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  Erling Haaland fits the bill as Sergio Aguero's replacement at Manchester City

  March 30, 2021 19:30 IST

  A major subplot in Tuesday’s Champions League quarterfinal between City and Borussia Dortmund — particularly in light of the announcement about Aguero’s departure — centers around Erling Haaland

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  Chelsea to face Porto in Champions League quarterfinals in Seville

  March 30, 2021 19:16 IST

  UEFA said Tuesday the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium in Seville will stage the games on April 7 and 13. 

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  UEFA won't finalise new Champions League format until April

  March 30, 2021 18:38 IST

  UEFA hoped to use an executive committee meeting on Wednesday to ratify the expansion of the group stage from 32 to 36 teams, jumping from six to 10 rounds of matches.

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  Cristiano Ronaldo's armband up for auction in Serbia

  March 30, 2021 16:20 IST

  A charity group that is trying to collect money for the surgery of a 6-month-old boy from Serbia with spinal muscular atrophy got the armband from a stadium worker who picked it up after the match ended in a 2-2 draw

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  FIFA World Cup qualifiers: 2 Poland players COVID-19 positive before England match

  March 30, 2021 15:48 IST

  Defender Kamil Piatkowski and midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak tested positive before the team's scheduled flight to Britain.

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  Sergio Aguero to leave Manchester City at end of season after 10 years

  March 30, 2021 9:01 IST

  The 32-year-old Argentina striker has 257 goals for City, the most famous being his stoppage-time winner against Queens Parks Rangers on the final day of the 2011-12 season that clinched the team its first league title in 44 years.

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  India suffer 0-6 rout against UAE in second international football friendly

  March 29, 2021 23:14 IST

  The international friendly matches are being played as part of preparations for the joint qualification round of 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup to be played in June. 

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  Zlatan Ibrahimovic adapts to mentor role with Sweden after comeback

  March 29, 2021 21:28 IST

  At 39 years old, Ibrahimovic is about more than just goals at this stage of his career. He sees himself as a mentor to an exciting crop of young attackers, led by Alexander Isak.

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  Injured Robert Lewandowski out of England-Poland, doubtful for Bayern

  March 29, 2021 20:02 IST

  Lewandowski scored twice in a 3-0 win over Andorra on Sunday but was substituted in the 63rd minute with clear discomfort in his right knee.

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  Luis Enrique concerned about Spain's struggles in qualifiers

  March 29, 2021 15:56 IST

  Luis Enrique also had to answer questions after the match about his decision to leave captain Sergio Ramos off the squad.

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  Denmark becomes latest team to focus attention on Qatar

  March 29, 2021 12:11 IST

  Denmark players wore red T-shirts with the slogan “Football supports change” for the team photo before kickoff against Moldova. The Danes won 8-0 to extend a strong start in Group F.

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  Pandemic blamed for lack of VAR after Cristiano Ronaldo's complaints

  March 29, 2021 10:40 IST

  UEFA said it intended to use VAR in the World Cup qualifying campaign that began last week but decided it was too complicated to do so due to the prevailing situation.

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  Europe top teams win World Cup qualifiers as Switzerland move goalposts

  March 29, 2021 7:21 IST

  All of the continent’s heavyweight countries secured victories, though Spain left it late — the second minute of stoppage time, to be precise — to see off Georgia 2-1 after falling behind.

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  USA fail to qualify for Summer Olympics for third consecutive time after defeat to Honduras

  March 29, 2021 7:04 IST

  Honduras advanced to its fourth straight Olympics this summer in Japan, the U.S. extended its streak of futility

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  France beat Kazakhstan for first win in World Cup qualifying group

  March 28, 2021 20:45 IST

  France coach Didier Deschamps made a raft of changes from the 1-1 draw with Ukraine that opened the world champions’ Group B campaign

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  Coach Igor Stimac ready to experiment again as India face UAE

  March 29, 2021 10:08 IST

  Ten players made their debut against Oman on Thursday as India made a fine comeback in the second half to hold the gulf side who are 23 places above them in the FIFA charts.

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  Very happy with young players in the squad: India football coach Igor Stimac

  March 28, 2021 16:01 IST

  The team is currently in Dubai where they are preparing to face the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday. 

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  Sunil Chhetri says he has fully recovered from COVID-19

  March 28, 2021 14:56 IST

  Chhetri had tested positive for coronavirus on March 11 and posted about it on Twitter.

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  Watch: Angry Ronaldo walks off pitch; throws captain's armband after being denied last-minute winner

  March 28, 2021 6:59 IST

  Cristiano Ronaldo angrily walked off the pitch and threw his captain's armband after being denied a last-minute winning goal against Serbia in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match.

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  Manchester United women's team makes Old Trafford debut with 2-0 win over West Ham

  March 28, 2021 6:35 IST

  The team normally plays its Women’s Super League home matches at Leigh Sports Village but switched to Old Trafford during the international break in the men's game.

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  2022 World Cup qualifiers: Ronaldo's Portugal held to draw by Serbia; Luxembourg stun Ireland

  March 28, 2021 6:22 IST

  On a night when underdogs tested big names, Luxembourg pulled off the biggest shock of all to beat Ireland 1-0.

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  Artem Dzyuba nears Russia scoring record in 2-1 win over Slovenia

  March 27, 2021 23:09 IST

  The win in front of a crowd of more than 10,000 kept Russia at the top of Group H as it rebuilds following a disastrous end to its Nations League campaign last year.

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  Gokulam Kerala script incredible comeback to win maiden I-League title

  March 27, 2021 22:01 IST

  Gokulam thus qualified for the group stage of the AFC Cup next season, Asia's second tier club competition, as I-League champions. They also became the first side from Kerala to win the I-League title.

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  Barrier falls: Woman officiate men's World Cup qualifiers

  March 27, 2021 11:17 IST

  The 32-year-old Kathryn Nesbitt from Philadelphia became a pioneer as FIFA appointed women to work on-field officials for men's World Cup qualifiers.

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  Xabi Alonso signs contract extension with Real Sociedad's reserves; ends talks of Gladbach move

  March 27, 2021 6:37 IST

  Sociedad announced on Friday that Alonso agreed to stay in charge of its second team until June 2022.

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  UEFA set to decide next week on 36-team Champions League

  March 26, 2021 23:28 IST

  Lars-Christer Olsson, who represents Europe's domestic leagues on the UEFA ruling committee, said it plans to meet on Wednesday if a proposal is ready to be approved.

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  Thierry Henry to quit social media, says racism unchecked

  March 26, 2021 20:36 IST

  The former France great said Friday that social media companies haven't done enough to stop abusive behavior, which regularly targets Black athletes.

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  UEFA removes 2 soccer officials linked to criminal cases

  March 26, 2021 17:09 IST

  Damir Vrbanović lost an appeal last week against his conviction and a three-year sentence in a ruling by the supreme court of Croatia.