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  Santos picks 2 new, 2 old players for Portugal squad

  November 07, 2014 19:11 IST

  Lisbon, Portugal: Portugal coach Fernando Santos keeps making over his squad, handing two players their first call-ups and bringing back two veterans for the European Championship qualifier against Armenia next week and a friendly against

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  United's Rojo out 6 weeks with shoulder injury

  November 07, 2014 19:07 IST

  Manchester, England: Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says defender Marcos Rojo will be out for six weeks after dislocating his shoulder in the 1-0 defeat to Manchester City last Sunday.Van Gaal says "he saw

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  Germany names Cologne newcomer Jonas Hector in squad

  November 07, 2014 18:54 IST

  Frankfurt, Germany: Cologne defender Jonas Hector was the only newcomer in the Germany squad chosen on Friday for the European Championship qualifier against Gibraltar and a friendly against Spain.Forward Marco Reus of Borussia Dortmund, midfielder

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  Spain drops Diego Costa for European qualifier

  November 07, 2014 17:55 IST

  Madrid: Chelsea striker Diego Costa was dropped from the Spain squad on Friday for the European Championship qualifier next week while he nurses a groin injury."Our doctors have been in contact with Chelsea's doctors and

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  Delhi Dynamos offer free cab rides for fans

  November 07, 2014 15:57 IST

  New Delhi: In an endeavour to connect with its supporters, Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Delhi Dynamos FC Friday entered into a partnership with car-for-hire and ride-sharing service company Uber to offer free cab rides

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  Mexico's football referees threaten strike

  November 07, 2014 13:06 IST

  Mexico City: Mexico's football referees threatened to go on strike this weekend to press for higher wages and the ouster of three officials.The referees Thursday demanded an emergency meeting with Mexican Football Federation president Justino

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  Wembley to host three NFL games in 2015

  November 07, 2014 13:00 IST

  Washington: London's iconic Wembley Stadium will host three National Football League (NFL) games next season.The Miami Dolphins and New York Jets will play one of their two regular-season games in London Oct 4, followed by

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  Stunning Claudia Romani leaves modeling to be a football refree

  November 08, 2014 12:02 IST

  Italian model Claudia Romani is venturing into a new career path in the world of football  after passing an exam in order to become a professional referee.The beauty pageant, 32, has hung up her heels

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  Know how a TV football presenter's beauty distracted players

  January 13, 2015 10:54 IST

  New Delhi: Katarina Sreckovi, Red Star Belgrade TV presenter feels feared for her job for a weird reason. In a never heard before incident, TV football presenter Sreckovic was ordered away from pitch area for

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  Drug charges against striker Adriano dropped

  November 07, 2014 10:31 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: A Rio de Janeiro judge has thrown out drug-related charges against former Brazil striker Adriano.Prosecutors had this week requested a criminal case be brought against the 32-year-old for his alleged links to

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  Brazil striker Diego Tardelli banned for abusing referee

  November 07, 2014 9:23 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Brazil striker Diego Tardelli has been banned for four Brazilian Serie A matches for using abusive language towards a referee.The 29-year-old Atletico Mineiro player was also fined 10,000 Brazilian reais (about $4,000)

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  Ronaldo backs drive to save Portuguese baby

  November 07, 2014 10:25 IST

  Lisbon: Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo has backed a campaign to save a Portuguese premature baby born in Dubai in October by publicising the campaign on his Facebook page."Let's support baby Margarida. No help is

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  UEFA: No mistaken ID by ref in Man City match

  November 07, 2014 7:13 IST

  Nyon, Switzerland: UEFA says Greek referee Tasos Sidiropoulos did not show a yellow card to the wrong CSKA Moscow player in Wednesday's Champions League game against Manchester City.Reports of CSKA's 2-1 win suggested Sidiropoulos should

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  Ex-Barcelona president heads to jail for bribery

  November 07, 2014 7:05 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Former chas lost his final appeal against a court verdict that sentenced him to two years and two months in prison after being found guilty of bribing tax inspectors.A court in Barcelona has

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  ISL: Working hard to stay on top of table, says ATK defender Arnab Mondal

