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  Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is target of Portuguese investigation

  May 14, 2014 14:25 IST

  LISBON, Portugal : Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is the subject of a criminal investigation in Portugal, authorities said Wednesday.   Officials wouldn't say what the investigation is about. In Portugal, ongoing investigations fall under the

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  Victor Valdes says goodbye to Barcelona after 12 seasons

  May 14, 2014 14:00 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain : Goalkeeper Victor Valdes has bid farewell to Barcelona after 12 trophy-filled seasons.   Valdes says in an open letter released by the Catalan club that "the moment has arrived to say goodbye."   Valdes

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  Vicente Del Bosque names Spain's preliminary World Cup squad

  May 14, 2014 13:44 IST

  Madrid :  Spain coach Vicente del Bosque named a preliminary squad of 30 players for the FIFA World Cup finals which kicks off in Brazil next month.As expected the veteran coach Tuesday included Manchester United

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  Chelsea captain John Terry signs contract extension

  May 14, 2014 11:15 IST

  LONDON : Chelsea captain John Terry has signed a one-year contract extension with the Premier League club.   The 33-year-old defender has spent his entire career at Chelsea, scoring 57 goals in 621 appearances. He regained

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  Know why star footballer Samir Nasri's g/f Anara Atanes is fuming

  May 15, 2014 7:07 IST

  New Delhi: Samir Nasri's girlfriend has launched an extraordinary outburst after the Manchester City midfielder was left out of the France World Cup squad.The 26-year-old has fallen out of favour under Didier Deschamps - thought

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  Giorgio Chiellini,Giuseppe Rossi included in Italy World Cup squad

  May 14, 2014 9:25 IST

  ROME:  Key defender Giorgio Chiellini was included in Italy's preliminary 30-man World Cup squad Tuesday, ending doubts that he might face a code of ethics punishment for his three-match ban with Juventus.   United States-born forward

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  Miranda,Filipe Luis added to Brazil's World Cup list

  May 14, 2014 8:56 IST

  SAO PAULO :  Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has included Atletico Madrid defenders Miranda and Filipe Luis to the list of seven players on standby for the World Cup.   Scolari last week selected the 23

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  With World Cup a month away, a lot to be done in Brazil

  May 14, 2014 7:56 IST

  SAO PAULO :  It's all coming down to the final 30 days.   Brazil had seven years to get ready for the World Cup, but it enters the final month of preparations with a lot yet

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  Germany and Poland draw 0-0 in friendly before World cup

  May 14, 2014 7:41 IST

  HAMBURG, Germany: Germany and Poland's second-string sides played to a lackluster 0-0 draw on Tuesday that gave Germany coach Joachim Loew few insights into possible World Cup candidates.   Germany began with eight newcomers and used

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  Carlos Tevez excluded from Argentina World Cup squad

  May 14, 2014 7:29 IST

  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina : Striker Carlos Tevez was left out of Argentina's preliminary 30-man squad for the World Cup.   Despite having just led Juventus to the Italian league title as the team's top scorer, Argentina

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  Meet HOT WAGs of Latin Soccer Players

  May 14, 2014 10:15 IST

  New Delhi: World Cup is round the corner and and the host is Brazil, a latin America, know for hot and beautiful women apart from of course soccer. These sexy wives and girlfriends have got

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  FIFA tells World Cup fans to 'enjoy Brazil'

  May 13, 2014 11:14 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has denied claims that football fans may face security threats during the World Cup in Brazil, asking them to enjoy their time in Brazil.Reports have cited rising

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  Costa Rica names 30-man preliminary team

  May 13, 2014 9:10 IST

  San Jose, Costa Rica: Goalkeeper Keylor Navas and forwards Bryan Ruiz, Joel Campbell and Alvaro Saborio head the list of players named Monday to Costa Rica's preliminary 30-man squad for next month's World Cup in

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  Brooks, Chandler, Yedlin on preliminary US roster

  May 13, 2014 9:00 IST

  New York: In a sign that Jurgen Klinsmann is unsettled on his defense a month before the World Cup, the U.S. coach selected the mostly untested trio of John Brooks, Timmy Chandler and DeAndre Yedlin

