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  Porto's unbeaten run ends with loss at Academica

  December 01, 2013 6:30 IST

  Lisbon, Portugal: FC Porto's run of 53 Portuguese league games without a loss came to an end on Saturday when it fell 1-0 at Academica from Fernando Alexandre's goal on the brink of halftime.   Porto,

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  Barcelona loses Puyol, Alves for Bilbao trip

  November 30, 2013 21:21 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona will be missing defenders Carles Puyol and Dani Alves for Sunday's Spanish league game at Athletic Bilbao.   The league leaders say Puyol won't travel after picking up a knee injury while Alves

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  Pune FC looking for a win against United SC

  November 30, 2013 20:58 IST

  Pune: After two consecutive draws, Pune FC will be keen for a win when they face United SC in an I-League football round 12 encounter at the Balewadi Sports Complex here Sunday.Back in familiar surrounds,

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  Salgaocar to take on Sporting Club de Goa in I-League

  November 30, 2013 18:25 IST

  Mapusa (Goa): Table topper Salgaocar FC will look to put behind the disappointment of their defeat and consolidate top spot when they take on Sporting Clube de Goa tomorrow in an Airtel I-League match here.   

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  I-League: Bengaluru FC start favourites

  November 30, 2013 17:31 IST

  Bangalore: Unbeaten at home so far this season, debutant Bengaluru FC will be looking to consolidate their position on the leaderboard by picking up full points against mid-table team Shillong Lajong when they meet here

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  Big incentives for German footballers

  November 30, 2013 12:37 IST

  Berlin: The German Football Federation unveiled its incentive scheme for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil saying that each player would get a payout of $408,000 if the country wins the tournament.Team captain Philipp Lahm

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  Adidas to give away World Cup balls to Brazilian babies

  November 30, 2013 11:56 IST

  Sao Paulo: The ball provider of the 2014 World Cup says it will give away footballs to all babies born in Brazil on Tuesday, the day it unveils the ball that will be used at

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  FIFA unlikely to change World Cup kickoffs over heat

  November 30, 2013 11:50 IST

  Zurich: The World Cup match schedule is unlikely to change despite the international players' union voicing concerns about 1 p.m. kickoffs in Brazil's heat and humidity, according to the chairman of FIFA's medical committee.   "I

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  Deal prevents player strike in Brazilian league

  November 30, 2013 6:13 IST

  Sao Paulo: Brazilian players on Friday decided not to go on strike this weekend after a club reached a deal with its squad over outstanding payments.   In the latest attempt to improve conditions for footballers

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  Brad Pitt is fit for my onscreen avatar: Beckham

  November 30, 2013 12:53 IST

  London: Former football player David Beckham says that if a film is ever made on him, actor Brad Pitt will fit the bill to play his on screen version to the T."I think Brad would

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  Giggs showing no signs of decline at 40

  November 29, 2013 14:25 IST

  Manchester, England: Ryan Giggs' path to becoming the most durable and decorated player of the Premier League era can be traced back almost 32 years, to the moment his precocious talents were spotted by a

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  Brazil-Stadium Collapses, two killed

  November 29, 2013 12:44 IST

  Sao Paulo: A safety engineer at the World Cup stadium where a giant crane collapse killed two workers allegedly warned his supervisor of possible problems with the operation, only to have his concerns brushed aside,

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  Austria: 20 players questioned over match-fixing

  November 29, 2013 13:06 IST

  Vienna: Criminal investigators interrogated 20 current and former footballers in Austria on Thursday for their alleged involvement in fixing at least 17 league matches, including nine in the country's top-flight division, since 2004.   Investigators said

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  2 men charged in English match-fixing probe

  November 29, 2013 12:00 IST

  Two men were charged Thursday with conspiracy to defraud as part of an investigation into a suspected Singapore-based international betting syndicate which allegedly fixed non-league football matches in England.   The National Crime Agency, which is

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  Valencia, Sevilla, Betis advance in Europa League

