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  ISL the guiding light that Indian football never had: Steven Dias

  November 08, 2014 16:22 IST

  New Delhi: Indian Super League (ISL) is acting as the guiding light for home-grown footballers and helping them take giant strides to improve as professionals, subsequently developing the poor level of the sport in the

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  Neymar on path to greatness with Brazil

  November 09, 2014 10:56 IST

  Sao Paulo: Despite being only 22 years old, Neymar has already done enough to be ranked among Brazil's greatest players of all time.   If he can keep it up, not even the great Pele may

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  Hannover beats Hertha Berlin 2-0 in Bundesliga

  November 08, 2014 10:08 IST

  Berlin: Hiroshi Kiyotake scored one goal and set up another as Hannover beat Hertha Berlin 2-0 away to move into provisional fourth spot in the Bundesliga on Friday.   Kiyotake provided the corner for Jimmy Briand

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  ISL: Chennaiyin FC replaces injured goalie Abhijit with Francesco

  November 07, 2014 23:48 IST

  Mumbai: Indian Super League side Chennaiyin FC have replaced injured goalkeeper Abhijit Mondal with Italian Francesco Franzese, an ISL statement said.Abhijit had sustained a knee injury during training and will not be available for the

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  Zlatan Ibrahimovic steps up bid to face Marseille

  November 07, 2014 23:32 IST

  Paris: Zlatan Ibrahimovic resumed full training on Friday following a heel injury, stepping up his bid to be ready to face Marseille in the French league table-topping clash on Sunday.Ibrahimovic joined in with his Paris

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  FIFA rules panel to study video replay options

  November 07, 2014 23:50 IST

  Zurich: FIFA says football's rule-making panel is preparing to study options for video replays to help referees.   A call by FIFA President Sepp Blatter for coaches to challenge on-field decisions could be assessed when the

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  ISL: Pune snap Atletico de Kolkata's unbeaten run

  November 07, 2014 21:25 IST

  Kolkata: Dudu Omagbemi and Konstantinos Katsouranis struck either side of the break as FC Pune City capped an outstanding 3-1 away win against Atletico de Kolkata to snap the league leaders unbeaten run in the

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  ISL: NorthEast United lock horns with Chennaiyin FC

  November 08, 2014 17:13 IST

  Chennai: Up against NorthEast United FC, the tournament's most popular team, hosts Chennaiyin FC would look to take advantage of playing in familiar territory when the two sides lock horns in the Indian Super League

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  Santos picks 2 new, 2 old players for Portugal squad

  November 07, 2014 19:11 IST

  Lisbon, Portugal: Portugal coach Fernando Santos keeps making over his squad, handing two players their first call-ups and bringing back two veterans for the European Championship qualifier against Armenia next week and a friendly against

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  United's Rojo out 6 weeks with shoulder injury

  November 07, 2014 19:07 IST

  Manchester, England: Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says defender Marcos Rojo will be out for six weeks after dislocating his shoulder in the 1-0 defeat to Manchester City last Sunday.Van Gaal says "he saw

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  Germany names Cologne newcomer Jonas Hector in squad

  November 07, 2014 18:54 IST

  Frankfurt, Germany: Cologne defender Jonas Hector was the only newcomer in the Germany squad chosen on Friday for the European Championship qualifier against Gibraltar and a friendly against Spain.Forward Marco Reus of Borussia Dortmund, midfielder

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  Spain drops Diego Costa for European qualifier

  November 07, 2014 17:55 IST

  Madrid: Chelsea striker Diego Costa was dropped from the Spain squad on Friday for the European Championship qualifier next week while he nurses a groin injury."Our doctors have been in contact with Chelsea's doctors and

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  Delhi Dynamos offer free cab rides for fans

  November 07, 2014 15:57 IST

  New Delhi: In an endeavour to connect with its supporters, Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Delhi Dynamos FC Friday entered into a partnership with car-for-hire and ride-sharing service company Uber to offer free cab rides

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  Mexico's football referees threaten strike

  November 07, 2014 13:06 IST

  Mexico City: Mexico's football referees threatened to go on strike this weekend to press for higher wages and the ouster of three officials.The referees Thursday demanded an emergency meeting with Mexican Football Federation president Justino

