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  Zlatan, Neymar nominated for FIFA best goal award

  November 11, 2013 17:54 IST

  Zurich: Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Neymar are among 10 candidates in FIFA's Puskas Award for best goal of the year.   FIFA says Ibrahimovic was nominated for his long-range bicycle kick against England in a friendly last

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  2014 Brazil World Cup: Tickets sales hit record high

  November 11, 2013 15:42 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Ticket sales for next year's FIFA World Cup in Brazil have eclipsed the record set during the first purchasing phase for the 2006 tournament in Germany.World football's governing body FIFA said in

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  Boca moves within 2 points of lead in Argentina

  November 11, 2013 14:51 IST

  Buenos Aires, Argentina: Boca Juniors scored two late goals to beat Tigre 2-1 on Sunday and move within two points of the lead in Argentina's first division.   Leandro Paredes equalized in the 84th minute and

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  Dortmund defender Subotic to miss rest of the season

  November 11, 2013 14:05 IST

  Berlin: Borussia Dortmund will have to play without defender Neven Subotic for the rest of the season owing to a torn posterior cruciate ligament, the Bundesliga runners-up announced Sunday.Dortmund suffered two setbacks in a spell.

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  Barcelona expand lead after crushing Real Betis 4-1

  November 11, 2013 13:59 IST

  Madrid: FC Barcelona expanded their lead at the top of the Spanish La Liga table to five points as they thrashed bottom club Real Betis 4-1 Sunday.Goals from Neymar, Pedro Rodriguez and two strikes from

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  FIFA meets Ghana officials over Cairo security

  November 11, 2013 13:52 IST

  FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke meets with Ghana's sports minister and other officials in Togo on Monday to assure them of security plans for next week's World Cup playoff in Cairo.   The Ghana Football Association

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  US women's football team beats Brazil 4-1

  November 11, 2013 6:27 IST

  Orlando: Sydney Leroux scored twice in the first half as the U.S. women's football team completed its sixth undefeated year with a 4-1 win over Brazil in an international friendly Sunday.Abby Wambach also scored in

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  Sunderland stuns Man City 1-0 in Premier League

  November 10, 2013 23:55 IST

  Sunderland, England: Phil Bardsley scored in the 21st minute and struggling Sunderland neutralized Manchester City's high-powered attack to hang on for a surprising 1-0 victory in the Premier League on Sunday.   Bardsley scored his second

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  Arsenal undone by Van Persie as United wins 1-0

  November 10, 2013 23:49 IST

  Manchester, England: Robin van Persie tormented former club Arsenal once again by scoring the only goal in Manchester United's 1-0 victory over the Premier League leaders on Sunday, lifting the resurgent champions to fifth place

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  Remy earns Newcastle 1-0 win at Spurs

  November 10, 2013 22:07 IST

  London: France forward Loic Remy scored his seventh goal in his last seven Premier League games to earn resurgent Newcastle a 1-0 win at Tottenham and a second straight victory over a top-four contender.   But

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  French league: Nantes goes to 4th place by beating Bordeaux 3-0

  November 10, 2013 21:58 IST

  Paris: Newly-promoted Nantes continued its fine start to the season with a 3-0 win at Bordeaux to climb up to fourth place in the French league on Sunday.   Midfielder Vincent Bessat opened the scoring shortly

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  Clashes in Cairo ahead of African Champs League final

  November 10, 2013 21:31 IST

  Cairo: Hundreds of supporters of Egyptian club Al Ahly briefly clashed with police Sunday outside a Cairo stadium ahead of the African Champions League final.Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd as they threw

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  Brisbane restores A-League lead with 1-0 win

  November 10, 2013 15:57 IST

  Sydney: Brisbane forward Kwame Yeboah's 89th-minute goal gave Brisbane a 1-0 win over the Central Coast Mariners and a one-point lead in the A-League.   On Saturday, Sydney FC captain and former Juventus star Alessandro Del

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  Ronaldo nets 3 in Real's 5-1 romp over Sociedad

  November 10, 2013 6:33 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Cristiano Ronaldo netted another hat trick in Real Madrid's 5-1 win over Real Sociedad on Saturday, as the Portugal forward extended his scoring run to nine goals in his last four games.   Ronaldo's

