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  FIFA makes $72M profit, raises reserves to $1.43B.

  March 22, 2014 8:57 IST

  ZURICH:  FIFA says its reserves grew to $1.432 billion after making a $72 million profit in 2013.Football's governing body had income of $1.386 billion and spending of $1.314 billion in the third year of a

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  Champions League Quarterfinal lineup.

  March 22, 2014 7:57 IST

  Nyon, Switzerland : Manchester United's already arduous season just got tougher.The English champions were drawn Friday to face Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals, pitting them against the defending champions and the favorites."I was

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  Van Persie out for 4-6 weeks with sprained knee

  March 21, 2014 23:53 IST

  MANCHESTER, England: Manchester United says striker Robin van Persie has been ruled out for about four to six weeks with a left knee injury.   The Netherlands striker will miss the Champions League quarterfinals against Bayern

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  Matches to start late for Hillsborough anniversary

  March 21, 2014 19:15 IST

  LONDON: English football matches will start seven minutes later than scheduled over the weekend of April 11-14 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.   The FA Cup semifinal match on April 15, 1989,

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  FIFA resumes World Cup stadium inspections.

  March 21, 2014 14:33 IST

  Rio de Janeiro:  FIFA has begun a final operational inspection of Brazil's 12 World Cup stadiums before football's showpiece tournament kicks off in June.The technical visits began Thursday, just days before FIFA secretary general Jerome

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  Bellini, captain of 1958 World Cup champion, Brazil, dies.

  March 21, 2014 12:18 IST

  SAO PAULO: Hilderado  Bellini, Brazil's captain when it won its first World Cup in 1958, died on Thursday from complications following a heart attack. He was 83.   The Hospital 9 de Julho confirmed Bellini's death

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  Italy to play Ireland in London in May

  March 20, 2014 23:16 IST

  MILAN: Italy will play Ireland in London on May 31 in its penultimate friendly before the World Cup.   After the match at Fulham's Craven Cottage, Cesare Prandelli's team will return to Italy for its final

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  Hull striker George Boyd suspended 3 matches

  March 20, 2014 21:11 IST

  LONDON: Hull striker George Boyd has been suspended for three matches by the English Football Association for spitting at Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart.   The incident, which was not spotted by referee Lee Mason but

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  Garcia quizzes Blatter, FIFA board on WCup

  March 20, 2014 22:16 IST

  GENEVA: Sepp Blatter and other FIFA officials involved in choosing Russia and Qatar as future World Cup hosts are being interviewed this week by ethics prosecutor Michael Garcia.   Garcia "is currently in Zurich and is

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  Italy coach Prandelli considers Cassano WC call-up

  March 20, 2014 20:41 IST

  MILAN: Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has hinted he is considering recalling veteran forward Antonio Cassano to the national team for the 2014 World Cup.Cassano has not played for Italy since the Azzurri's 4-0 defeat to

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  FIFA back in Brazil to inspect World Cup stadiums

  March 20, 2014 20:08 IST

  SAO PAULO: FIFA is starting a new round of inspections at World Cup stadiums in Brazil as host cities race against the clock to get ready for the tournament that opens in less than three

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  Champions League: Dortmund eliminate Zenit despite 1-2 loss.

  March 20, 2014 14:27 IST

   Berlin: German football side Dortmund advanced into the quarterfinals despite a 1-2 loss to Zenit Saint Petersburg at Signal Iduna Park in the last 17 of UEFA Champions League football.With Wednesday night's win, Juergen Klopp's

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  Arjen Robben to extend contract with Bayern.

  March 20, 2014 13:20 IST

  Berlin: German football giants Bayern Munich and Arjen Robben have agreed on a contract extension until June 2017, the Bundesliga team announced.Dutchman Robben extended his current deal, until 2015, by putting pen to paper on

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  Meet Sara Carbonero , the love of Spanish Soccer captain, Iker Casillas.

  March 21, 2014 7:11 IST

  News Delhi: It was in 2010 soccer world cup that Spain was finally able to remove the tag of underachievers in the football arena and the person to lead the team from the front was

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  Pune FC taste first defeat in AFC Cup.

