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Ronaldo goal lifts Real Madrid to 1-0 win at Basel
Football | Nov 27, 2014, 08:12 AM ISTBasel, Switzerland: Cristiano Ronaldo's first-half goal helped Real Madrid beat Basel 1-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday, and tie a club record with a 15th straight win.Ronaldo's 71st career goal in the Champions League,
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Valcke: FIFA faces 'years' to rebuild reputation
Football | Nov 26, 2014, 09:03 AM ISTBelfast, Northern Ireland: FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke acknowledged Tuesday that it will take "years to rebuild our reputation" following the World Cup bidding corruption investigation.But Valcke insisted that Sony and Emirates airline are not
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FIFA to review World Cup corruption report
Football | Nov 21, 2014, 10:55 AM ISTGeneva: FIFA will further review the 2018 and 2022 World Cup corruption investigation, putting the status of hosts Russia and Qatar back in question.The head of FIFA's auditing committee will examine the full 430-page confidential
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India's new football league making a big splash
Football | Nov 20, 2014, 06:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: When the Indian Super League kicked off, it certainly seemed to add the zing that football needed in a country which FIFA chief Sepp Blatter once called "a sleeping giant" of the game.But
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English FA to Blatter: Release World Cup report
Football | Nov 18, 2014, 08:35 AM ISTLondon: The English Football Association has written to FIFA President Sepp Blatter demanding the release of the full World Cup bidding corruption investigation.FIFA judge Joachim Eckert's summary of the investigation into the 2018 and 2022
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Qatari whistleblower protests FIFA judge's report
Football | Nov 18, 2014, 08:22 AM ISTGeneva: A Qatari whistleblower has lodged a complaint about her treatment in the World Cup bid corruption report by FIFA's judge, and the English Football Association demanded the release of the full corruption investigation on
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German league president says UEFA could leave FIFA
Football | Nov 16, 2014, 10:36 AM ISTBerlin: UEFA would have to consider leaving FIFA if world football's governing body does not publish in full American attorney Michael Garcia's report into bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, says German Football
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FIFA rebukes England, Australia World Cup bids
Football | Nov 13, 2014, 04:17 PM ISTA FIFA ethics judge rebuked England and Australia on Thursday for their conduct during their failed World Cup bids, using harsher language than directed toward the winning bids from Russia and Qatar. Judge Joachim Eckert
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Suarez says painful to miss Copa America
Football | Nov 13, 2014, 12:55 PM ISTMontevideo: Uruguay star striker Luis Suarez said being barred from playing in the 2015 Copa America was "very painful".In June, FIFA banned Suarez for four months and suspended him from nine competitive international matches after
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No risk of Qatar losing 2022 World Cup
Other Sports | Nov 12, 2014, 08:10 AM ISTDoha, Qatar: With FIFA taking a 2022 summer World Cup off the table, Qatar's tournament head now agrees that a winter tournament would be ideal.And although FIFA's investigators are preparing to release the findings of
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Germany's World Cup win immortalized in film
Football | Nov 11, 2014, 12:06 PM ISTBerlin: Germany's World Cup winners were given the Hollywood treatment Monday for the premiere of a film celebrating their victory.Players, coaching staff, football emissaries and invited guests gathered at glitzy Potsdamer Platz in Berlin to
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FIFA rules panel to study video replay options
Football | Nov 07, 2014, 11:50 PM ISTZurich: FIFA says football's rule-making panel is preparing to study options for video replays to help referees. A call by FIFA President Sepp Blatter for coaches to challenge on-field decisions could be assessed when the
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MP calls for UK to investigate FIFA corruption
Football | Nov 05, 2014, 09:28 AM ISTLondon: A British member of parliament wants the country's serious fraud office to investigate allegations of FIFA corruption after a report that American former executive committee member Chuck Blazer bugged meetings in London during the
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Ronaldinho abuse reveals soccer racism in Mexico
Football | Nov 04, 2014, 11:00 PM ISTMexico City: Mexican football got a boost in September when former Brazil and Barcelona star Ronaldinho -- a two-time FIFA player of the year -- joined modest local club Queretaro.The upbeat mood didn't last long.
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FIFA says it won't ban Nigeria over elections
Football | Nov 04, 2014, 11:25 AM ISTAbuja, Nigeria: FIFA says Nigeria won't be banned from international football after a court order nullifying federation elections was withdrawn.FIFA says Nigeria met a deadline to show that elected football officials are able to work
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FIFA moves closer to winter World Cup in Qatar
Football | Nov 04, 2014, 09:00 AM ISTGeneva: FIFA is targeting two options for holding the 2022 World Cup in the winter in Qatar, and organizers think that is “ideal” for the Middle East.After a meeting yesterday about five proposals on when
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France, South Korea bid for 2019 women's World Cup
Football | Oct 31, 2014, 10:50 AM ISTZurich: Football delegates from France and South Korea have handed over their bid documents to FIFA for the 2019 women's World Cup. France and South Korea are also bidding for the 2018 under-20 women's World
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FIFA cuts World Cup video over Crimea map
Football | Oct 31, 2014, 09:16 AM ISTMoscow: FIFA has expressed regret on Thursday after its video launching the logo for the 2018 World Cup showed the disputed Crimean peninsula as part of Russia.The video, broadcast as the logo was beamed onto
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FIFA: Men's World Cup could be on artificial turf
Football | Oct 30, 2014, 11:34 AM ISTLondon: The men's World Cup could be played "sooner rather than later" on artificial turf, FIFA said Wednesday in the latest defense of its decision not to stage the 2015 women's tournament in Canada on
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FIFA monitoring Ebola, Club World Cup goes ahead
Football | Oct 28, 2014, 09:08 PM ISTZURICH: Preparations for the Club World Cup in Morocco in December are continuing and there is currently no Ebola threat to cause it to be canceled or postponed, FIFA said Tuesday."Should the situation change we