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  WCup qualifier likely last match for NZ coach

  November 19, 2013 12:44 IST

  Wellington, New Zealand: The international coaching career of Ricki Herbert, who led New Zealand to unprecedented success at the 2010 World Cup, will likely end after the return leg of its inter-continental qualifier against Mexico

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  Aguero stars in Argentina's 2-0 win over Bosnia

  November 19, 2013 12:20 IST

  St. Louis: Sergio Aguero scored both goals to lead Argentina to a 2-0 win over Bosnia in an international friendly Monday.   Aguero also received the match's only yellow card, frustrating the partisan Bosnian crowd the

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  Rossi scores in Italy's 2-2 draw with Nigeria

  November 19, 2013 6:24 IST

  London: Giuseppe Rossi put his injury troubles behind him by scoring on his first Italy start in two years in a lively 2-2 draw with Nigeria on Monday.   The New Jersey-born striker took just 12

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  Iceland optimistic about World Cup qualifying

  November 18, 2013 23:20 IST

  Zagreb, Croatia: For Gylfi Sigurdsson, the dream playing at the World Cup is within reach.   The Iceland midfielder and his teammates face a potentially historic World Cup playoff match against Croatia on Tuesday that could

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  Georgia top UEFA U-19 group qualification

  November 18, 2013 22:21 IST

  Tbilsi (Georgia): Georgia Monday made the most of their home advantage by defeating the Netherlands 2-1 in the third and last match day of the Group XI qualification for the UEFA 2014 Under-19 Football Championship.The

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  UEFA U-21 qualifier: Slovakia down Georgia

  November 18, 2013 22:13 IST

  Tbilsi (Georgia): Visitors Slovakia Monday defeated hosts Georgia 3-1 in their Group Three qualification for the UEFA 2014 Under-21 Football Championship.Slovakia and the Netherlands now jointly lead the group which also includes Scotland and Luxembourg.The

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  Lionel Messi's injury problems may be his own fault

  November 18, 2013 21:09 IST

  Madrid: Lionel Messi seems to keep getting injured these days, and he could be the one to blame for his own troubles.   The four-time world player of the year hurt his left hamstring while playing

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  Subrata Paul set to join Danish Superliga side FC Vestsjaelland

  November 18, 2013 19:05 IST

  New Delhi: National football team goalkeeper Subrata Paul is set to become the first Indian player to join a first division side in Europe as he has been offered a six-month contract by Danish top

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  FIFA board member Nsekera loses Burundi election

  November 18, 2013 18:56 IST

  Burundi: FIFA executive committee member Lydia Nsekera has been ousted as president of the football federation in her home country Burundi.   The Burundi federation on Sunday announced Nsekera's 31-25 defeat by Reverien Ndikuriyo, a parliamentary

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  Never had any urge to get past any landmark: Sunil Chhetri

  November 18, 2013 18:39 IST

  Siliguri: Two days after equalling Bhaichung Bhutia's record of 42 international goals, India captain Sunil Chhetri reminisced about his long stint with the national team.Chhetri spoke about his emotions, thanked his teammates and recollected his

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  India aim for a win against Nepal

  November 18, 2013 18:06 IST

  Siliguri: India are itching to beat Nepal in a football friendly here Tuesday, two months their painful loss in Kathmandu.The loss to Nepal in their own backyard during the SAFF Cup still hurts the Indian

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  Late win lifts Fluminense away from drop zone

  November 18, 2013 6:32 IST

  Sao Paulo:  Defending Brazilian champion Fluminense scored a last-minute goal to defeat Sao Paulo 2-1 Sunday and move away from the relegation zone in the Brazilian league.   Defender Gum netted the winning goal with a

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  List of India's top 5 goal-scorers

  November 18, 2013 6:48 IST

  New Delhi: Sunil Chhetri scored in India's 1-1 draw against the Philippines in Siliguri to take his tally of international goals to 42 and become the joint top scorer for India along with former striking

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  Sunil deserves all the accolades: Bhaichung Bhutia

  November 17, 2013 16:53 IST

  Siliguri: Bhaichung Bhutia spoke highly of his former striking partner Sunil Chhetri and said he deserves all the credit for equalling his record of 42 international goals for India.Chettri scored in the 41st minute in

