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Ronaldinho set for Fluminense debut
Football | Jul 31, 2015, 07:39 AM ISTRio 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
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Chung Mong-joon wants to replace Sepp Blatter at FIFA
Football | Jul 30, 2015, 05:33 PM ISTSeoul: 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
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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's president blatter deserves Nobel prize, says Vladimir Putin
Football | Jul 29, 2015, 04:33 AM ISTMoscow: 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
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Government concerned about football's decline in country:Sports minister
Football | Jul 22, 2015, 05:43 PM ISTNew 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
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UEFA chief Michel Platini hopes 'new leadership' will solve FIFA's woes
Football | Jul 21, 2015, 05:21 PM ISTMadrid: 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
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Sepp Blatter news conference at FIFA delayed by British comedian
Football | Jul 20, 2015, 09:45 PM ISTZurich: 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
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FIFA to decide president election date
Football | Jul 20, 2015, 09:42 AM ISTZurich: 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
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FIFA expels Chuck Blazer for life for bribery, corruption
Football | Jul 09, 2015, 04:03 PM ISTGeneva: 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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Scared of getting arrested if I leave Switzerland: Sepp Blatter
Football | Jul 06, 2015, 08:07 PM ISTZurich: World football governing body FIFA's Swiss president Sepp Blatter has admitted he would not leave his country as he fears arrest.FIFA is at the centre of a massive corruption scandal, with the United States'
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FIFA deflects criticism over Blatter's absence in final
Football | Jul 04, 2015, 12:48 PM ISTVancouver : FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association deflected criticism about FIFA President Sepp Blatter and secretary general Jerome Valcke not attending the Women's World Cup final, saying the winning captain won't care who hands
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Indian football pitches not fit for World Cup matches: FIFA official
Football | Jun 30, 2015, 07:51 AM ISTPanaji: India does not have a single football pitch good enough to host a FIFA World Cup match, a senior FIFA official said on Monday.Javier Ceppi, world football's governing body FIFA's tournament director for the
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FIFA: Sepp Blatter not making U-turn on pledge to leave office
Football | Jun 26, 2015, 06:31 PM ISTZurich: FIFA President Sepp Blatter has not made a U-turn on his plans to leave office, the governing body said Friday.FIFA responded after Swiss daily Blick reported comments made by Blatter late Thursday to construction
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'Indian referees need to be courageous to raise level' : Farkhad Abdullaev
Football | Jun 24, 2015, 02:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: The standard of supervision is so high in world football that Indian referees need to be courageous to match its lofty heights FIFA's referee development officer for Southeast Asia Farkhad Abdullaev said on
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Diego Maradona confirms in fray for FIFA presidency
Football | Jun 22, 2015, 10:21 PM ISTBuenos Aires: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has confirmed that he intends to run for the FIFA presidency to succeed Sepp Blatter, according to Uruguayan broadcaster Victor Hugo Morales.Maradona, 54, has been a fierce critic
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Serbia beat Brazil to claim FIFA Under 20 World Cup
Football | Jun 20, 2015, 02:41 PM ISTWellington: Serbia left it late to win their first FIFA Under-20 World Cup title, with Nemanja Maksimovic grabbing a dramatic extra time winner to seala 2-1 victory here on Saturday.He had earlier set up Stanisa
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Mali are third at FIFA Under-20 World Cup
Football | Jun 20, 2015, 02:24 PM ISTWellington: Mali clinched the third spot at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup with a 3-1 win over 10-man Senegal at Auckland's North Harbour Stadium.He Malians enjoyed a better opening with several threatening shots on Saturday.
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No probe, no rebidding on soccer World Cup, says Putin
Football | Jun 20, 2015, 10:42 AM ISTSt Petersburg: Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected the need for a probe by his country against FIFA, the governing body of global football, because of corruption allegation in the award of 2018 World Cup
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FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Positive India aim for win against Guam
Football | Jun 16, 2015, 10:21 AM ISTGuam: The Indian football team will renew its quest to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup with a qualifying game against Guam at the Guam National Football Stadium here on Tuesday.This will be India's
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FIFA calls off Uganda, Kazakhstan friendly
Football | Jun 15, 2015, 12:56 PM ISTKampala: The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has blocked an international friendly between Uganda and Kazakhstan."Our national team was meant to travel today to Kazakhstan, but FIFA has called off the match because they