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  FIFA World Cup : Scolari quits as Brazil coach

  July 15, 2014 14:24 IST

  Rio de Janeiro:  Luiz Felipe Scolari has tendered his resignation as coach of Brazil following the team's ignominious FIFA World Cup exit - and it has been accepted.The 65-year-old made the decision following a meeting

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  Meet Ann-Kathrin Brommel, the love of Germany's hero Mario Goetze

  October 23, 2014 11:41 IST

  New Delhi: The latest heart throb and the hero of the Germans Mario Götze got a huge kiss from his supermodel girlfriend Sunday after scoring the World Cup-winning goalMario Gotze at  22, and his  girlfriend

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  FIFA World Cup: United Germany stands at the top of the world

  July 15, 2014 8:21 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO: United they stand, right at the top of the football world. And right on South American soil.   Germany won its fourth World Cup title on Sunday, but its first since a country

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  FIFA World Cup: Germany basks in 4th World Cup after 24-year wait

  December 27, 2014 12:19 IST

  BERLIN :  It's been a long wait, and now Germany is basking in its fourth World Cup title. The Die Welt newspaper celebrated Monday with a three-word headline in the national colors of black, red

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  FIFA World Cup: Title ends 10-year project for Germany

  July 15, 2014 7:29 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO : The World Cup title for Joachim Loew and his "golden generation" crowned a process that was 10 years in the making. With a talented crop of new players coming through, the

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  Manchester United clinches $1.3 billion Adidas kit deal

  July 15, 2014 7:08 IST

  Manchester United secured a record-breaking $1.3 billion sponsorship deal with Adidas on Monday, signaling the club's enduring global appeal despite its worst Premier League campaign and strengthening its financial muscle for player transfers.   The 10-year

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  From Brazil to Russia: A look at 2018 World Cup

  July 15, 2014 6:42 IST

  MOSCOW:  Brazil just barely managed to get everything ready in time for the World Cup. Russia insists it won't have any such problems in 2018, although the country faces other issues ahead of football's next

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  Blatter awards Brazil 9.25 mark for special WCup

  July 14, 2014 23:05 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil got 9.25 out of 10 from FIFA President Sepp Blatter for organizing a World Cup that was "very special" because of high quality football.   Giving his tournament report on Monday, Blatter

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  Argentina's gutsy World Cup team is welcomed home

  July 14, 2014 22:59 IST

  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Argentina's national team was welcomed home on Monday by thousands of fans celebrating its gutsy performance in the World Cup final.   The team arrived to Buenos Aires in the morning in a

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  Odisha sand artist's sculpture to mark German win

  July 14, 2014 22:53 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Monday created a sand sculpture on the beach of Odisha's Puri town to congratulate the German team on winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup.Patnaik, with the help of

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  Germany triumph fruit of 10-year plan: Loew

  July 14, 2014 16:16 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: German coach Joachim Loew says its 1-0 victory over Argentina in the World Cup final is the fruit of a decade of investment in the country's youth development.At his post-match press conference,

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  Reports: Scolari out as Brazil coach

  July 14, 2014 16:20 IST

  Sao Paulo: Brazilian media say the local football confederation has decided to drop Luiz Felipe Scolari as Brazil head coach.   Globo TV and other news outlets said early Monday that Scolari will not remain as

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  Argentine World Cup celebration marred by violence

  July 14, 2014 12:55 IST

  Buenos Aires, Argentina: Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a group of rock-throwing vandals who disturbed a rally by Argentines celebrating their team's gutsy performance in a 1-0 loss to Germany

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  Germany's World Cup party gets underway at home

  July 14, 2014 12:43 IST

  Berlin: A quarter of a million German football fans reacted with unbridled joy, mixed with shock, on Sunday when Mario Goetze struck late in extra-time for Germany to win the World Cup with a 1-0

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  Stars of politics, sport, music at World Cup final

  July 14, 2014 12:35 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: Vladimir Putin chatted with Angela Merkel, and David Beckham hugged Pele at the World Cup final on Sunday.   Tom Brady looked on from the VIP seats when his wife Gisele Bundchen brought

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  Klose adds World Cup title to scoring record

  July 14, 2014 12:23 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: Miroslav Klose has had a good week.   Tuesday: Become the World Cup's all-time leading scorer.   Sunday: Win the World Cup.   If the 36-year-old Klose does choose to retire now, it'll be with

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  Messi's World Cup ends on a bitter note

  July 14, 2014 12:10 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: Lionel Messi's final act in the 2014 World Cup was lifting a free kick high over the bar, wasting Argentina's last chance to equalize in the final against Germany.   It was far

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  FIFA World cup: Targeted by Argentina, Schweinsteiger fights on

  July 14, 2014 7:52 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO:  Battered and bloodied, Bastian Schweinsteiger kept fighting. No Argentine tackle or foul would keep the German midfielder from lifting the World Cup trophy. Schweinsteiger battled through the final and Germany won its

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  Know Germany's mantra for FIFA World Cup success

  December 08, 2014 19:03 IST

  Berlin:  FIFA World Cups usually carry a message to the outside world affecting the future of football around the globe. The German one is  Be extremely flexible and never give up.Mario Goetze scored the winning

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  FIFA World Cup : Mario Goetze's full talent on show in winning goal

  July 14, 2014 5:22 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :  Mario Goetze lived up to the billing of being one of Germany's most talented players by scoring the goal that ensured Germany became the first European team to win the World

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  FIFA World Cup: Argentines hold heads high after World Cup loss

  July 14, 2014 4:55 IST

  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina : Pain-stricken Argentines held their heads high after watching their national team give it all against a powerful Germany but come up short in extra time, losing 1-0 in the country's first

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  FIFA World Cup: Lionel Messi wins award as best player

  July 14, 2014 7:22 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO : Lionel Messi has received the award for best player of the World Cup, minutes after his Argentina team lost the final 1-0 to Germany.   Messi was selected ahead of Thomas Mueller

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  FIFA World Cup: Goetze scores late to give Germany the World Cup

  July 14, 2014 3:59 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :   With two quick touches, Mario Goetze ended Germany's 24-year wait for another World Cup title.Goetze scored the winning goal in extra time to give Germany a 1-0 victory over Argentina on

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  FIFA World Cup: match goes on to 'extra time' as 90 minutes fails to see a goal

  July 14, 2014 2:39 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO:  The World Cup final is going to extra time with Argentina and Germany even at 0-0 after 90 minutes Sunday. Both teams had their chances in regulation. Benedikt Hoewedes' header hit the

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  FIFA World Cup: Germany and Argentina at 0-0 at halftime

  July 14, 2014 1:45 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :  The World Cup final between Argentina and Germany is still level at 0-0 after the first half. Argentina was the more dangerous team in the first 45 minutes of play, and

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  FIFA World Cup: The day is here! Brazil celebrates final

  July 14, 2014 0:11 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :  Football's big day is finally here! Tens of thousands of fans flocked to the World Cup final between Germany and Argentina on Sunday, joining millions around Brazil and across South America

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  FIFA World Cup: Netherlands blank Brazil 3-0 in play-off

  July 13, 2014 7:09 IST

  Brasilia: Brazil lost its face, its pride one more time in the space of four days after the Netherlands embarrassed the hosts 3-0 in the third-place play-off match of the World Cup, as boos and

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  FIFA World cup: Germany wants history and title in South America

  July 13, 2014 20:33 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :  No European team has ever won a World Cup played in the Americas. Just one more source of motivation for Germany ahead of Sunday's final against Argentina."We know we can write