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  Madrid celebrates Champions League final success

  May 02, 2014 13:35 IST

  MADRID : Madrid is celebrating the success of its two major football clubs after Atletico Madrid ensured a historic Champions League final derby against crosstown rival Real Madrid.   Atletico's 3-1 victory at Chelsea saw it

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  Europa League: 10-man Benfica returns to final

  May 02, 2014 13:26 IST

  TURIN, Italy :  Ten-man Benfica returned to the Europa League final following a 0-0 draw at tournament-favourite Juventus on Thursday, advancing on 2-1 aggregate.   Juventus created numerous chances but either couldn't find the target or

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  Europa League: Sevilla's late goal beat Valencia for a place in final

  May 02, 2014 13:19 IST

  VALENCIA, Spain : Stephane Mbia scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time for Sevilla to make the Europa League final despite a 3-1 loss at Valencia on Thursday.   Valencia looked set to play in

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  800 defend fan who taunted Alves with banana

  May 02, 2014 13:14 IST

  VILLARREAL, Spain: Eight hundred people have gathered to show support for the Villarreal fan who racially taunted Dani Alves by throwing a banana at the Barcelona player.   Spanish news service Efe reported on Thursday the

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  England coach Roy Hodgson appeal to clubs over players' rest

  May 02, 2014 13:07 IST

  LONDON : England coach Roy Hodgson has urged Premier League clubs not to use World Cup squad members in postseason friendlies to ensure they are rested and their minds are clear for Brazil.   Abu Dhabi-owned

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  US coach Jurgen Klinsmann to call 30 players into training camp

  May 02, 2014 13:02 IST

  CHICAGO: United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann intends to call a full complement of 30 players for his team's pre-World Cup training camp at Stanford University.   Klinsmann plans to announce his preliminary squad May 12, a

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  Brazil: Cellphone coverage faulty at World Cup stadiums

  May 02, 2014 12:57 IST

  SAO PAULO: Brazil's top communications official admits some soccer fans won't be able to access the Internet on their cellphones inside some World Cup stadiums.   Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo says there was no time to

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  FA bans Mourinho's Chelsea assistant for 6 games

  May 02, 2014 12:49 IST

  LONDON : The English Football Association has given an assistant to Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho a six-match stadium ban for misconduct on the touchline.   During Chelsea's loss to Sunderland 12 days ago, the FA says

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  Madrid becomes European football capital

  May 01, 2014 20:29 IST

  Madrid: This Spanish capital is steeling itself for what could be the most important sporting event in its history, even though the football match will be played in Portuguese capital Lisbon.Atletico Madrid's stunning 3-1 win

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  Indian football is in better shape today: Toal

  May 01, 2014 20:52 IST

  New Delhi:  Indian football's outgoing youth development chief coach Colm Joseph Toal said he was proud of his seven-year stint and feels the youngsters are in better shape today.The Englishman, whose contract expired Wednesday, said

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  Pep Guardiola's tactics under scrutiny as Bayern Munich falls

  May 01, 2014 9:36 IST

  MUNICH : Pep Guardiola's obsession with possession is under scrutiny after Bayern Munich's title hopes in the Champions League were shredded by Real Madrid.   Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti outfoxed Guardiola over both semifinal legs and

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  Banana-thrower seized for racial insult on Dani Alves

  May 01, 2014 8:35 IST

  VILLARREAL, Spain : Spanish police arrested the man who racially insulted Barcelona defender Dani Alves by throwing a banana at him, with reports on Wednesday claiming the perpetrator worked for Villarreal.   Police confirmed 26-year-old David

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  Wigan Athletic fined over signing French striker Marc-Antoine Fortune deal

  May 01, 2014 8:12 IST

  LONDON :  Wigan Athletic has been fined 40,000 pounds ($67,500) for breaking Football Association rules on the use of agents.   The second-tier Championship club admitted it had broken FA rules by signing French striker Marc-Antoine

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  Anti-racism campaign was planned for Neymar

