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  Ronaldo's agent rules out Man United return

  December 28, 2014 8:01 IST

  Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes has ruled out a Manchester United return, claiming the Portuguese winger will retire at Real Madrid.And Mendes Friday even went so far as to claim Ronaldo is the greatest

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  ISL has given new hope to Indian football

  December 28, 2014 7:55 IST

  Kolkata: The inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) has thrown up interesting statistics to give a clear indication that India has come to be recognised as an emerging footballing nation.Fans take the names of some Indian

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  James Rodriguez voted Americas' best athlete of the year

  December 27, 2014 13:36 IST

  Madrid: Colombian footballer James Rodriguez was voted the best athlete in the Americas by the International Association of Sports Reporters in the Americas (AIPS).Rodriguez, a mid-fielder for Spanish club Real Madrid, was a key player

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  Sanchez inspires Arsenal to 2-1 win over QPR

  December 27, 2014 5:14 IST

  London: Alexis Sanchez scored one goal and set up another to make up for a moment of madness from teammate Olivier Giroud and help Arsenal beat Queens Park Rangers 2-1 in the Premier League on

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  Liverpool beats Burnley 1-0 in Premier League

  December 27, 2014 5:12 IST

  Burnley, England: Raheem Sterling's second-half strike gave Liverpool its first league victory in four matches, beating Burnley 1-0 Friday despite turning in a poor performance at Turf Moor.Last year Liverpool was top of the Premier

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  Strong start gives Man City 3-1 win at West Brom

  December 27, 2014 5:08 IST

  West Bromwich, England: Manchester City kept the pressure on Premier League leader Chelsea by easing to a 3-1 win over West Bromwich Albion in snowy conditions on Friday, scoring all of its goals in the

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  Man United beats Newcastle 3-1 in Premier League

  December 27, 2014 5:05 IST

  Manchester, England: Wayne Rooney scored twice in the first half as resurgent Manchester United easily beat Newcastle 3-1 Friday to strengthen its grip on third place in the Premier League.Rooney was set up well by

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  Chelsea beats West Ham 2-0, stays top in England

  December 27, 2014 5:02 IST

  London: John Terry scored for the second straight game and Diego Costa grabbed his 13th goal of the season as Chelsea beat West Ham 2-0 to stay top of the Premier League on Friday.West Ham

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  GFA hoping to carry forward ISL success to Federation Cup

  December 26, 2014 21:40 IST

  Panaji: The Goa Football Federation (GFA) is confident of hosting a successful Federation Cup despite hurdles the once popular tournament faces.The Federation Cup beginning December 28 is Indian football's blue-riband event but the buzz surrounding

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  Watch Ronaldo's GF Irina Shayk stripping off for online advent calendar

  December 27, 2014 11:52 IST

  Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo stunning supermodel Irina Shayk has given fans a post-Christmas boost in the latest seductive offering from LOVE magazine's advent calendar. The Russian beauty is December 26th's offering in the festive countdown,

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  The worst injuries of FIFA World Cup 2014

  December 28, 2014 8:03 IST

  New Delhi: Football is a sport where players intentionally or unintentionally rub shoulders with opponent players that usually results in fake injury but at time real one too. This year there were a few serious

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  The footballer who hates Christmas

  December 25, 2014 18:41 IST

  London: Former Germany and Chelsea defender Robert Huth has revealed that he hates festive season of the English Premier League (EPL).The 30-year-old clearly did not get any goodwill in his stocking, reports dailystar.co.uk."I hate Christmas,"

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  East Bengal most 'liked' Indian football club on Facebook

  December 25, 2014 6:56 IST

  Kolkata: City football giants East Bengal has left behind all other clubs - both in ISL and I-League - in terms of "likes" on its official Facebook page.The yellow and red brigade have garnered 1,346,365

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  Xavi: Cristiano Ronaldo not even in top three for Ballon d'Or

