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  Euro 2016: Italy oust defending champion Spain with 2-0 win in pre-quarters

  June 28, 2016 9:59 IST

  Saint-Denis, France: Spain's era of dominance at the European Championship came to an end Monday when Italy beat the two-time defending champion 2-0 in the round of 16. Italy deserved its victory and was impressive

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  Brexit 2.0: Iceland beat England out of Euro 2016

  June 28, 2016 6:32 IST

  Nice (France): After voting to leave the European Union last week, the English left the soccer European Championship in similarly surprising fashion on Monday in what will go down as their most embarrassing loss in

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  Twitterati shattered over Messi's abrupt decision to retire; sporting fraternity in shock

  June 27, 2016 19:38 IST

  Kolkata: As soon as the news of Lionel Messi's retirement broke, fans from all around the globe were left heartbroken. While many took it as a joke at first, others refused to believe that they

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  Watch: The missed penalty that forced Messi to hang his boots

  June 27, 2016 15:50 IST

  New Delhi: Lionel Messi’s hope of lifting the first title with Argentina ended the moment he missed the penalty shot in the final match of the Copa America Centenario football tournament against Chile. With

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  Euro 2016: Germany beat slovakia to enter quaterfinal

  June 27, 2016 11:51 IST

  World Champions Germany pulled out the right cards to trump Slovakia 3-0 and enter the quarterfinals of the Euro 2016 here on Sunday.

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  Star footballer Lionel Messi bids adieu to international soccer after Copa loss

  June 27, 2016 11:22 IST

  Argentina’s star footballer Lionel Messi today announced retirement from international soccer after his team lost the final of Copa America Centenario football tournament to Chile 4-2.

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  Copa America: Chile score a victory against Argentina in final, retain title

  June 27, 2016 10:28 IST

  Chile defeated Argentina via penalty shootout to win the Copa America Centenario football tournament on Sunday thereby defending their crown at the Metlife Stadium here.

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  Extra-time goal sends Portugal to Euro 2016 quarters

  June 27, 2016 9:09 IST

  Ricardo Quaresma scored in late extra time to gift Portugal a 1-0 win over Croatia in their second-round clash at the Euro 2016 here.

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  Colombia finish third at Copa America

  June 27, 2016 9:01 IST

  A first half strike from Carlos Bacca earned Colombia a third place finish at the Copa America Centenario football tournament following a 1-0 win over hosts US at the University of Phoenix Stadium here.

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  France beat Ireland to reach Euro 2016 quarterfinal

  June 27, 2016 8:29 IST

  Antoine Griezmann scored twice to help hosts France beat Ireland 2-1 and reach the quarterfinals of European Championship here.

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  Euro 2016: Belgium beat Hungary 4-0 to reach quarterfinal

  June 27, 2016 8:15 IST

  Atletico midfielder Yannick Carrasco scored the final goal in injury time, helping Belgium beat Hungary 4-0 to reach Euro 2016 quarterfinals.

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  Ibrahimovic quits international football

  June 23, 2016 14:36 IST

  Nice (France): Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, one of the world's top strikers and all-time highest goal scorer for his country, bid farewell to international football after Sweden lost 1-0 to Belgium, finishing bottom of Group E

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  Ronaldo sends Portugal to Euro pre-quarters

  June 23, 2016 11:10 IST

  Captain Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the second half as Portugal managed to hold Hungary 3-3 in a Group F match and qualified for the pre-quarterfinals of the Euro football championship here on Wednesday.

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  Frustrated over a question, Cristiano Ronaldo throws reporter’s mic into lake

  June 22, 2016 23:40 IST

  Paris: Star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, who was unhappy to be asked a question about his next game, reacted harshly by throwing reporter's microphone into a lake. Ahead of much-win clash against Hungary at the

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  Neil Taylor, Wales’ star in Euro Cup, has a strong Bengal connection

  June 22, 2016 12:02 IST

  Neil’s excellent goal not only helped Wales hammer Russia by 3-0 but also help his team top Group B and earn the debutant nation a place in the last 16 of the ongoing Euro Cup 2016.

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  France arrests 557 football fans since start of Euro 2016

  June 20, 2016 23:58 IST

  Paris: The French police have arrested 557 fans since the start of the Euro football championship for taking part in violent acts, with 21 expelled from the country, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on

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  Messi scores in Argentina’s win; Chile routs Mexico 7-0

  June 19, 2016 20:03 IST

  Foxborough (United States): Lionel Messi made his first start of the Copa America tournament and tied a national record with his 54th international goal as Argentina defeated Venezuela 4-1 on Saturday to set up a

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  Wales fan travels all the way to France, falls asleep during match

  June 16, 2016 17:58 IST

  France: Wales’s fan Gareth Tansey’s decision to have a ‘few’ drinks before his country’s side squared off against Slovakia in Euro 2016, the first major tournament the country qualified for in over five decades, turned out to be a disaster for him.

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  Euro Cup: Russia fined, warned of suspension from tournament by UEFA

  June 14, 2016 19:11 IST

  The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) fined Russia 150,000 euros ($168,200) on Tuesday over their football fans' misconduct during their opening match of the Euro 2016 against England last week.

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  Russia, England soccer fans turn Euro Cup into battle zone, UEFA threatens with expulsion

  June 13, 2016 13:01 IST

  While French authorities claim to have detained 63 people linked to violence and have gave police powers to ban alcohol around the stadiums, UEFA has admitted that there security flaws in the stadium.

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  Euro 2016: Luka Modric moment of class lifts Croatia to 1-0 win over Turkey

  June 12, 2016 21:51 IST

  Paris: Croatia began their Euro championship campaign with their star midfielder Luka Modric's superb volleyed goal on Sunday with a 1-0 win over Turkey. The Real Madrid midfielder scored with a dipping volley in

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  2022 FIFA World Cup: Indian construction firm L&T bags contract to develop Qatar stadium

  June 07, 2016 16:49 IST

  Larsen and Toubro Limited (L&T) and Qatari contractor Al Balagh Trading & Contracting have been appointed as the main contractors for the construction of the 40,000 seater Al Rayyan Stadium in Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup

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  Mexican soccer player Alan Pulido rescued after kidnapping

  May 30, 2016 19:44 IST

  Mexican police have rescued kidnapped soccer player Alan Pulido, who appeared with a bandaged hand at a brief press conference Monday to declare that he was fine.

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  Sandhu becomes first Indian to play in European top league

  May 30, 2016 19:43 IST

  New Delhi: National football team goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu has achieved a historic feat as he became the first Indian to feature in a top-tier league match in Europe by turning out for his Norwegian

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  Manchester United appoints Jose Mourinho as new manager for three seasons

  May 27, 2016 16:54 IST

  Manchester United today confirmed the appointment of Jose Mourinho as its new manager for the next three football seasons.

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  FIFA's acting Secretary General Markus Kattner sacked

  May 24, 2016 9:57 IST

  FIFA's acting secretary general, the German-Swiss Markus Kattner, was dismissed with immediate effect, after an internal investigation had uncovered "breaches of fiduciary responsibilities in connection with his employment contract".

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  Never thought would replace Messi as Barcelona's main striker: Suarez

  May 20, 2016 18:49 IST

  Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez has said he is surprised that he could replace Lionel Messi as the spearhead of Spanish football champions FC Barcelona's attack this season.

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  Former Indian football captain Sona Chaudhary accuses officials of sexual harassment in her book

  May 13, 2016 21:29 IST

  New Delhi: Former Indian football captain Sona Chaudhary, who claims to have played for India between 1995 and 1998, has alleged that women players of her era were subjected to sexual exploitation by officials in