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  Ronaldinho planning 2018 farewell tour

  December 11, 2017 14:08 IST

  Ronaldinho's brother and agent, Roberto de Assis, said one of the valedictory fixtures would likely be in Belo Horizonte, where he won the 2013 Copa Libertadores during a two-year spell with Atletico Mineiro.

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  La Liga: Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez strike after Villarreal reduced to 10 men

  December 11, 2017 11:45 IST

  Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez took full advantage of the holes that opened up in the hosts' defence, scoring twice to give Barcelona a 2-0 win away from home that kept it five points ahead of second-place Valencia.

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  EPL: Record-setting Manchester City win derby, title race turning into procession

  December 11, 2017 11:45 IST

  Having already beaten Liverpool 5-0 and overwhelmed Chelsea in a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge, City came to Old Trafford to play the other member of the current top four and had 65 percent possession and almost twice the number of shots.

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  ISL: Emana scores as Mumbai City FC beat Chennaiyin 1-0

  December 10, 2017 23:05 IST

  Chennaiyin remained on the third spot with nine points after suffering their second loss in five matches.

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  EPL: Wayne Rooney's penalty earns Everton 1-1 draw against Liverpool in Merseyside derby

  December 10, 2017 22:24 IST

  Everton still hasn't won at the home of its fiercest rival since 1999 but will be more than happy to take a point from a match in which it was forced to defend for large periods.

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  Diego Maradona arrives in 'City of Joy' sans fan-frenzy

  December 10, 2017 21:22 IST

  This was Maradona's second visit to the city after December 2008, when thousands of fans gathered near the airport and lined up the streets to welcome their football icon.

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  EPL: Olivier Giroud earns Arsenal a point in 1-1 draw at Southampton

  December 10, 2017 21:40 IST

  Arsenal sit at the fifth place above neighbours Tottenham Hotspurs, one point behind Liverpool who drew with Everton.

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  ISL: FC Pune City hand Jamshedpur FC first defeat of season

  December 10, 2017 20:51 IST

  FC Pune City defender Adil Khan's goal at the half hour mark proved to be the difference between the two sides as Pune registered their third win in five matches.

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  Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund sack Peter Bosz as coach, appoint Stoeger

  December 10, 2017 19:38 IST

  Stoeger was sacked as Cologne coach the previous Sunday after his side failed to win any of its opening 14 Bundesliga games of the season.

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  EPL: West Ham derails Chelsea's title hopes; Tottenham rout Stoke 5-1

  December 10, 2017 17:06 IST

  Chelsea remained 11 points behind leader Manchester City, which faces second-place Manchester United on Sunday.

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  La Liga: Ronaldo celebrates Ballon d'Or as Real Madrid rout Sevilla 5-0, Valencia bounce back

  December 10, 2017 16:47 IST

  Second-place Valencia needed a late penalty converted by Dani Parejo to see off Celta Vigo 2-1 and pull to within two points of Barcelona.

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  ISL: FC Goa sink Kerala Blasters in enthralling game

  December 10, 2017 14:18 IST

  While Kerala Blasters suffered their first defeat, they remained on 8th position with three points from four matches.

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  Cristiano Ronaldo moves level with archrival Lionel Messi with 5 Ballon d'Ors

  December 09, 2017 13:42 IST

  Messi was second in the voting and Neymar, who left Barcelona in the offseason to join Paris Saint-Germain for a world record transfer fee of 222 million Euros ($262 million), was third.

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  ISL: Bengaluru FC beat NorthEast United FC 1-0

  December 09, 2017 12:37 IST

  The 47th-minute strike, thanks largely to a horrible blunder by goalkeeper TP Rehenesh, was enough for the in-form table toppers to finish the game with three points at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium.

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  FIFA WC 2018: Russia my last shot at World Cup glory, says Lionel Messi

  December 07, 2017 16:34 IST

  The 30-year-old Barcelona forward is still seeking his first senior trophy with the Albiceleste, having come painfully close in the past three and a half years as a losing finalist in the 2014 World Cup, 2015 Copa America and 2016 Copa America.

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  Champions League: Philippe Coutinho scores 3, Liverpool rout Spartak 7-0

  December 07, 2017 15:07 IST

  The Brazil playmaker headlined a devastating display by Liverpool in its 7-0 thrashing of Spartak Moscow at Anfield on Wednesday, with the other three members of the attacking "Fab 4" — Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah — also scoring.

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  Champions League: Ronaldo sets another record as Madrid defeat Dortmund 3-2

  December 07, 2017 14:52 IST

  Madrid had already guaranteed second place behind Group H winner Tottenham, which defeated APOEL 3-0 at Wembley Stadium to reach 16 points.

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  ISL: Jamshedpur beat Delhi Dynamos 1-0 for maiden win

  December 06, 2017 22:31 IST

  Nigerian forward Izu Azuka struck in the 60th minute to score Jamshedpur's first goal and hand his side the first win after three goal-less draws on the trot.

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  ISL: Chennaiyin hope to keep winning, Atletico de Kolkata eye maiden victory

  December 06, 2017 20:01 IST

  Chennaiyin coach John Gregory has used the same winning combination for the last two matches but may be forced into making a couple of changes to tackle the visitors.

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  Atletico Madrid out of Champions League after drawing Chelsea in group match

  December 06, 2017 15:35 IST

  Madrid, twice a finalist in the last four years and a semifinalist last season, will instead be back in the Europa League for the first time since the 2012-13 season.

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  Champions League: Lionel Messi rests for first hour as Barcelona beat Sporting Lisbon 2-0

  December 06, 2017 13:02 IST

  Barcelona's star rested for the first hour of its 2-0 victory over Sporting Lisbon in their final group match on Tuesday at Camp Nou.

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  Manchester United, Basel, Roma, Juventus advance in Champions League

  December 06, 2017 11:09 IST

  Basel joined United in the next phase from Group A by downing Benfica 2-0, whereas, Paris Saint-Germain won Group B despite losing to Bayern Munich 3-1, the second straight loss for the French league leader.

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  ISL: Footballers wear masks during training session

  December 05, 2017 19:49 IST

  Delhi Dynamos take on Jamshedpur FC in their second home match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Wednesday and a couple of players were seen wearing masks during the home side's training session.

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  Jammu and Kashmir's first women football team meets Rajnath Singh; apprises problems

  December 05, 2017 18:09 IST

  During the half-an-hour meeting, the players conveyed to the home minister that if proper sports infrastructure comes up in J&K, the youths can be motivated to nourish their talents and bring laurels into the state, keeping aside terrorism.

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  ISL: Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu handed two-match suspension, fined

  December 05, 2017 17:00 IST

  The AIFF Disciplinary Committee announced the decision on the breach of Disciplinary Code Article 49, based on the referee's report of violent conduct by Gurpreet in the ISL match between FC Goa and Bengaluru FC on November 30 in Goa.

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  Sunil Chhetri marries long-time girlfriend Sonam Bhattacharya, see pics

  December 04, 2017 22:40 IST

  The poster boy of Indian football was seen in a traditional Nepali attire topped with a 'topi' (hat) as he made an entry riding a horse in the evening.

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  Champions League: Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund's last shot at round of 16

  December 04, 2017 17:22 IST

  Atletico didn't win any of its first four matches in Group C. Among its setbacks were back-to-back draws against Qarabag.

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  Lionel Messi statue vandalised for second time this year

  December 04, 2017 15:12 IST

  The statue of the football legend is located on a riverside promenade known as the Walkway of Glory in the Buenos Aires port district of Puerto Madero.