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  Chelsea reports annual losses of more than $80m

  January 01, 2014 6:41 IST

  London: Chelsea has posted annual losses of more than $80 million but the Premier League club remains confident of complying with UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules.   The club slipped back into the red a year

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  West Brom to scout talent in New Delhi

  December 31, 2013 16:40 IST

  New Delhi: English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion are heading to India as part of their foundation programme, in association with Youth Football International (YFI), to scout, train and develop talent here.Their scouting team

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  Pique stresses importance of Lionel Messi

  December 31, 2013 11:40 IST

  Madrid: FC Barcelona's Spain international defender Gerard Pique stressed the importance of the injured Leo Messi to the side when he addressed the press Monday.Messi is putting the finishing touches to his recovery from a

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  Atletico Madrid sign Argentinean midfielder Jose Sosa

  December 31, 2013 11:30 IST

  Madrid: Atletico Madrid have signed Argentinean midfielder, Jose Sosa, from Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkov, it was confirmed Monday.The news was broken by Sosa's agent, Ezequiel Manera, who posted a tweet, saying, "Jose Sosa will play

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  Chelsea beats Liverpool 2-1 in Premier League

  December 30, 2013 6:29 IST

  London: Eden Hazard and Samuel Eto'o scored first-half goals as Chelsea came from behind to secure a 2-1 win over title rival Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.   After Martin Skrtel put the Reds

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  Sunderland rallies to draw 2-2 at Cardiff

  December 29, 2013 12:19 IST

  Cardiff, Wales: Sunderland scored two late goals to draw 2-2 at Cardiff in the English Premier League on Saturday, adding to the Welsh side's woes a day after its firing of manager Malky Mackay.   Jack

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  City,United eke out 1-0 wins in Premier League

  December 29, 2013 11:50 IST

  Manchester, England: Manchester City rode its luck in beating Crystal Palace 1-0 to move provisionally top of the English Premier League, while Manchester United won by the same score at Norwich to stay in the

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  Basque Country routs Peru 6-0 in friendly

  December 29, 2013 6:14 IST

  Bilbao, Spain: Aritz Aduriz and Imanol Agirretxe scored two goals each to help the Basque Country rout Peru 6-0 in a friendly on Saturday.   Aduriz, a striker for Athletic Bilbao, opened the scoring in the

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  English Premier League: West Ham held 3-3 by West Brom

  December 28, 2013 20:42 IST

  London: West Ham will head into 2014 stuck in the Premier League's relegation zone after twice surrendering the lead to draw 3-3 in a thrilling match at Upton Park on Saturday.   Former France striker Nicolas

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  FA charges Stoke manager Mark Hughes

  December 28, 2013 6:58 IST

  London: The English Football Association has charged Stoke manager Mark Hughes with improper conduct after he was sent to the stands during his team's 5-1 loss at Newcastle.Hughes was ordered from the dug-out after he

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  Under-17 World Cup hosting rights, lone silver lining for Indian football in 2013

  December 28, 2013 7:55 IST

  New Delhi: 2013 will be unforgettable for Indian football for many disappointing reasons. Only one good news came in the last months of the year that India got the hosting rights for FIFA Under-17 World

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  Shirokov named Russian Footballer of the Year

  December 27, 2013 14:58 IST

  St. Petersburg: Zenit St. Petersburg midfielder Roman Shirokov has been named Footballer of the Year for the second year in a row by Russia's Football magazine.Shirokov beat Zenit teammate Hulk and Dynamo Moscow's Alexander Kokorin

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  Chelsea beats Swansea 1-0 in Premier League

  December 27, 2013 12:07 IST

  London: Eden Hazard scored in the 28th minute Thursday to give Chelsea a 1-0 win over Swansea to remain two points off the Premier League lead.   Hazard cut in from the left and scored with

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  Manchester United fights back to beat Hull 3-2

  December 27, 2013 11:57 IST

  Hull, England: Manchester United was gifted a winner by former defender James Chester as the English Premier League champion came from two goals down to beat Hull 3-2 on Thursday.   Ashley Young's cross was inadvertently

