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  East Bengal and four ISL clubs fail to secure license from AIFF, need to appeal or seek exemption

  November 16, 2020 18:20 IST

  Odisha FC, NorthEast United FC, Kerala Blasters, Hyderabad FC and new entrants East Bengal are the five clubs which were not handed licenses by the AIFF.

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  Argentina and Barcelona great Javier Mascherano announces retirement

  November 16, 2020 17:44 IST

  The 36-year-old centre back made the announcement after his Superliga outfit Estudiantes lost 0-1 to Argentinos Juniors.

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  Any time spent with Sunil Chhetri is invaluable, says Bengaluru FC midfielder Suresh Wangjam

  November 16, 2020 15:51 IST

  Adil Khan, Abdul Sahal, Anirudh Thapa, Pritam Kotal and others have always reiterated how much Chhetri has mentored them about diet, fitness regime and other aspects of life.  

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  UEFA Nations League: Dries Mertens' freekick crushes England's hopes of reaching finals

  November 16, 2020 9:14 IST

  Mertens made it 2-0 in the 24th by expertly curling his kick over the English wall — which mostly failed to jump — after Kevin De Bruyne was fouled.

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  ISL: Mohun Bagan coach Anotnio Habas picks Sandesh Jhingan as one of his five captains

  November 15, 2020 21:15 IST

  Jhingan was named along with fellow defender Pritam Kotal and goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya as the three Indian captains in his roster.

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  Golden Baby Leagues act as breath of fresh air in Leh-Ladakh

  November 15, 2020 16:03 IST

  Incidentally, the interest around Baby Leagues has been astounding in this hilly region since 2018 when the project was launched. 

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  AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli tests positive for COVID-19

  November 14, 2020 19:45 IST

  Milan says Pioli is showing no symptoms and that the 55-year-old coach has gone into isolation at home.

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  Women referees may officiate men's I-League matches: AIFF Director

  November 14, 2020 17:55 IST

  Currently, a total of eight referees and 10 assistant referees are in the elite FIFA panel from India.

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  Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozovic tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Sweden clash

  November 14, 2020 15:39 IST

  It says Brozovic has been isolated from the rest of the team which is to play Sweden in Stockholm on Saturday in a Nations League game.

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  Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah tests positive for COVID-19

  November 13, 2020 22:13 IST

  The announcement was made by the Egyptian soccer association on Twitter ahead of Saturday’s game against Togo.

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  Bala Devi's move to Rangers will have huge impact on next generation: Ashalata Devi

  November 13, 2020 17:10 IST

  Bala Devi became the first woman player from the country to sign a professional contract with a European club as she signed for Rangers Women's FC.

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  Former Manchester United forward Albert Quixall dies at 87

  November 13, 2020 14:03 IST

  He made 184 appearances for the Reds, scoring 56 goals, before moving on to Oldham Athletic in 1964.

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  Neymar ruled out of Brazil's World Cup qualifier with groin injury

  November 13, 2020 10:38 IST

  Brazil's soccer confederation on Thursday confirmed Neymar will not play in the South American qualifying match on Tuesday in Montevideo.

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  South America FIFA WC Qualifiers: Argentina held to 1-1 draw by Paraguay

  November 13, 2020 10:16 IST

  Argentina’s fourth match in qualifying will be against Peru on Tuesday, when Paraguay hosts Bolivia and Ecuador is at home to Colombia.

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  East Bengal officials in talks over IFA Shield participation in December

  November 13, 2020 10:02 IST

  With ISL beginning late November, East Bengal members have requested club's new investors to form a reserve team for 123rd edition of prestigious IFA Shield.

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  Euro 2020 Qualifying Playoffs: Scotland, Hungary, Slovakia, North Macedonia seal berth in tournament

  November 13, 2020 8:47 IST

  The playoffs were originally scheduled for March but were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic which also forced UEFA to delay Euro 2020.

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  Harry Maguire marks captaincy with goal as England beat Ireland 3-0

  November 13, 2020 8:15 IST

  With Harry Kane rested, Maguire captained England for the first time — two months after being dropped from the squad over a legal case in Greece.

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  ISL: ATK Mohun Bagan remove three stars from jersey, add 'champions' tag

  November 12, 2020 21:38 IST

  Keeping the sentiments of their millions of fans in mind, ATK Mohun Bagan on Thursday unveiled their jersey for the upcoming season with a 'Champions' embossed below the team logo.

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  ISL: FC Goa tie up with German football club RB Leipzig

  November 12, 2020 19:48 IST

  The partnership, which will last till June 30, 2023, is the first step taken by the Bundesliga club in its measures to internationalise the club outside Europe

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  Serbia defender Luka Milivojevic positive for COVID-19

  November 12, 2020 19:08 IST

  The Serbian football federation says defender Luka Milivojevic has tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the European Championship playoff match against Scotland.

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  Croatia defender Domagoj Vida pulled from match because of COVID-19

  November 12, 2020 17:39 IST

  Croatia defender Domagoj Vida was pulled out of a friendly match against Turkey at halftime because he had tested positive for the Coronavirus.

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  AIFF appoints specialised coaches for referees to move forward

  November 12, 2020 16:59 IST

  In recent times, a number of fresh faces from India have been inducted in the FIFA panel of referees and Ravishankar detailed how the process works, the hard work that goes into entering the panel.

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  Sunil Chhetri gearing up for ISL in earnest, says staying in bubble "isn't easy"

  November 12, 2020 15:24 IST

  Staying inside a bio bubble "isn't easy" but Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri, nevertheless, is bracing up for the upcoming Indian Super League in earnest, doing all it takes for a successful campaign with his franchise Bengaluru FC.

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  Diego Maradona discharged from hospital 8 days after brain surgery

  November 12, 2020 8:55 IST

  Maradona's lawyer, Matias Morla, said the 60-year-old Argentine will continue to receive treatment for alcohol dependency. He is expected to stay in a house near his older daughters.

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  Int'l Friendlies: Portugal complete 7-0 rout of Andorra; Finland stun France 2-0

  November 12, 2020 8:46 IST

  Cristiano Ronaldo was on target as he scored Portugal's sixth goal in the 7-0 thrashing on Andorra.

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  India's postponed 2022 FIFA WC qualifier matches to be played in March and June next year

  November 11, 2020 21:57 IST

  Though out of contention of a 2022 FIFA World Cup berth, the Indian team is still to play three matches in the round 2 qualifiers -- against Qatar (at home), Bangladesh (away) and Afghanistan (at home).

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  England FA's chairman Greg Clarke resigns after 'unacceptable' remark on black players

  November 11, 2020 13:53 IST

  The comment came when he was talking about the racist abuse of players by trolls on social media to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee.

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  Germany coach Joachim Low warns overload will bring wave of injuries

  November 10, 2020 21:40 IST

  Clubs around Europe are regularly playing twice a week after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the start of the season.