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  • world cup qualifier india lose five in a row as oman cruise

    World Cup qualifier: India lose five in a row as Oman cruise to 3-0 victory

    Football | October 13, 2015 23:29 IST

    Muscat:  Indian football team's abject humilation continued as they slumped to their fifth consecutive defeat in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round, losing 0-3 to Oman in an away game here today.For the hosts,

  • cristiano ronaldo receives record fourth golden boot

    Cristiano Ronaldo receives record fourth Golden Boot

    Football | October 13, 2015 21:16 IST

    Madrid: Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo received his record fourth Golden Boot award on Tuesday after becoming the highest scorer in Europe's domestic leagues last season.No other player has won it four times in the game's

  • messi the best in last 10 years no intention to head fifa

    Messi the best in last 10 years, no intention to head FIFA: Pele

    Football | October 12, 2015 21:33 IST

    Kolkata: Football king Pele on Monday rated Argentina's talismanic forward Lionel Messi as the best footballer of the last ten years and declared he has no intention of heading FIFA.However, the Brazilian legend refused to

  • fifa suspends blatter platini valcke for 90 days

    FIFA suspends Blatter, Platini, Valcke for 90 days

    Football | October 08, 2015 17:02 IST

    Zurich: World football's governing body FIFA on Thursday suspended its president Sepp Blatter, general secretary Jerome Valcke and president of the European football body UEFA Michel Platini for three months."The adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics

  • sepp blatter defies calls from fifa sponsors to quit

    Sepp Blatter defies calls from FIFA sponsors to quit immediately

    Football | October 03, 2015 17:32 IST

    Zurich (AP): Sepp Blatter defied calls from FIFA sponsors Budweiser, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Visa to quit immediately as president of world soccer's governing body on Friday rather than cling on until the emergency election in

  • more fifa leaders should be imprisoned maradona

    More FIFA leaders should be imprisoned: Maradona

    Football | September 30, 2015 13:53 IST

    Buenos Aires: Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona said more FIFA leaders should be imprisoned, a media report said.He also said that FIFA president Joseph Blatter is "corrupt" and UEFA president Michel Platini is "a liar","More

  • fifa announces dates for 2022 world cup

    FIFA announces dates for 2022 World Cup

    Football | September 26, 2015 12:14 IST

    Zurich: World football's governing body FIFA on Friday announced the dates of the 2022 World Cup to be held in Qatar.The 28-day tournament will kick off on Monday, November 21 while the final is scheduled

  • acid test awaits india against iran in fifa wc qualifiers

    Acid test awaits India against Iran in FIFA WC qualifiers

    Football | September 08, 2015 8:12 IST

    Bengaluru: The odds are stacked heavily against beleaguered India as they brace up for the uphill task of locking horns with Asian toppers Iran in the 2018 World Cup and 2019 Asian Cup football qualifiers

  • india rise a spot to 155th in fifa rankings

    India rise a spot to 155th in FIFA rankings

    Football | September 03, 2015 16:11 IST

    Zurich: India have jumped a place to the 155th spot in the global football rankings released on Thursday.According to the rankings released by world football governing body FIFA, India fared marginally better as they moved up a place from their

  • kumbh mela was better organised than fifa world cup harvard

    Kumbh Mela was better organised than FIFA World Cup: Harvard

    India | August 21, 2015 18:42 IST

    New Delhi: 2013 Maha Kumbh Mela held at Allahabad was better organised than FIFA World Cup in Brazil, researchers from Harvard University have said.The 449-page book 'Kumbh Mela - Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity' by the

  • don t struggle to motivate myself lionel messi

    Don't struggle to motivate myself: Lionel Messi

    Football | August 07, 2015 7:36 IST

    Barcelona: Argentina's football superstar Lionel Messi said he doesn't struggle to motivate himself for his national team or club, Spanish outfit FC Barcelona, adding his ultimate aim is to keep winning whenever he plays.“Motivation is

  • ronaldinho set for fluminense debut

    Ronaldinho set for Fluminense debut

    Football | July 31, 2015 7:39 IST

    Rio de Janerio: Ronaldinho is set to make his debut for Fluminense on Saturday in their Brazilian Serie A clash against his former side Gremio.The two-time FIFA World Player of the Year began training with

  • chung mong joon wants to replace sepp blatter at fifa

    Chung Mong-joon wants to replace Sepp Blatter at FIFA

    Football | July 30, 2015 17:33 IST

    Seoul: Former FIFA vice-president Chung Mong-joon on Thursday said he wants to replace Sepp Blatter as the world football governing body's next president.Chung is a major shareholder of automobile giants Hyundai. The South-Korean has also

  • zico seeks brazil federation support for fifa presidency

    Zico seeks Brazil federation support for FIFA presidency

    Football | July 29, 2015 8:29 IST

    Rio 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

  • fifa s president blatter deserves nobel prize says vladimir

    FIFA's president blatter deserves Nobel prize, says Vladimir Putin

    Football | July 29, 2015 4:33 IST

    Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel prize for his work in world sport.In an interview with Swiss TV broadcast on Monday, two days after Putin and

  • government concerned about football s decline in country

    Government concerned about football's decline in country:Sports minister

    Football | July 22, 2015 17:43 IST

    New Delhi: Sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said the Indian government is concerned at the "dismal" condition of the game of football in the country and is making "persistent efforts" to promote it.Sonowal acknowledged that

  • uefa chief michel platini hopes new leadership will solve

    UEFA chief Michel Platini hopes 'new leadership' will solve FIFA's woes

    Football | July 21, 2015 17:21 IST

    Madrid:  European football's governing body UEFA president Michel Platini has underlined the urgent need for reform within FIFA, hoping the "new leadership" will solve the world football body's troubles.FIFA is set to elect a new president

  • sepp blatter news conference at fifa delayed by british

    Sepp Blatter news conference at FIFA delayed by British comedian

    Football | July 20, 2015 21:45 IST

    Zurich:  A British comedian disrupted a news conference by Sepp Blatter on Monday, showering the FIFA president with fake money.As Blatter took his seat, performer Simon Brodkin rose from a front-row seat to confront him."This

  • fifa to decide president election date

    FIFA to decide president election date

    Football | July 20, 2015 9:42 IST

    Zurich: FIFA's executive committee is to meet at the soccer world governing body's headquarters on Monday to set the president election date.FIFA leader Sepp Blatter held talks with his vice presidents late Sunday ahead of

  • fifa expels chuck blazer for life for bribery corruption

    FIFA expels Chuck Blazer for life for bribery, corruption

    Football | July 09, 2015 16:03 IST

    Geneva: Chuck Blazer was banned for life by FIFA's ethics committee on Thursday for widespread corruption, finally ending the career of the longtime most senior American in world football.The expulsion from football duty was a

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