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  La Liga: Spanish title fight down to Atletico Madrid ,Barcelona

  May 09, 2014 9:00 IST

  MADRID : The Spanish league title race now looks like a two-way fight, with Atletico Madrid and Barcelona heading for a championship showdown in the last round if they both win this weekend.   Real Madrid's

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  PSG extends coach Laurent Blanc's contract to 2016

  May 09, 2014 8:06 IST

  PARIS:  Paris Saint-Germain has extended coach Laurent Blanc's contract to June 2016, a day after he guided the club to a fourth French league title.   Blanc was not even the club's first choice to succeed

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  Another worker dies at Brazil World Cup site

  May 09, 2014 6:52 IST

  SAO PAULO :  A worker at a World Cup stadium still under construction in Brazil died Thursday in an electrical accident, officials said.   The head of emergency services in the city of Cuiaba, Rosenil Moraes,

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  Jose Mourinho fined $16,900 after sarcastic praise for referees

  May 09, 2014 6:40 IST

  LONDON : The English Football Association has fined Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho 13,000 pounds ($16,900) for bringing the game into disrepute with sarcastic comments about match officials after a shock defeat in the Premier League

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  Germany blends youth with experience for World Cup

  May 08, 2014 19:08 IST

  FRANKFURT, Germany: Germany coach Joachim Loew made several surprise inclusions in his preliminary 30-man World Cup squad on Thursday, with established regulars such as Mario Gomez missing out.   Loew named relatively unknown players such as

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  Meet the hot Model and FIFA presenter Fernanda Lima

  June 11, 2014 8:14 IST

  New Delhi: Football is said to be the most glamorous and beautiful game in the whole world. But what makes this game even hotter? Yes it's the beautiful and sexy presenters or hosts who adds

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  Park, Ki included in South Korea's World Cup squad

  May 08, 2014 9:44 IST

  Seoul, South Korea: Hong Myung-bo has picked Arsenal striker Park Chu-young among nine Europe-based players selected for South Korea's 23-man World Cup squad.   The South Korea coach announced his lineup Thursday at Paju's National Football

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  Valladolid spoils Madrid's title hopes with draw

  May 08, 2014 9:38 IST

  Valladolid, Spain: Real Madrid's Spanish title ambitions are all but over after a late equalizer by relegation-struggler Real Valladolid secured a 1-1 draw on Wednesday.   Madrid lost Cristiano Ronaldo to injury early in the match

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  Pele wanted Kaka or Robinho in Brazil WCup squad

  May 08, 2014 9:31 IST

  Sao Paulo: Pele said he wanted to see either Robinho or Kaka in the World Cup squad picked by Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari on Wednesday.   The Brazil great approved the list but said Robinho

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  City beats Villa 4-0, in sight of EPL title

  May 08, 2014 9:26 IST

  Manchester, England: Manchester City smashed through the 100-goal barrier in the Premier League with a 4-0 win over Aston Villa on Wednesday that moved the team two points clear with a game left and within

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  Luiz says WCup pressure in Brazil 'makes us alive

  May 08, 2014 9:21 IST

  London: Behind the megawatt smile and mop of curly hair, David Luiz is aware of his duty to Brazil after being included in a World Cup squad for the first time on Wednesday.   It's not

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  PSG loses but wins French title after Monaco draws

  May 08, 2014 7:10 IST

  Paris: Paris Saint-Germain won its second straight title with two matches to spare despite playing one of its worst games of the season.   PSG stumbled to a 2-1 home defeat to Renne on Wednesday, relying

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  Kolkata franchise of ISL launched, christened Atletico de Kolkata

  May 07, 2014 23:26 IST

  Kolkata:  The Kolkata franchise of the Indian Super League (ISL) was formally launched Wednesday and christened Atletico de Kolkata, signifying Spanish soccer giants Atletico Madrid's strong presence as a partner.Atletico Madrid owner Miguel Angel Gil

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  No major surprises in Brazil's World Cup squad

  May 07, 2014 20:43 IST

  SAO PAULO :  Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari announced his World Cup squad on Wednesday without any major surprises, choosing most of the players who won last year's Confederations Cup.   Scolari's 23-name list includes 17

