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  Arsenal beats Chelsea 1-0 in Community Shield at Wembley

  August 02, 2015 23:00 IST

  London:  Arsene Wenger finally earned his first win over Jose Mourinho on Sunday as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's first-half goal gave Arsenal a 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the Community Shield.Oxlade-Chamberlain received the ball on the right

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  Ronaldinho set for Fluminense debut

  July 31, 2015 7:39 IST

  Rio de Janerio: Ronaldinho is set to make his debut for Fluminense on Saturday in their Brazilian Serie A clash against his former side Gremio.The two-time FIFA World Player of the Year began training with

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  Chung Mong-joon wants to replace Sepp Blatter at FIFA

  July 30, 2015 17:33 IST

  Seoul: Former FIFA vice-president Chung Mong-joon on Thursday said he wants to replace Sepp Blatter as the world football governing body's next president.Chung is a major shareholder of automobile giants Hyundai. The South-Korean has also

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  India announce 28 probables for football World Cup qualifier

  July 30, 2015 14:57 IST

  New Delhi: National football coach Stephen Constantine on Thursday announced a list of 28 probables for India's forthcoming 2018 World Cup Preliminary Joint Qualification match against Iran.The match will be played at the Sree Kanteerava

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  Manchester United lose 0-2 to Paris Saint-Germain at International Champions Cup

  July 30, 2015 11:06 IST

  Chicago: Manchester United's pre-season US tour ended on a losing note here as French giants Paris Saint-Germain claimed a 2-0 victory to clinch the International Champions Cup exhibition tournament.First-half goals from Blaise Matuidi and Zlatan

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  Michel Platini confirms he will run for FIFA president

  July 30, 2015 8:34 IST

  Geneva (AP):   Michel Platini has launched his campaign to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, aiming to give the scandal-hit governing body "the dignity and the position it deserves."Platini, the UEFA president and a

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  Barcelona best team in world: Cesc Fabregas

  July 29, 2015 13:12 IST

  Washington:  Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has praised Spanish football club Barcelona ahead of the two teams' friendly in International Champions Cup here, calling the La Liga side “the best team in the world”.“It is nice

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  Zico seeks Brazil federation support for FIFA presidency

  July 29, 2015 8:29 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Brazil great Zico has sought backing from the country's football federation (CBF) in his bid to become president of the world football governing body FIFA.The 62-year-old expressed his wish to run for

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  FIFA's president blatter deserves Nobel prize, says Vladimir Putin

  July 29, 2015 4:33 IST

  Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel prize for his work in world sport.In an interview with Swiss TV broadcast on Monday, two days after Putin and

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  Argentine footballer Diego Barisone killed in car crash

  July 29, 2015 2:31 IST

  Buenos Aires: Argentine soccer player Diego Barisone, who played for the first division club Lanus, died in a traffic accident, sources with the team said.Barisone died on Tuesday when the automobile in which he was

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  Bayern Munich signs Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal

  July 28, 2015 23:25 IST

  Munich:  Bayern Munich completed the long-anticipated transfer of Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal from Italian champion Juventus on Tuesday.The Bundesliga champion said Vidal signed a four-year deal, with an option for another season."I wanted to take

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  Melbourne to host football's international champions cup till 2018

  July 27, 2015 13:24 IST

  Melbourne: The Australian state of Victoria has secured the rights to host football's International Champions Cup (ICC) for a further three years following the success of the 2015 tournament.European heavyweights AS Roma, Real Madrid and

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  Cristiano Ronaldo shines,Fabian Delph injured as Real Madrid beats Manchester City 4-1

  July 24, 2015 21:38 IST

  Melbourne, Australia : Cristiano Ronaldo scored one goal and was unlucky not to have another as Real Madrid beat Manchester City 4-1 in front of almost 100,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a

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  4 Chelsea fans given football bans up to 5 years

  July 22, 2015 21:38 IST

  London:  Four Chelsea supporters involved in a racist incident in the Paris subway have been given banning orders of up to five years. Richard Barklie, a former police officer in Northern Ireland who now works as

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  Government concerned about football's decline in country:Sports minister

