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  Colombian president praises Rodriguez on Real move

  July 23, 2014 11:30 IST

  Bogota (Colombia):  Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has congratulated national football star James Rodriguez on moving to Spanish club Real Madrid."What pride James Rodriguez!" the president posted on his Twitter account. "Thanks for being an

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  Dunga returns for second stint as Brazil coach

  July 23, 2014 7:28 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO : Brazil is bringing back Dunga to coach the national football team, four years after he was fired from the same job. Tuesday's hiring comes two weeks after Brazil was eliminated from

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  James Rodriguez signs 6-year deal with Real Madrid

  July 24, 2014 16:24 IST

  MADRID : A week after finishing the World Cup as the tournament's top scorer with six goals, Colombia forward James Rodriguez signed a six-year deal with Real Madrid on Tuesday.   The 23-year-old Rodriguez, who helped

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  Liverpool manager praises Suarez, says Liverpool moving on

  July 23, 2014 6:44 IST

  BOSTON : Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says the team is moving on after Luis Suarez' departure to Barcelona for a $130 million transfer fee.   "He gave everything for Liverpool," Rodgers said Tuesday when asked if

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  Subrata Paul, Nabi to play for Mumbai in Indian Super League

  July 22, 2014 14:35 IST

  Mumbai: Current India custodian Subrata Paul and midfielder Syed Rahim Nabi were the big signings by Mumbai franchise on day one of the two-day inaugural eight-team Hero Indian Super League domestic players draft held.     The

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  Patrice Evra transfers from Manchester United to Juventus

  July 22, 2014 9:38 IST

  TURIN, Italy :  France left back Patrice Evra has completed a transfer from Manchester United to Italian champion Juventus. Juventus says it is paying United 1.2 million pounds ($2 million) but that the transfer price

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  Steven Gerrard retires from international football

  July 22, 2014 9:27 IST

  LONDON :  England captain Steven Gerrard announced his retirement from international football on Monday to focus on playing for Liverpool. The 34-year-old midfielder made 114 appearances for England over 14 years.   Gerrard said he "agonized"

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  Forward James Rodriguez likely headed for Real Madrid

  July 22, 2014 9:06 IST

  MADRID :  James Rodriguez, the Colombia striker who was the top scorer at the World Cup, is closing in on a deal with Real Madrid. The 23-year-old  Monaco forward scored six goals in Brazil, including

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  U-23 Indian football team leaves for Czech Republic

  July 21, 2014 16:04 IST

  New Delhi: A 25-member Under-23 Indian football squad left for Czech Republic for a 19-day exposure tour in preparation for the Incheon Asian Games to be held from Sep 19 to Oct 4.Four from the

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  Cristiano Ronaldo's mother says she tried to abort him

  July 20, 2014 12:21 IST

  London:  Cristiano Ronaldo's mother Dolores Aveiro has revealed in her autobiography that she had tried to abort the Portuguese football star when she was pregnant.In the book, Mae Coragem, released in Portugal Friday, Aveiro claims

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  Mohun Bagan signs Balwant Singh for upcoming season

  July 20, 2014 10:03 IST

  Kolkata:  Mohun Bagan today announced the signing of Churchill Brothers' ace forward Balwant Singh for the upcoming season. The 27-year-old struck 17 goals last season including four in Churchill Brothers Federation Cup triumph last season

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  Alvaro Morata joins Juventus in 20 million transfer

  July 20, 2014 8:27 IST

  TURIN, Italy :  Spanish forward Alvaro Morata has completed a *20 million ($27 million) transfer from Real Madrid to Juventus. Juventus announced details of the deal Saturday, saying that Morata signed a five-year contract with

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  EPL: Chelsea complete Luis signing from Atletico Madrid

  July 19, 2014 14:43 IST

  London:  English Premier League club Chelsea have completed the signing of Brazilian defender Filipe Luis from Spanish side Atletico Madrid.The left-back Friday signed a three-year contract with the London based club and will be donning

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  Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber back from injury

  July 19, 2014 9:53 IST

  MEMMINGEN, Germany : Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber made his long-awaited comeback from injury in his side's 3-0 friendly win over a fan club team on Friday.   Badstuber tore the cruciate ligament in his right

