qatar: A late Alireza Jahanbakhsh penalty was the difference as Islamic Republic of Iran came from behind to defeat Japan 2 1 and book their pla...

AL RAYYAN: A late Alireza Jahanbakhsh penalty was the difference as the Islamic Republic of Iran came from behind to defeat Japan 2-1 and book their place in the AFC Asian Cup...