  November 29, 2013 6:39 IST

  Barcelona: Spanish sides Valencia, Sevilla and Real Betis booked their spots in the Europa League's round of 32 on Thursday, while Tottenham locked up first place in its group with a fifth victory in as

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  I-League: Jaison Valles gives Churchill their first win

  November 28, 2013 23:34 IST

  Mapusa (Goa): Super substitute Jaison Valles struck in the stoppage time to give Churchill Brothers their first win as they beat Sporting Clube de Goa 3-2 in the Airtel I-League match at Duler Stadium in

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  Lionel Messi to return to Argentina for rehabilitation

  November 28, 2013 20:37 IST

  Madrid: Barcelona Thursday said Lionel Messi, four-time world player of the year, will soon go back to his home country Argentina for the second phase of recuperation from hamstring injury.Messi will leave for Argentina Friday,

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  Manchester City to hold coaching clinics in India

  November 28, 2013 19:45 IST

  New Delhi: Manchester City FC coaching clinics will be held in India Dec 1-8.The clinics, grassroots programme for young children, aim to improve technical football skills and will include coaching on positioning, dribbling, passing and

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  Six arrested in England for fixing football matches

  November 28, 2013 18:13 IST

  London: The National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested six people, including three footballers, on suspicion of fixing English football matches.It is reported that the games involved were at levels no higher than the Football Conference,

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  Manchester United humble Bayer Leverkusen in Champions League

  November 28, 2013 16:13 IST

  Berlin: Bayer Leverkusen suffered heavy debacle on home soil as Manchester United cruised to a 5-0 win in group A of the Champions League Wednesday.David Moyes' men secured their berth in the knockout stage following

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  Champions League: Real Madrid cruise past Galatasaray

  November 28, 2013 16:05 IST

  Madrid: Real Madrid were able to forget the absence of top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo to defeat Turkish side Galatasaray 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium Wednesday.With this win, Real Madrid finish top of their Champions

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  UEFA Champions League: Juventus beat Copenhagen with Vidal hat trick

  November 28, 2013 15:43 IST

  Rome: Arturo Vidal scored a hat-trick to lead Juventus to a 3-1 win over FC Copenhagen Wednesday in a UEFA Champions League Group B match.The Italian outfit's victory boosted its hope of reaching the knockout

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  Altidore, Wambach named US footballers of year

  November 28, 2013 6:47 IST

  Chicago: Jozy Altidore and Abby Wambach were honored as the men's and women's players of the year by U.S. football.The men's Athlete of the Year honor is the first for Altidore. He becomes the 22nd

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  I-League: Pune FC hold Dempo, jump into second place

  November 27, 2013 19:49 IST

  Mapusa (Goa): Pune FC jumped to the second place in I-League football with a come from behind 1-1 draw against Dempo in the 11th round at the Duler Stadium here Wednesday.Striker Riga Mustapha (51st) got

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  Herrera denies wanting to leave Bilbao

  November 27, 2013 19:00 IST

  Madrid: Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Herrera Wednesday denied any intention of signing with England club Manchester United when the winter transfer window opens in January.The reigning English Premier League champions tried to sign Herrera late

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  Barcelona under scrutiny after season's first defeat

  November 27, 2013 18:53 IST

  Madrid: FC Barcelona woke up to a day of soul searching Wednesday following the club's first defeat of the season to Ajax in Champions League Tuesday night.Barcelona were beaten 1-2 away to Ajax and although

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  Air scare for Manchester United squad

  November 27, 2013 17:33 IST

  London: Manchester United's chartered plane had to abort its landing just seconds before the touchdown when it was taking the squad to Germany for the Champions League match on Tuesday.After the last minute abortion of

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  UEFA Champions League: Dortmund down Napoli

  November 27, 2013 16:03 IST

  Berlin: German side Dortmund wrapped up three crucial points against Napoli at the soldout Signal Iduna Park in a UEFA Champions League group F match.Borussia Dortmund kept their hopes of remaining in Europe's top-flight competition