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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

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  Bayern beat Raja to win Club World Cup, 5th trophy

  December 22, 2013 12:43 IST

  Marrakech, Morocco: Bayern Munich capped the greatest year in club history by beating Raja Casablanca 2-0 to win its third Club World Cup on Saturday.   The European champions added a record fifth title to their

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  Sporting held to 0-0 by Nacional, tied for lead

  December 22, 2013 6:16 IST

  Lisbon, Portugal: Sporting Lisbon was held to 0-0 at home by Nacional on Saturday, leaving it in a three-way tie with FC Porto and Benfica at the top of the Portuguese league standings.   The three

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  Sao Paulo tops World Cup base requests

  December 21, 2013 15:38 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's southeastern state of Sao Paulo will be home to 15 of the 32 teams competing at next year's football World Cup.Federations have nominated 23 cities in nine states as their preferred

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  Raja gets ready for Bayern in Club World Cup final

  December 21, 2013 12:51 IST

  Marrakech, Morocco: After sweeping aside Ronaldinho and Atletico Mineiro, Moroccan club Raja Casablanca is now trying to figure out how it can stop Bayern Munich in Saturday's Club World Cup final.   Raja surprised many by

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  Ibrahimovic says will be hard to watch World Cup

  December 21, 2013 12:44 IST

  After missing out on the World Cup, Sweden forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic doesn't consider the tournament to be compulsory viewing -- at least for him.   Sweden was eliminated in the playoffs last month by Cristiano Ronaldo's

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  Jets beat 1st-place Roar 2-0 in A-League

  December 21, 2013 6:45 IST

  Sydney: Substitute Joey Gibbs scored in the 88th minute to seal the Newcastle Jets' 2-0 victory over Brisbane and prevent the Roar from becoming the first A-League team to win 100 matches.The first-place Roar weren't

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  3 fascinating World Cup cities in Brazil

  December 21, 2013 7:11 IST

  Manaus, Brazil: All 12 Brazilian cities hosting World Cup games have their claims to fame. Here are three that, for one reason or another, particularly caught our eye.   Manaus   Welcome to Manaus. Of all places

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  Vanishing spray to be used at World Cup

  December 20, 2013 18:01 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: A vanishing spray used to mark the distance of a defensive wall from a free-kick will be used during next year's World Cup in Brazil, football's governing body FIFA said.The decision follows

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  Juventus to play A-League all-stars next year

  December 20, 2013 6:21 IST

  Sydney: Reigning Serie A champion Juventus will play an Australian A-League all-star team next August in Sydney.   New South Wales state Premier Barry O'Farrell said Friday the Italian team's appearance on Aug. 10 will follow

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  More Eritrean footballers go missing in Kenya

  December 19, 2013 12:48 IST

  Nairobi: A dozen members of the Eritrean team for the regional CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup that went missing in Kenya cannot be traced as the regional football governing body is set to discuss the next

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  West Ham, Man United advance to League Cup semis

  December 19, 2013 12:28 IST

  London: Shock therapy failed to produce the desired result at Tottenham as Spurs conceded two goals in the last 10 minutes to go out of the League Cup in the quarterfinals after a 2-1 home