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  Cristiano Ronaldo awarded top honour by Portuguese president

  January 21, 2014 8:52 IST

  Lisbon: Portuguese football super star Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded the country's top honour by President Anibal Cavaco Silva Monday, a week after he won the most prestigious Ballon d'Or 2013.At the ceremony awarding the footballer

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  West Brom draws 1-1 with Everton in Premier League

  January 21, 2014 8:44 IST

  Birmingham, England: Diego Lugano scored his first goal for West Bromwich Albion to rescue a 1-1 draw against Everton on Monday in new manager Pepe Mel's first Premier League game in charge.   The Uruguay international's

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  Athletic Bilbao beats Valladolid 4-2 in Spain

  January 21, 2014 6:20 IST

  Madrid: Two goals by Ibai Gomez helped Athletic Bilbao come from behind to beat Valladolid 4-2 at the new San Mames stadium in the Spanish league Monday.   Valladolid opened the scoring against the flow of

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  Manchester United slips further from elite with Chelsea loss

  January 20, 2014 6:59 IST

  London: Manchester United's title defense faltered further as a Samuel Eto'o-inspired Chelsea cast the champions further adrift from the Premier League elite with a 3-1 victory Sunday.   While Chelsea stayed two points behind leader Arsenal

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  Ibrahimovic scores twice as PSG routs Nantes 5-0

  January 20, 2014 6:43 IST

  Paris: Paris Saint-Germain continued its relentless march toward a second straight French title after thrashing Nantes 5-0 with a superb display of attacking football on Sunday, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic once again in irrepressible form as

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  Serie A: Matri scores twice as Fiorentina beats Catania 3-0

  January 20, 2014 6:36 IST

  Milan: Alessandro Matri scored twice on his Fiorentina debut to help his new team win 3-0 at bottom club Catania in Serie A on Sunday.   Matri had only scored once in six months for AC

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  Spanish league: Barcelona, Atletico held to draws, cling to co-lead

  January 20, 2014 6:29 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both stumbled to draws on Sunday, tightening the Spanish league title race with Real Madrid now only one point behind the co-leaders.   Barcelona's potent attack led by Lionel Messi

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  Seire A: Leader Juventus beats Sampdoria 4-2

  January 19, 2014 6:59 IST

  Milan: Juventus eased to a 4-2 win over Sampdoria to restore its eight-point advantage at the top of the table after Roma comfortably beat relegation-threatened Livorno 3-0 on Saturday.   Arturo Vidal scored twice for Juventus

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  Cristiano Ronaldo's rocket sparks Real Madrid's 5-0 rout at Betis

  January 19, 2014 6:53 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a long-range goal worthy of the recently awarded Ballon d'Or to spark Real Madrid's 5-0 rout at Real Betis, provisionally lifting his team level with the leaders of the Spanish

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  Sporting wins 2-1 at Arouca to take overnight lead

  January 19, 2014 6:31 IST

  Lisbon, Portugal: Sporting Lisbon came from behind to win 2-1 at Arouca in a match both teams finished with 10 men to provisionally move into first place in the Portuguese league on Saturday.   Sporting remained

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  "Don't get upset by absence of Brazil-Portugal football teams'

  January 18, 2014 17:48 IST

  Panaji: The non-participation of Brazil and Portugal football teams in the Goa Lusofonia Games commencing today, may rob the glory of the game but not its spirit, said Olympian football player Fortunato Franco.     Franco, who

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  Saint-Etienne beats Lille 2-0 in French league

  January 18, 2014 6:50 IST

  Saint-Etienne: Saint-Etienne made up ground in the race for a Champions League spot by defeating third-place Lille 2-0 Friday in the French league.Brazilian striker Brandao opened the scoring with a header in the 55th minute

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  Copa del Rey: Barcelona, Sociedad in last 8

  January 17, 2014 14:18 IST

  Madrid: FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad booked their places in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey night to take the last two positions in the last eight of the Spanish knockout competition.Barcelona were always

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  Barcelona's Neymar leaves Getafe game with hurt ankle

  January 17, 2014 6:49 IST

  Madrid: Neymar left Barcelona's 2-0 victory at Getafe on Thursday with a right ankle injury that is expected to see the forward sidelined for an unknown period of time.The Brazil striker turned the ankle attempting

