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  How a footballer was saved from swallowing his tongue by opposition player

  April 02, 2014 7:42 IST

  New Delhi: In a dramatic moment a Dynamo Kiev footballer was saved from swallowing his tongue by a quick-thinking opposition player. Oleg Gusev, 30, was knocked unconscious after competing for a cross with Dnipro goalkeeper,

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  Uruguay soccer leaders quit in fan violence crisis

  April 01, 2014 12:08 IST

  Montevideo, Uruguay: Uruguayan soccer has lost its leadership with little more than two months before its national team is to compete in the World Cup.   The entire executive committee of the Uruguayan Football Association quit

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  Malaga rallies for 2-1 win at Betis in Spain

  April 01, 2014 6:42 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Malaga scored twice in the final eight minutes for a 2-1 victory at last-place Real Betis, whose hopes of avoiding relegation took a blow after another disappointing Spanish league defeat.   Betis had a

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  Meet the fastest movers in the game of football

  April 01, 2014 7:37 IST

  New Delhi: The countdown for the soccer World Cup in Brazil has begun with less than three months left for the biggest football carnival to begin.Let's take a look on the some of the fastest

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  Inter Milan defender Chivu retires from football

  March 31, 2014 20:29 IST

  BUCHAREST, Romania: Inter Milan defender Cristian Chivu has retired from football, terminating his contract with the Italian club and setting his sights on becoming an agent.   Inter says the club and the former Romania captain

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  Barca, Atletico gear up for Champions League quarter-final

  March 31, 2014 20:23 IST

  Madrid: Domestic duels will be forgotten Tuesday night when FC Barcelona entertain Atletico Madrid in the Camp Nou Stadium in the quarter-final first leg of the UEFA Champions League.The top two in the Spanish BBVA

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  Alves wants to stay at Barcelona despite no offer

  March 31, 2014 20:15 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: Brazil defender Daniel Alves says he wants to stay at Barcelona even though the Spanish champions haven't yet offered him a contract extension.   The 30-year-old Alves is out of contract after this season.  

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  Victor Valdes out 7 months after knee surgery

  March 31, 2014 20:10 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes is expected to be sidelined for seven months after surgery on his right knee on Monday.   The 32-year-old Valdes underwent surgery in Germany after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament

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  AFC Cup: Pune FC face Tampines Rovers in must-win game

  March 31, 2014 20:03 IST

  Pune: Pune FC will be keen to log their first-ever win on the continental stage when they host Singapore's Tampines Rovers in a must-win Group-H, Round-4 encounter of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup at

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  Serie A: Napoli wins 2-0, hands Juve its 2nd loss of season

  March 31, 2014 8:05 IST

  ROME : Real Madrid castoff Jose Maria Callejon scored in the first half and Belgium international Dries Mertens added a late goal as Napoli handed Serie A leader Juventus only its second loss of the

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  Liverpool beats Spurs 4-0, tops Premier League

  March 30, 2014 23:14 IST

  LIVERPOOL, England: Liverpool took advantage of an inept defensive display by Tottenham to cruise to a 4-0 win at Anfield on Sunday and return to the top of the Premier League for the first time

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  Roma beats Sassuolo 2-0 in Serie A

  March 30, 2014 18:31 IST

  Rome: Mattia Destro's early goal was key and Roma was fortunate when a penalty kick for relegation-threatened Sassuolo was waved off in a 2-0 win Sunday.   The victory moved Roma within 11 points of Serie

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  City misses chance to go top after Chelsea loses

  March 30, 2014 14:58 IST

  London: The Premier League's most unpredictable title race produced another surprise on Saturday as Chelsea lost at Crystal Palace for the first time since 1990.   Despite the 1-0 collapse after Chelsea captain John Terry headed

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  Brazil opens Curitiba World Cup stadium

  March 30, 2014 12:03 IST

  Rio de Janeiro Brazil's Arena da Baixada World Cup stadium officially reopened Saturday after more than two years of construction work.The stadium's first World Cup test event saw Atletico Paranaense draw 0-0 with J. Malucelli

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  Hoffenheim ends Bayern's 19-game winning Bundesliga run.

