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  EURO 2016: Italy beats Norway 2-0 in qualifier

  September 10, 2014 6:54 IST

  OSLO, Norway :  Italy beat Norway 2-0 in its opening European Championship qualifier on Tuesday as Antonio Conte extended his winning start as coach.Simone Zaza scored his first international goal in the 16th minute as

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  EURO 2016: Spain beats Macedonia 5-1 in 1st qualifier

  September 09, 2014 9:07 IST

  VALENCIA, Spain:Spain overcame a few nervous moments to ease past Macedonia 5-1 with five different goal scorers in its first qualifier for the 2016 European Championship on Monday.   Although the defending European champions began well

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  EURO 2016: England beats Switzerland 2-0 in qualifier

  September 09, 2014 8:56 IST

  BASEL, Switzerland:  Danny Welbeck scored twice to give England respite from criticism and a deserved 2-0 win at Switzerland in their European Championship qualifying opener on Monday.   Welbeck finished off Raheem Sterling's pass on a

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  Euro 2016: Austria, Sweden draw 1-1 in qualifier

  September 09, 2014 8:39 IST

  VIENNA :  Sweden midfielder Erkan Zengin scored his first international goal to help his team draw with Austria 1-1 in a European Championship qualifier on Monday.   Also in Group G, Russia downed Liechtenstein 4-0 to

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  Euro 2016: Germany beats Scotland 2-1 in qualifier

  September 08, 2014 7:57 IST

  DORTMUND, Germany:  Mueller scored twice as world champion Germany got its 2016 European Championship qualifying campaign off to a winning start with a 2-1 victory over Scotland on Sunday.   Mueller opened the scoring in the

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  Mexico keeper Ochoa salvages draw with Chile

  September 07, 2014 14:43 IST

  SANTA CLARA, California: Gullermo Ochoa made two brilliant saves to help Mexico salvage a 0-0 draw with Chile in a friendly Saturday in front of a sellout crowd of 67,175 at Levi's Stadium, the new

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  19-year-old Munir delighted at shock Spain call-up

  September 07, 2014 13:51 IST

  Madrid:  FC Barcelona's 19-year-old striker Munir el Haddadi committed his future to Spain just a day after his shock call-up by national football coach Vicente del Bosque for the squad which entertains Macedonia in a

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  Real Madrid asked me to not play World Cup final: Di Maria

  September 06, 2014 19:12 IST

  London: New Manchester United recruit Angel Di Maria revealed that his former club Real Madrid had asked him to not play the FIFA World Cup final in Brazil against Germany.As luck would have it, Di

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  ISL: Marco Materazzi in Chennai Titans radar

  September 06, 2014 14:59 IST

  New Delhi: Former Italian World Cup winner Marco Materazzi, who was famously head-butted by Zinedine Zidane in the 2006 summit match, could become the marquee manager-cum-player of Chennai Titans in the upcoming Indian Super League.Sources

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  Neymar's late goal lifts Brazil past Colombia, 1-0

  September 06, 2014 11:29 IST

  MIAMI GARDENS, Florida :Neymar scored in the 83rd minute to give Brazil a 1-0 victory over ten-man Colombia on Friday in a friendly played before 73,429 fans at Sun Life Stadium.   Neymar's free kick from

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  Spain, Chelsea striker Diego Costa injured

  September 06, 2014 7:49 IST

  MADRID :  Spain striker Diego Costa has injured his left hamstring and will miss the country's first qualifier for the European Championship, the Spanish football federation said Friday.   The federation said in a statement that

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  Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo granted UK visa

  September 05, 2014 9:44 IST

  MANCHESTER, England :  Argentina defender Marcos Rojo is eligible to make his Manchester United debut after being granted a British visa.   The 24-year-old Rojo, who played for Argentina in the World Cup final loss to

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  Spain's rebuilding off to bad start after 1-0 loss to France

  September 05, 2014 8:04 IST

  PARIS :  Spain's rebuilding following its shambolic World Cup got off to a bad start as France was barely tested on the way to a 1-0 win in their friendly on Thursday.   France had an

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  Franck Ribery's retirement is not my fault: Griezmann

  September 04, 2014 14:49 IST

  Paris:  Rising star Antoine Griezmann denied claims that he was the cause of Franck Ribery's decision to retire from the French national football team."The announcement of Franck's retirement was a surprise, as it was for