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  Messi leads ad campaign that includes World Cup rivals

  January 16, 2014 18:01 IST

  London: Lionel Messi is teaming up with a slew of World Cup rivals for a global advertising campaign.   The Argentina forward is working with rivals including Brazil defender David Luiz, Netherlands forward Robin van Persie

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  Know the top soccer stadiums of the world

  January 17, 2014 7:13 IST

  New Delhi: With the world having much love for soccer, the need for better and bigger stadiums has always resulted in some iconic infrastructures, several of which have become world's best soccer stadiums. Soccer stadiums

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  Real Madrid, Athletic, Espanyol, Levante into last 8 of Copa del Rey

  January 16, 2014 10:34 IST

  Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo was given the prestigious Balon D'Or award Monday night and was handed another gift as Real Madrid reached the last eight of the Copa del Rey.Ronaldo's 21st minute free kick should not

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  Manchester City crushes Blackburn 5-0 in FA Cup replay

  January 16, 2014 7:07 IST

  Manchester, England: Alvaro Negredo and Edin Dzeko grabbed two goals each and Sergio Aguero scored on his return from injury as Manchester City swept to a 5-0 win over Blackburn in an FA Cup third-round

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  Spain defender Marc Bartra extends Barcelona contract

  January 16, 2014 6:58 IST

  Madrid: FC Barcelona have confirmed that promising young central defender Marc Bartra has signed a contract extension with the club, Xinhua reported.Bartra, who made his debut for Spain in November when he played in the

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  Ronaldo on target as Madrid reach Copa quarters

  January 16, 2014 6:26 IST

  Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his Ballon d'Or triumph by scoring from one of his trademark free kicks as Real Madrid beat Osasuna 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on Wednesday.   Ronaldo

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  FIFA picks World Cup final ref Webb on Brazil list

  January 15, 2014 14:55 IST

  Zurich: FIFA has chosen World Cup final referee Howard Webb among 25 who will officiate at this year's tournament in Brazil.   Webb, who showed 14 yellow cards and one red in a bad-tempered Spain vs.

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  PSG beats Bordeaux 3-1 to reach League Cup semis

  January 15, 2014 6:40 IST

  Paris: Paris Saint-Germain won 3-1 away to Bordeaux to reach the semifinals of the French League Cup on Tuesday.   PSG lost in a penalty shootout at the quarterfinal stage last season, but took the lead

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  Sergio Aguero back from injury for Manchester City

  January 14, 2014 19:00 IST

  Manchester, England: Argentina striker Sergio Aguero will return from a month out with a calf injury in Manchester City's third-round replay against Blackburn in the FA Cup on Wednesday.   City manager Manuel Pellegrini says Aguero,

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  Meet elite soccer players who won Ballon d'or award multiple times

  January 15, 2014 6:42 IST

  New Delhi: As on Monday the Ballon d'or award was announced, Cristiano Ronaldo became the 10th player to win the elite award multiple times.Ronaldo finished 2013 with a total of 69 goals in 59 appearances

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  English footballer John Terry romancing on beach with wife Toni

  January 15, 2014 6:38 IST

  New Delhi: Soccer players are travel enthusiasts. They leave no chance of exploring new places whenever they get free from game schedule.In July 2013, English professional footballer John Terry was seen enjoying his holidays on

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  Inter Milan held to 1-1 draw by Chievo in Serie A

  January 14, 2014 10:01 IST

  Milan: Inter Milan was held to a 1-1 draw at home to Chievo Verona in Serie A as an incorrectly disallowed goal saw its poor run continue on Monday.   Chievo took the lead in the

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  Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA best player award

  January 14, 2014 12:28 IST

  Zurich: Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't hide how much it meant to him, finally being voted the world's best player again. (VIEW PICS)   Having spent four years in the shadow of his great rival Lionel Messi, Ronaldo

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  Arsenal beats Villa 2-1, back atop Premier League

  January 14, 2014 9:25 IST

  Birmingham, England: Arsenal scored two goals in the space of 59 seconds on its way to a 2-1 win over Aston Villa that put the visitors back on top of the Premier League on Monday.