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  Ronaldo parades Ballon d'Or, scores in Real Madrid win

  January 26, 2014 11:48 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Cristiano Ronaldo paraded his Ballon d'Or trophy and scored his league-leading 22nd goal, helping Real Madrid to provisionally move top of the Spanish league with a 2-0 win over Granada on Saturday.   Ronaldo

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  Chelsea agrees to transfer Michael Essien to AC Milan

  January 26, 2014 7:03 IST

  London: England's Chelsea has reached a deal with AC Milan to sell Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien, who has travelled to Italy to finalise the contract details, the London club said Saturday.Essien, 31, who came to

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  Football semis: India ready for Macau challenge

  January 25, 2014 18:26 IST

  Panaji: Goa (India) are prepared to face Macau's challenge ahead of the second football semi-finals at the third edition of the 2014 Lusofonia Games at Nehru Stadium in Margao tomorrow.Goa (India), which won and lost

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  Manchester United sign Mata for club record fee

  January 25, 2014 10:32 IST

  London: Manchester United announced on its website they have signed Spanish midfielder Juan Mata from Chelsea for a club record fee.The Premier League club said Friday that the deal will be completed "subject to a

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  Jennifer Lopez, Leitte team up with US rapper Pitbull for World Cup anthem

  January 25, 2014 6:53 IST

  New Delhi: Superstar Jennifer Lopez will join US rapper Pitbull to bring the official World Cup song, it has been announced.Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte will also feature on the track as the tournament in her

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  Real Madrid remains world's richest football club

  January 24, 2014 13:44 IST

  Madrid: Spain's Real Madrid remained the world's richest football team for the ninth consecutive year, followed by FC Barcelona, according to a study published by Deloitte.The study, Football Money League, published Thursday analyzes the teams

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  Lusofonia: Mozambique to clash with SL in football semi-final

  January 24, 2014 13:36 IST

  Panaji: Mozambique will start as favourites when they lock horns with Sri Lanka in the football semi-finals in the 3rd edition of the Lusofonia Games at Nehru Stadium in Fatorda tomorrow.     Sri Lanka topped Group

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  Pele would always be second best, says Maradona

  January 24, 2014 12:33 IST

  Dubai: Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona said here Thursday that Brazil's football legend Pele would always be the second best footballer behind him, even after the FIFA righted Pele a Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur

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  Fiorentina beats Siena 2-1 in Italian Cup quarters

  January 24, 2014 10:04 IST

  FLORENCE, Italy: Fiorentina ground out a 2-1 victory over second-division side Siena to reach the Italian Cup semifinals on Thursday.Marvin Compper headed home a corner 15 minutes from time to book Fiorentina a two-leg tie

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  Barca president quits amid Neymar transfer lawsuit

  January 24, 2014 9:55 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: The president of Spanish champion Barcelona resigned on Thursday to fight criminal accusations he misappropriated funds from the signing of Brazil forward Neymar.Sandro Rosell is facing a lengthy legal battle after a judge

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  World Cup song to feature J-Lo and Pitbull

  January 24, 2014 6:17 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: FIFA says Jennifer Lopez will team with rapper Pitbull and Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte to perform the official World Cup song for this year's tournament.   Soccer's governing body made the announcement Thursday

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  5 things to know about the Italian league

  January 23, 2014 19:40 IST

  Milan: Two-time defending champion Juventus will be looking to provisionally extend its lead at the top of the table to 11 points when it visits Lazio on Saturday. Second-placed Roma travels to Hellas Verona the

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  Man United waits for Chelsea to accept Mata bid

  January 23, 2014 19:14 IST

  London: Manchester United has bid 37 million pounds ($61 million) for Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata.   A person close to negotiations says United is waiting for its Premier League rival to sign off on the deal

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  5 things to know as the Bundesliga resumes

  January 23, 2014 18:57 IST

  Berlin: The Bundesliga resumes after its month-long winter break with defending champion Bayern Munich in a commanding position at the season's halfway stage.   Pep Guardiola's side is unbeaten, has scored more goals (42) and conceded

