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  Juventus wins 3-1 at lowly Sassuolo in Serie A

  April 29, 2014 13:18 IST

  Sassuolo, Italy: Juventus all but clinched its third successive Serie A title by coming from behind to win 3-1 Monday at relegation-threatened Sassuolo in heavy rain.   Antonio Conte's side moved eight points ahead of Roma

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  Celta set to avoid drop after 4-1 Valladolid win

  April 29, 2014 8:07 IST

  Vigo, Spain: Celta Vigo virtually secured its place in next season's Spanish league with a 4-1 win over relegation-threatened Valladolid, which remained in the drop zone.   Celta scored a pair of goals either side of

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  Luiz Felipe Scolari says protests could hurt Brazil's chances

  April 28, 2014 23:12 IST

  SAO PAULO : Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is worried the street protests that are planned during the World Cup could hurt his team's chances of winning the title.   Scolari says that although Brazilians have

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  Dani Alves gets support after racist banana taunt

  April 28, 2014 23:02 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain :  Barcelona defender Dani Alves has received an outpouring of support for his response to a racist taunt during a game, with other players posting photos of themselves with bananas on the internet. 

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  Real Madrid look to book Champions League final berth

  April 28, 2014 22:08 IST

  Madrid:  Spanish club Real Madrid travel to Munich Monday to prepare for their Champions League semi-final return leg against Bayern Munich in the Allianz Arena Tuesday night.Apart from Pepe, who didn't play at the weekend,

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  Amid economic despair, Atletico is hope in Madrid

  April 28, 2014 17:05 IST

  MADRID: For Spain's working class suffering through what feels like never-ending economic recession, Atletico Madrid's stunning season offers an uplifting example of beating the odds, with the Spanish title and Champions League final both within

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  Bayern has to overcome 1-0 deficit against Madrid

  April 28, 2014 11:34 IST

  Frankfurt, Germany: Bayern Munich is seeking to become the first club to defend the Champions League title. The title holder, however, is the only team to have conceded a goal in the first leg of

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  Atletico moves toward title, Barca stages comeback

  April 28, 2014 11:27 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Atletico Madrid moved one step closer to its first Spanish league title in 18 years on Sunday with a 1-0 victory at Valencia, while Lionel Messi completed an emotional 3-2 comeback win for

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  Dani Alves eats banana in response to racist taunt

  April 28, 2014 11:17 IST

  Villarreal, Spain: Barcelona defender Dani Alves responded to a racist taunt when a banana landed at his feet during Sunday's game at Villarreal by picking up the fruit, peeling and then eating it before proceeding

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  Luis Suarez voted player of the year in England

  April 28, 2014 10:17 IST

  Liverpool, England: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been voted player of the year by his fellow professionals in English football, capping a season in which his scoring prowess helped erase memories of previous bans for

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  Man City puts PL trophy pursuit back in own hands

  April 28, 2014 7:27 IST

  Liverpool, England: The Premier League title race swung back in Manchester City's favor Sunday as the team took full advantage of Liverpool slipping up against Chelsea.   Liverpool still tops the standings despite losing 2-0 to

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  Chelsea dents Liverpool hopes with Anfield win

  April 27, 2014 22:47 IST

  LIVERPOOL, England: Chelsea dented Liverpool's Premier League title hopes and maintained its own pursuit of the trophy with a 2-0 victory against the leaders on Sunday.   A resilient Chelsea successfully nullified a team on an

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  Know the seven unknown facts about soccer star Christiano Ronaldo

  April 28, 2014 8:04 IST

  New Delhi: Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most decorated athletes of our time. Aside from being one of the best football players of our generation, Ronaldo is also one of the most popular and

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  Know the teams which have scored most numbers of GOALS in World Cup

  April 28, 2014 8:11 IST

  New Delhi: With one and a half months left for the biggest carnival of soccer to get underway in Brazil, and the environment soccer becoming the talk of the town , we take a look

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  Bundesliga: Bayern Munich rallies, beats Werder Bremen 5-2

