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  ISL to introduce salary cap and player auction for clubs

  March 10, 2015 7:38 IST

  Mumbai: The Indian Super League (ISL) will be introducing a player salary cap of Rs 20 crore for clubs for the upcoming second season of the franchise-based football tournament.Football Sports Development Ltd (FSDL), the controlling

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  Kick off for 2018 World Cup qualifying set to begin in Asia

  March 09, 2015 14:12 IST

  Around the world, it's an almost endless cycle. While Germany's win at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil is still fresh in the memories of soccer fans, qualifying is set to begin for the 2018

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  Messi's record-setting treble gives Barca lead in Spain

  March 09, 2015 7:26 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Lionel Messi scored a record-setting hat trick to help Barcelona rout Rayo Vallecano 6-1 and take the lead of the Spanish league on Sunday.Messi's three second-half goals completed his 32nd career treble in

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  Fan trouble mars Villa win in FA Cup quarterfinals

  March 08, 2015 7:23 IST

  London: Aston Villa's win over West Bromwich Albion in a heated FA Cup quarterfinal was marred by crowd trouble on Saturday, with seats thrown by visiting fans and home supporters invading the field during and

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  Real Madrid loses 1-0 at Bilbao, puts Liga lead in jeopardy

  March 08, 2015 7:16 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Spanish league leader Real Madrid lost 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, stumbling for a second straight week.Aritz Aduriz rose to head in the only goal in the 26th minute, and strike partner

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  AC Milan allows late equalizer in 2-2 draw with Verona

  March 08, 2015 7:08 IST

  Rome: Substitute Nico Lopez equalized in the fifth minute of added time as Hellas Verona drew 2-2 at AC Milan in Serie A on Saturday, piling pressure on coach Filippo Inzaghi.Milan has won just two

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  Man United leaves it late to beat Newcastle 1-0 in EPL

  March 05, 2015 8:03 IST

  Newcastle, England: Ashley Young capitalized on a dreadful error by Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul and scored an 89th-minute goal to earn Manchester United a 1-0 win in the Premier League on Wednesday, tightening his team's

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  Arsenal beats struggling QPR 2-1 to stay 3rd in EPL

  March 05, 2015 8:01 IST

  London: Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez guided Arsenal to a 2-1 victory at Premier League struggler Queens Park Rangers on Wednesday.Giroud's fifth goal in as many games came in the 64th minute before Sanchez ended

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  PSG beats Monaco 2-0 to reach French Cup semifinals

  March 05, 2015 7:57 IST

  Paris: Paris Saint-Germain remains on course for a domestic treble after beating Monaco 2-0 to reach the French Cup semifinals on Wednesday.Former Chelsea player David Luiz gave PSG the lead in the third minute, and

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  Heat off Pellegrini as Man City beats Leicester 2-0 in EPL

  March 05, 2015 7:55 IST

  Manchester, England: David Silva and James Milner struck late in each half as champion Manchester City grabbed a scrappy but much-needed 2-0 win over Leicester in the Premier League on Wednesday.Silva pounced from close range

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  Barcelona beats Villarreal 3-1, reaches Copa del Rey final

  March 05, 2015 7:43 IST

  Madrid: Two goals by Neymar and one from Luis Suarez gave Barcelona a 3-1 victory over 10-man Villarreal on Wednesday and a place in the final of the Copa del Rey.Barcelona advanced 6-2 on aggregate

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  Chelsea maintains 5-point lead as top 5 all win in EPL

  March 05, 2015 7:37 IST

  Chelsea came through one of the toughest tests of its Premier League run-in on Wednesday, beating West Ham 1-0 away to maintain a five-point lead on a night when all of the teams in the

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  Swansea striker Gomis collapses during Premier League match

  March 05, 2015 7:34 IST

  London: Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis collapsed during an English Premier League game at Tottenham on Wednesday and was taken to a hospital as a precautionary measure.The France striker was attended to by medical staff for

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  'Di Maria allowed to leave Real Madrid as he was ugly'

  March 03, 2015 6:54 IST

  Madrid: FC Barcelona's assistant director of football Carles Rexach on Monday said Argentine midfielder and Manchester United record signing Angel di Maria was allowed to leave Real Madrid last year as he was too "ugly"

