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  Neymar wages causing Barcelona friction: Johan Cryuff

  March 26, 2014 14:28 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff claims Neymar's signing for Barcelona has created resentment among his Blaugrana teammates.The 22-year-old Brazilian reportedly earns six million euros a year plus incentives, a figure Cruyff believes

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  Australian footballer Harry Kewell to announce retirement.

  March 26, 2014 8:44 IST

  Canberra:   Australian football legend Harry Kewell is set to announce his retirement Wednesday, the media reported.Kewell, 35, is said to have called a press conference around 2 p.m. Wednesday -- though there has not

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  Dzeko double helps Man City to 3-0 win over Man United in English Premier League.

  March 26, 2014 7:33 IST

  MANCHESTER, England: Edin Dzeko scored inside 43 seconds and again in the second half as Manchester City inflicted more misery on Manchester United with a 3-0 win on Tuesday, cutting its deficit to Premier League

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  Swansea draws 2-2 at Arsenal in English Premier League.

  March 26, 2014 7:14 IST

  LONDON :  Arsenal conceded an injury-time own-goal to give Swansea a 2-2 draw on Tuesday and fall further behind in the Premier League title race.Coming off a 6-0 drubbing at Chelsea on Saturday, Arsenal endured

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  Bayern Munich wins Bundesliga with record 7 games spare.

  March 26, 2014 6:39 IST

  BERLIN : Bayern Munich set a new milestone in its dominance of German football on Tuesday, beating Hertha Berlin to wrap up the quickest Bundesliga title in 51 years of the league.Goals from Toni Kroos,

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  3 English footballers deny fixing matches

  March 25, 2014 23:31 IST

  BIRMINGHAM, England: Three former non-league footballers in England have denied conspiring to fix matches as part of an investigation into a suspected international betting syndicate.  Michael Boateng, Hakeem Adelakun and Moses Swaibu appeared in court

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  FIFA VPs back Garcia's World Cup bid probe

  March 25, 2014 23:06 IST

  ZURICH: FIFA vice presidents Michel Platini and Jeffrey Webb say they support ethics investigator Michael Garcia amid reports that senior FIFA colleagues want the American removed from office.   Garcia is investigating potential wrongdoing, including by

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  Ex-Croatian football official jailed for bribery

  March 25, 2014 21:37 IST

  ZAGREB, Croatia: A court has sentenced a former top Croatian football official to four years in prison for taking bribes in return for guaranteeing certain referees controlled their matches.   Zeljko Siric, a former vice president

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  Ancelotti asks Madrid to bounce back at Sevilla

  March 25, 2014 21:33 IST

  MADRID: Real Madrid's match at Sevilla in the Spanish league on Wednesday is "the most important of the season" to coach Carlo Ancelotti.   Madrid is looking to bounce back from a demoralizing 4-3 loss to

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  Chance for East Bengal to close in on I-League leaders

  March 25, 2014 18:28 IST

  Kolkata: East Bengal take on Mumbai FC in a rescheduled Airtel I-League encounter at the Salt Lake Stadium Wednesday afternoon.The Kolkata club made up significant ground in the title race at the weekend as they

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  Barcelona star Neymar poses with Brazilian supermodel Gisele

  March 26, 2014 6:39 IST

  Barcelona forward Neymar has taken to Instagram to share a photo of himself with Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen during a photoshoot for Vogue magazine.Less than 24 hours after his side's dramatic 4-3 victory over rivals

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  FIFA conducts management course in Botswana

  March 25, 2014 6:54 IST

  Gaborone: The world football governing body FIFA Monday opened a management and administration course in Botswana as a way of improving the level of the game in the country through commercialisation.The week-long course held in

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  Russell Brand turns soccer expert for charity

  March 25, 2014 13:41 IST

  London: British actor-comedian Russell Brand became a TV soccer pundit to raise money for a charity.The "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" star, a fan of London club West Ham, was given the chance to weigh in on

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  United, City renew hostilities in Manchester derby.

  March 25, 2014 0:03 IST

  MANCHESTER, England :  As statements of intent go, it couldn't have been much bigger."If we only consider this season," Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini said, "there is just one club in Manchester -- and it's

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  Crimean clubs may join Russian league.

