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  Meet the highest paid Premier League soccer stars

  Football | May 19, 2014 8:26 IST

  New Delhi: The biggest football extravaganza Barclays English Premier League ended last week with Manchester City winning the title for the second time in three seasons. As soon as the final whistle was blown, thousands

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  Franck Ribery criticizes Guardiola's rotations at Bayern Munich

  Football | May 16, 2014 9:18 IST

  MUNICH :  Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has criticized coach Pep Guardiola's rotation policy, with the comments earning a swift rebuke from the club's sporting director.   Ribery says in comments reported by Kicker magazine: "Sometimes

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  Knee injury rules Spain's Thiago Alcantara out of World Cup

  Football | May 16, 2014 9:05 IST

  MUNICH :  Spain and Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara was ruled out of the World Cup on Thursday after suffering a setback in his recovery from a knee injury.   Thiago suffered a recurrence of the

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  Atletico Madrid, Barcelona primed for Spanish title decider

  Football | May 16, 2014 8:01 IST

  MADRID: Atletico Madrid face Barcelona at the Camp Nou with both teams vying for the Spanish league title.   Atletico leads Barcelona by three points in the standings, and only victory will see defending champion Barcelona

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  World Cup officials pleased after test in Curitiba

  Football | May 16, 2014 7:30 IST

  SAO PAULO : World Cup organizers finally had some good news to deliver after one of Brazil's most troubled stadiums held an important test event without any major setback.   The test match at the delayed

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  Sevilla celebrates Europa final win with a kiss

  Football | May 16, 2014 7:18 IST

  SEVILLE, Spain : As Sevilla celebrates its Europa League triumph, an intimate kiss between teammates has grabbed the spotlight.   Sevilla captain Ivan Rakitic and Portuguese teammate Daniel Carrico shared a mouth-on-mouth smooch at Juventus Stadium

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  Prosecutors threaten to halt work at World Cup stadium

  Football | May 16, 2014 6:45 IST

  SAO PAULO : Brazilian prosecutors are threatening to halt construction at the already delayed stadium hosting the World Cup opener in Sao Paulo because of concerns related to workers' health and safety.   Prosecutors said on

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  Puyol says goodbye to Barca after 15 seasons

  Football | May 15, 2014 22:42 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: Carles Puyol reluctantly quit football on Thursday, his knees no longer able to endure the demands of the Barcelona defense after 15 years, the most successful period in the club's history.   At an

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  Man United anticipates $60M cost of Euro failure

  Football | May 15, 2014 20:04 IST

  MANCHESTER, England: Failure to qualify for the Champions League is expected to cost Manchester United about $60 million, although the club said Thursday it has the financial power to reinforce the squad following its worst

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  Brazil expects 3.7 million tourists during WCup

  Football | May 15, 2014 7:58 IST

  Sao Paulo: Brazil expects a total of 3.7 million tourists in the country during the World Cup, including nearly 2 million coming specifically to attend matches and fanfests.   The government expects the visitors to provide

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  AIFF to rope in Bhutia, Chettri in U-17 World Cup panel

  Football | May 14, 2014 21:23 IST

  New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) Wednesday decided to form a special committee that would have Bhaichung Bhutia and Sunil Chettri, who will give technical advice for the 2017 U-17 World Cup.The AIFF

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  Loew makes last-minute change in World Cup squad

  Football | May 14, 2014 20:12 IST

  FRANKFURT, Germany: Germany coach Joachim Loew made a surprising last-minute change in his preliminary World Cup squad on Wednesday, calling up midfielder Christoph Kramer and dropping forward Andre Hahn.   Loew also cut three players from

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  Croatia taking experienced squad to World Cup

  Football | May 14, 2014 19:23 IST

  ZAGREB, Croatia: Luka Modric and Mario Mandzukic were included in Croatia's experienced 30-man provisional squad for the World Cup on Wednesday.   The skillful Real Madrid midfielder, with 73 appearances for Croatia, and the prolific Bayern

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  Costa, Neymar fitness to influence Spanish title showdown

  Football | May 14, 2014 14:55 IST

  Madrid : Who is fit and who has to watch from the sidelines will be key factors when the destiny of the Spanish Primera Liga title is decided in the Camp Nou Stadium Saturday night

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  Victor Valdes says goodbye to Barcelona after 12 seasons

  Football | May 14, 2014 14:00 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain : Goalkeeper Victor Valdes has bid farewell to Barcelona after 12 trophy-filled seasons.   Valdes says in an open letter released by the Catalan club that "the moment has arrived to say goodbye."   Valdes

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  Vicente Del Bosque names Spain's preliminary World Cup squad

  Football | May 14, 2014 13:44 IST

  Madrid :  Spain coach Vicente del Bosque named a preliminary squad of 30 players for the FIFA World Cup finals which kicks off in Brazil next month.As expected the veteran coach Tuesday included Manchester United

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  Chelsea captain John Terry signs contract extension

  Football | May 14, 2014 11:15 IST

  LONDON : Chelsea captain John Terry has signed a one-year contract extension with the Premier League club.   The 33-year-old defender has spent his entire career at Chelsea, scoring 57 goals in 621 appearances. He regained

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  Know why star footballer Samir Nasri's g/f Anara Atanes is fuming

  Football | May 15, 2014 7:07 IST

  New Delhi: Samir Nasri's girlfriend has launched an extraordinary outburst after the Manchester City midfielder was left out of the France World Cup squad.The 26-year-old has fallen out of favour under Didier Deschamps - thought

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  Giorgio Chiellini,Giuseppe Rossi included in Italy World Cup squad

  Football | May 14, 2014 9:25 IST

  ROME:  Key defender Giorgio Chiellini was included in Italy's preliminary 30-man World Cup squad Tuesday, ending doubts that he might face a code of ethics punishment for his three-match ban with Juventus.   United States-born forward

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  Miranda,Filipe Luis added to Brazil's World Cup list

  Football | May 14, 2014 8:56 IST

  SAO PAULO :  Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has included Atletico Madrid defenders Miranda and Filipe Luis to the list of seven players on standby for the World Cup.   Scolari last week selected the 23