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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

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  Michel Platini to resign as UEFA president after appeal failure

  May 09, 2016 18:23 IST

  Zurich: UEFA president Michel Platini will resign from European football's governing body after failing to have a six-year ban overturned by a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) panel on Monday. The panel, however, reduced

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  Cameroon midfielder Ekeng dies after collapsing on pitch during match

  May 07, 2016 16:51 IST

  Dinamo Bucharest player and Cameroon midfielder Patrick Ekeng died on Friday after collapsing on the field while playing a first division match in Bucharest

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  Mohun Bagan begin Fed Cup campaign with 3-2 win over Salgaocar

  May 02, 2016 19:37 IST

  Mohun Bagan edged past Salgaocar 3-2 in the first leg of their Federation Cup quarter-final football encounter at the Tilak Maidan stadium

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  Lionel Messi's family denies 'Panama Papers' tax evasion claim

  April 05, 2016 16:58 IST

  Barcelona: The family of FC Barcelona's Argentine star Lionel Messi has stressed it has never used the services of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca to escape tax scrutiny. The law firm had 11.5 million of

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  Dutch soccer great Johan Cruyff dies at age 68

  March 24, 2016 20:57 IST

  Dutch soccer great Johan Cruyff dies at age 68

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  FIFA admits bribery in election of 1998, 2010 World Cup hosts

  March 16, 2016 18:27 IST

  Global football's governing body FIFA on Wednesday officially acknowledged that bribes were paid during the election of the host countries for the 1998 and 2010 World Cups, held in France and South Africa respectively.

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  A special jersey for Afghanistan’s women’s football team- this one has a ‘hijab’ attached to it! (Watch Video)

  March 09, 2016 22:44 IST

  A special jersey for Afghanistan’s women’s football team- this one has a ‘hijab’ attached to it! (Watch Video)

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  Berlin beat Cologne 1-0 in Bundesliga

  February 27, 2016 13:28 IST

  Cologne: German football club Hertha Berlin wrapped up their first win of 2016 thanks to Vedad Ibisevic's first-half winner against Cologne in the 23rd round of the Bundesliga here.After one loss and four draws in

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  Europe's Infantino wins FIFA presidency

  February 27, 2016 9:00 IST

  Zurich: Europe's Gianni Infantino scored a convincing win over the Asian rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa in the FIFA presidential election and ended the 18-year reign of Sepp Blatter. Europe's Gianni Infantino today won

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  Messi replaces five year old Afghan boy's plastic-bag jersey with a real signed one

  February 26, 2016 23:30 IST

  New Delhi: Star footballer Lionel Messi pulled off an incredible gesture as he gifted his signed jersey to a five year old Murtaza Ahmadi who had once become internet's favourite topic of discussion after donning

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  FIFA to elect president today; Jordan, Bahrain princes leading the race

  February 26, 2016 19:00 IST

  Zurich: After a controversial phase for the world's football governing body FIFA which saw a series of scandals and the subsequent suspension of incumbent Sepp Blatter, a new president is set to be elected on

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  FIFA reduces ban on Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to six years

  February 25, 2016 19:03 IST

  Zurich: A FIFA appeal committee on Wednesday reduced bans against Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to six years but maintained they were still guilty of ethics breaches.The appeal result was announced as UEFA general secretary

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  Sepp Blatter era ends as scandal-hit FIFA set to elect new leader

  February 21, 2016 11:10 IST

  Geneva: The Sepp Blatter era at FIFA is set to finally end Friday when soccer's scandal-scarred world body picks a new president after nine months of crisis. An election meeting designed to give FIFA a

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  You cannot buy a World Cup: Sepp Blatter

  February 20, 2016 19:57 IST

  Zurich: Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter insists that the vote to host the 2022 football World Cup was not fixed, saying that "you cannot buy a World Cup."Blatter said that former French president Nicolas Sarkozy

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  FIFA prosecutors seek life bans for two South American officials

  February 18, 2016 19:10 IST

  Zurich: Fifa ethics prosecutors are seeking life bans for two South American officials who have already pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal investigation of corruption in world soccer.The Fifa ethics committee said Thursday it completed

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  Shocking: Footballer shoots the referee dead for sending him off field

  February 17, 2016 10:01 IST

  Buenos Aires: In a shocking incident, an amateur footballer fired multiple shots at his match referee on the pitch for showing him red card.The incident took place in Argentina where Cesar Flores, 48, was refereeing

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  Man United players at fault for bad form, not coach Van Gaal: Wayne Rooney

  February 16, 2016 19:19 IST

  Manchester: English football giants Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney insists that it is the players who should be blamed for the club's nightmare season and not manager Louis van Gaal.The Dutchman has been widely criticised