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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

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  Chelsea draws 1-1 with Maribor in Champions League

  November 06, 2014 16:23 IST

  Marobor, Slovenia: Eden Hazard had a late penalty saved as Chelsea missed a chance to advance from Group G in the Champions League on Wednesday, drawing 1-1 with Maribor.   Unrecognizable from the side that was

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  Ronaldo: I'll be remembered as one of the greatest footballers

  November 06, 2014 12:45 IST

  New Delhi: Cristiano Ronaldo, World Player of the Year believes that he will be remembered as one of the greatest footballers to have played the game by the time he retires.Ronaldo was awarded the third

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  Messi brace equals record as Barca beats Ajax 2-0

  November 06, 2014 7:20 IST

  Amsterdam: Lionel Messi's brace gave Barcelona a 2-0 victory Wednesday over 10-man Ajax and moved him level with Raul Gonzalez's all-time Champions League scoring record of 71 goals.Messi scored his 70th Champions League goal in

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  Celtic's Tonev appeals 7-match racism ban

  November 05, 2014 23:53 IST

  Glasgow, Scotland: The Scottish Football Association says it received an appeal on Wednesday in relation to Celtic and Bulgaria winger Aleksandar Tonev's seven-match ban for using racist language to an opponent in a Scottish league

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  Ronaldo receives third Golden Boot award

  November 05, 2014 23:52 IST

  Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo said he still has many years of football to come as he picked up his third Golden Boot award on Wednesday for scoring the most goals in Europe's domestic leagues last season.Ronaldo

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  ISL: Anelka fires again as Mumbai City FC beat Delhi Dynamos 1-0

  November 05, 2014 23:52 IST

  Mumbai: In-form Nicolas Anelka scored his second goal of the tournament to help Mumbai City FC beat Delhi Dynamos 1-0 in a keenly-contested match of the Hero Indian Super League at the DY Patil Stadium

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  ISL: ATK to appeal against second yellow to Gonzalez

  November 05, 2014 17:12 IST

  Chennai: Atletico de Kolkata have decided to appeal against the second yellow card shown to midfielder Jofre Mateu Gonzalez during the ISL game against Chennaiyin FC here."Atletico de Kolkata team management have appealed for a

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  Domestic violence trial date set for Hope Solo

  November 05, 2014 9:55 IST

  Kirkland, Washington: A January trial date has been set for U.S. national soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo on misdemeanor domestic violence charges.The Seattle Times reports Kirkland Municipal Court Judge Michael Lambo set Solo's next court

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  MP calls for UK to investigate FIFA corruption

  November 05, 2014 9:28 IST

  London: A British member of parliament wants the country's serious fraud office to investigate allegations of FIFA corruption after a report that American former executive committee member Chuck Blazer bugged meetings in London during the

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  Atletico beats Malmo 2-0 in Champions League

  November 05, 2014 7:52 IST

  Malmo, Sweden: Koke and Raul Garcia scored as Atletico Madrid beat Malmo 2-0 for a crucial away win Tuesday and surged to the top of Group A in the Champions League.The Spanish club, which trounced

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  Real Madrid, Dortmund advance in Champions League

  November 05, 2014 7:04 IST

  Geneva: Real Madrid beat an under-strength Liverpool 1-0 to advance in the Champions League on Tuesday although Cristiano Ronaldo failed to equal the competition scoring record.Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet was beaten by Karim Benzema in

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  Yaya Toure racially abused on Twitter

  November 04, 2014 23:59 IST

  London: Anti-racism group Kick It Out says it has informed police that Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure was racially abused within hours of reactivating his Twitter account on Monday.Toure tweeted: "Great to be back on

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  FIFA racism adviser fears boycott of 2018 WCup

  November 04, 2014 23:05 IST

  Doha, Qatar: FIFA anti-racism adviser Tokyo Sexwale believes black players could boycott the 2018 World Cup and urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to demand tougher action against racism in football. Sexwale, who was an anti-apartheid campaigner

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  Ronaldinho abuse reveals soccer racism in Mexico

  November 04, 2014 23:00 IST

  Mexico City: Mexican football got a boost in September when former Brazil and Barcelona star Ronaldinho -- a two-time FIFA player of the year -- joined modest local club Queretaro.The upbeat mood didn't last long.

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  ISL: Elano scores late as Chennaiyin FC, ATK share points

  November 05, 2014 7:38 IST

  Chennai: Coming back after an injury layoff, Atletico de Kolkata skipper Luis Garcia and the tournament's leading scorer Elano Blumer, of Chennaiyin FC, scored a goal each as the two sides shared points in a

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  ISL: War of table toppers as Chennaiyin FC takes on Atletico de Kolkata

  November 04, 2014 17:15 IST

  Chennai: Captain Luis Garcia is expected to be back to spearhead Atletico de Kolkata's challenge on the road as they gear up to take on Chennaiyin FC and their star marquee player Elano Blumer in

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  French club Bastia fire coach Makelele

  November 04, 2014 14:26 IST

  Paris: French Ligue 1 strugglers SC Bastia have sacked coach Claude Makelele after less than six months in charge of the football club.The 41-year-old former France midfielder replaced Frederic Hantz in the summer, but his

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  Mumbai City FC gears up for Delhi Dynamos challenge today

  November 05, 2014 11:49 IST

  Mumbai: Having returned to winning ways, Mumbai City FC would look to continue the momentum when they lock horns with the consistent Delhi Dynamos in an Indian Super League match at the D Y Patil

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  FIFA says it won't ban Nigeria over elections

  November 04, 2014 11:25 IST

  Abuja, Nigeria: FIFA says Nigeria won't be banned from international football after a court order nullifying federation elections was withdrawn.FIFA says Nigeria met a deadline to show that elected football officials are able to work

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  ISL: Chennaiyin FC will play like we did against Mumbai, says Materazzi

  November 04, 2014 9:55 IST

  Chennai: Chenniyin FC coach Marco Materazzi is not worried about the lack of practice by his players due to rains in Chennai and said he was confident of his side doing well against leaders Atletico

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  Tel Aviv soccer match stopped after on-field brawl

  November 04, 2014 9:37 IST

  Tel aviv, Israel: A soccer match in Israel's Premier League has been stopped after a fan ran onto the field and assaulted a star player.Cross-city rivals Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv were tied

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  Klose scores 2 as Lazio moves to 3rd in Serie A

  November 04, 2014 9:23 IST

  Rome: Miroslav Klose scored two goals a minute apart as Lazio beat visiting Cagliari 4-2 yesterday to move into third place in Serie A.It was the fifth win in six matches for the Roman club,

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  Saudi club demands investigation into finals refs

  November 04, 2014 9:12 IST

  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Angry Al Hilal officials are demanding an investigation into the appointment and performance of match officials in the Saudi club's 1-0 aggregate loss to Western Sydney in the Asian Champions League finals,