Rumours over his future irritate Mourinho
February 12th, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Feb 12 (IANS) Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho hs showed his irritation at rumours over his future with the football club.Sources both in Spain and in England are ... Read more...
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Bielsa delighted as Athletic Bilbao reach Copa del Rey final
February 8th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bilbao (Spain), Feb 8 (IANS) Athletic Club Bilbao coach Marcelo Bielsa admitted his delight shortly after seeing his club qualify for the final of the Copa del Rey football competition.Two ... Read more...
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Real Madrid register narrow win in Getafe
February 5th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Feb 5 (IANS) A 17th-minute header from Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos was enough to give his side a narrow but a crucial 1-0 win away to Getafe in ... Read more...
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Spanish airline files for bankruptcy
January 31st, 2012 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, Jan 31 (IANS/EFE) Spanish airline Spanair, which suspended operations last weekend, filed for bankruptcy Monday amid a debt exceeding 300 million euros ($393 million), judicial sources said.The carrier's lawyers ... Read more...
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Not giving up Primera Liga title: Guardiiola
January 30th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 30 (IANS) Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola insists that the Spanish giants are not yet out of the race for the Primera Liga football title.Barcelona's barren draw away to ... Read more...
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Spanish airline to cease operations
January 28th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, Jan 28 (IANS/EFE) Spanish airline Spanair said Friday it is ceasing operations and plans to go to court next week to seek bankruptcy protection.The financially struggling carrier issued a ... Read more...
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Mourinho evasive ahead of Barca tie
January 25th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 25 (IANS) Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho evaded all awkward questions in his pre-game conference ahead of Copa del Rey football quarter-final return leg against Barcelona.Mourinho's side travel ... Read more...
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Spain cancels plan to privatise airports
January 24th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 24 (IANS/EFE) Spain said Monday that it has halted the plan to privatise management of the country's two busiest airports.Now is not the time to put the significantly ... Read more...
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Real Madrid look to extend the lead in Liga
January 12th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 12 (IANS) Real Madrid look to reach the halfway point of the Spanish football season this Saturday night by extending their lead at the top of the Spanish ... Read more...
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Henry fires Arsenal into the 4th round of FA Cup
January 10th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 10 (IANS) Frenchman Thierry Henry made a sensational return to Arsenal as his 78th minute goal against Leeds United took the London club into the fourth round ... Read more...
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Guardiola expects tough test in Barcelona derby
January 8th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 8 (IANS) Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is expecting the city derby away to local rivals Espanyol to be a testing 90 minutes for his side.Barca are placed second ... Read more...
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Barcelona’s Xavi named best playmaker in the world
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 3 (IANS) Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez was Tuesday named as the best playmaker in the world by the International Federation for Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).It is the ... Read more...
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Pinto extends Barca contract until 2013 season
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 3 (IANS) Spanish giants Barcelona have announced an agreement to extend the contract of goalkeeper Manuel Pinto till the 2013 season.The 36-year-old former Celta Vigo goalkeeper joined Barca ... Read more...
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Real Madrid players back from Christmas vacation
December 30th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 30 (IANS) Spanish La Liga leaders Real Madrid are back in training after an eight-day Christmas break.Real said in a statement that Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo and the ... Read more...
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Arsenal my only choice if I leave Barca: Fabregas
December 26th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 26 (IANS) Spanish footballer Cesc Fabregas says he hopes to finish his career with Barcelona, but if he were to leave the Spanish giants, he'd only go ... Read more...
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Spanish footballer Villa leaves hospital after surgery
December 25th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 25 (IANS) Spanish and Barcelona striker David Villa was given permission to leave the hospital after he underwent successful surgery on his broken left shinbone earlier this week.The ... Read more...
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Chelsea boss Villas Boas wants Neymar
December 19th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 19 (IANS) English football club Chelsea seems to be back in the market for Brazilian star Neymar.Chelsea manager Andre Villas Boas is looking to overhaul the side and ... Read more...
