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  Real Madrid asked me to not play World Cup final: Di Maria

  Football | September 06, 2014 19:12 IST

  London: New Manchester United recruit Angel Di Maria revealed that his former club Real Madrid had asked him to not play the FIFA World Cup final in Brazil against Germany.As luck would have it, Di

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  Atletico de Kolkata face Mumbai City FC in ISL opener

  Football | September 04, 2014 8:04 IST

  Mumbai: Atletico de Kolkata will take on Mumbai City FC in the opening game of the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) at Kolkats's Salt Lake Stadium Oct 12.Promoters of ISL, IMG-Reliance and Star India announced

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  Arsenal held 1-1 by newcomer Leicester in EPL

  Football | August 31, 2014 23:19 IST

  LEICESTER, England: Arsenal was frustrated by newcomer Leicester on Sunday, dropping points for the second time in three Premier League games in a 1-1 draw.   Alexis Sanchez followed up his first Champions League goal for

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  Enthusiastic about Indian Super League: Del Piero

  Football | August 31, 2014 21:15 IST

  New Delhi: Former Italian football star Alessandro Del Piero, also a World Cup winner, says he is excited about the Indian Super League (ISL) where he will be playing for Delhi Dynamos.The Juventus legend said

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  Balotelli misfires but Liverpool wins at Spurs

  Football | August 31, 2014 20:50 IST

  LONDON: Liverpool's speedy attacking unit produced a 3-0 victory at Tottenham on Sunday though Mario Balotelli failed to make a goal-scoring return to the Premier League.   While the former Manchester City striker's finishing was wayward,

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  Stoke stuns Man City 1-0 in Premier League

  Football | August 30, 2014 22:55 IST

  MANCHESTER, England: Mame Diouf scored a spectacular solo goal to give Stoke a surprising 1-0 win over defending champion Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday.   Diouf received the ball on the edge of

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  United draws 0-0 with Burnley in Premier League

  Football | August 30, 2014 20:23 IST

  BURNLEY, England: Angel Di Maria's promising debut failed to inspire lackluster Manchester United to a first win of the season on Saturday as Burnley held on for a 0-0 draw in the Premier League.   The

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  Don't expect miracles from Di Maria, Van Gaal says

  Football | August 28, 2014 21:37 IST

  MANCHESTER, England: Angel Di Maria will provide an ailing Manchester United with plenty of missing qualities following his big-money move from Real Madrid — pace, energy, incisiveness and goals.Just don't expect instant miracles from the

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  Italy striker Mario Balotelli signs for Liverpool

  Football | August 25, 2014 22:40 IST

  LIVERPOOL, England: Liverpool signed Italy striker Mario Balotelli from AC Milan on Monday, taking a calculated gamble on a headline-grabbing player known as much for his controversies as his goals.   Nineteen months after ending a

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  Man U held by Sunderland, leaving Van Gaal winless

  Football | August 24, 2014 23:13 IST

  SUNDERLAND, England: Louis van Gaal remains without a win as Manchester United manager after the team's opening-day loss was followed by a 1-1 draw at Sunderland in the Premier League on Sunday.   Although Juan Mata

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  Messi's FB post on Israel-Gaza conflict stirs controversy

  Football | August 24, 2014 7:00 IST

  Jerusalem: Soccer star Lionel Messi has been dragged into the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict, two weeks after the Argentinian wrote in a Facebook post that he was "deeply saddened" by the loss of young lives with

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  Barcelona striker Neymar injures left ankle

  Football | August 22, 2014 16:11 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: Neymar could miss Barcelona's league opener this weekend after spraining his left ankle in training.   Barcelona said in a statement Friday that the Brazil star complained of pain in his ankle after a

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  FIFA bans Barcelona signing any players in 2015

  Football | August 20, 2014 23:23 IST

  LONDON: Barcelona will be barred from signing any players in 2015 after FIFA rejected the club's appeal against a one-year ban for breaching rules over the transfer of youngsters.The Spanish giants will now ask sport's

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  10-man India beat Pakistan 1-0 in first football friendly

  Football | August 17, 2014 21:51 IST

  Bangalore: Down to 10 men, India showed character to prevail 1-0 over Pakistan in the first friendly football match, the goal coming off the boot of Robin Singh who was sent off midway into the

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  Blatter calls India football 'market', endorses ISL

  Football | August 14, 2014 22:05 IST

  NEW DELHI: In a bid to awaken the "sleeping giant" of world football, Fifa president Sepp Blatter has called India "another market" for the beautiful game and endorsed the upcoming franchise-based Indian Super League (ISL).Blatter,

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  Neymar may be back for Barca training, but he has all the time for friends

  Football | August 15, 2014 11:30 IST

  New Delhi: Barcelona forward Neymar might be back in training with his squad, but he still has the time to regroup with the friends at cinema. He tries to forget the woes of the national

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  Miroslav Klose retires from German national team

  Football | August 12, 2014 7:43 IST

  FRANKFURT, Germany: Miroslav Klose, the top scorer in World Cup history, has retired from Germany's national squad a month after the team won the title for the fourth time.The 36-year-old Klose scored twice in Brazil,

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  Neymar returns to training after back injury

  Football | August 06, 2014 19:58 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: Barcelona says Brazil striker Neymar has returned to training after passing a medical exam as he continues his recovery from a fractured vertebra.Neymar fractured a vertebra in his back after a collision with

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  Suarez could make Barcelona debut against Madrid

  Football | July 24, 2014 23:07 IST

  MADRID: Luis Suarez could make his Barcelona debut against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in October.The Spanish league announced its schedule for the 2014-15 season on Thursday, and the first "clasico" is due

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  Suarez's initial absence no tragedy for Barcelona

  Football | July 16, 2014 21:18 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is not overly concerned about the absence of new signing Luis Suarez for the early part of the upcoming season as the Uruguayan serves his biting ban from the