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  Real Madrid asked me to not play World Cup final: Di Maria

  Football | September 06, 2014 19:12 IST

  London: New Manchester United recruit Angel Di Maria revealed that his former club Real Madrid had asked him to not play the FIFA World Cup final in Brazil against Germany.As luck would have it, Di

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  Blatter awards Brazil 9.25 mark for special WCup

  Football | July 14, 2014 23:05 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil got 9.25 out of 10 from FIFA President Sepp Blatter for organizing a World Cup that was "very special" because of high quality football.   Giving his tournament report on Monday, Blatter

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  Argentina's gutsy World Cup team is welcomed home

  Football | July 14, 2014 22:59 IST

  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Argentina's national team was welcomed home on Monday by thousands of fans celebrating its gutsy performance in the World Cup final.   The team arrived to Buenos Aires in the morning in a

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  Odisha sand artist's sculpture to mark German win

  Football | July 14, 2014 22:53 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Monday created a sand sculpture on the beach of Odisha's Puri town to congratulate the German team on winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup.Patnaik, with the help of

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  FIFA World Cup: Germany will play final with big egos says Maradona

  Football | July 11, 2014 17:03 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Argentina football legend Diego Maradona has said Germany will enter the final Sunday with big egos after handing hosts Brazil their worst World Cup defeat ever in the semis.Maradona said Germany's enlarged

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  FIFA World Cup: Germany vs Argentina comparison before the final

  Football | July 11, 2014 7:53 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO: The best player in the world goes up against the ultimate team machine, on the world's biggest stage.   When Lionel Messi's Argentina takes on Germany in Sunday's World Cup final, it looks