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  England qualifies for Euro 2016, Rooney ties scoring record

  September 06, 2015 16:51 IST

  Serravalle: England became the first team to qualify for the 2016 European Championship by beating San Marino 6-0 on Saturday, with Wayne Rooney's opening goal tying him for first place on the country's all-time scoring

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  India rise a spot to 155th in FIFA rankings

  September 03, 2015 16:11 IST

  Zurich: India have jumped a place to the 155th spot in the global football rankings released on Thursday.According to the rankings released by world football governing body FIFA, India fared marginally better as they moved up a place from their

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  India U-18 football team beat Malaysia's Felda United FC 1-0

  September 03, 2015 5:32 IST

  Vasco da Gama (Goa):  The India Under-18 football team on Wednesday beat Malaysian football club Felda United FC 1-0 in the FAM-Frenz Asia Champions Trophy at the Tilak Maidan Stadium here.The colts after three matches

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  India U-19 football team to face Malaysia's Felda United FC

  September 02, 2015 5:26 IST

  Vasco da Gama (Goa):  India Under-19 men's football team will take on Malaysian football club Felda United FC in their first home match of the FAM-Frenz Asia Champions Trophy at the Tilak Maidan Stadium here

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  Manchester City beats Everton 2-0 for 3rd straight league win

  August 23, 2015 23:17 IST

  Liverpool, England:  Manchester City earned a third straight win to start the Premier League season, beating Everton 2-0 thanks to second-half goals by Aleksandar Kolarov and Samir Nasri on Sunday.Kolarov put City ahead in the

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  Memphis Depay double rescues Manchester United in 3-1 win over Bruges

  August 19, 2015 7:08 IST

  Manchester, England (AP):   Memphis Depay announced his arrival at Manchester United by scoring a first-half double and providing a late assist for Marouane Fellaini in a 3-1 win over Bruges in the first leg

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  Lionel Messi completes unpleasant decade for Argentina

  August 18, 2015 16:37 IST

  Buenos Aires: Star striker Lionel Messi's debut for Argentina lasted less than two minutes as he was sent off, shortly after coming on as a substitute against Hungary in August 2005. Since then, however, his

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  Indian football lacks sports scientists: Stephen Constantine

  August 18, 2015 16:37 IST

  New Delhi:  India football coach Stephen Constantine stated on Tuesday a sports scientist is more important than a fitness trainer, which the country presently lacks."In order to get to the level that he has attained

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  Indian female footballer signed up by EPL club West Ham United

  August 17, 2015 23:57 IST

  London: Indian footballer Aditi Chauhan has inked a deal with English Premier League (EPL) club West Ham United's ladies team, becoming the first woman player from the country to have been signed up by a

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  Under-pressure Chelsea need to be calm and composed: Striker Diego Costa

  August 17, 2015 23:54 IST

  London:  Champions Chelsea's striker Diego Costa on Monday urged his teammates to keep a "cool head" despite their early season woes in the English Premier League (EPL).The defending champions lost 0-3 to Manchester City on Sunday

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  Messi, Suarez, Ronaldo in running for UEFA Best Player award

  August 13, 2015 22:00 IST

  Nyon, Switzerland:  Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez of Champions League winner Barcelona will compete with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo for UEFA's Best Player in Europe award for last season.UEFA says the three stars topped a

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  Indian football team is in the process of rebuilding: Stephen Constantine

  August 12, 2015 17:51 IST

  The Indian football coach Stephen Constantine says the national team is going through a rebuilding phase."We are in the process of rebuilding our national team and it's obvious that the door is always open," Constantine

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  Lionel Messi named UEFA super cup final's best player

  August 12, 2015 15:19 IST

  Tbilisi (Georgia): Argentine star Lionel Messi was named the best player of the UEFA Super Cup football tournament's final, which his team FC Barcelona won 5-4 in extra time against Sevilla in an all Spanish

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  Don't struggle to motivate myself: Lionel Messi

  August 07, 2015 7:36 IST

  Barcelona: Argentina's football superstar Lionel Messi said he doesn't struggle to motivate himself for his national team or club, Spanish outfit FC Barcelona, adding his ultimate aim is to keep winning whenever he plays.“Motivation is

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  Angel Di Maria signs 4-year deal with PSG

  August 06, 2015 19:54 IST

  Paris:  Moving on from his Premier League flop, Argentina winger Angel Di Maria signed a four-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday to complete his transfer from Manchester United.Di Maria, who struggled to adapt to

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  Barcelona elect Andres Iniesta as captain

  August 05, 2015 5:41 IST

  Barcelona:  Spanish football giants Barcelona have announced midfielder Andres Iniesta as their new captain for the upcoming season.Argentine forward Lionel Messi will be the second and Sergio Busquets the third skipper of the Catalan side,

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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