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  Schuerrle's treble gives Chelsea 3-1 win at Fulham

  March 01, 2014 23:37 IST

  LONDON: Andre Schuerrle scored a second-half hat trick as Chelsea extended its lead at the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over bottom-place Fulham on Saturday.   After a sluggish first-half performance, Chelsea

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  FIFA: World Cup opener stadium not ready until May

  March 01, 2014 23:22 IST

  ZURICH: The Sao Paulo stadium which hosts the opening match of the World Cup will not be finished until less than four weeks before Brazil plays Croatia on June 12.   Confirming further delays Saturday, FIFA

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  FIFA panel tightens rule on player shirt slogans

  March 01, 2014 21:20 IST

  Zurich: Players at the World Cup face FIFA disciplinary action for revealing any slogan or image on their undershirts.   Football's rules-making panel modified the law, which previously related only to political and religious statements and

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  Trinidad striker Kevon Carter dies after training

  March 01, 2014 7:51 IST

  Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad : Trinidad and Tobago international Kevon Carter has died of a suspected heart attack after training with his club team.The Caribbean Football Union says the 30-year-old striker died Friday morning at a hospital.

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  Spain-El Salvador to play pre-World Cup friendly

  February 28, 2014 22:38 IST

  NEW YORK: Defending World Cup champion Spain will play a friendly against El Salvador on June 7 in the U.S. before heading to the World Cup in Brazil.Seven matches involving six World Cup teams were

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  FIFA delegation satisfied with Salt Lake Stadium

  February 28, 2014 17:24 IST

  Kolkata:  A FIFA delegation on a visit toinspect venues in connection with the 2017 Under-17 FootballWorld Cup, which India would host, expressed satisfaction with the Salt Lake Stadium.We are very much satisfied with such a

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  Spurs are 1st EPL team to win Europe match in 2014

  February 28, 2014 12:44 IST

  London: After a gloomy start to 2014 for English Premier League teams in Europe, Tottenham achieved what five rivals failed to do -- win.   Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City all opened the Champions League

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  Critics blast Rio's World Cup, Olympic evictions

  February 28, 2014 12:18 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: With her family of six living in five different houses scattered across the city, Dalvaneide Pequeno do Nascimento longs for the days when her whole clan shared the same roof.   Nascimento, her

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  Defoe retained by England, Shaw gets 1st call-up

  February 28, 2014 6:28 IST

  London: Jermain Defoe retained his place in the England squad for the friendly against Denmark despite his impending move to Canada, but playing in Major League Soccer might harm his chances of making the World

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  Salgaocar to take on Shillong Lajong FC tomorrow

  February 27, 2014 19:30 IST

  Vasco: Fresh from their two straight wins against Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting, Salgaocar will look to keep their winning momentum going when they take onShillong Lajong FC tomorrow in the 18th round of the

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  Strike threatens to delay the reconstuction of Curitiba World Cup stadium

  February 27, 2014 12:07 IST

  Curtiba (Brazil) : Work on Brazil's troubled Arena da Baixada World Cup stadium has been further delayed by a public transport strike, media reports said.More than two thirds of the venue's 1,300 employees were absent

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  Chelsea held by Galatasaray in Champions League

  February 27, 2014 11:25 IST

  Istanbul: Fernando Torres scored a valuable away goal for Chelsea in a 1-1 draw at Galatasaray in the Champions League on Wednesday, but the Premier League side left Istanbul frustrated at its failure to build

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  Champions League: Real Madrid outclasses Schalke 6-1

  February 27, 2014 8:58 IST

  Gelsenkirchen, Germany : Real Madrid staked its claim as the main challenger to Bayern Munich's supremacy in Europe with a 6-1 rout of Schalke on Wednesday.With its star forwards firing on all cylinders, Madrid outclassed

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  India needs to upgrade U-17 World Cup stadia: FIFA

  February 26, 2014 16:40 IST

  New Delhi:  A team of FIFA inspectors visited the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Wednesday and said there was urgent need to refurbish stadia around the country in preparation for the 2017 U-17 FIFA World Cup.Inaki