  May 01, 2014 7:57 IST

  SAO PAULO :  The social media campaign against racism that started after Dani Alves ate a banana in a Barcelona match had already been planned in advance for Neymar, who was waiting for the right

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  Champions League: Atletico Madrid beats Chelsea 3-1 to reach final

  May 01, 2014 7:26 IST

  LONDON :  A season of the unexpected for Atletico Madrid will end with a shot at a first Champions League title against its fiercest rival.   Having disrupted the established order of power in Spanish football,

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  England: Andros Townsend out of World Cup,Kyle Walker a doubt

  May 01, 2014 6:56 IST

  LONDON :  England winger Andros Townsend was ruled out of the World Cup through injury on Wednesday as coach Roy Hodgson sweats on the fitness of other players he planned to take to Brazil.   Although

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  England to name FIFA World Cup squad May 12

  April 30, 2014 20:36 IST

  London: England manager Roy Hodgson will reveal his squad for the FIFA World Cup May 12, a day after the Premier League season ends, the Football Association announced Wednesday.Hodgson is expected to announce a 23-man

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  Meet the 10 hottest female soccer players

  May 01, 2014 7:38 IST

  New Delhi: Soccer is one of the most favorite game for most of the people and when it comes to women soccer player, it can be said that it is slowly gaining recognition and gratitude

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  Court allows Chilean goalie to play in World Cup

  April 30, 2014 15:00 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Chile international goalkeeper Johnny Herrera is free to play in the FIFA World Cup despite being handed a 150-day prison term for serious driving offences.A judge in Quintero, in the Chilean region

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  Only two spots open in World Cup squad: Scolari

  April 30, 2014 14:48 IST

  Rio de Janeiro:  Brazil's chief coach Luiz Felipe Scolari revealed that just two spots remain undecided in his World Cup squad.The 65-year-old will name his 23-man squad May 7 and he reiterated a pledge to

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  World Cup: Can Spain defend their title of being the Champions?

  May 01, 2014 7:52 IST

  New Delhi: The biggest quadrennial soccer extravaganza is going to start in Brazil within less than forty five days. One of the teams that will be closely watched upon will be the defending champions Spain.

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  Cristiano Ronaldo is TAG Heuer brand ambassador

  April 30, 2014 9:16 IST

  New Delhi: World's leading watchmaker TAG Heuer has signed up football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo as its brand ambassador."TAG Heuer is by far the best at what it does and has been for more than 150

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  Dani Alves slams 'backward' Spain over banana taunt

  April 30, 2014 7:41 IST

  MADRID : Although Dani Alves has been pleasantly surprised by the worldwide support he has received since being racially taunted, the Barcelona defender took a shot at Spain by labeling the country "backward" in its

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  Chelsea stands in way of Atletico's 1st Champions League final

  April 30, 2014 7:18 IST

  LONDON: It's not only illness that has exhausted Jose Mourinho. Defending the virtues of employing defensive tactics once again is wearing out the Chelsea manager.   However much Liverpool and Atletico Madrid were frustrated by Mourinho's

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  Champions League: Real Madrid reaches final by defeating Bayern Munich

  April 30, 2014 6:58 IST

  MUNICH :  Sergio Ramos has his redemption, Cristiano Ronaldo has his goal record and Real Madrid is one win away from the long-awaited "Decima."Real Madrid carried out coach Carlo Ancelotti's game plan to perfection and

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  Meet the 10 hottest soccer hosts

  April 30, 2014 7:25 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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  Hot women celebrities and their favourite soccer clubs

  April 30, 2014 7:31 IST

  New Delhi: Football clubs playing in the English Premiere League draw a lot of motivation from their fans, and nothing like the support coming from the hot and famous celebrities. Hollywood actresses are die hard

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  Arsenal beats Newcastle 3-0 to cement fourth spot

  April 29, 2014 13:26 IST

  London: Arsenal remains on course for another season in the Champions League after beating Newcastle 3-0 at home on Monday.   The win puts Arsenal four points clear of Everton in fourth place with two games