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  Thousands throng to pay respects to Alfredo Di Stefano

  Football | July 09, 2014 7:20 IST

  MADRID :  Thousands of football fan queued for hours in midsummer heat on Tuesday to pay their respects and mourn the death of Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano.   Queues several hundred yards (meters) long

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  FIFA World Cup: Fans start gathering for Brazil-Germany semifinal

  Football | July 09, 2014 0:06 IST

  BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : At a local bar long before noon, a German supporter danced along with Brazilians playing samba.Tension will mount, no doubt, before the 5 p.m. kickoff (4 p.m. EDT/2000 GMT) in Tuesday's

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  FIFA World Cup: Bastian Schweinsteiger fit for late World Cup stage

  Football | July 07, 2014 12:56 IST

  PORTO SEGURO, Brazil :  Bastian Schweinsteiger's fragile left knee has been a matter of concern for weeks and the reason the Germany midfielder started the World Cup on the bench. Now he's fit again just

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  FIFA World Cup: Shootout tactic was fair play says Dutch goalie

  Football | July 07, 2014 12:20 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :  Netherlands goalkeeper Tim Krul insists he did nothing wrong in confronting Costa Rica's penalty takers during a World Cup quarterfinal shootout. Krul's crucial two saves on Sunday night followed his novel

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  FIFA World Cup: Angel Di Maria ruled out of World Cup semifinals

  Football | July 07, 2014 11:51 IST

  BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil :  Argentina midfielder Angel Di Maria has been ruled out of the World Cup semifinal against the Netherlands with a thigh injury while striker Sergio Aguero has been declared fit to play

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  FIFA World Cup: Argentina have poor record against Netherlands

  Football | July 07, 2014 11:26 IST

  Buenos Aires, July 7 (IANS) Argentina has a history of adverse results against the Netherlands, which it will face at the semi-final of the 2014 World Cup.Argentina defeated the Netherlands only in the final of

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  FIFA World Cup: Germany has no Messi or Neymar but strong team says Podolski

  Football | July 07, 2014 10:56 IST

  Rio de Janeiro:  Germany's strength lies in the team's spirit and team-mates' performance that exceeds the individual distinctive merits of players like Lionel Messi or Neymar to Argentina and Brazil, says German midfielder Lukas Podolski."Germany

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  FIFA World Cup: Mexican Rodriguez to referee Brazil-Germany semi-final

  Football | July 07, 2014 10:23 IST

  Brasilia:  World soccer governing body FIFA announced that Mexican Marco Rodriguez will referee the World Cup semi-final between Brazil and Germany, which kicks off in Belo Horizonte Tuesday.Rodriguez, 40, earlier officiated the group-stage matches here

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  FIFA World Cup: Brazil asks FIFA to overturn Thiago Silva ban

  Football | July 07, 2014 10:06 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :  FIFA says the Brazilian football confederation is trying to overturn captain Thiago Silva's ban for the World Cup semifinal against Germany.FIFA spokesman Delia Fischer says its disciplinary committee is "analyzing materials"

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  FIFA World Cup: Doctors veto Neymar wanting to play in final

  Football | July 07, 2014 17:34 IST

  Belo Horizonte (Brazil): Neymar has reportedly told family and friends that he wants to play in the World Cup final, should Brazil defeat Germany in Tuesday's semifinal.But Selecao medical staff is set to veto the

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  FIFA World Cup: Lionel Messi on way to surpass Maradona on cap

  Football | July 07, 2014 8:00 IST

  Buenos Aires:  Lionel Messi is on the way to surpass Diego Armando Maradona's mark of number of games played with the Argentine national team when he face the Netherlands Wednesday.The Barcelona's forward capped 91 times

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  FIFA World Cup: Brazil seeking 'something different' against Germany

  Football | July 07, 2014 6:46 IST

  Belo Horizonte (Brazil): There is no escaping the impact of Neymar's tournament-ending back injury on Brazil's hopes of lifting a sixth World Cup title, but they seek to do "something different" in their Word Cup

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  FIFA World Cup: France needs to build on World Cup success

  Football | July 06, 2014 8:55 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :  With no competitive games for two years, France coach Didier Deschamps may struggle to gauge just how much progress has been made by his young team after its run to the

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  FIFA World Cup: Not even Keylor Navas can rescue Costa Rica this time

  Football | July 06, 2014 8:20 IST

  SALVADOR, Brazil:  Not even Keylor Navas could rescue Costa Rica this time. The goalkeeper who made so many wonderful saves in this World Cup was outclassed in the penalty shootout that decided the quarterfinal against

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  FIFA World Cup: Robin Van Persie's misses nearly cost Dutch

  Football | July 06, 2014 7:42 IST

  SALVADOR, Brazil :  On the same ground where Robin van Persie's spectacular diving header earned him the nickname the Flying Dutchman, the Netherlands striker nearly fell flat against Costa Rica.   Van Persie missed two golden

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  FIFA World Cup: Argentina winger Di Maria in doubt for semifinals

  Football | July 06, 2014 6:37 IST

  BRASILIA, Brazil :  Argentina winger Angel di Maria is in doubt for the World Cup semifinals with a right thigh injury, possibly robbing the team of one of its best attacking threats.   Di Maria was

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  Is Neymar a victim of the World Cup show

  Football | July 06, 2014 8:38 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :  "I kept getting tripped up and kicked to pieces ...," said Brazil's superstar player, "and the referee did nothing to protect me or my teammates from these rough-house tactics." Neymar, describing

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  FIFA World Cup: Netherlands beats Costa Rica in penalty shootout to reach the semis

  Football | July 06, 2014 4:51 IST

  SALVADOR, Brazil:  Tim Krul came on as a substitute in the final minute of extra time and then saved two penalties in a 4-3 shootout victory over Costa Rica on Saturday, giving the Netherlands a

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  FIFA World Cup: Juan Zuniga apologizes to Neymar for tackle

  Football | July 06, 2014 4:28 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO:Colombia defenderJuan Zuniga has sent a letter of apology to Neymar, saying he is "deeply sorry and sad" for causing the injury that knocked the Brazil striker out of the World Cup.   "Although

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  FIFA World Cup: Netherlands and Costa Rica head to extra time

  Football | July 06, 2014 3:34 IST

  SALVADOR, Brazil : The Netherlands and Costa Rica are heading to extra time after staying even at 0-0 through 90 minutes of play Saturday in the World Cup quarterfinals.   Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas kept