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  Ronaldo sets all-time scoring record for Portugal.

  March 06, 2014 11:02 IST

  LEIRIA, Portugal : Cristiano Ronaldo became Portugal's all-time leading scorer Wednesday, netting twice as Portugal thrashed Cameroon 5-1 in a warm-up match  between teams preparing for the World Cup.Ronaldo clinched his place in the record

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  Germany beats Chile 1-0 in international friendly.

  March 06, 2014 10:20 IST

  Berlin:  With less than hundred  days left for the 2014 soccer world  cup the German team overcame a resilient Chile 1-0 in an international friendly in Stuttgart.Bayern Munich's Mario Goetze helped the Germans to snatch

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  Will work for Darjeeling's development: Bhaichung Bhutia

  March 06, 2014 8:38 IST

  New Delhi: Lauding West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's handling of Darjeeling crisis, former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia, who has been fielded by her Trinamool Congress for the Lok Sabha polls, promised to work

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  Romanian football bigwigs jailed for transfers fraud

  March 05, 2014 15:25 IST

  Bucharest: Romania's eight football bigwigs charged and convicted in transfers trial were sentenced to three to six years in prison without suspension by the Bucharest Court of Appeal.Former majority shareholder of Rapid Football Club George

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  Brazil celebrates 100-day mark to World Cup

  March 05, 2014 12:14 IST

  Sao Paulo: Brazil is commemorating the 100-day mark to the World Cup by lighting up tourist attractions with the green and yellow colors of the national flag.   Some monuments, bridges, theaters and World Cup stadiums

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  MLS prepared to start season without regular referees

  March 05, 2014 6:12 IST

  New York: Major League Soccer is prepared to start the new season this weekend even if a labor dispute with its regular referees and other match officials isn't resolved in time.   The dispute is between

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  England hires psychiatrist for World Cup

  March 04, 2014 23:09 IST

  LONDON: In a bid to boost his team's mental strength at the World Cup, England coach Roy Hodgson said Tuesday he has hired a psychiatrist for the lead-up to the tournament in Brazil.   Hodgson said

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  Madrid 1st in AP football poll, Robben top player

  March 04, 2014 22:55 IST

  LONDON: Real Madrid's 6-1 thrashing of Schalke followed by its 2-2 draw with La Liga title rival Atletico Madrid sent it to the top of this week's Associated Press global football poll.   Madrid edged Bayern

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  Puyol to leave Barcelona at end of season

  March 04, 2014 21:50 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: Barcelona defender Carles Puyol has decided to leave the club at the end of the season, preferring to take some time off after several injury-filled seasons and putting his football future in doubt. 

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  European clubs defend transfers from union attack

  March 04, 2014 21:06 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: A group representing Europe's football clubs presented a study Tuesday that defends football's current transfer system, which the international footballers' union wants to overhaul.   "We wanted to have a picture of the situation

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  German World Cup preparations begin against Chile

  March 04, 2014 16:14 IST

  Stuttgart: Coach Joachim Loew has been at pains to focus his players' attention on the World Cup with 99 days to go. Preparations to date have been far from ideal, with key players injured, returning

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  Football Returns to the land of Samba: Countdown for the 2014 World Cup.

  March 05, 2014 7:46 IST

  New Delhi: The countdown for the biggest soccer event of the year has begun. With only  100 days left for the soccer extravaganza to begin in the land of Samba . Lets take a look

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  Goalkeeper Petr Cech is Czech Footballer of the Year

  March 04, 2014 12:05 IST

  Prague:  (IANS) Chelsea's goalkeeper Petr Cech won the Czech Footballer of the Year award for the seventh time in his career, leaving midfielders Tomas Rosicky and Vladimir Darida behind in second and third places.Organisers of

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  Unicef appoints soccer star Lewandowski as goodwill ambassador

  March 04, 2014 6:13 IST

  Warsaw: Robert Lewandowski, who played for the Polish national team and for Borussia Dortmund, Monday joined the elite group of Unicef Goodwill Ambassadors.Lewandowski will support Unicef in its fight for good health and a safe

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  Brazil has 100 days to get ready for World Cup

  March 03, 2014 21:47 IST

  SAO PAULO : Brazil is running out of time. World Cup organizers will mark 100 days to go on Tuesday with a lot of work still to be done on stadiums and infrastructure in the

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  New Team Jersey for Italy in the World Cup 2014.