  March 20, 2014 9:43 IST

  Singapore:  I-League club Pune FC suffered their first Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup defeat going down 1-3 to Tampines Rovers in a Group-H Round 3 encounter at the Jalan Besar Stadium here Wednesday.Striker Riga Mustapha

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  Croatia's Simunic loses World Cup ban appeal.

  March 20, 2014 8:56 IST

  ZURICH : Croatia defender Josip Simunic has lost his appeal against a 10-match ban which forces him to miss the World Cup for leading fans in a pro-Nazi chant.FIFA says its appeal panel upheld the

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  Champions League: Man Utd beat Olympiakos to reach quarters.

  March 20, 2014 7:46 IST

  MANCHESTER, England : Robin van Persie ushered Manchester United into the Champions League quarterfinals -- and potentially saved his manager's job  with a hat trick in a 3-0 victory over Olympiakos that completed one of

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  Salgaocar go second in I-League table.

  March 20, 2014 7:11 IST

  Fatorda (Goa):  Salgaocar FC kept pace at the top of the table after a 2-0 win over traditional football rivals Dempo Sports at the Nehru Stadium here Wednesday in the Round 21 clash of the

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  Jese Rodriguez injury a big blow for Madrid.

  March 19, 2014 16:50 IST

   Madrid: Real Madrid paid a heavy price for their qualification to the last 8 of the Champions League football against Schalke 04 when striker Jese Rodriguez was taken to hospital with what looked like a

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  World Cup stadium unfinished for opening.

  March 19, 2014 12:22 IST

  Sao Paulo : Sao Paulo's Itaquerao World Cup stadium will be incomplete when it officially opens April 15, according to media reports.  The Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo said the venue's roof, corporate boxes

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  Champions League: Real Madrid completes rout of Schalke with 3-1 win to enter the quarter final.

  March 19, 2014 9:05 IST

  MADRID : Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals as Real Madrid completed its Champions League last 16 thrashing of Schalke with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday.   Madrid breezed into the quarterfinals after winning 9-2 on aggregate

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  Champions League :Chelsea defeats Galatasaray to reach quarterfinals.

  March 19, 2014 8:47 IST

  LONDON :  Samuel Eto'o and Gary Cahill scored first half goals as Chelsea turned in a dominant performance to beat Galatasaray 2-0 on Tuesday and reach the Champions League quarterfinals with a 3-1 victory on

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  Julian Green asks FIFA for switch to US from Germany.

  March 19, 2014 6:54 IST

  CHICAGO: Bayern Munich forward Julian Green wants to play for the United States and has applied to FIFA to change his association from Germany.The 18-year-old, who was born in Tampa, Florida, played for Germany in

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  Barcelona sign new deal with defender Marc Bartra.

  March 19, 2014 6:38 IST

  Madrid : FC Barcelona announced Tuesday that the club has reached an agreement with young central defender Marc Bartra to extend his contract into the end of June 2017.The new contract raises Bartra's buyout clause

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  Cazorla and Ramsey sign new deals with Arsenal

  March 18, 2014 23:04 IST

  LONDON: Midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Santi Cazorla have signed new contracts with Arsenal.   The Premier League club did not reveal details of the deals but manager Arsene Wenger said on Tuesday that both internationals are

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  Roma's Strootman has leg surgery, out of World Cup

  March 18, 2014 21:10 IST

  ROME: Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman has undergone surgery on his left knee and will not be available for the Netherlands at the World Cup.   Roma says the operation carried out in Amsterdam on Tuesday "was

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  Pune FC seek first continental win in AFC Cup

  March 18, 2014 20:26 IST

  Singapore: Pune FC are keen to log their first win on the continental stage when they face Singapore champions Tampines Rovers FC in an AFC Cup Round-3 football encounter at the Jalan Besar Stadium here

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  Qatar WCup organizers: We adhered to ethics rules

  March 18, 2014 20:17 IST

  Organizers of the 2022 World Cup distanced themselves Tuesday from allegations of corruption involving two former high-ranking FIFA officials that raised new questions about Qatar's winning bid for the tournament.   British newspaper The Daily Telegraph