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India go down 1-2 against Oman in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier
Football | Jun 11, 2015, 09:16 PM ISTBengaluru: An inexperienced Indian football side gave a good fight before going down 1-2 against Oman in the home leg match of the 2018 World Cup Preliminary Qualification round here today.Oman, ranked 40 places above
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Bidding for 2026 World Cup to be postponed:Jerome Valcke
Football | Jun 10, 2015, 08:39 PM ISTSamara (Russia): On another day of turmoil for FIFA and the World Cup, the bidding contest for the 2026 tournament was put on hold.FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said Wednesday it would be "nonsense" to
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Oman test awaits India in FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Football | Jun 10, 2015, 02:24 PM ISTBengaluru: An acid test awaits the Indian football team as it gets ready to host higher ranked Oman in the second round opening match of AFC qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup here tomorrow.Though
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Argentine media executive wanted in FIFA case surrenders
Football | Jun 10, 2015, 10:08 AM ISTRome: Alejandro Burzaco, an Argentine media executive who was indicted by US prosecutors in connection with an alleged bribery scheme involving former and current FIFA officials, surrendered to the Italian police on Tuesday. He was
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FIFA Corruption: US wants to ensure Fifa operates with integrity, says Barack Obama
Football | Jun 09, 2015, 08:30 AM ISTELMAU,Germany: President Barack Obama says soccer fans around the world want to ensure FIFA operates with integrity.Obama weighed in on the FIFA corruption scandal during a visit to Germany. He says in conversations with people
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Diego Maradona says may become FIFA's new vice president
Other Sports | Jun 08, 2015, 09:22 PM ISTBuenos Aires: Football great Diego Maradona on Monday claimed he may be in line to become the vice president of FIFA should Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein be elected as Sepp Blatter's successor as president.The
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FIFA corruption: Could Russia, Qatar lose their World Cups?
Football | Jun 05, 2015, 06:45 PM ISTIf there is enough evidence of wrongdoing, FIFA has the power to strip the World Cup from both Russia and Qatar.Soccer's governing body, currently engulfed in the worst corruption scandal in its 111-year history, has
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Ronaldo calls on Brazil soccer chief Del Nero to quit
Football | Jun 04, 2015, 10:15 AM ISTRio de Janerio: Brazilian soccer great Ronaldo has called for the resignation of the country's football confederation (CBF) chief Marco Polo Del Nero, a media report said on Thursday.The comments came a day after Sepp
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White House thinks FIFA can benefit from 'new leadership'
Football | Jun 04, 2015, 07:09 AM ISTWashington:The White House on Wednesday said FIFA can benefit from "new leadership", after the resignation of the world soccer organisation's president, Joseph "Sepp" Blatter, amid a massive corruption scandal.White House spokesman Josh Earnest said at
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Sepp Blatter back at work at FIFA headquarters
Football | Jun 03, 2015, 10:23 PM ISTZurich (AP): A day after announcing his decision to resign, Sepp Blatter was back at work at FIFA headquarters on Wednesday as the worst corruption crisis in the governing body's 111-year history continued to
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Allahabad-born US football president Sunil Gulati could be in race for new Fifa chief
Football | Jun 03, 2015, 11:50 PM ISTWashington: Indian American Sunil Gulati, who is currently serving a record third term as president of the US Soccer Federation, could be in the race to replace Sepp Blatter as the new Fifa chief.Various US
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FIFA sponsors welcome Blatter's resignation
Football | Jun 03, 2015, 02:54 PM ISTNew York: All major FIFA sponsors have welcomed Sepp Blatter's decision to step down as president of football's world governing body.Blatter's decision to resign comes amid a widespread corruption scandal. However, both Visa and
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We'll stand by Sepp Blatter: AIFF
Football | Jun 03, 2015, 07:16 AM ISTKolkata :The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Tuesday said it would stand by Sepp Blatter, who resigned as FIFA president, for the way he has helped the development of the game in India.However, AIFF
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Sepp Blatter resigns as FIFA president
Football | Jun 03, 2015, 09:43 AM ISTZurich: Sepp Blatter today resigned as president of FIFA as a mounting corruption scandal engulfed world football's governing body.The 79-year-old Blatter was re-elected to a fifth term on Friday, two days after a corruption crisis
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FIFA scandal: Small club footballers, local leagues are the biggest victims
Football | Jun 01, 2015, 08:42 AM ISTRio de Janeiro: The accused in the Fifa scandal are easy to spot: globe-trotting executives charged with diverting millions, meant to build the game, to their personal accounts. Those who feel victimized aren't as obvious:
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Organiser of 2010 World Cup admits paying $10 million to FIFA
Football | Jun 01, 2015, 07:29 AM ISTJohannesburg: The former president of the local organising committee for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Danny Jordaan, admitted that the organisation he headed paid $10 million in 2008 to FIFA, although he denied
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279 migrant Indian workers died in Qatar last year : Amnesty report
World | Jun 01, 2015, 07:06 AM ISTLondon: As many as 279 migrant workers from India, one of the largest migrant worker sending countries, died in 2014 in Qatar - the host of 2022 Fifa World Cup, Amnesty International said in its
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Why re-elected Fifa president Sepp Blatter needs Europe and the Americas on his side
Football | May 31, 2015, 04:30 PM ISTNew York: What would happen if Sepp Blatter hosts a World Cup and most of Europe, several South American powers and the United States don't show up? Blatter was voted to a fifth term as
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Sepp Blatter re-elected FIFA president as Prince Ali concedes defeat
Football | May 29, 2015, 11:39 PM ISTZurich: Sepp Blatter was on Friday re-elected as the president of the world football governing body, FIFA, for the fifth consecutive time as he defeated lone challenger, Jordan's Prince Ali bin al-Hussein here.Prince Ali conceded
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Under-17 World Cup to be held in Sep-Oct 2017: FIFA
Football | May 30, 2015, 06:34 AM ISTMumbai: India would host the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in six different venues, four of which have been given provisional approval, in September-October 2017, it was announced by the tournament organising committee head today.Announcing the