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  Champions League: Real Madrid need to avoid repeat of last season's upset in Kiev

  October 19, 2021 9:27 IST

  Carlo Ancelotti's men travel to Ukraine after their La Liga game at home to Athletic Bilbao was postponed to allow their South American players more time to recover after the international break.

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  Bundesliga: Bayern send message to rivals with 5-1 win at Leverkusen

  October 18, 2021 12:59 IST

  Bouncing back from a rare loss to Eintracht Frankfurt in its last game, Bayern dismantled Leverkusen 5-1 on Sunday with two goals apiece from Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry.

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  Dutch League: Part of stand at club Nijmegen collapses, no injuries

  October 18, 2021 11:43 IST

  A small section of stand at Dutch top-flight club NEC Nijmegen's Goffert Stadium collapsed as fans of visiting Vitesse Arnhem celebrated their team's 1-0 victory. There were no reports of any injuries.

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  Players targeted with racist abuse during Bundesliga match

  October 18, 2021 10:23 IST

  Khaled Narey, who is Black and played for Hamburg before joining Fortuna, said on Instagram on Sunday that some fans 'racially abused me during the game and threw beer at me.'

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  La Liga: Ansu Fati shines again as Barcelona rallies to beat Valencia 3-1

  October 18, 2021 10:08 IST

  The 18-year-old Fati made his first start for Barcelona after a long injury layoff on Sunday, scoring a goal and earning his team a penalty as the Catalan club halted its losing streak by rallying to beat Valencia 3-1.

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  Sunil Chhetri credits youngsters in Indian team for SAFF C'ship triumph

  October 17, 2021 16:06 IST

  Chhetri, Indian football's torchbearer for the last 10 years, equaled Lionel Messi when he scored the team's opener -- and his 80th international goal against Nepal in the final.

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  IOC voices Olympic concern at FIFA's biennial World Cup plan

  October 17, 2021 9:44 IST

  The IOC did not refer to potential future World Cup-Olympics clashes — potentially as soon as 2028 when the Summer Games are hosted by Los Angeles — in its statement.

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  Premier League: Firmino, Salah and Mane star in Liverpool's 5-0 rout of Watford

  October 17, 2021 9:01 IST

  This was Liverpool's biggest win since the 7-0 hammering of Crystal Palace last December, which was also the last time Firmino, Salah and Mane all scored in a top-flight game.

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  India blank Nepal 3-0, win SAFF Championship for 8th time; Chhetri equals Messi with 80 goals

  October 17, 2021 11:57 IST

  Chhetri scored in the 49th minute of the match, which put him level with Lionel Messi on 80 international goals.

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  SAFF Championships: India seek 1st trophy under Stimac in final against Nepal

  October 15, 2021 16:09 IST

  Seven-time champions India will start title favourites when they take on first-time finalists Nepal in the summit clash of the SAFF Championships.

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  Evacuated over 100 football family members from Afghanistan after complex negotiations: FIFA

  October 15, 2021 14:43 IST

  Football's world governing body FIFA on Friday said it has evacuated almost 100 members of the 'football family', including women players, from Afghanistan after 'complex negotiations'.

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  World Cup qualifiers: Brazil, Argentina register contrasting wins

  October 15, 2021 10:45 IST

  Leaders Brazil easily defeated Uruguay 4-1 in their South American World Cup qualifying match while second-place Argentina beat Peru 1-0 a few hours earlier and are also close to clinching a direct qualifying berth.

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  Ferran Torres has broken bone in foot, doubtful for big Spain games

  October 14, 2021 21:55 IST

  City said the injury was a “small fracture” and happened while Torres was on international duty.

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  Bayer Leverkusen hosts Bayern Munich as top 2 meet in Bundesliga

  October 14, 2021 21:46 IST

  The teams are level on points at the top of the league going into Sunday's match. Although it's only been seven games

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  Indian women's football team to play against two Swedish top division sides later this month

  October 14, 2021 21:35 IST

  The team will play against two top tier 1 sides Hammarby IF (October 20) and Djurgarden IF (October 23) in Sweden.

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  SAFF Championship: Farukh Choudhary suffers ACL injury, team dedicates win over Maldives to him

  October 14, 2021 21:21 IST

  India defeated Maldives 3-1 in its final league engagement to make the summit clash with an unbeaten run.

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  Bournemouth player David Brooks diagnosed with cancer

  October 14, 2021 11:41 IST

  The 24-year-old Bournemouth player, who was part of the Wales squad at the European Championshp, earlier withdrew from this month's World Cup qualifiers.

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  Sunil Chhetri goes past Pele's international goals tally; one shy of equaling Lionel Messi

  October 14, 2021 11:27 IST

  Sunil Chhetri scored a brace against Maldives during the SAFF Championship game on Wednesday and went past Pele in list of top international goalscorers.

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  Sunil Chhetri double strike helps India beat Maldives 3-1 and enter SAFF C'ships final

  October 14, 2021 9:14 IST

  Chhetri scored in the 62nd and 71st minutes after Manvir Singh had given India the lead in the 33rd minute in the must-win match for India.

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  Indian women's football team beat higher-ranked Chinese Taipei 1-0 in international friendly

  October 13, 2021 23:44 IST

  Chinese Taipei are ranked 40th in the FIFA chart while the Indians are placed at 57th.

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  FIFA assessing punishments for Hungary, Albania crowd unrest

  October 13, 2021 15:57 IST

  At Wembley Stadium in London, Hungary supporters fought with police in the stands just after kickoff on Tuesday.

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  World Cup Qualifiers: Sweden win to move above Spain in Group B

  October 13, 2021 13:13 IST

  Sweden moved two points clear of Spain in Group B with two games remaining after defeating Greece 2-0 at home.

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  World Cup qualifiers: Albania-Poland game halted after players hit by bottles

  October 13, 2021 11:57 IST

  The World Cup qualifier between Albania and Poland was temporarily halted when Polish players walked off the field after Albanian fans threw water bottles at them while celebrating a goal.

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  World Cup qualifiers: Ronaldo scores hat trick, Denmark seals WC berth

  October 13, 2021 10:14 IST

  Ronaldo extended his men's record tally of international goals to 115 by scoring the 58th hat trick of his career for club and country in Portugal's 5-0 win over Luxembourg.

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  World Cup qualifiers: Japan end Australia's win streak; remain in race for direct qualification

  October 13, 2021 10:03 IST

  Australia defender Aziz Behich scored an own goal in 85th minute Tuesday to give Japan a 2-1 victory and six points from four matches in Group B, three points behind the Aussies and six behind Saudi Arabia.

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  Delhi FC qualify for next round in I-League Qualifiers

  October 12, 2021 23:00 IST

  With this win, the Delhi-based team now leads the Group B table with nine points from all wins in three matches.

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  UEFA looks for host of Euro 2028 with 24 teams, maybe more

  October 12, 2021 22:37 IST

  The European soccer body has been looking at whether to expand the tournament again to include 32 of its 55 member nations, officials said in July during the successful Euro 2020.

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  SAFF Championship: We cannot depend on just one player to score goals, says Igor Stimac

  October 12, 2021 20:20 IST

  India have so far scored two goals in the ongoing SAFF Championships and both came through 37-year-old Chhetri, who equalled legendary Pele with his 77th strike in the match against Nepal.