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Brazil coach Tite slams Lionel Messi for insinuating Copa America rigged
Football | Jul 08, 2019, 04:13 PM ISTBrazil's national men's soccer team coach Tite has hit back at Argentina forward Lionel Messi and said he needed to be more respectful
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Judge grants bail for Spanish soccer federation president Angel Maria Villar
Football | Jul 31, 2017, 06:34 PM ISTJudge Pedraz set bail for Villar and Padron at 300,000 euros ($352,000), and for Gorka Villar at 150,000 euros ($176,000).
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Zico seeks Brazil federation support for FIFA presidency
Football | Jul 29, 2015, 08:29 AM ISTRio de Janeiro: Brazil great Zico has sought backing from the country's football federation (CBF) in his bid to become president of the world football governing body FIFA.The 62-year-old expressed his wish to run for
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FIFA rejects complaint from Republic of Congo
Football | Sep 15, 2013, 07:16 AM ISTBrazzaville, Republic of Congo: FIFA has rejected a complaint by the Republic of Congo's football federation over the eligibility of a Niger player in World Cup qualifying. The Congolese Football Federation says it formally complained
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V France reproaches Nasri for expletive-laced rant
Football | Jun 24, 2012, 07:34 PM ISTUkraine, Jun24: France's coach and football federation criticized Samir Nasri on Sunday for the midfielder's expletive-laced rant at a journalist following the team's 2-0 defeat to Spain in the European Championship quarterfinals.Nasri was walking through
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Bilek signs contract extension as Czech coach
Football | May 27, 2012, 07:58 PM ISTPrague, May 27: Czech Republic coach Michal Bilek has been given a contract extension by the Czech football federation until the end of 2013.The federation's executive committee announced the decision Saturday after a meeting in
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Egypt Football Federation President, Board Resign
Football | Feb 04, 2012, 08:02 PM ISTCairo, Feb 4: The president of the Egyptian Football Association and his board of directors all resigned on Saturday having already been fired by the country's prime minister following the riot at a game that
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Albania Hires Giovanni De Biasi As New Coach
Football | Dec 15, 2011, 02:39 PM ISTTirana, Albania, Dec 15: The Albanian football federation says it has hired Giovanni De Biasi as the new national team coach.The 55-year-old Italian replaces Croatian coach Josip Kuze, who left in October after poor results