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  Dortmund overpowers Schalke 3-0 in German Bundesliga

  March 01, 2015 8:12 IST

  Berlin: Dortmund won the 146th edition of the "Revierderby" against Schalke, while Leverkusen reaped their ninth victory of the season at the 23rd round of Bundesliga on Saturday.Juergen Klopp's men extended their winning run to

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  Referee red card overshadows Rooney goals in EPL

  March 01, 2015 7:54 IST

  London: Manchester United rode its luck as Wayne Rooney scored twice in a 2-0 win against struggling 10-man Sunderland, but his success was overshadowed by another refereeing controversy in the English Premier League on Saturday.One

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  Suarez leads Barcelona to win, Bueno scores 4 for Rayo

  March 01, 2015 7:50 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona's 3-1 win at Granada from goals by Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi was overshadowed by little-known Alberto Bueno netting four goals in 16 minutes in Rayo Vallecano's victory on Saturday.Bueno struck four

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  Stephen Constantine announces 32-member probables for World Cup qualifier

  February 25, 2015 23:26 IST

  New Delhi: National football coach Stephen Constantine today announced the list of 32 probables for India's forthcoming home and away matches for the preliminary joint qualification round 1 for the 2018 FIFA World Cup against

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  Mark Bresciano retires from international football for Australia

  February 25, 2015 6:57 IST

  Sydney: Midfielder Mark Bresciano announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday after 84 appearances for Australia, including three World Cup tournaments and its recent win at the Asian Cup.The 35-year-old Bresciano plays for Al-Gharafa

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  Ronaldo scores to help Madrid win 2-0 at Elche, extend lead

  February 23, 2015 8:06 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema scored to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win at Elche on Sunday, as the Spanish league leaders capitalized on Barcelona's stumble to increase their advantage to four points.Madrid

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  'India could be a huge market for pre-season EPL friendlies'

  February 22, 2015 7:32 IST

  Kolkata: Overwhelmed by the success of Indian Super League football, a Sunderland AFC top official on Saturday said the country could be a huge market for pre-season EPL friendlies."There's a big fan base for EPL

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  EPL leader Chelsea held 1-1 by Burnley after Matic sent off

  February 22, 2015 7:20 IST

  London: Chelsea was surprised by relegation-threatened Burnley on Saturday, conceding a late goal after Nemanja Matic was sent off in the 1-1 draw. Chelsea lead in the English Premier League was cut to five points.After

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  Barcelona's winning streak ends with 1-0 home loss to Malaga

  February 22, 2015 7:16 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Malaga stunned Barcelona with a 1-0 victory at Camp Nou on Saturday to end the host's 11-game winning streak and prevent it from taking an overnight lead in the Spanish league.Malaga struck early

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  Ten-man Monaco wins 1-0 at Nice in French league

  February 21, 2015 6:54 IST

  Nice, France: Substitute Bernardo Silva scored a late winner as ten-man Monaco geared up for its Champions League trip to Arsenal with a 1-0 win at local rival Nice in the French league.The Portuguese midfielder

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  Juventus beats Atalanta 2-1, extends lead to 10 points

  February 21, 2015 6:48 IST

  Turin, Italy: Juventus extended its Serie A lead to 10 points after coming from behind to beat relegation-threatened Atalanta 2-1 on Friday.Giuliano Migliaccio put Atalanta ahead in the 25th minute, before two goals in quick

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  Dortmund beats Stuttgart 3-2 to climb to 10th in Bundesliga

  February 21, 2015 6:46 IST

  Berlin: Borussia Dortmund eased its relegation fears with a 3-2 win at bottom club Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Friday.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang broke the deadlock in the 25th minute, scooping the ball home after Japan midfielder

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  Getafe beats Espanyol 2-1 in the Spanish league

  February 21, 2015 6:43 IST

  Madrid: Forward Pablo Sarabia scored one goal and set up another to help Getafe beat Espanyol 2-1 in the Spanish league on Friday.Getafe outplayed the visitors until the final minutes as Spain coach Vicente del

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  Messi motivated to get back to his best

  February 20, 2015 12:23 IST

  Madrid: FC Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has admitted that last season saw him well below his best form, but added that had been one of the motivations he had found to return to his top