  April 27, 2014 9:47 IST

  FRANKFURT, Germany :Bayern Munich warmed up for its Champions League semifinal against Real Madrid with a 5-2 win over Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Saturday.   Bayern trailed twice but scored three goals in a

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  England, Germany compete to host Euro 2020 final

  April 27, 2014 9:13 IST

  GENEVA :  England and Germany will continue their great football rivalry in a contest to host the 2020 European Championship final and semifinals.   UEFA said Saturday that 19 countries are bidding to host games in

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  Cristiano Ronaldo strikes twice as Real Madrid routs Osasuna 4-0

  April 27, 2014 7:10 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain : Cristiano Ronaldo scored two long-range goals to help Real Madrid rout Osasuna 4-0 on Saturday and stay in the Spanish league title chase while resting several first-choice players for its European clash

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  Thousands gather in memory of Barcelona's coach Tito Vilanova

  April 27, 2014 6:53 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain :  More than 20,000 of Barcelona's fans gathered along with players to pay their respects to Tito Vilanova at Camp Nou on Saturday, a day after the former coach died following a battle

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  EPL: Man United beats Norwich 4-0 as Giggs takes charge

  April 27, 2014 6:36 IST

  MANCHESTER, England :  Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata scored twice to ensure Ryan Giggs' spell as interim Manchester United manager began with a comfortable 4-0 victory against a mediocre Norwich side in the English Premier

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  Serie A: Roma beats AC Milan 2-0 to keep title race open

  April 26, 2014 8:18 IST

  ROME :  Refusing to concede the Serie A title, Roma produced a convincing 2-0 win over AC Milan on Friday that will keep Juventus from celebrating for at least another week.   Miralem Pjanic dribbled through

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  Balotelli has tense verbal exchange in TV studio

  April 26, 2014 7:58 IST

  ROME : Mario Balotelli is getting tired of criticism every time he plays poorly.   The Italy forward got into a tense verbal exchange with the Sky Italia TV studio hosts after AC Milan's 2-0 loss

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  FIFA downplays Brazil violence worries

  April 26, 2014 7:18 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO: The recent outbreak of deadly violence in the heart of Rio de Janeiro will not compromise the World Cup, FIFA's secretary general pledged Friday.   Speaking at a news conference just days after

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  Former Barcelona coach Vilanova dies at 45

  April 25, 2014 23:56 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: Tito Vilanova, the coach who succeeded Pep Guardiola at Barcelona and won the Spanish league title in his only season in charge, died Friday following a long battle with throat cancer. He was

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  Europa League: Sevilla takes 2-0 lead against Valencia in first leg of semi-final

  April 25, 2014 11:13 IST

  SEVILLE, Spain : Stephane M'Bia and Carlos Bacca scored within four minutes of each other as Sevilla beat Valencia 2-0 in the first leg of an all-Spanish Europa League semifinal on Thursday.   With his back

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  Luiz Scolari: Not worried about Neymar's fitness

  April 25, 2014 11:02 IST

  Rio de Janeiro:  Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari says the form and fitness of Neymar ahead of the World Cup doesn't worry him at all."It's the team that isn't doing well. He is part of

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  Veteran striker Ivica Olic extends Wolfsburg stay

  April 25, 2014 9:54 IST

  WOLFSBURG, Germany:  Veteran Croatia striker Ivica Olic has extended his deal with Bundesliga side Wolfsburg to 2016.   The 34-year-old says in a club statement, "I'm very happy to have cleared up my future and that

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  Brazil's coach Scolari confirms 9 names for World Cup

  April 25, 2014 8:20 IST

  SAO PAULO : Coach Luis Felipe Scolari has confirmed nine players who will make Brazil's squad for the World Cup at home.   They are David Luiz, Oscar, Ramires, Willian, Paulinho, Julio Cesar, Thiago Silva, Fred

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  FIFA concerned about Brazil violence but confident

  April 25, 2014 8:01 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :  FIFA is concerned about recent violence in Brazil less than two months before the country hosts the World Cup. But Marketing Director Thierry Weil says soccer's governing body is still confident