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It is impossible to stop Barcelona: Neymar
December 19th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Yokohama, Dec 19 (IANS) Brazilian teenage football star Neymar says it is "impossible" to beat Barcelona after his side was demolished 0-4 in the finals of the FIFA Club World ... Read more...
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Barca win ‘El Classico’ to go top of Spanish La Liga
December 11th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 11 (IANS) Barcelona came back after conceding the quickest 'EL Classico' goal to beat Real Madrid 3-1 to go top of the table, courtesy their better ... Read more...
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Guardiola upbeat ahead of ‘El Clasico’
December 7th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 7 (IANS) Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola was optimistic over his chances of taking the points in Saturday's "El Clasico" against Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.Guardiola spoke ... Read more...
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Adriano, Affelay and Iniesta to miss Milan game
November 22nd, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Nov 22 (IANS) Defending champions Barcelona will be without Adriano, Irabhim Affelay and Andres Iniesta in their UEFA Champions League match away to AC Milan Wednesday.The Spanish giants ... Read more...
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Wenger hopes Henry’s presence can inspire Gunners
November 18th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 18 (IANS) English Premier League club Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger hopes the presence of the club's former star Thierry Henry at a training session this week can ... Read more...
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Focused on helping Real win La Liga: Ronaldo
November 18th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Nov 18 (IANS) Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo has said his focus is back on the Spanish La Liga after helping his national side Portugal qualify for the 2012 ... Read more...
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Messi wants to play whole career for Barcelona
November 6th, 2011 - 8:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, who plays for Barcelona, has said he wants to play his whole life for the famed Spanish club and would never ... Read more...
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Messi won’t leave Barcelona for money
November 4th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Nov 4 (IANS) Barcelona striker Lionel Messi Friday said he would never leave the famed football club just for money.Speaking to the newspaper El Mundo Deportivo, Messi began by ... Read more...
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Johansson, Allen bonded over illness phobia
November 3rd, 2011 - 9:55 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) Actress Scarlett Johansson, who has worked with director Woody Allen in two films, says she grew close to him by bonding over their shared phobia of ... Read more...
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Real Madrid top La Liga as Barcelona held
October 23rd, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Oct 23 (IANS) Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid won 4-0 away to Malaga to go atop the the Spanish football La Liga while Barcelona were ... Read more...
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Muscle injury for Barca’s Abidal
October 3rd, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Oct 3 (IANS) Barcelona's French international defender Eric Abidal has joined the long list of players suffering injuries at the club.Abidal was forced out of his side's 1-0 ... Read more...
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Real Madrid to announce record earnings for last season
September 17th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Sep 17 (IANS) Real Madrid will present a positive set of numbers in their annual accounts when the club holds its general assembly next weekend.Sports paper Diario AS published ... Read more...
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Injured Ibrahimovic ruled out of Barcelona clash
September 13th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Sep 13 (IANS) AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been ruled out of the European Champions League football game against Barcelona after he picked an injury during ... Read more...
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Briton nabbed in Spain for sexual abuse 11 years back
September 2nd, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) A Briton, wanted in sexual abuse case, has been caught in Spain, eleven years after jumping his bail.Sixty-year-old Lewis Knight was wanted for allegedly sexually abusing ... Read more...
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Harendra hits out at Pargat, accuses him of match-fixing
August 18th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Harendra Singh, who was replaced as India coach by Australian Michael Nobbs, Thursday hit out at former captain and his team mate Pargat Singh, saying ... Read more...
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Real Madrid recruits seven-year-old
August 8th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Another Leo will arrive in Spain next month to join the Real Madrid football nursery. The seven-year-old Argentine prospect, Leonel Angel Coira, will be in Bernabeu ... Read more...
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Immigrant found hiding in sports bag in Spain
August 4th, 2011 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Melilla (Spain), Aug 4 (IANS/EFE) Authorities have discovered inside a sports bag a Moroccan youth who was trying to illegally get to Barcelona in the trunk of a relative's vehicle.The ... Read more...
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Will fight to end to get Fabregas: Guardiola
July 19th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola said the Catalan giants will "fight to the end" to bring Cesc Fábregas back to the club.Guardiola, however, admitted that ... Read more...
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