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  This is how Virginia Torrecilla scored Beckham-esque goal from own half

  May 08, 2014 7:37 IST

  New Delhi: This season; Jonjo Shelvey and Wayne Rooney's efforts from 60 yards plus have evoked memories of David Beckham's halfway chip over Neil Sullivan in 1996.But this one from Barcelona's women's side matches them

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  English Football Standings

  May 07, 2014 8:49 IST

  English Premier League                                GP  W  D  L  GF  GA PtsLiverpool                    37  25  6  6    99  49  81Manchester City        36 25  5  6     96  37  80Chelsea                    37 24  7  6     69  26  79Arsenal                     37 23  7 

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  Injured Jones could be World Cup doubt

  May 07, 2014 8:37 IST

  Manchester, England: England defender Phil Jones could be a doubt for the World Cup after being hospitalized with a left shoulder injury sustained in Manchester United's 3-1 win over Hull in the Premier League.   The

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  Chile midfielder Vidal to undergo knee surgery

  May 07, 2014 8:31 IST

  Turin, Italy: Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal will undergo knee surgery Wednesday, just five weeks before his country's first match at the World Cup.   Vidal visited specialist surgeon Ramon Cugat in Barcelona on Tuesday, accompanied by

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  Man United beats Hull 3-1 helped by Wilson double

  May 07, 2014 8:23 IST

  Manchester, England: Manchester United unearthed a potential star of the future and perhaps had one last glimpse of a great of its recent past in a 3-1 win over Hull on Tuesday that kept alive

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  Berardi hat trick helps Sassuolo beat Fiorentina

  May 07, 2014 8:14 IST

  Milan: Teenage forward Domenico Berardi scored his third hat trick of the season to help Sassuolo win 4-3 at high-flying Fiorentina on Tuesday and boost its hopes of Serie A survival.   The 19-year-old Berardi scored

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  Surprise names in Ecuador squad for World Cup warm-up

  May 07, 2014 7:41 IST

  Quito, Ecuador: Defender Cristian Ramirez of Fortuna Duesseldorf and midfielder Carlos Gruezo of Stuttgart were some of the surprise names in Ecuador's squad for its World Cup warm-up against the Netherlands on May 17 in

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  La Liga: Real Madrid must win against Valladolid

  May 06, 2014 14:43 IST

  Madrid: Real Madrid travel to Valladolid Wednesday night for one of the most important games of the season as they look to remain in the race for the Spanish Primera Liga title.Sunday's shock 2-2 draw

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  Atletico Madrid to launch Kolkata franchise Wednesday

  May 06, 2014 10:04 IST

  Kolkata: Champions League finalists Atletico Madrid, partners of the Kolkata franchise for the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL), will be arriving here Wednesday to launch the club for the new football league.Club owner Miguel Angel

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  Luis Suarez completes player of the year double

  May 06, 2014 9:33 IST

  LONDON : Liverpool forward Luis Suarez has completed the double of English football's player of the year awards.   A week after collecting the Professional Footballers' Association trophy, the Uruguay international won the 2014 vote by

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  Chelsea still infatuated with Jose Mourinho

  May 06, 2014 9:10 IST

  LONDON : Jose Mourinho is perhaps the only manager who can complete a season at Chelsea without a trophy and not face any calls for his sacking or a fans' revolt.   What a difference to

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  EPL: Wayne Rooney to miss Manchester United's penultimate game

  May 06, 2014 8:54 IST

  MANCHESTER, England : Wayne Rooney will miss Manchester United's penultimate match of a lackluster English Premier League campaign against Hull on Tuesday while still struggling to overcome a groin injury.   Rooney sat out the 1-0

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  La Liga: Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid locked in tight title race

  May 06, 2014 7:56 IST

  MADRID : Perhaps the Champions League success for Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid was the best thing that could happen to Barcelona -- at least as far as the domestic title race is concerned.   The

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  Serie A: Lazio draws 3-3 at home to Verona

  May 06, 2014 7:38 IST

  MILAN : Lazio scored a stoppage-time penalty to rescue a 3-3 draw at home to Hellas Verona in Serie A on Monday and the clubs saw their Europa League hopes diminish.   The clubs are level