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  England taking youthful squad to World Cup

  May 13, 2014 8:53 IST

  Luton, England: Only six England players in Brazil will have previous World Cup experience after Roy Hodgson turned to younger players who have impressed him with their spirited Premier League performances.   The oldest squad member

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  Cameroon picks 28 in preliminary World Cup squad

  May 13, 2014 8:45 IST

  Yaounde, Cameroon: Cameroon coach Volker Finke included veteran striker Samuel Eto'o and rising star Vincent Aboubakar in a provisional 28-man squad on Monday for next month's World Cup in Brazil.   The German coach's squad contained

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  City celebrates Premier League title with parade

  May 13, 2014 8:32 IST

  Manchester, England: Manchester staged a Premier League trophy parade for the fourth straight year on Monday when Man City players celebrated the club's second title in three years with an open-top bus tour through packed

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  India allotted four FIFA courses

  May 13, 2014 7:21 IST

  New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been allotted four FIFA courses for referees.The AIFF's referee's committee that met here Monday appreciated FIFA's approval for four Courses for the development of Indian Referees.The

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  Despite City's title, United still the bigger club

  May 12, 2014 23:26 IST

  MANCHESTER, England : Manchester City has deposed its neighbor as Premier League champions for the second time in three years, but is not close to usurping United's global supremacy -- both as a football club

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  Know what is 'Battle Pack' in 2014 FIFA World Cup

  June 11, 2014 8:13 IST

  New Delhi:  With only thirty days left for the biggest football extravaganza to begin in the samba land in the 2014 FIFA World Cup adidas  today launched ‘Battle Pack', their official footwear collection.  The new

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  Bayer Leverkusen signs Nuremberg striker Josip Drmic

  May 12, 2014 17:36 IST

  LEVERKUSEN, Germany: Bayer Leverkusen has signed striker Josip Drmic from relegated Bundesliga rival Nuremberg.   Leverkusen signed Drmic to a five-year contract and paid Nuremberg a 5 million euro ($6.89 million) transfer fee. Drmic had another

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  Paris Saint-Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic wins French league award

  May 12, 2014 17:25 IST

  PARIS : Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was voted the French league's player of the year by his fellow professionals for the second straight season.   Ibrahimovic beat off competition from teammates Thiago Silva and Thiago

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  High cost, corruption claims mar Brazil World Cup

  May 12, 2014 17:13 IST

  BRASILIA, Brazil : The cost of building Brasilia's World Cup stadium has nearly tripled to $900 million in public funds, largely due to allegedly fraudulent billing, government auditors say. The spike in costs has made

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  Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner puts club up for sale

  May 12, 2014 17:01 IST

  BIRMINGHAM, England :  Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner says he is looking to sell the Premier League club.   Lerner's announcement on Monday comes at the end of another season when the central England club came

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  Honda, Kagawa selected in Japan's World Cup squad

  May 12, 2014 11:56 IST

  Tokyo: Alberto Zaccheroni has picked AC Milan midfielder Keisuke Honda among 12 Europe-based players in Japan's 23-man World Cup squad.   Honda has scored just one goal since joining Milan from CSKA Moscow in January but

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  Is star goalkeeper Alex McCarthy dating hot Lauren Goodger?

  May 13, 2014 7:52 IST

  New Delhi: Reading's star goalkeeper Alex McCarthy is reportedly dating Lauren Goodger, formerly of TOWIE. The up and coming England player, 24, who narrowly missed out on the Championship play-offs this season, is ‘infatuated' with

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  Female streaker invades the pitch

  May 12, 2014 9:06 IST

  New Delhi: A female streaker was carried from the pitch by a steward during Napoli's victory at Sampdoria.The woman, wearing only her underwear, was lifted onto the shoulder of the official, who took her away

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  Ashley Cole dropped for WCup, retires from England

  May 12, 2014 8:22 IST

  Manchester, England: Ashley Cole was left out of the England World Cup squad on Sunday, prompting the veteran Chelsea defender to announce his retirement from international duty.   England coach Roy Hodgson said omitting the 33-year-old