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  FIFA rejects Suarez appeal against ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini

  Football | July 11, 2014 8:18 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :  FIFA has rejected Luis Suarez's appeal against his lengthy ban for biting an opponent in a World Cup match. Football's international governing body on Thursday said its appeals committee rejected the

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  Neymar thankful he's not in a wheelchair now & will cheer for Barca team mate Messi

  Football | July 11, 2014 7:38 IST

  BRASILIA, Brazil :  Neymar became emotional when talking Thursday about the injury that ruled him out of the World Cup, saying that if the knee to his back had been slightly more to one side

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  FIFA World Cup: I taught Romero how to stop penalties says van Gaal

  Football | July 10, 2014 20:52 IST

  SAO PAULO : Louis van Gaal took some credit for showing Argentina's Sergio Romero how to stop penalties, advice that cost the Netherlands coach dearly on Wednesday.Romero stopped two spot kicks as Argentina beat Van

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  FIFA World Cup: Dutch Stars Robben, Van Persie empty-handed again

  Football | July 10, 2014 7:13 IST

  SAO PAULO :  Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie ultimately came up empty-handed as the Netherlands ran out of steam in the World Cup semifinals. How different to the start of the tournament, when the

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  FIFA World Cup: Germany takes 'tiki-taka' to another level

  Football | July 10, 2014 6:54 IST

  PORTO SEGURO, Brazil :  Germany has taken the "tiki-taka" passing game so intrinsically used by Spain to another level at the World Cup in Brazil, by adding ruthless efficiency to the possession philosophy.   Germany is

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  FIFA World Cup: Argentina soccer fans delight in final berth

  Football | July 10, 2014 6:05 IST

  SAO PAULO : It's Argentina's greatest delight and Brazil's worst nightmare.   Argentina's soccer team has beaten the Netherlands to win a berth into the World Cup championship match -- on archrival Brazil's soil, and just

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  FIFA World Cup: Mascherano, Zabaleta play on after blows to head

  Football | July 10, 2014 5:55 IST

  SAO PAULO :  Javier Mascherano and Pablo Zabaleta both stayed in the game for Argentina after being knocked down by blows to their heads during Wednesday's World Cup semifinal.   Mascherano looked discombobulated after he clashed

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  FIFA World Cup: Argentina will face Germany in final after defeating the Dutch

  Football | July 10, 2014 9:51 IST

  SAO PAULO :  Goalkeeper Sergio Romero saved two penalties Wednesday to send Argentina into the World Cup final with a 4-2 shootout win over the Netherlands after the game finished in a 0-0 stalemate.A day

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  FIFA World Cup: Brazil trying to shift focus to 3rd-place match

  Football | July 10, 2014 4:46 IST

  BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and his players are trying to put the devastating semifinal loss to Germany behind them as quickly as possible, turning their focus to the farewell match

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  FIFA World Cup: Netherlands-Argentina semifinal goes to extra time

  Football | July 10, 2014 3:38 IST

  SAO PAULO :  The Netherlands and Argentina are heading to extra time in their World Cup semifinal after finishing the regulation 90 minutes locked at 0-0.   A day after Germany thrashed Brazil 7-1, the goals

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  FIFA World Cup: Netherlands holds Argentina 0-0 at halftime

  Football | July 10, 2014 2:34 IST

  SAO PAULO : The Netherlands and Argentina are level at 0-0 after the first half of the second World Cup semifinal. In stark contrast to Tuesday's German goal spurt against Brazil, the closest either team

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  FIFA World Cup: De Jong back in Dutch lineup for Argentina

  Football | July 10, 2014 0:59 IST

  SAO PAULO :  Midfielder Nigel de Jong has recovered from a groin injury the Netherlands team feared would end his World Cup and will start Wednesday's semifinal against Argentina.   Striker and captain Robin van Persie

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  FIFA World Cup: Van Persie has stomach complaint ahead of semi- final clash against Argentina

  Football | July 09, 2014 12:51 IST

  SAO PAULO :  Dutch captain and all-time top scorer Robin van Persie is in doubt for the World Cup semifinal against Argentina after succumbing to a stomach problem.   Van Persie trained separately on Tuesday with

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  FIFA World Cup: 7-goal scoring spree stuns even Germany

  Football | July 09, 2014 7:58 IST

  BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Chance after chance was offered, and the Germany players just kept on taking them with clinical efficiency. In the end, not even they could scarcely believe the 7-1 World Cup semifinal

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  FIFA World Cup: Scolari apologizes for Brazil's failure

  Football | July 09, 2014 7:37 IST

  BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil :  Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari apologized to fans for failing to lead the host to the World Cup final, saying the "catastrophic" defeat to Germany on Tuesday marked the "worst day"

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  FIFA World Cup: Messi is the 'best of them all' says Argentine coach

  Football | July 09, 2014 6:53 IST

  SAO PAULO :  Normally a reserved man who avoids hype, Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella isn't shy about declaring Lionel Messi to be the best player in the world. Comparing the Argentina captain with Arjen Robben

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  Meet Miroslav Klose , the highest goal scorer in World Cup

  Football | August 12, 2014 13:08 IST

  BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Miroslav Klose is the second member of the World Cup-winning side to step down after captain Philipp Lahm. While Lahm's retirement came as a surprise, but Klose's move was expected.With a

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  How Germany shattered the Brazilian dream

  Football | July 09, 2014 7:27 IST

  New Delhi:  The four semifinalist of the 2014 World Cup were acronym as B.A.N.G. The first semifinal between Germany and the host nation lived upto its billing as the whole world watched how the German

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  FIFA World Cup: Germany routs Brazil 7-1, reaches World Cup final

  Football | July 09, 2014 3:47 IST

  BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil :  Germany poured in the goals Tuesday to hand Brazil its heaviest World Cup loss ever with an astounding 7-1 rout in the semifinals that stunned the host nation.Miroslav Klose scored a

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  FIFA World Cup: Brazil fans crushed by 5 early Germany goals

  Football | July 09, 2014 3:11 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :  Brazilians expected a challenge in facing a powerful German team at the World Cup but none could envision such calamity. A drenching, tropical rain and an early onslaught of goals by