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  Wembley to host three NFL games in 2015

  November 07, 2014 13:00 IST

  Washington: London's iconic Wembley Stadium will host three National Football League (NFL) games next season.The Miami Dolphins and New York Jets will play one of their two regular-season games in London Oct 4, followed by

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  Stunning Claudia Romani leaves modeling to be a football refree

  November 08, 2014 12:02 IST

  Italian model Claudia Romani is venturing into a new career path in the world of football  after passing an exam in order to become a professional referee.The beauty pageant, 32, has hung up her heels

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  Know how a TV football presenter's beauty distracted players

  January 13, 2015 10:54 IST

  New Delhi: Katarina Sreckovi, Red Star Belgrade TV presenter feels feared for her job for a weird reason. In a never heard before incident, TV football presenter Sreckovic was ordered away from pitch area for

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  Drug charges against striker Adriano dropped

  November 07, 2014 10:31 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: A Rio de Janeiro judge has thrown out drug-related charges against former Brazil striker Adriano.Prosecutors had this week requested a criminal case be brought against the 32-year-old for his alleged links to

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  Brazil striker Diego Tardelli banned for abusing referee

  November 07, 2014 9:23 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Brazil striker Diego Tardelli has been banned for four Brazilian Serie A matches for using abusive language towards a referee.The 29-year-old Atletico Mineiro player was also fined 10,000 Brazilian reais (about $4,000)

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  Ronaldo backs drive to save Portuguese baby

  November 07, 2014 10:25 IST

  Lisbon: Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo has backed a campaign to save a Portuguese premature baby born in Dubai in October by publicising the campaign on his Facebook page."Let's support baby Margarida. No help is

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  UEFA: No mistaken ID by ref in Man City match

  November 07, 2014 7:13 IST

  Nyon, Switzerland: UEFA says Greek referee Tasos Sidiropoulos did not show a yellow card to the wrong CSKA Moscow player in Wednesday's Champions League game against Manchester City.Reports of CSKA's 2-1 win suggested Sidiropoulos should

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  Ex-Barcelona president heads to jail for bribery

  November 07, 2014 7:05 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Former chas lost his final appeal against a court verdict that sentenced him to two years and two months in prison after being found guilty of bribing tax inspectors.A court in Barcelona has

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  ISL: Working hard to stay on top of table, says ATK defender Arnab Mondal

  November 07, 2014 7:39 IST

  Kolkata: Atletico de Kolkata stopper Arnab Mondal yesterday said their team is focussing on maintaining their pole position in the Indian Super League points table."After the first round of games, we want to stay on

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  Pune player Kostas rates Atletico de Kolkata as the best team in tourney

  November 06, 2014 22:11 IST

  Kolkata: A day ahead of their game against Atletico de Kolkata, FC Pune City player Kostas Katsouranis said today that ATK is the best team competing in the ongoing Indian Super League."It is not about

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  ISL: Kerala edge past Goa to register their second win

  November 06, 2014 21:46 IST

  Kochi: The Sachin Tendulkar co-owned Kerala Blasters edged past FC Goa 1-0 to register their second win in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, here on Thursday. After a goalless first

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  ISL: Pennant replaces Omar Rodrigues at FC Pune City

  November 06, 2014 19:47 IST

  Pune: FC Pune City have signed English footballer and former Arsenal and Liverpool player Jermaine Pennant as a replacement for injured Colombian Omar Andres Rodrigues Martinez for the rest of the Indian Super League season. Omar

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  Injury-prone turf forces Trezeguet to miss ISL fixture

  November 06, 2014 18:56 IST

  Kolkata: Blame it on the artificial turf here as city football aficionados will miss out an opportunity to watch French World Cup winner David Trezeguet in action in FC Pune City's ISL fixture against Atletico

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  ISL: Fikru, Habas set to return as ATK eye supremacy over Pune

  November 07, 2014 17:15 IST

  Kolkata: Atletico de Kolkata will be bolstered by the return of their mercurial forward Fikru Teferra and coach Antonio Lopez Habas when the league leaders face FC Pune City in their next Indian Super League