  March 25, 2014 0:03 IST

  MOSCOW:  The Russian Football Union says it will discuss the possibility of Crimean teams joining the Russian league with the sport's governing bodies UEFA and FIFA.The Union's spokesman, Igor Vladimirov, said Monday it will hold

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  Bayern defender Dante extends contract until 2017.

  March 24, 2014 20:10 IST

  MUNICH :  Brazil defender Dante has extended his contract with Champions League winner Bayern Munich until 2017.The Bundesliga club says Dante signed a one-year extension.   Dante, who arrived in 2012 from Borussia Moenchengladbach, says it

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  Mixed reactions after Barcelona win controversial El Clasico.

  March 24, 2014 16:09 IST

  Madrid : There were opinions across the spectrum after Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 4-3 the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium here in Spanish Primera Liga.Sunday night's 'El Clasico' game will be remembered for a Leo Messi hat-trick,

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  Messi hat trick gives Barca win at Madrid

  March 24, 2014 13:03 IST

  London: Living up to the "clasico" billing, Lionel Messi upstaged Cristiano Ronaldo on his own turf to reassert Barcelona's title credentials on Sunday.   Messi scored a hat trick, including two penalties, as Barca won 4-3

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  Real issue in Darjeeling is lack of development: Bhutia

  March 24, 2014 12:49 IST

  Kolkata: Pitted against BJP's S S Ahluwalia who has the backing of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, Trinamool Congress nominee Baichung Bhutia said the real issue in Darjeeling hills was not a separate state, but lack

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  River Plate defeats Lanus 2-0 in Argentina

  March 24, 2014 6:52 IST

  Buenos Aires, Argentina: Fernando Cavenaghi and Daniel Villalva scored Sunday to lift River Plate to a 2-0 victory over Lanus in Argentina's first division.   The victory moved River Plate within four points of the lead,

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  Footballer Bhutia eyes a political goal

  March 23, 2014 15:49 IST

  Darjeeling: Bhaichung Bhutia, India's football icon even though he retired from the game some years ago, is now aiming to score a "goal" in his maiden appearance on the tricky political turf as he battles

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  Man City beats Fulham 5-0 in Premier League.

  March 23, 2014 9:20 IST

  MANCHESTER, England : Yaya Toure scored a hat trick Saturday as Manchester City brushed aside last-place Fulham 5-0 to keep pace in the Premier League title race.Toure converted two penalties in the 26th and 54th

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  Shakira's new FIFA World Cup song -'La la la'.

  March 23, 2014 9:06 IST

  Los Angeles:  Singer-performer Shakira, who made the world dance to the tunes of her song "Waka waka" during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, has recorded a new number for the official World Cup to be

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  Norwich beat Sunderland 2-0 in EPL.

  March 23, 2014 7:55 IST

  NORWICH, England  -- Norwich was on safer ground in the race to survive in the English Premier League after outclassing Sunderland 2-0 on Saturday.   Norwich moved seven points clear of the relegation zone and gave

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  Bayern beats Mainz 2-0 to put 1 hand on Bundesliga.

  March 23, 2014 7:43 IST

  BERLIN :  Bayern Munich left it late to grind out a 2-0 win in Mainz on Saturday and move one victory away from the Bundesliga title.Bastian Schweinsteiger broke the deadlock in the 82nd minute and

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  Serie A: Immobile's hat trick helps Torino beat Livorno 3-1.

  March 23, 2014 7:02 IST

  MILAN : Ciro Immobile netted a hat trick to help Torino beat relegation-threatened Livorno 3-1 and make him Serie A's top scorer on Saturday.Meanwhile, second-place Roma eased to a 2-0 win at struggling Chievo Verona.

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  Rooney scores from halfway line for Man United

  March 22, 2014 23:51 IST

  LONDON: Wayne Rooney replicated one of David Beckham's most memorable Manchester United goals on Saturday -- with the retired star watching in the stands at West Ham.   From just inside the West Ham half after

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  Chelsea routs Arsenal 6-0 in Wenger's 1,000th game

  March 22, 2014 20:50 IST

  LONDON: Chelsea handed Arsene Wenger one his most demoralizing defeats as Arsenal manager as his 1,000th game ended in a 6-0 rout on Saturday, and the referee also endured embarrassment at Stamford Bridge.   Chelsea earned