  March 03, 2014 21:20 IST

  MILAN :Italy's new shirts for the World Cup feature micro-massage taping laced into the fabric to "provide players with a faster, more effective energy  supply to the active muscles."The new kits from Puma will be

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  Carnival parade pays tribute to the Ronaldo prior to World Cup

  March 04, 2014 6:57 IST

  Sao Paulo:  Proving he's still the golden child of Brazilian football years after retirement Ronaldo was the focal point of Carnival celebrations in his home country on Saturday. In a nod to the upcoming World

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  Real Madrid a point ahead of Barcelona.

  March 03, 2014 14:51 IST

  Madrid : Real Madrid are precariously perched at the top of the Spanish Primera Liga soccer league table, just a point ahead of Barcelona and three in front of Atletico after their Marid derby ended

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  Benfica wins to hold lead as Porto falters

  March 03, 2014 7:20 IST

  Lisbon, Portugal: Benfica beat Belenenses 1-0 away on Sunday to maintain its five-point lead in the Portuguese league, while champion FC Porto slipped nine points adrift of the leaders.   Nicolas Gaitan caught goalkeeper Matt Jones

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  Man City beats Sunderland 3-1 in League Cup final

  March 02, 2014 23:41 IST

  LONDON: An exquisite equalizer from Yaya Toure sparked a second-half comeback by Manchester City in the League Cup final on Sunday, with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland giving Manuel Pellegrini his first trophy as manager.  

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  Players wear rainbow laces in anti-homophobia move

  March 02, 2014 20:04 IST

  Rome: More Serie A players are wearing rainbow-colored shoelaces this weekend in an expanding anti-homophobia demonstration.   Cagliari midfielder Daniele Dessena received online attacks after wearing the laces last weekend and as a result three teammates

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  Ex-England defender Campbell makes racism claims

  March 02, 2014 16:53 IST

  London: Former England defender Sol Campbell has accused England's Football Association of racism, claiming he would have captained England for more than a decade if he was white.Campbell, who is black, made 73 international appearances

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  Mario Balotelli to miss clash against Juventus.

  March 02, 2014 11:30 IST

  Milan:   Mario Balotelli will have to sit out AC Milan's game with Juventus Sunday due to his shoulder injury.The striker was spotted leaving the Milanello training ground Saturday which means he will not be

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  Brazil World Cup stadium roof partially collapses

  March 02, 2014 10:41 IST

  Belo Horizonte (Brazil): The roof of Brazil's Mineirao World Cup Stadium has partially collapsed in rain and wind.Video footage published by newspaper Folha de S. Paulo shows three metallic plates falling into the pitch just

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  Pardew warned, fined by Newcastle for head-butt

  March 02, 2014 6:17 IST

  Newcastle manager Alan Pardew head-butted a player in an English Premier League game against Hull on Saturday, leading to a swift formal warning and 100,000-pound ($168,000) fine from his club, and facing the prospect of

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  Stoke beats Arsenal 1-0 to claim another upset

  March 01, 2014 23:49 IST

  STOKE, England: Stoke added another notch to an impressive list of upset results this season as it beat Arsenal 1-0 on Saturday to seriously hurt the Gunners' bid for the Premier League title.   Jonathan Walters'

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  Schuerrle's treble gives Chelsea 3-1 win at Fulham

  March 01, 2014 23:37 IST

  LONDON: Andre Schuerrle scored a second-half hat trick as Chelsea extended its lead at the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over bottom-place Fulham on Saturday.   After a sluggish first-half performance, Chelsea

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  FIFA: World Cup opener stadium not ready until May

  March 01, 2014 23:22 IST

  ZURICH: The Sao Paulo stadium which hosts the opening match of the World Cup will not be finished until less than four weeks before Brazil plays Croatia on June 12.   Confirming further delays Saturday, FIFA