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  EPL money can't buy Ronaldo, Messi, Muller: Franz Beckenbauer

  Football | September 16, 2015 18:51 IST

  Munich: Legendary German footballer and honorary president of giants Bayern Munich Franz Beckenbauer has said despite the economic power of the English Premier League, English money could not sign the best, which means they cannot

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  Cristiano Ronaldo hits 5 for Madrid, Messi lifts Barca over Atletico Madrid

  Football | September 13, 2015 18:50 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Cristiano Ronaldo netted five goals to become Real Madrid's all-time leading scorer in the Spanish league, while Lionel Messi scored as a substitute to give Barcelona a 2-1 win at Atletico Madrid on

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  Barcelona best team in world: Cesc Fabregas

  Football | July 29, 2015 13:12 IST

  Washington:  Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has praised Spanish football club Barcelona ahead of the two teams' friendly in International Champions Cup here, calling the La Liga side “the best team in the world”.“It is nice

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  Stop criticising Messi: Argentinian soccer chief

  Football | July 08, 2015 9:37 IST

  Buenos Aires: Argentina Football Association (AFA) President, Luis Segura called for an end to the mistreatment of star playmaker Lionel Messi after Argentina were defeated in the 2015 Copa America final by hosts Chile."I don't

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  Messi laments Copa America loss

  Football | July 07, 2015 22:29 IST

  Buenos Aires: Argentina's talismanic striker Lionel Messi has taken to Facebook to lament the loss in the Copa America final against Chile on Saturday.But the 28-year-old four-time Footballer of the Year did not forget to

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  Argentina routs Paraguay 6-1, reaches Copa America final

  Football | July 01, 2015 7:17 IST

  Concepcion: Lionel Messi helped set up five goals as Argentina trounced Paraguay 6-1 in the Copa America semifinals on Tuesday, setting up a final against host Chile.Messi assisted in first-half goals by Marcos Rojo and

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  Copa America: Messi asked for on-field selfie by opponent

  Football | June 21, 2015 19:19 IST

  Vina del Mar (Chile): Lionel Messi may be quite used to pose for selfies, but even for him it was a first when Deshorn Brown requested the star to be clicked with the striker shortly

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  Argentina concedes late goal, draws Paraguay in Copa America

  Football | June 14, 2015 9:00 IST

  Rancagua:  Argentina conceded a last-minute equalizer to open its Copa America participation with a disappointing 2-2 draw with Paraguay on Saturday.Substitute striker Lucas Barrios scored in the 90th-minute to cap Paraguay's comeback after Argentina had

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  Barcelona beat Juventus 3-1 to win UEFA Champions League

  Football | June 07, 2015 6:19 IST

  Berlin:  Barcelona overcame resilient Juventus 3-1 thanks to the goals of Ivan Rakitic, Luis Suarez and Neymar who wrapped up the treble winning season for the "Blaugrana", following the UEFA Champions League final at outsold

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  1,500 foreign fans barred from Copa America in Chile

  Football | June 06, 2015 9:46 IST

  Santiago:Nearly 1,500 football fans with prior records are banned from entering Chile as the country readies to host the 2015 Copa America championship next week, a media report said on Saturday.Some 70,000 foreign visitors are

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  Xavi: Cristiano Ronaldo not even in top three for Ballon d'Or

  Football | December 24, 2014 13:50 IST

  New Delhi: If Barcelona legend Xavi had a say Cristiano Ronaldo wouldn't have even appeared in the top three for Ballon d'Or.In an interview to a renowned sports magezine, Xavi said, , 'First Leo (Lionel

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  Messi sets record, Barcelona beats APOEL 4-0

  Football | November 26, 2014 8:36 IST

  Nicosia, Cyprus: Lionel Messi made a slice of European football history as the Barcelona striker hit a hat trick to become the Champions League's all-time top scorer in a 4-0 win over APOEL yesterday.Three days

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  Barcelona: Messi did not have pre-match treatment

  Football | October 27, 2014 23:16 IST

  Barcelona, Spain:  Barcelona says Lionel Messi did not receive treatment before his subdued Clasico performance against Real Madrid on Saturday.   Press reports appeared Monday saying the Argentina forward had received injections by rheumatologists to relieve

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  Liga BBVA:Messi sets up Barcelona's 1-0 win at Villarreal

  Football | September 01, 2014 10:07 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain :  Lionel Messi set up substitute Sandro Ramirez to score on his league debut and give Barcelona a 1-0 victory at Villarreal in the Spanish league on Sunday.   Villarreal held Barcelona in check

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  Messi scores twice to start campaign in Spain

  Football | August 25, 2014 12:07 IST

  London: Lionel Messi and Barcelona are already up and running at full speed in the Spanish league. Louis Van Gaal's Manchester United is still stumbling out of the blocks in the Premier League.   Messi scored

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  Messi's World Cup ends on a bitter note

  Football | July 14, 2014 12:10 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: Lionel Messi's final act in the 2014 World Cup was lifting a free kick high over the bar, wasting Argentina's last chance to equalize in the final against Germany.   It was far

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  FIFA World Cup: Argentines hold heads high after World Cup loss

  Football | July 14, 2014 4:55 IST

  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina : Pain-stricken Argentines held their heads high after watching their national team give it all against a powerful Germany but come up short in extra time, losing 1-0 in the country's first

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  FIFA World Cup: Goetze scores late to give Germany the World Cup

  Football | July 14, 2014 3:59 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :   With two quick touches, Mario Goetze ended Germany's 24-year wait for another World Cup title.Goetze scored the winning goal in extra time to give Germany a 1-0 victory over Argentina on

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  FIFA World Cup: The day is here! Brazil celebrates final

  Football | July 14, 2014 0:11 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :  Football's big day is finally here! Tens of thousands of fans flocked to the World Cup final between Germany and Argentina on Sunday, joining millions around Brazil and across South America

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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