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  Arsenal goes top of EPL as Liverpool loses at City

  December 27, 2013 6:35 IST

  Manchester: Arsenal is back on top of the Premier League with the season about to reach its halfway point as manager Arsene Wenger looks to win the trophy for the first time in a decade.Theo

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  English Premier League Liverpool becomes a resurgent force

  December 26, 2013 8:47 IST

  LONDON: Through financial turmoil, court battles and humbling setbacks in recent years, Liverpool has risen to the top this season and reached a noteworthy milestone in England.Ahead of Arsenal on goal difference, the Reds lead

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  5 things to know about English Premier League games today

  December 26, 2013 8:42 IST

  MANCHESTER: Boasting the Premier League's most dangerous attacking units, Manchester City and Liverpool should provide a glut of goals when the title challengers play during Thursday's packed Boxing Day program.Liverpool is at the top at

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  Fulham completes loan for Clint Dempsey

  December 26, 2013 6:22 IST

  Tukwila, Washington: United States captain Clint Dempsey will be returning to Fulham on a two-month loan from the Seattle Sounders.   Dempsey passed a medical test with the Cottagers last week, and the loan was completed

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  Swansea to be without forward Michu for 6 weeks

  December 25, 2013 6:53 IST

  Swansea: Swansea says Michu is likely to be sidelined for six weeks, with the forward requiring surgery on his right ankle.The 27-year-old Spaniard, who has scored 28 goals since joining from Rayo Vallecano in 2012,

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  Liverpool rises to the top of the league

  December 24, 2013 22:35 IST

  London: Through financial turmoil, court battles and humbling setbacks in recent years, Liverpool has risen to the top this season and reached a noteworthy milestone in England.   Ahead of Arsenal on goal difference, the Reds

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  AC Milan's midfielder Sulley Muntari banned for three games

  December 24, 2013 19:48 IST

  Milan: AC Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari has been banned for three games following his dismissal in the Milan derby Sunday.The Ghana international, 29, was sent off in Milan's 0-1 defeat at San Siro for his

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  Sherwood named Tottenham head coach

  December 24, 2013 17:13 IST

  London: English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur have appointed Tim Sherwood as head coach replacing the sacked Andre Villas-Boas.It said that Sherwood had been given a contract until the end of the 2014/15 season.Club

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  Scolari not impressed by Kaka's performance

  December 24, 2013 15:56 IST

  Milan: Brazil head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said he was not impressed by the performance of Kaka in the Milan derby.Scolari went to San Siro Sunday to see Inter beat Milan 1-0 thanks to a

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  Arsenal, Chelsea draw 0-0 in Premier League

  December 24, 2013 6:18 IST

  London: Arsene Wenger failed for the 10th time to get the better of Jose Mourinho as Arsenal was held to a 0-0 draw by Chelsea on Monday, missing a chance to return to the top

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  Palacio's late goal sees Inter beat Milan 1-0

  December 23, 2013 6:19 IST

  Milan: A late goal from Rodrigo Palacio gave Inter Milan a 1-0 win over city rival AC Milan in an entertaining derby match in Serie A on Sunday.   Palacio struck four minutes from time to

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  FIFA World Cup trophy lands in kolkata

  December 22, 2013 20:04 IST

  Kolkata:The FIFA World Cup trophy  landed in Kolkata on Sunday for a period of three days from December 22 to December 24. The trophy weighing a staggering 6.3 kgs is made out of pure gold

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  India can qualify for 2022 FIFA World Cup:Sachin

  December 22, 2013 18:15 IST

  Kolkata: Upbeat over India hosting the 2017 under-17 World Cup football tournament, cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar Sunday said the country has a realistic chance of qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals, but it

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  Ronaldinho does little to stake World Cup spot

  December 22, 2013 12:50 IST

  Marrakech, Morocco: Free kicks aside, Ronaldinho did little to stake his claim for a spot in Brazil's World Cup squad in what may have been his last appearance on the international stage.   The 33-year-old Ronaldinho