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  ISL gives Indian football a re-launch pad

  December 21, 2014 16:26 IST

  New Delhi: Football in India will never be the same again and Indian Super League (ISL) can take all plaudits for this monumental change in the country's sporting culture.The inaugural ISL - a tournament borrowing

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  ISL: Garcia lauds Rafique for final heroics

  December 21, 2014 16:17 IST

  Mumbai: Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) skipper Luis Garcia credited young Indian striker Mohammed Rafique and custodian Edel Bete for the team becoming the inaugural Indian Super League champions after a win over Kerala Blasters in

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  Best team won the ISL: David James

  December 21, 2014 16:10 IST

  Mumbai: Disappointed at losing the trophy but glad to have made the summit clash at least, Kerala Blasters coach-cum-player David James praised newly-crowned Indian Super League champions Atletico de Kolkata, saying the best team won

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  ISL: It was beautiful to win the final in last minute, says Podany

  December 21, 2014 16:08 IST

  Mumbai: Atletico de Kolkata's Jakub Podany, whose assist led to Mohammed Rafique's match-winning goal in the final of Indian Super League football here, says it was "beautiful" to win the game in the last minute."I

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  Sachin's presence as owner galvanised Kerala Blasters: James

  December 21, 2014 14:07 IST

  Mumbai: Former England goalkeeper and World Cupper David James said that interaction with cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and his presence as a co-owner of Kerala Blasters helped them "galvanise" as a unit during the just-concluded

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  Wolfsburg win, Bremen upset Dortmund in Bundesliga

  December 21, 2014 13:28 IST

  Berlin: VfL Wolfsburg tightened their second place by beating FC Cologne 2-1 while Borussia Dortmund failed to ease their relegation worries as last positioned SV Werder Bremen carved out a 2-1 victory against them at

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  Will cherish my 20 minutes in ISL final for life: Rafique

  December 21, 2014 12:49 IST

  Mumbai: Atletico de Kolkata's Mohammed Rafique, who scored the winning goal in the inaugural Indian Super League football tournament's final, said he will cherish his 20 minutes on the field for the rest of his

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  Mamata congratulates ATK on ISL victory

  December 21, 2014 12:42 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated Atletico de Kolkata for winning the maiden Indian Super League beating Kerala Blasters 1-0 in the final match played at DY Patil Stadium Saturday.Banerjee, soon after Atletico

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  Real Madrid crowned world champ at Club World Cup

  December 21, 2014 12:30 IST

  Marrakech, Morocco: Real Madrid outclassed San Lorenzo of Argentina 2-0 in the Club World Cup final on Saturday to put a crown on its status as the best club in world football.The cup added to

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  Suarez finally scores, Messi nets 2 in Barca win

  December 21, 2014 12:27 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Luis Suarez's long wait for a goal in the Spanish league finally ended when he added to Lionel Messi's brace to give Barcelona a 5-0 win over Cordoba on Saturday.After putting Barcelona ahead

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  ISL's infrastructure non-existent but it has potential: David James

  December 21, 2014 12:04 IST

  Mumbai: Former England goalkeeper David James has criticised the Indian Super League (ISL), calling the football tournament "near non-existent" but with a "massive potential".James, 44, represented Kerala Blasters as their coach-cum-player in the inaugural edition

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  FC Goa's Pires wants to return to India as coach

  December 21, 2014 11:45 IST

  New Delhi: Arsenal legend Robert Pires, who was the marquee signing of FC Goa, has expressed his desire to return to the country in the capacity of a coach in the Indian Super League (ISL).Posting

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  Tendulkar, Ganguly voice support for football

  December 21, 2014 11:39 IST

  Mumbai: Indian football got another dose of encouragement from cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, who said they were all for the growth of the sport in which the country has been struggling to

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  ATK triumph in inaugural ISL after Rafique's winner

  December 21, 2014 16:27 IST

  Mumbai: The Indian Super League trophy will go to the traditional and most passionate home of Indian football as Atletico de Kolkata edged past Kerala Blasters 1-0 in the final here today, bringing the curtains

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  ISL final will be biggest game in India yet: David James