  March 30, 2014 8:01 IST

  BERLIN: Hoffenheim dampened Bayern Munich's Bundesliga title celebrations by grabbing a 3-3 draw to end the champions' 19-game winning run on Saturday.Anthony Modeste's 23rd-minute opening goal only seemed to rile Bayern, which responded with three

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  EPL: Arsenal prevents Man City going top with 1-1 draw.

  March 30, 2014 7:40 IST

  LONDON :  Arsenal prevented Manchester City from going top while keeping up its own pursuit of the title with a spirited fightback to draw 1-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.Mathieu Flamini's second-half equalizer for

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  Worker dies at stadium hosting World Cup opener.

  March 30, 2014 7:20 IST

  SAO PAULO :  A worker died Saturday after falling at the construction site of the stadium that will host the World Cup opener in Sao Paulo, marking the seventh death in accidents at World Cup

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  EPL: Rooney double powers Man United to win over Aston Villa.

  March 29, 2014 21:56 IST

  MANCHESTER, England :  Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United came from behind to beat Aston Villa 4-1 in the Premier League on Saturday as fans came out in support of struggling manager David Moyes

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  Schalke beats Hertha 2-0 to go 2nd in Bundesliga

  March 29, 2014 12:32 IST

  Berlin: Nigerian forward Chinedu Obasi scored one goal and set up the other as Schalke beat Hertha Berlin 2-0 at home to move into provisional second place in the Bundesliga on Friday.   Obasi chested the

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  India's first rooftop mini-football field!

  March 28, 2014 17:46 IST

  Mumbai: Football fans in Mumbai can experience a new high - on a rooftop mini-football field above a cinema complex!India's first rooftop mini-football field opened at the Big Cinemas IMAX in Wadala here recently."The six-a-side

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  Hiddink appointed new Netherlands coach

  March 28, 2014 16:20 IST

  THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Guus Hiddink will take over as Netherlands coach after the World Cup, when Louis van Gaal is stepping down, the country's football association announced on Friday.   Hiddink will lead the Netherlands until the

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  No world cup but Ronaldinho knows how to celebrates birthday

  March 29, 2014 6:56 IST

  New Delhi: He may not be as good as he used to be at football but once a star Ronaldinho how to celebrate his birthday. It was his 34th birthday on Friday. The man who

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  FIFA World Cup ticket demand hits 2.56 million.

  March 28, 2014 12:00 IST

  Rio de Janeiro:   Fans have already bought 2.56 million tickets for this year's World Cup, according to football's governing body FIFA.The demand for tickets has been highest among Brazilians, who have bought more than

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  Ronaldo: Pressure 'huge' on Brazil World Cup team.

  March 28, 2014 8:34 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :  Ronaldo, who led Brazil to its last World Cup title 12 years ago, said Thursday this year's team is under crushing pressure with everyone expecting a sixth title helped by home

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  Barcelona's injured goalkeeper Valdes to have surgery on Monday.

  March 28, 2014 7:25 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain :  Injured Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes will undergo an operation to repair his torn right knee ligament on Monday.   Barcelona says the procedure will be performed by doctors Ulrich Boenisch and Ricard Pruna

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  Jerome Valcke: 'Time is flying' for Brazil World Cup.

  March 28, 2014 7:05 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO : Top FIFA official Jerome Valcke says "time is flying" toward the World Cup and getting three stadiums finished at the last minute presents "risks" with insufficient time to test the venues.  

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  Arsenal confirms preseason game against Red Bulls

  March 27, 2014 20:32 IST

  LONDON: Arsenal will travel to the United States after the World Cup to play a preseason friendly against the New York Red Bulls in a match that will see Thierry Henry take on his former

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  Barcelona signs Croatia midfielder Alen Halilovic

  March 27, 2014 17:48 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: Barcelona has signed Croatia midfielder Alen Halilovic from Dinamo Zabreg to join its youth team.   Barcelona says the 17-year-old Halilovic has agreed to a five-year contract.   The Spanish champions say they will pay