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  Lewandowski shortlisted for FIFA Best Men's Player award alongside Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo

  December 12, 2020 18:35 IST

   This year's winner will be announced next Thursday in a virtual ceremony.

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  Underdogs NorthEast United challenging heavyweights under Gerard Nus in ISL 2020/21

  December 12, 2020 17:01 IST

  The Highlanders are placed third on the ISL table with nine points. They have recorded the same number of wins as last year when they finished ninth out of 10 teams.

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  European football preview: Derby day in Manchester, Madrid

  December 12, 2020 7:48 IST

  While the Manchester clubs face each other at Old Trafford, Real Madrid take on Atletico at Estadio Afredo de Stefano.

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  Bayer Leverkusen taste success in Germany by adapting to pandemic

  December 11, 2020 22:49 IST

  Leverkusen has quietly put together a 10-game unbeaten run to start the league season and sits second, one point behind reigning German and European champion Bayern Munich.

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  ISL 2020/21: Hyderabad FC hold ATK Mohun Bagan 1-1

  December 11, 2020 22:36 IST

  The duo of Roy Krishna and Manvir Singh looked threatening up front but missed a flurry of chances, while veteran Subrata Pal pulled off some fine saves under the Hyderabad post to keep a clean score-sheet in the first-half.

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  ISL: SC East Bengal complain to AIFF against refereeing

  December 11, 2020 20:50 IST

  Fowler had earlier criticised the standard of refereeing, especially after their match against NorthEast United FC where they were denied two penalties.

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  ISL 2020/21: Buoyed FC Goa face struggling Odisha FC

  December 11, 2020 19:17 IST

  FC Goa, placed sixth, head into the contest on the back of a comprehensive 3-1 victory over Kerala Blaster, while the Bhubaneshwar-based outfit occupies the penultimate spot on the table and are winless after four games.

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  Europa League: Napoli, Real Sociedad advance to knockout stages

  December 11, 2020 7:50 IST

  Napoli finished top of Group F, while Sociedad edged ahead of AZ Alkmaar into second. Alkmaar would have advanced with a win but lost 2-1 at already eliminated Rijelka.

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  ISL 2020-21: East Bengal bag first point after goalless draw with Jamshedpur FC

  December 10, 2020 22:20 IST

  This is the first time that both sides have kept a clean sheet this season.

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  Italy mourns death of Paolo Rossi, the hero of 1982 World Cup

  December 10, 2020 21:21 IST

  Rossi, who struggled with lung cancer in recent years, died late Wednesday at the age of 64.

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  After Champions League headway, Real Madrid and Atletico shift focus to decisive league derby

  December 10, 2020 21:04 IST

  Madrid hasn’t lost to Atlético in eight consecutive league games, with three wins and five draws since 2016.

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  ISL 2020-21: Aiming to get back to winning ways, ATK Mohun Bagan face unbeaten Hyderabad

  December 10, 2020 18:53 IST

  ATKMB were handed their first defeat of the season by Jamshedpur FC earlier this week.

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  Paolo Rossi, Italy's top-scorer in 1982 FIFA World Cup, dies at 64

  December 10, 2020 10:21 IST

  Rossi is widely regarded as one of the best forwards of all time and is most famous for his heroics at the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

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  Champions League: Real Madrid, Atletico reach knock outs; PSG, Basaksehir united against racism

  December 10, 2020 7:44 IST

  It ended with business as usual for Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, who avoided early exits to advance to the knockout rounds.

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  ISL 2020/21: Mumbai City consolidate top spot with comeback win over Chennaiyin

  December 09, 2020 22:47 IST

  Adam Le Fondre smashed in a 75th-minute winner after Hernan Santana (45th) had cancelled Jakub Sylvestr’s first goal.

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  FIFA Club World Cup postponed to make way for internationals: Gianni Infantino

  December 09, 2020 21:09 IST

  Speaking at the virtually-held AFC Congress, Infantino said FIFA's decision shows "solidarity" among the international football community, to make way for the UEFA European Championship and Copa America

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  Manchester United back in Europa League, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer facing same questions

  December 09, 2020 20:20 IST

  If ever there was a signal of the team’s decline since the retirement of Alex Ferguson, it’s that United will be featuring in Europe’s oft-derided second-tier competition

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  ISL 2020/21: We are not under pressure: SC East Bengal coach Robbie Fowler

  December 09, 2020 18:06 IST

  SC East Bengal will on Thursday take on a resurgent Jamshedpur FC who halted ATK Mohun Bagan's three-match winning run with a 2-1 victory.

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  ISL 2020/21: Desperate for first points, SC East Bengal face tough Jamshedpur test

  December 09, 2020 17:00 IST

  SC East Bengal are currently the only side yet to open their account in the 11-team top-tier league.

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  Football players lay down 'marker' in fight against racism

  December 09, 2020 16:01 IST

  The tipping point might just have come, with elite players in Paris taking the extraordinary step of refusing to continue playing.

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  Former Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella passes away at 66

  December 09, 2020 9:45 IST

  Sabella died on Tuesday at the ICBA clinic in Buenos Aires about 13 days after he was admitted with dilated cardiomyopathy.

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  Champions League: PSG, Basaksehir players walk off in protest against alleged racism by official

  December 09, 2020 8:18 IST

  The score was 0-0 after 14 minutes when the game was stopped because Basaksehir's Pierre Webo accused the fourth official Sebastian Coltescu of Romania, of using a racial term to describe him.

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  Champions League: Ronaldo tops Messi with 2 goals in Juventus' win; Man Utd knocked out

  December 09, 2020 7:57 IST

  Juventus defeated Barcelona 3-0 in their last match of the CL group stage, while Man Utd suffered a 3-2 defeat to RB Leipzig which put an end to their campaign.

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  Qatar in Euro World Cup qualifying for friendlies

  December 08, 2020 23:08 IST

  The arrangement provides Asian champion Qatar with 10 friendlies in Europe ahead of the 2022 World Cup, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss the situation publicly.

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  ISL 2020-21: Bengaluru, NorthEast share points after pulsating 2-2 draw

  December 08, 2020 22:23 IST

  Bengaluru dominated possession, ending the match with 62 per cent of the ball and took as many as 17 shots, only six of which were on target. NorthEast took seven shots but five of them were on target.

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  I-League to begin with first-timers Sudeva Delhi FC-Mohammedan SC game on January 9

  December 08, 2020 12:54 IST

  The upcoming season of the tournament will be played at three venues -- Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Stadium, Kalyani Municipal Stadium and Kishore Bharati Krirangan.

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  2022 FIFA World Cup: European teams know opponents in group stages for qualifying round

  December 08, 2020 8:05 IST

  The draw for the European qualifiying for 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar took place on Monday.

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  ISL 2020-21: Nerijus Valskis' brace hands ATK Mohun Bagan first defeat of the season

  December 07, 2020 22:20 IST

  Last season's golden ball winner, Valskis was at his best and fired in a cracking header from an Aitor Monroy corner to give Jamshedpur a 30th minute lead.