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  Adidas stops selling sexy Brazil World Cup shirts

  February 26, 2014 12:07 IST

  Sao Paulo: Adidas will stop selling World Cup products that used sex appeal to promote host Brazil, a move that came after a formal complaint from the local government on Tuesday.   Adidas made the announcement

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  Dortmund wins 4-2 at Zenit in Champions League

  February 26, 2014 11:26 IST

  St.. Petersburg, Russia: Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Borussia Dortmund took a big step toward the Champions League quarterfinals with a 4-2 victory at Zenit St. Petersburg on Tuesday.   Losing finalists last year, Dortmund made

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  Olympiakos beat Manchester United at Champions League

  February 26, 2014 10:19 IST

  Athens: Olympiakos Piraeus beat Manchester United 2-0 in a Champions League Group C qualifier match held at Karaiskaki stadium, boosting the Greek club's prospects for advancing in the next round of last eight.Argentinean midfielder Alejandro

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  FC Seoul makes strong start to Asian Champs league

  February 26, 2014 6:43 IST

  Seoul, South Korea: FC Seoul made an emphatic start to the Asian Champions League, scoring in each half to beat a lackluster Central Coast Mariners 2-0 in the opening round of group play on Tuesday. 

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  Pune FC takes on Myanmar in their first AFC campaign

  February 25, 2014 18:38 IST

  Pune: Pune FC will be commencing their maiden AFC Cup campaign against Myanmar's Nay Pyi Taw FC in afirst round encounter at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, here tomorrow.     The Group H clash

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  Madrid has poor record in Germany ahead of Schalke

  February 25, 2014 16:59 IST

  Frankfurt, Germany: Real Madrid rides a big wave into Schalke for their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday having just shot to the top of the Spanish league for the first time since 2012.   Madrid

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  Brazil star Neymar shoots Nike advert with a Spanish beauty

  February 26, 2014 7:47 IST

  New Delhi: Being the face of this year's World Cup and one of the most charismatic footballers on earth certainly has its positives.Brazilian star Neymar has been filming a new advert for Nike in Barcelona

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  Fred, Jo named in Brazil squad

  February 25, 2014 12:08 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has included strikers Fred and Jo in his squad for next month's international friendly against South Africa.Goalkeeper Jefferson was also named as a back-up to first choice

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  Hull wins replay to set up FA Cup QF vs Sunderland

  February 25, 2014 11:51 IST

  London: Hull will play English Premier League rival Sunderland in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup after beating Brighton 2-1 on Monday.   Curtis Davies and Robert Koren secured the victory with goals inside 35 minutes

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  Fiorentina snatches 2-2 draw at Parma in Serie A

  February 25, 2014 11:46 IST

  Milan: Matias Fernandez's stunning free kick saw Champions League-chasing Fiorentina snatch a 2-2 draw at Parma in a thrilling Serie A match which also featured three red cards on Monday.   Fiorentina remained six points behind

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  Villarreal snatch 2-1 win at Espanyol

  February 25, 2014 11:11 IST

  Madrid: Villarreal earned a 2-1 victory at Espanyol thanks to goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo's heroic performance to deny a stoppage-time penalty in the Spanish La Liga.Asenjo in the match Monday dove correctly to his right to

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  Barca pays 13.5M euros to tax office over Neymar

  February 25, 2014 7:14 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona paid 13.55 million euros ($18.6 million) to Spanish tax authorities on Monday to cover any potential irregularities in its signing of Neymar, all the while maintaining its innocence of the fraud charges

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  4 things to know about Champions League

  February 24, 2014 18:13 IST

  London:  Manchester United will enjoy the welcome distraction of Champions League football this week, taking on Greek side Olympiakos in the round of 16.   It has been a difficult season domestically with sixth-placed United knowing

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  Real's long wait over as it goes top in Spain

  February 24, 2014 17:50 IST

  Madrid:  Real Madrid's long wait to be back on top of the Spanish league is finally over. And it wasn't all due to Cristiano Ronaldo.The Spanish giant is in tremendous form to sit alone atop