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  2 Newcastle fans flying to watch games killed in crash

  July 19, 2014 9:35 IST

  LONDON :  Two Newcastle fans flying to watch the team play in New Zealand were among the 298 people killed on the Malaysia Airlines jet shot down near the Ukraine-Russia border, the English Premier League

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  Hero title sponsor of Indian Super League

  July 19, 2014 9:08 IST

  New Delhi: Hero MotoCorp Ltd, the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturer, has signed a three-year deal to be the title sponsor of the Indian Super League (ISL), the first-of-its-kind franchise-based football league in the country.With this

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  Know German World cup winning captain Lahm who retires from international football

  July 20, 2014 10:26 IST

  BERLIN :  World Cup-winning captain Philipp Lahm has retired from playing for Germany. The 30-year-old Lahm informed German Football Federation (DFB) president Wolfgang Niersbach of his decision in a telephone call on Friday.   Lahm played

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  Star wants IMG-Reliance to postpone ISL

  July 18, 2014 9:29 IST

  New Delhi:  Broadcast partner and co-promoter of IMG-Reliance, Star wants to postpone the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) since it is clashing with the Champions League Twenty20.CLT20 cricket is likely to start Sep 7 while

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  EPL: Louis Van Gaal needs time to impose philosophy at Man United

  July 18, 2014 9:10 IST

  While avoiding starting his Manchester United reign with any bold predictions or statements of intent, Louis van Gaal still projected an aura of authority and conviction in his ability to take on one of the

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  Ex-Man United defender Rio Ferdinand joins Queens Park Rangers

  July 18, 2014 8:05 IST

  LONDON : Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is staying in the English Premier League after joining Queens Park Rangers on Thursday. The 35-year-old Ferdinand signed a one-year contract with the London club to be

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  Germany top of FIFA rankings after World Cup win

  July 17, 2014 18:30 IST

  ZURICH, Switzerland :  Germany climbed to the top of the FIFA rankings on Thursday after winning the World Cup for the first time in 24 years, while several European rivals paid the price for their

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  Germany midfielder Toni Kroos joins Real Madrid

  July 17, 2014 14:05 IST

  MUNICH:  Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has joined Real Madrid from Bayern Munich on a six-year contract. Madrid said the 24-year-old Kroos, a key member of Germany's World Cup-winning team, would be presented at the Santiago

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  Robin Van Persie holidaying in Barbados after World Cup

  July 17, 2014 9:08 IST

  Bridgetown :  Striker Robin Van Persie has flown to Barbados on holiday after helping the Netherlands to third place in the FIFA World Cup, which ended Sunday in Brazil.Van Persie is on a three-week break

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  Joan Capdevila to be NorthEast United's marquee player in ISL

  July 17, 2014 8:48 IST

  Kolkata: World Cup 2010 and European 2008 Championship winner and Spanish defender Joan Capdevila will be the marquee player of the NorthEast United Football Club for the inaugural season of Indian Super League.Capdevila, who marshalled

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  FIFA: Costa Rica revelation of Brazil World Cup

  July 17, 2014 8:33 IST

  San Jose:  Costa Rica's national team was the revelation of the 2014 Brazil World Cup, according to event organiser and world football governing body FIFA, Federation International of Football Association.Costa Rican media outlets Wednesday cited

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  Chelsea signing Filipe Luis from Atletico Madrid

  July 17, 2014 8:09 IST

  LONDON :  Chelsea says a deal has been struck with Atletico Madrid to sign defender Filipe Luis. The Premier League club says the transfer is dependent on the 28-year-old Luis agreeing personal terms.   The Brazilian

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  Suarez's initial absence no tragedy for Barcelona

  July 16, 2014 21:18 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is not overly concerned about the absence of new signing Luis Suarez for the early part of the upcoming season as the Uruguayan serves his biting ban from the

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  Indo-Pak football series in India next month: PFF

  July 16, 2014 20:43 IST

  Karachi: India and Pakistan will play a bilateral football series in the former's den next month, the PFF said on Wednesday.The bilateral series will be the first between the two countries after a gap of