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  Team dinner on eve of Qatar game lifted spirits, says India goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

  September 09, 2020 21:58 IST

  India's no.1 goalkeeper remembers how coach Igor Stimac stirred national team to historic 0-0 draw against Qatar in FIFA World Cup qualifiers last year

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  Sports Ministry sanctions Rs 5 lakh for ailing junior footballer Ramananda

  September 09, 2020 20:41 IST

  The Sports Ministry has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs five lakh to young Indian footballer Ramananda Ningthoujam, who is suffering from a kidney ailment.

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  Real Madrid to wear champions badge in 2020/21 La Liga season

  September 09, 2020 14:04 IST

  Real Madrid will wear the champions badge for the first time in La Liga.

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  CONCACAF postpones 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to March next year

  September 09, 2020 9:43 IST

  FIFA added that a new schedule would be unveiled "in due course" after further talks with CONCACAF officials, confirming only that the first round would be in March.

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  Ronaldo becomes first European men's footballer to score 100 international goals; second overall

  September 09, 2020 9:22 IST

  Cristiano Ronaldo reached the feat during the Nations League match against Sweden.

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  EPL: Everton sign Abdoulaye Doucoure from Watford

  September 09, 2020 0:23 IST

  English club Everton reportedly spend $25 million on the Frenchman after buying Colombian star James Rodriguez for same price from Real Madrid.

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  European clubs to ask for 5 substitutes in UEFA competitions

  September 08, 2020 22:40 IST

  The option to increase the three-substitute quota and protect players during schedule congestion caused by the coronavirus pandemic was originally given to competition organizers by FIFA’s rule-making panel.

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  Manchester United wish East Bengal luck for 'new journey'

  September 08, 2020 20:07 IST

  Manchester United congratulate East Bengal on centenary celebrations and wish them good luck for much-anticipated ISL entry

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  Premier League 2020/21: Rhian Brewster, Anthony Gordon can be breakout stars

  September 08, 2020 18:45 IST

  Here's a look at who could follow them in the 2020-21 campaign, when clubs might give young players more of a chance while budgets are tight because of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic

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  Real Madrid make some cash with squad moves for new season

  September 08, 2020 18:32 IST

  With the transfer of James Rodríguez to Everton made official on Monday, Madrid reportedly reached nearly 90 million euros ($106 million) in profits through a busy period in which it reorganized its squad.

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  Hector Bellerin buys stake in England's fourth-tier 'eco-friendly' club Forest Green Rovers

  September 08, 2020 17:45 IST

  Hector Bellerin had earlier raised funds to plant 60,000 trees in the Amazon rainforest.

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  Italy midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo to undergo surgery after rupturing ACL again

  September 08, 2020 16:34 IST

  The 21-year-old Roma player only returned from his previous injury in July but hurt his other knee while playing for Italy on Monday.

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  Soccer clubs income hit by 575 million euros UEFA rebate to broadcasters

  September 08, 2020 16:08 IST

  UEFA sales of broadcasting and sponsorship rights for its club competitions were set to earn 3.25 billion euros ($3.8 billion) annually through the 2020-21 season.

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  Anwar Ali's medical reports sent to AFC, defender asked to stop training

  September 08, 2020 16:04 IST

  Anwar underwent blood tests, a CT scan and an MRI at a top private hospital in Kolkata last week, the reports of which had been sent to the All India Football Federation's (AIFF) medical committee.

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  Nations League: Dominant Italy beat Netherlands 1-0 to move top of group

  September 08, 2020 10:12 IST

  The only disappointing moment for Italy came when forward Nicolo Zaniolo, playing his first international since returning from a serious knee injury, limped off in the 42nd minute after a challenge by Donny van de Beek.

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  Hope Lionel Messi ends his career in our league: La Liga President

  September 08, 2020 9:10 IST

  Argentine forward Messi ended speculation last week about his future at the Catalan giants by announcing that he would stay for another season, though reluctantly, rather than fight his club in a court of law.

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  James Rodriguez joins Everton to revive career in England

  September 08, 2020 8:27 IST

  Signed by Real Madrid after rising to prominence with a stunning goal for Colombia at the 2014 World Cup, the attacking midfielder couldn't match those highs in Madrid.

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  France striker Kylian Mbappe tests positive for COVID-19

  September 08, 2020 8:05 IST

  Mbappe was isolated once he found out about his positive test and left France's training camp to return home on Monday evening.

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  Lionel Messi back to training after decision to stay with Barcelona

  September 07, 2020 22:21 IST

  Messi practiced separately from the rest of the squad because he still needs to undergo a second coronavirus test before rejoining them.

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  Nations League: England drop Phil Foden, Mason Greenwood for COVID-19 rule breaches

  September 07, 2020 19:03 IST

  Foden and Greenwood both made their England debuts in the 1-0 victory over Iceland in the Nations League on Saturday.

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  La Liga will continue to grow post Lionel Messi era, says a key official

  September 07, 2020 18:31 IST

  Argentine superstar Messi Messi ended speculation last week about his future at the Catalan giants by announcing that he would stay for another season, though reluctantly, rather than fight his club in a court of law.

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  Manchester City's Aymeric Laporte and Riyad Mahrez test positive for COVID-19

  September 07, 2020 15:37 IST

  The players have not displayed any symptoms and are in self-isolation.

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  Frustration with failure led Lionel Messi to seek Barcelona exit

  September 07, 2020 9:30 IST

  Now that Messi is staying for one more year, after an unseemly dispute with club executives, one clear outcome looks like being an awkward season ahead at Camp Nou.

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  Switzerland extend Germany's wait for win in Nations League

  September 07, 2020 9:06 IST

  Germany looked in control after Ilkay Gundogan's 14th-minute goal but slowly allowed Switzerland back into the game before Silvan Widmer levelled for the hosts.

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  Nations League: Ansu Fati becomes Spain's youngest-ever scorer in 4-0 win over Ukraine

  September 07, 2020 8:27 IST

  Fati scored Spain’s third goal from outside the area in the 32nd minute to become the country's youngest scorer at the age of 17 years, 311 days.

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  Manager Gareth Southgate urges England to learn from their mistakes

  September 06, 2020 16:49 IST

  Southgate expressed his displeasure as his team scraped past Iceland 1-0 in their Nations League opener in Reykjavik on Saturday night.

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  Kylian Mbappe, Raheem Sterling rediscover scoring touch in Nations League

  September 06, 2020 9:58 IST

  With an individual goal that combined fortune and inspired impudence, Mbappe earned France a 1-0 win at Sweden in the Nations League on Saturday.

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  Nations League: Kylian Mbappe's goal gives France 1-0 win at Sweden

  September 06, 2020 9:20 IST

  Mbappe cut in from the left and, after initially being tackled, he got the ball back off Kristoffer Olsson, feinted, and then curled the ball inside the post.