  July 22, 2015 17:43 IST

  New Delhi: Sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said the Indian government is concerned at the "dismal" condition of the game of football in the country and is making "persistent efforts" to promote it.Sonowal acknowledged that

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  Diego Maradona's ex-wife denounces him for fraud

  July 22, 2015 7:34 IST

  Buenos Aires:  Claudia Villafane, the ex-wife of Argentinean soccer legend Diego Maradona, late Tuesday denounced him for fraud in an Argentinean court, media reported on Wednesday.Villafane, 52, appeared in front of a Buenos Aires court

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  UEFA chief Michel Platini hopes 'new leadership' will solve FIFA's woes

  July 21, 2015 17:21 IST

  Madrid:  European football's governing body UEFA president Michel Platini has underlined the urgent need for reform within FIFA, hoping the "new leadership" will solve the world football body's troubles.FIFA is set to elect a new president

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  Jose Mourinho's remarks on Portuguese clubs' spending stir controversy

  July 21, 2015 17:05 IST

  Montreal: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has landed in a controversy with his remarks criticizing the high salaries and transfer money paid by Portuguese football clubs FC Porto and Sporting Lisbon."This season Porto pay 20 million euros

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  Sepp Blatter news conference at FIFA delayed by British comedian

  July 20, 2015 21:45 IST

  Zurich:  A British comedian disrupted a news conference by Sepp Blatter on Monday, showering the FIFA president with fake money.As Blatter took his seat, performer Simon Brodkin rose from a front-row seat to confront him."This

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  FIFA to decide president election date

  July 20, 2015 9:42 IST

  Zurich: FIFA's executive committee is to meet at the soccer world governing body's headquarters on Monday to set the president election date.FIFA leader Sepp Blatter held talks with his vice presidents late Sunday ahead of

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  Ramadel Falcao motivated to silence critics at Chelsea: Jose Mourinho

  July 19, 2015 21:19 IST

  London:  Chelsea head coach Jose Mourinho on Sunday said their Colombian striker Ramadel Falcao has taken huge pay cut to play for them and is determined to prove his doubters in England wrong this season.Mourinho said

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  Pele hospitalised with spinal problem

  July 19, 2015 7:59 IST

  Sao Paulo: Brazilian soccer legend Pele was admitted to a hospital here with a spinal problem, a media report said.Pele suffered back pains caused by a vertebra pressing on a nerve, which was corrected by

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  Arsenal not far away from English Premier League title: Arsene Wenger

  July 17, 2015 18:12 IST

  London:  Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has made it clear that his team is aiming to win the English Premier League (EPL) this season, adding they are not "far away" from delivering a first title since

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  Iker Casillas puts emotional end to 25 years with Real Madrid

  July 13, 2015 18:57 IST

  Madrid : Iker Casillas had no words of regret or rancor as he put an emotional end to his 25 years as a Real Madrid goalkeeper on Sunday, promising instead to "not let down" his

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  Bayern's Bastian Schweinsteiger leaving Bayern for Manchester United

  July 11, 2015 19:25 IST

  MUNICH: Germany captain and Bayern Munich icon Bastian Schweinsteiger is leaving the club to join Manchester United.The 30-year-old midfielder will be reunited with former Bayern coach Louis van Gaal, who is preparing for his second season

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  Top 10 highest paid footballers in ISL auction

  July 11, 2015 8:03 IST

  New Delhi: The auction of 10 footballers was divided into two phases -- Pool A and Pool B -- with five players in each group. Chhetri was the star in Pool A of the auction,

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  India will see the best of me in Indian Super League: Roberto Carlos

  July 10, 2015 18:49 IST

  Mumbai:  Delhi Dynamos' marquee player-cum-manager Roberto Carlos on Friday said that at the age of 42 he may be past his prime but he is mentally strong, adding that India will see the best of

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  Chhetri, Lyngdoh become one-crore picks in ISL auction

  July 10, 2015 13:13 IST

  Mumbai: India football captain Sunil Chhetri and exciting central midfielder Eugeneson Lyngdoh led the bidding war at the first-ever player auction of the Indian Super League, with both being bought in excess of Rs one