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  Dutch Cup: Ajax eliminate rivals Feyenoord

  January 23, 2014 10:38 IST

  The Hague: Ajax beat longtime rivals Feyenoord 3-1 in Amsterdam Wednesday to go through to the semi-finals of the Dutch Cup, the KNVB Beker.In front of 50,000 spectators in the Amsterdam Arena Rotterdam, Feyenoord took

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  Lionel Messi sets up 4 in Barcelona's 4-1 win at Levante

  January 23, 2014 8:38 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Lionel Messi marked his 400th game for Barcelona with a master class of passing by setting up four goals to give Cristian Tello a hat trick in a 4-1 win at Levante in

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  Sunderland beats Manchester United on pens in League Cup semi

  January 23, 2014 8:33 IST

  Manchester, England: Manchester United's wretched campaign reached a new low on Wednesday after a penalty shootout defeat to Sunderland in a dramatic League Cup semifinal left the beleaguered English champions staring at a season without

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  Manchester City buys Melbourne Heart in A-League

  January 23, 2014 6:52 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: England Premier League club Manchester City has taken control of struggling A-League club the Melbourne Heart, purchasing its license in partnership with Australian National Rugby League side Melbourne Storm.   Football Federation Australia chief

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  World Cup venue in danger of not being ready

  January 22, 2014 13:03 IST

  Sao Paulo: FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke is giving Brazilian organizers only a few more weeks to show that the stadium in Curitiba will be ready in time for the World Cup.   Valcke showed real

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  Rampant Man City through to League Cup final

  January 22, 2014 12:55 IST

  Manchester City showed no mercy on beleaguered West Ham by romping to a 3-0 victory in the second leg of their League Cup semifinal on Tuesday, completing a 9-0 aggregate thrashing.   Alvaro Negredo scored twice

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  Federation Cup: East Bengal knock out Bengaluru FC

  January 22, 2014 9:15 IST

  Manjeri (Kerala): Nigerian striker Chidi Edeh notched an opportunistic second-half double as East Bengal won 2-0 to knock out I-League leaders Bengaluru FC out of the 35th Federation Cup football tournament here at the MDSC

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  Italian league: Roma beats Juventus 1-0 in quarters

  January 22, 2014 8:55 IST

  Rome: Gervinho scored a late winner as Roma beat league leader Juventus 1-0 in the Italian Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday.   The Ivory Coast forward acrobatically finished Kevin Strootman's cross after a well-worked move with substitute

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  FA charges Nicolas Anelka for anti-Semitic gesture

  January 22, 2014 6:13 IST

  London: West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka was charged by the English Football Association on Tuesday for performing a gesture considered to be anti-Semitic while celebrating a goal.   The former France international has until Thursday

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  Underperforming China gets new football head

  January 21, 2014 19:49 IST

  Beijing: China's former table tennis coach was named head of the national football association Tuesday in the latest bid to lift the country's dismal performance in the sport.   China dominates world table tennis and Cai

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  Lusofonia Games: India aims to keep momentum against Mozambique

  January 21, 2014 19:34 IST

  Panaji: Goa will be looking to maintain the winning momentum when they cross swords against Mozambique in the second leg match of the Group 'B' Lusofonia Games football league match at Tilak Stadium in Vasco

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  West Brom's Anelka cited for anti-Semitic gesture

  January 21, 2014 17:14 IST

  London: West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka was charged by the English Football Association on Tuesday for performing a racially aggravated gesture considered to be anti-Semitic while celebrating a Premier League goal.   The former France

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  Real Madrid to play friendly in Iran

  January 21, 2014 15:03 IST

  Tehran: Real Madrid have agreed to play Iran's Persepolis football club prior to the 2014-15 season."Our representative in Spain has negotiated with the officials of Real Madrid and an initial agreement has been reached. The

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  Real Madrid at virtually full strength against Espanyol

  January 21, 2014 13:54 IST

  Madrid: Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will not be resting any players as his side return to Cornella El- Prat Stadium to play Espanyol in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa del