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  Pune FC take on Salgaocar in high stakes I-League match

  April 04, 2014 6:51 IST

  Pune:  Pune FC will be keen to move up in the table when they face Salgaocar FC in a crucial I-League Round-24 encounter at the Shree Shiv Chhattrapati Sports Complex .Pune FC have only four

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  England police arrest 13 in match fixing probe

  April 03, 2014 23:49 IST

  LONDON: Police say 13 people have been arrested in connection with an investigation into spot-fixing in English football.   Britain's National Crime Agency said Thursday that six of the people arrested were already questioned in December

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  Barca vows not to change youth model despite ban

  April 03, 2014 23:43 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: Barcelona has been "the victim of a grave injustice" after being hit with a FIFA transfer ban, the club's president said on Thursday as the Spanish champion vowed not to change its model

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  Benteke out of World Cup with Achilles injury

  April 03, 2014 23:52 IST

  BIRMINGHAM, England: Belgium striker Christian Benteke was ruled out of the World Cup after rupturing his Achilles tendon in training with English Premier League team Aston Villa on Thursday.   Benteke will undergo surgery and "will

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  Ronaldo's knee cause of worry for Real Madrid, Portugal

  April 03, 2014 19:52 IST

  Madrid: Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti may have tried to assure fans and press that there is no need to worry about a possible serious injury to Cristiano Ronaldo's left knee, but the fact is

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  Brazil opens Cuiaba World Cup stadium

  April 03, 2014 15:02 IST

  Rio de Janeiro:  Brazil has officially opened the Arena Pantanal stadium despite unfinished construction work at the 2014 FIFA World Cup venue.Local media reported Wednesday that less than half of the venue's 44,000 seats have

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  Champions League: Real Madrid defeat Borussia Dortmund 3-0

  April 03, 2014 8:28 IST

  Madrid: Real Madrid took a big step towards the semi-finals of the Champions League Wednesday night after defeating Borussia Dortmund 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final in the Santiago Bernabeu.Goals from

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  Champions League: Pastore scores solo goal as PSG beats Chelsea 3-1

  April 03, 2014 8:11 IST

  PARIS : Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho called his team's defending "a joke" after Paris Saint-Germain scored deep into injury time Wednesday to take a commanding 3-1 lead into their Champions League quarterfinal return leg next

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  Barcelona banned from signing players for a year

  April 02, 2014 19:11 IST

  Barcelona was banned by FIFA from signing any players for next season after being found guilty on Wednesday of repeatedly breaching transfer regulations.   The heavy sanction, which covers the summer and January transfer windows, followed

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  Mujica agrees to restore police protection

  April 02, 2014 12:04 IST

  Montevideo, Uruguay: Uruguay President Jose Mujica has agreed to restore police protection to domestic football matches, provided clubs sign a FIFA agreement that deducts points from those involved in hooligan violence.   Mujica met Tuesday with

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  A look ahead to the Europa League quarterfinals

  April 03, 2014 7:56 IST

  Portugal and Spain have provided at least one team in nine of the past 11 finals of the UEFA Cup or Europa League and the two countries dominate the quarterfinal lineup for this year's competition.The

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  New safety measures at stadium marked by death

  April 01, 2014 23:52 IST

  SAO PAULO: Brazilian organizers are adding safety features where a worker died in the stadium hosting the World Cup opener, hoping to quickly reverse an order that halted construction in part of the venue.   The

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  Know the girl friend and ex wife of footballer Rafael who were once best friends

  April 02, 2014 7:54 IST

  New Delhi: It might read like Bollywood film story but it's a fact that the Dutch soccer star's girlfriend Sabia and ex-wife Sylvie were once best friends. After their separation, within few months he got

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  Jury to assess if Liverpool fan deaths preventable

  April 01, 2014 17:49 IST

  Warrington, England: The judge overseeing the new Hillsborough Stadium disaster inquests says the hearings will consider if opportunities were missed to prevent the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans.   Relatives of the victims wept on Tuesday

