Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 23 (ANI): A day before the all-important Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) 89th Annual General Meeting, board members played out a friendly match at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. The fun outing saw the Secretary XI -- led by Jay Shah -- b
Manchester [UK], October 14 (ANI): Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admitted that playing behind closed doors is 'weird' and the games feel like more of a friendly match without fans.
Auckland [New Zealand], October 14 (ANI): New Zealand Football (NZF) on Wednesday announced that its team will not travel to England for the friendly match, slated to take place next month, due to coronavirus complications.
Brussels [Belgium], October 9 (ANI): After being substituted during Ivory Coast's friendly match against Belgium, Manchester United defender Eric Bailly shared an update and said that he is fine, clearing any injury concerns.
Lisbon [Portugal], October 8 (ANI): After featuring in Spain's friendly match against Portugal, Sergio Ramos on Thursday achieved a new milestone as the Real Madrid player secured the national team's record for the most minutes played.
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Looking back on his journey through the ranks at the AIFF Elite Academy, Blue Tigers midfielder Anirudh Thapa feels playing friendly matches against senior players helped him mature faster as a player.
Brighton [UK], Aug 30 (ANI): After a long absence, fans returned to a Premier League stadium for the first time since March on Saturday when Chelsea and Brighton played a pre-season friendly match.
Liverpool [UK], Aug 26 (ANI): Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has allayed any concerns regarding the fitness of Virgil van Dijk, insisting that the injury sustained by the player 'will not be a problem'.
Bletchley [UK], Aug 26 (ANI): Mohamed Elneny has a goalscoring return in his first appearance back with Arsenal as the club on Tuesday defeated League One side MK Dons 4-1 in a pre-season friendly match.
Paris [France], July 22 (ANI): After a commanding win over Celtic FC in a friendly match, Paris Saint Germain's Ander Herrera said "everyone is ready for the cup finals".
Paris [France], July 22 (ANI): Buoyed by the massive victory over Celtic FC in a friendly match, Paris Saint Germain (PSG) manager Thomas Tuchel said that it is good to arrive at the finals with confidence.