  December 20, 2014 9:41 IST

  Mumbai: Former England goalkeeper and head coach of Kerala Blasters FC David James has described the final of the Indian Super League (ISL) to be played Saturday to be the biggest ever game in India

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  Robben scores late for Bayern to beat Mainz 2-1

  December 20, 2014 7:14 IST

  Berlin: Arjen Robben's last-minute strike gave Bayern Munich a 2-1 win at Mainz to set a Bundesliga record for points at the halfway stage of the season on Friday.Robben was free to convert Juan Bernat's

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  ISL: Garcia, James want better infrastructure in next year

  December 20, 2014 5:28 IST

  Mumbai: They are rival skippers but World Cuppers Luis Garcia and David James Friday agreed in unison that organizers of of the Indian Super League football tournament need to improve the infrastructure, logistics and scheduling

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  FIFA will not reopen 2018 and 2022 World Cup votes

  December 19, 2014 21:27 IST

  Marrakech: FIFA will not reopen the vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, and will publish at least some of the confidential report into the bidding process, President Sepp Blatter said today.The 78-year-old Blatter,

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  Excited to meet football fanatics in Mumbai: Del Piero

  December 19, 2014 21:23 IST

  Mumbai: Alessandro Del Piero was stunned to see the craze for football in the people here when he came to promote Australian Merino wool as a high-tech sports active-wear fabric. The Italian football legend says

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  David James: Expect another close encounter against ATK

  December 19, 2014 19:43 IST

  Mumbai: Kerala Blasters' player-cum-mentor David James promised exciting display against Atletico de Kolkata in the grand finale of the Indian Super League football tournament, here tomorrow.The teams were locked in a 1-1 draw in Kolkata

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  ISL: Sachin-Sourav divided by teams, united by game

  December 19, 2014 19:34 IST

  New Delhi: "Divided by the Teams and united by the Indian Super League" is the perfect phrase for the cricketing legends Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly to showcase the ISL final.Incidentally, the 'master blaster' and

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  Garcia, James wants better infrastructure in next year's ISL

  December 19, 2014 19:13 IST

  Mumbai: They are rival skippers but World Cuppers Luis Garcia and David James today agreed in unison that organizers of of the Indian Super League football tournament need to improve the infrastructure, logistics and scheduling

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  ISL: Kolkata take on Kerala in ISL finale

  December 19, 2014 17:25 IST

  Mumbai: After two-and-half months of engrossing football, Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) face Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) final here Saturday -- with both having fought their way through some memorable encounters

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  ISL: Atletico de Kolkata releases striker Fikru

  December 19, 2014 14:03 IST

  Kolkata: Ahead of their Indian Super League (ISL) final against Kerala Blasters FC, Atletico de Kolkata have released ace striker Fikru Teferra Lemessa on account of his hamstring injury.Fikru, who has a grade 1 tear

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  ISL: Atletico, Kerala slug it out to be first champions

  December 20, 2014 5:53 IST

  Mumbai: After nearly 10 weeks of exciting action featuring 60 scintillating encounters, a mouth-watering clash between Atletico de Kolkata and Kerala Blasters promises to provide the perfectly high-voltage finale to the inaugural Indian Super League

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  Bhaichung Bhutia to play for EB one last time in I-League

  December 19, 2014 6:37 IST

  Kolkata: It was in famous red-and-gold East Bengal jersey that 17-year-old Bhaichung Bhutia came into prominence back in 1995 and after nearly two decades, one of India's greatest ever footballer is going to play what

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  Atletico de Kolkata are favourite to win ISL title: Bhutia

  December 19, 2014 6:25 IST

  Kolkata: Indian football icon Bhaichung Bhutia picked Atletico de Kolkata ahead of Kerala Blasters FC as the hot favourites to win the inaugural Indian Super League title. "Final is all about a knock-out match and with

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  Messi is the best footballer of all time: Manchester City's Silva

  December 19, 2014 6:01 IST

  Manchester: Spanish midfielder David Silva has said that Argentine forward Lionel Messi is part of his dream team as he is the best footballer of all time."He's the best of all time, although I haven't