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  FIFA orders World Cup stadium break

  April 01, 2014 16:00 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: Brazil's World Cup stadiums will not stage matches for up to three weeks before the tournament begins, under a ruling by football's governing body FIFA.FIFA ordered local matches scheduled at the country's

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  How a footballer was saved from swallowing his tongue by opposition player

  April 02, 2014 7:42 IST

  New Delhi: In a dramatic moment a Dynamo Kiev footballer was saved from swallowing his tongue by a quick-thinking opposition player. Oleg Gusev, 30, was knocked unconscious after competing for a cross with Dnipro goalkeeper,

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  Uruguay soccer leaders quit in fan violence crisis

  April 01, 2014 12:08 IST

  Montevideo, Uruguay: Uruguayan soccer has lost its leadership with little more than two months before its national team is to compete in the World Cup.   The entire executive committee of the Uruguayan Football Association quit

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  Malaga rallies for 2-1 win at Betis in Spain

  April 01, 2014 6:42 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Malaga scored twice in the final eight minutes for a 2-1 victory at last-place Real Betis, whose hopes of avoiding relegation took a blow after another disappointing Spanish league defeat.   Betis had a

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  Meet the fastest movers in the game of football

  April 01, 2014 7:37 IST

  New Delhi: The countdown for the soccer World Cup in Brazil has begun with less than three months left for the biggest football carnival to begin.Let's take a look on the some of the fastest

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  Inter Milan defender Chivu retires from football

  March 31, 2014 20:29 IST

  BUCHAREST, Romania: Inter Milan defender Cristian Chivu has retired from football, terminating his contract with the Italian club and setting his sights on becoming an agent.   Inter says the club and the former Romania captain

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  Barca, Atletico gear up for Champions League quarter-final

  March 31, 2014 20:23 IST

  Madrid: Domestic duels will be forgotten Tuesday night when FC Barcelona entertain Atletico Madrid in the Camp Nou Stadium in the quarter-final first leg of the UEFA Champions League.The top two in the Spanish BBVA

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  Alves wants to stay at Barcelona despite no offer

  March 31, 2014 20:15 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: Brazil defender Daniel Alves says he wants to stay at Barcelona even though the Spanish champions haven't yet offered him a contract extension.   The 30-year-old Alves is out of contract after this season.  

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  Victor Valdes out 7 months after knee surgery

  March 31, 2014 20:10 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes is expected to be sidelined for seven months after surgery on his right knee on Monday.   The 32-year-old Valdes underwent surgery in Germany after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament

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  AFC Cup: Pune FC face Tampines Rovers in must-win game

  March 31, 2014 20:03 IST

  Pune: Pune FC will be keen to log their first-ever win on the continental stage when they host Singapore's Tampines Rovers in a must-win Group-H, Round-4 encounter of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup at

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  Serie A: Napoli wins 2-0, hands Juve its 2nd loss of season

  March 31, 2014 8:05 IST

  ROME : Real Madrid castoff Jose Maria Callejon scored in the first half and Belgium international Dries Mertens added a late goal as Napoli handed Serie A leader Juventus only its second loss of the

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  Liverpool beats Spurs 4-0, tops Premier League

  March 30, 2014 23:14 IST

  LIVERPOOL, England: Liverpool took advantage of an inept defensive display by Tottenham to cruise to a 4-0 win at Anfield on Sunday and return to the top of the Premier League for the first time

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  Roma beats Sassuolo 2-0 in Serie A

  March 30, 2014 18:31 IST

  Rome: Mattia Destro's early goal was key and Roma was fortunate when a penalty kick for relegation-threatened Sassuolo was waved off in a 2-0 win Sunday.   The victory moved Roma within 11 points of Serie

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  City misses chance to go top after Chelsea loses

  March 30, 2014 14:58 IST

  London: The Premier League's most unpredictable title race produced another surprise on Saturday as Chelsea lost at Crystal Palace for the first time since 1990.   Despite the 1-0 collapse after Chelsea captain John Terry headed