  November 07, 2014 7:39 IST

  Kolkata: Atletico de Kolkata stopper Arnab Mondal yesterday said their team is focussing on maintaining their pole position in the Indian Super League points table."After the first round of games, we want to stay on

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  Pune player Kostas rates Atletico de Kolkata as the best team in tourney

  November 06, 2014 22:11 IST

  Kolkata: A day ahead of their game against Atletico de Kolkata, FC Pune City player Kostas Katsouranis said today that ATK is the best team competing in the ongoing Indian Super League."It is not about

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  ISL: Kerala edge past Goa to register their second win

  November 06, 2014 21:46 IST

  Kochi: The Sachin Tendulkar co-owned Kerala Blasters edged past FC Goa 1-0 to register their second win in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, here on Thursday. After a goalless first

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  ISL: Pennant replaces Omar Rodrigues at FC Pune City

  November 06, 2014 19:47 IST

  Pune: FC Pune City have signed English footballer and former Arsenal and Liverpool player Jermaine Pennant as a replacement for injured Colombian Omar Andres Rodrigues Martinez for the rest of the Indian Super League season. Omar

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  Injury-prone turf forces Trezeguet to miss ISL fixture

  November 06, 2014 18:56 IST

  Kolkata: Blame it on the artificial turf here as city football aficionados will miss out an opportunity to watch French World Cup winner David Trezeguet in action in FC Pune City's ISL fixture against Atletico

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  ISL: Fikru, Habas set to return as ATK eye supremacy over Pune

  November 07, 2014 17:15 IST

  Kolkata: Atletico de Kolkata will be bolstered by the return of their mercurial forward Fikru Teferra and coach Antonio Lopez Habas when the league leaders face FC Pune City in their next Indian Super League

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  Chelsea draws 1-1 with Maribor in Champions League

  November 06, 2014 16:23 IST

  Marobor, Slovenia: Eden Hazard had a late penalty saved as Chelsea missed a chance to advance from Group G in the Champions League on Wednesday, drawing 1-1 with Maribor.   Unrecognizable from the side that was

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  Ronaldo: I'll be remembered as one of the greatest footballers

  November 06, 2014 12:45 IST

  New Delhi: Cristiano Ronaldo, World Player of the Year believes that he will be remembered as one of the greatest footballers to have played the game by the time he retires.Ronaldo was awarded the third

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  Messi brace equals record as Barca beats Ajax 2-0

  November 06, 2014 7:20 IST

  Amsterdam: Lionel Messi's brace gave Barcelona a 2-0 victory Wednesday over 10-man Ajax and moved him level with Raul Gonzalez's all-time Champions League scoring record of 71 goals.Messi scored his 70th Champions League goal in

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  Celtic's Tonev appeals 7-match racism ban

  November 05, 2014 23:53 IST

  Glasgow, Scotland: The Scottish Football Association says it received an appeal on Wednesday in relation to Celtic and Bulgaria winger Aleksandar Tonev's seven-match ban for using racist language to an opponent in a Scottish league

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  Ronaldo receives third Golden Boot award

  November 05, 2014 23:52 IST

  Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo said he still has many years of football to come as he picked up his third Golden Boot award on Wednesday for scoring the most goals in Europe's domestic leagues last season.Ronaldo

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  ISL: Anelka fires again as Mumbai City FC beat Delhi Dynamos 1-0

  November 05, 2014 23:52 IST

  Mumbai: In-form Nicolas Anelka scored his second goal of the tournament to help Mumbai City FC beat Delhi Dynamos 1-0 in a keenly-contested match of the Hero Indian Super League at the DY Patil Stadium

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  ISL: ATK to appeal against second yellow to Gonzalez

  November 05, 2014 17:12 IST

  Chennai: Atletico de Kolkata have decided to appeal against the second yellow card shown to midfielder Jofre Mateu Gonzalez during the ISL game against Chennaiyin FC here."Atletico de Kolkata team management have appealed for a

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  Domestic violence trial date set for Hope Solo

  November 05, 2014 9:55 IST

  Kirkland, Washington: A January trial date has been set for U.S. national soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo on misdemeanor domestic violence charges.The Seattle Times reports Kirkland Municipal Court Judge Michael Lambo set Solo's next court