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  Uruguay coach sees tough playoff against Jordan

  November 09, 2013 13:46 IST

  Montevideo: Uruguay's national football team coach Oscar Tabarez Friday said Jordan will be tough to beat in the upcoming playoff between the two for a chance to compete in the 2014 World Cup finals in

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  Brazil asks hotel chains to explain WCup prices

  November 09, 2013 11:51 IST

  Sao Paulo: Brazil's justice ministry is asking the main hotel chains in the country to explain the high prices being charged for rooms during the 2014 World Cup.   The request comes after several complaints from

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  Injured Marcelo dropped from Brazil squad

  November 09, 2013 11:42 IST

  Sao Paulo: The Brazilian football federation says injured Real Madrid left back Marcelo has been dropped from Brazil's team for the friendlies against Honduras and Chile this month.   The federation says the decision was made

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  Nigeria U17 World Cup champion

  November 09, 2013 11:36 IST

  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Nigeria beat Mexico 3-0 in the Under-17 World Cup final on Friday to win the tournament for a record fourth time.   Nigeria went ahead in the ninth minute through Erick

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  Football matches a security test for troubled Egypt

  November 09, 2013 11:28 IST

  Cairo: Two international football matches, including a World Cup playoff, are set to take place in Egypt's turbulent capital, putting security there to the test after violent street protests and bloody security crackdowns followed a

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  French league: Monaco draws 1-1 with Evian

  November 09, 2013 7:09 IST

  Monaco : Radamel Falcao scored to help Monaco salvage a 1-1 draw with Evian and pull within two points of leader Paris Saint-Germain in the French league.Evian midfielder Daniel Wass outpaced the Monaco defense to

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  Del Bosque calls Costa into Spain squad

  November 08, 2013 14:20 IST

  Madrid: Spain coach Vicente del Bosque named Brazilian-born striker Diego Costa in his squad for the friendly games against Equatorial Guinea and South Africa Nov 16 and 19.Del Bosque had been expected to hand a

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  Kaka may be called up by Scolari to Brazil squad

  November 08, 2013 11:29 IST

  Sao Paulo: Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has praised Kaka's performances since returning to AC Milan and admitted he could recall him to the Brazilian national team.Scolari said in an interview to the Italian newspaper

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  Lamela steers Tottenham through in Europa League

  November 08, 2013 6:40 IST

  London: Tottenham, Fiorentina and Red Bull Salzburg made it four group wins out of four in the Europa League on Thursday to qualify for the knockout phase with two games to spare.Record-signing Erik Lamela scored

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  Barca's coach happy with Messi's form

  November 07, 2013 18:21 IST

  Madrid: It seems as if the mini-crisis surrounding Barcelona striker Lionel Messi is over after the striker scored twice in his team's 3-1 win over AC Milan in the Champions League.Messi's goals and a further

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  First win for Ajax in Champions League as they beats Celtic 1-0

  November 07, 2013 14:48 IST

  Amsterdam: Ajax kept their European dreams alive by defeating Celtic 1-0 here after grabbing their first victory this season in the Champions League.Ajax secured the win in Group H Wednesday since they beat Manchester City

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  Champions League: Atletico cruise into last 16

  November 07, 2013 14:20 IST

  Madrid: Atletico Madrid booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a comfortable 4-0 win at home to Austria Vienna.Atletico went into the game Wednesday as clear favourites after their 3-0

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  Arsenal beats Dortmund in Champions League

  November 07, 2013 13:49 IST

  Berlin: Aaron Ramsey's header smoothed the way for Arsenal's 1-0 triumph over Borussia Dortmund at a sold-out Signal Iduna Park in Group F of the Champions League.The Gunners had a ball possession of 53 percent

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  Champions League: FC Barcelona defeats Milan 3-1

  November 07, 2013 11:06 IST

  Madrid: FC Barcelona defeated AC Milan Wednesday night by 3-1, thanks to two goals from Messi and one of Busquets which qualified them for the Champions League knockout stage.The match, which started at 8:45 p.m.