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  World Cup qualifier: New Zealand faces tough challenge from Mexico

  November 17, 2013 13:32 IST

  WELLINGTON, New Zealand : New Zealand captain Tommy Smith says his team knows what went wrong in its 5-1 loss to Mexico in last week's first leg of a World Cup qualifying playoff and will

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  Ivory Coast qualifies for third straight World Cup

  November 17, 2013 13:33 IST

  CASABLANCA, Morocco: Ivory Coast qualified for a third straight World Cup after surviving a nervous finish to draw 1-1 with Senegal for a 4-2 aggregate win in the African playoffs on Saturday.Didier Drogba gave away

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  Nigeria first African team to qualify for World Cup

  November 17, 2013 13:33 IST

  CALABAR, Nigeria : Nigeria qualified for the World Cup on Saturday, continuing an outstanding year for the African champion after it claimed the continental title for the first time in nearly two decades.Nigeria beat surprise

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  Spain beats Equatorial Guinea 2-1 in friendly

  November 17, 2013 7:11 IST

  Malabo: Spain won 2-1 at former colony Equatorial Guinea on Saturday amid criticism of the appropriateness of the world champions playing a friendly in a country dogged by accusations of human rights abuse under its

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  Italy draws 1-1 with Germany in friendly

  November 16, 2013 11:37 IST

  Milan: Italy maintained their unbeaten streak against Germany since 1995 Friday when they drew 1-1 with the Nationalmannschaft in an international friendly.Mats Hummels put Germany ahead first and Ignazio Abate equalized for the hosts before

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  World Cup Qualifier: Greece beat Romania 3-1

  November 16, 2013 11:21 IST

  Athens: Greece beat Romania 3-1 Friday night in a decisive 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off match held at Karaiskaki stadium in Athens.Greek striker Kostas Mitroglou scored the first goal on the 14th minute. Romanian

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  World Cup playoff: Portugal beats Sweden 1-0 in

  November 16, 2013 10:37 IST

  Lisbon, Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo scored with a diving header eight minutes from the end to give Portugal a 1-0 win over Sweden on Friday in the first leg of their World Cup playoff.   Ronaldo's late

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  World Cup playoffs: Ukraine beats France 2-0

  November 16, 2013 10:26 IST

  Kiev, Ukraine: Ukraine stunned France with two second-half goals on Friday to win the first leg of their World Cup playoff 2-0 and put the heavily favored visitors in real danger of missing next year's

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  Ricky Martin to sing theme song at World Cup

  November 16, 2013 9:54 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: Ricky Martin will sing theme song at next year's World Cup in Brazil. It has been confirmed by world football's governing body FIFA.The 41-year-old Puerto Rican will sing the tournament's official theme

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  O'Neill gets off to winning start with Ireland

  November 16, 2013 6:41 IST

  Dublin: Martin O'Neill's reign as Ireland manager got off to a strong start with a 3-0 victory over Latvia in Dublin on Friday, with Robbie Keane setting the team on its way with his 62nd

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  FIFA opens South African match-fixing probe

  November 15, 2013 17:17 IST

  Johannesburg: Frustrated with South Africa's delays, FIFA's ethics committee prosecutor has opened an investigation into allegations of match-fixing in friendlies before the 2010 World Cup.   FIFA said in a statement to The Associated Press on

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  Jordan players request 'leave' from World Cup playoff

  November 15, 2013 16:42 IST

  Montevideo: In signs of a brewing rebellion, seven members of Jordan's national football team have reportedly said they won't travel to Montevideo for next week's second leg of their World Cup qualifying playoff against Uruguay.Jordan

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  Chile coach not taking friendlies lightly

  November 15, 2013 16:29 IST

  Santiago (Chile): Chile's national football team coach Jorge Sampaoli said that the upcoming friendly matches against England and Brazil will be played as if they were World Cup games.Chile play England Friday at Wembley Stadium

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  Lucas Neill to fight to retain Socceroos captaincy

  November 15, 2013 12:36 IST

  Sydney: Australian footballer Lucas Neill will fight to retain the Socceroos' captaincy before the international friendly match against Costa Rica in Sydney Nov 19, media reported Friday.There is speculation that Neill will be stripped of