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  France friendly first step as Spain rebuilds

  September 04, 2014 10:08 IST

  PARIS :  Filling the midfield void left by the international retirements of Xavi Hernandez and Xabi Alonso is one of the big challenges facing Spain as it seeks to rebuild following a shambolic World Cup

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  Captain Rooney gives England 1-0 win over Norway

  September 04, 2014 9:46 IST

  LONDON:  Wayne Rooney marked the start of his England captaincy by scoring a penalty in an uninspiring 1-0 victory over Norway in front a record-low crowd for the team at the new Wembley Stadium on

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  Argentina beats Germany 4-2 in World Cup final rematch

  September 04, 2014 7:16 IST

  DUESSELDORF, Germany :Angel Di Maria set up three goals and scored the fourth himself as Argentina trounced Germany 4-2 in their friendly game Wednesday to get a small measure of payback after losing to the

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  Atletico de Kolkata face Mumbai City FC in ISL opener

  September 04, 2014 8:04 IST

  Mumbai: Atletico de Kolkata will take on Mumbai City FC in the opening game of the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) at Kolkats's Salt Lake Stadium Oct 12.Promoters of ISL, IMG-Reliance and Star India announced

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  Khedira, Boateng, Hummels out of Argentina game

  September 03, 2014 11:33 IST

  DUESSELDORF, Germany: Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira is out of Germany's upcoming games with Argentina and Scotland due to a muscle tear in his left thigh.   The injury was confirmed by team doctor Hans-Wilhelm Mueller-Wohlfahrt

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  ISL: Zico to be head coach, manager of FC Goa

  September 03, 2014 11:09 IST

  Kolkata: Brazilian football legend Arthur Antunes Coimbra, more popularly known as Zico, would be the manager cum head coach of the Indian Super League franchise Football Club of Goa (FC Goa).Zico signed the contract Tuesday

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  Bastian Schweinsteiger named Germany captain

  September 03, 2014 7:59 IST

  DUESSELDORF, Germany:  Bastian Schweinsteiger was named Germany captain on Tuesday, replacing the retired Philipp Lahm. The 30-year-old Schweinsteiger takes over from his Bayern Munich teammate, who is also 30 but stepped back from international soccer

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  With Falcao at Man Utd, Van Gaal has lineup quandary

  September 02, 2014 14:14 IST

  LONDON :  No longer feared by their rivals? A diminished footballing force? Manchester United is flexing its financial muscle to show otherwise.   A week after pulling off one transfer coup by signing Angel Di Maria

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  Manchester United signs Falcao in another transfer coup

  September 02, 2014 8:05 IST

  LONDON : A week after signing Angel Di Maria, Manchester United persuaded striker Radamel Falcao to join the faltering club in European football's most eye-catching switch as the summer transfer window closed.   Falcao's season-long loan

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  Liga BBVA:Messi sets up Barcelona's 1-0 win at Villarreal

  September 01, 2014 10:07 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain :  Lionel Messi set up substitute Sandro Ramirez to score on his league debut and give Barcelona a 1-0 victory at Villarreal in the Spanish league on Sunday.   Villarreal held Barcelona in check

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  Liga BBVA:Lionel Messi injures leg muscle in Barcelona win

  September 01, 2014 8:31 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain : Lionel Messi picked up a leg injury in Barcelona's 1-0 win at Villarreal on Sunday.   Barcelona says its star forward hurt a muscle in his right leg and that he will undergo

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  East Bengal prevail 3-1 over arch rival Mohun Bagan in derby

  September 01, 2014 6:54 IST

  Kolkata:Ranti Martins struck a double to help defending champions East Bengal prevail over arch rivals Mohun Bagan 3-1 in the season's first derby here on sunday     The Nigerian, who switched from United SC, gave East

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  Arsenal held 1-1 by newcomer Leicester in EPL

  August 31, 2014 23:19 IST

  LEICESTER, England: Arsenal was frustrated by newcomer Leicester on Sunday, dropping points for the second time in three Premier League games in a 1-1 draw.   Alexis Sanchez followed up his first Champions League goal for

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  Enthusiastic about Indian Super League: Del Piero

  August 31, 2014 21:15 IST

  New Delhi: Former Italian football star Alessandro Del Piero, also a World Cup winner, says he is excited about the Indian Super League (ISL) where he will be playing for Delhi Dynamos.The Juventus legend said