  December 24, 2014 13:50 IST

  New Delhi: If Barcelona legend Xavi had a say Cristiano Ronaldo wouldn't have even appeared in the top three for Ballon d'Or.In an interview to a renowned sports magezine, Xavi said, , 'First Leo (Lionel

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  Neymar says I have learnt from World Cup pain

  December 24, 2014 11:32 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's star footballer Neymar said he has learnt important lessons from his 2014 FIFA World Cup heartbreak and he looks to the next year for redemption.The Brazil captain Tuesday reiterated that a

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  Mexico club threaten to sack Ronaldinho

  December 24, 2014 10:56 IST

  Mexico City: Ronaldinho, two-time world footballer of the year, has been threatened with the sack if he doesn't return to his Mexican club Queretaro on time.The Brazilian had said he would return to the club

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  Chelsea beats Stoke 2-0 in Premier League

  December 23, 2014 16:58 IST

  Stoke, England: John Terry scored his first league goal of the season to help Chelsea beat Stoke 2-0 Monday and restore its three-point lead atop the Premier League.Terry put his side ahead in just the

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  ISL winners ATK to set up football academy

  December 22, 2014 22:54 IST

  Kolkata: Barely two days after being crowned champions in the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL), Atletico de Kolkata's co-owner Sanjiv Goenka on Monday said they will be setting up a football academy in West Bengal

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  West Bengal govt to felicitate ISL winners ATK

  December 22, 2014 19:39 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal government will felicitate Atletico De Kolkata (ATK) team for winning the first edition of Indian Super League football, state chief minister Mamata Banerjee said."We will felicitate ATK team members on Wednesday at

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  Top football moments of the year 2014

  January 07, 2015 11:16 IST

  New Delhi: The year 2014 has been a great year for football especially for India. The nation saw the resurgence of football through Indian Super League. It was a really a great step to revolutionize

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  Zico to remain FC Goa coach for next two years

  December 22, 2014 16:26 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Former Brazil great Zico has revealed he has received an offer to remain coach of Indian Super League (ISL) club FC Goa next year.FC Goa were last week eliminated in the semi-final

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  Barcelona beat Cordoba, Atletico defeat Bilbao in La Liga

  December 22, 2014 16:24 IST

  Madrid: FC Barcelona were able to maintain the pressure on Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga thanks to a 5-0 win at home against struggling Cordoba CF in the last round of

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  Liverpool scores late for 2-2 draw vs Arsenal

  December 22, 2014 16:19 IST

  Liverpool, England: Martin Skrtel powered home a header deep into stoppage time to earn 10-man Liverpool a 2-2 draw against Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday.In the seventh of nine minutes of injury time,

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  Footballer James Rodriguez most searched athlete on Google in 2014

  December 22, 2014 14:59 IST

  Madrid: Colombia's football star James Rodriguez was the most searched athlete on Google during 2014. Rodriguez, who had an outstanding Brazil 2014 World Cup and was then signed by Spanish giants Real Madrid in a big

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  ISL champions ATK return to hero's welcome

  December 21, 2014 17:50 IST

  Kolkata: Christmas came early to the 'City of Joy' as the inaugural Indian Super League champions Atletico de Kolkata returned home to a hero's welcome with thousand of fans joining in celebration here Sunday.The full

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  ISL will maintain September-December window: AIFF

  December 21, 2014 17:05 IST

  Mumbai: The Indian Super League football tournament, the inaugural season of which ended on Saturday with Atletico de Kolkata crowned as champions, will have September 15-December 15 window kept open for the second edition."We had

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  ISL: Delhi Dynamos FC awarded 'Fair Play Award'

  December 21, 2014 16:53 IST

  New Delhi: They couldn't make the final but Delhi Dynamos FC had something to cheer about after they were named winners of the first 'Fair Play Award' at the conclusion of the inaugural Indian Super

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  Constantine, Herbert short-listed for football coach's job

  December 21, 2014 16:32 IST

  Mumbai: Two men who possess experience of having coached in India as well as at the international level, Englishman Stephen Constantine and New Zealander Ricki Herbert, have been short-listed to take over from Dutchman Wim