Valencia buy Gago from Real Madrid
July 20th, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Spain's Valencia football club have signed Argentinean midfielder Fernando Gago from Real Madrid.Gago now wants to break Real and Barcelona's Spanish domination in La Liga.Gago ... Read more...
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Yaya Toure to stay in Man City
July 11th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 11 (IANS) Cote d'Ivoire's defensive midfielder Yaya Toure has indicated he will stay in Manchester City as he intends to win "everything" with the new Premier League champions."On ... Read more...
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Soccer player slain in Colombia
June 12th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, June 12 (IANS/EFE) A professional soccer player died and one of his teammates was wounded in an attack by gunmen in a town near the Caribbean city of Barranquilla, ... Read more...
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Robben’s brace gives Holland 3-2 win over England
March 1st, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 1 (IANS) Arjen Robben's last-gasp left-footed strike propelled Holland to a 3-2 victory against England in a football friendly at Wembley stadium, putting some pressure on caretaker manager ... Read more...
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Foreign coaches divided on presence of stars in Chinese football
February 21st, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, Feb 21 (IANS) The arrival of renowned foreign players like Nicolas Anelka will hardly benefit the growth of Chinese football, some Dutch coaches working in China feel, ... Read more...
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Oezil, Khedira asked to learn English or Spanish by Mourinho
September 1st, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Sep 1 (DPA) Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has urged new German players Sami Khedira and Mesut Oezil to learn Spanish or English swiftly so that he can communicate with them, ... Read more...
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Barcelona sign Mascherano, poised to sell Ibrahimovic
August 27th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Aug 27 (DPA) Spanish football champions Barcelona announced Friday that they had reached an agreement with Liverpool "for the transfer of Javier Mascherano."
Mascherano, 26, will fly into the Catalan capital ... Read more...
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Mourinho determined to strengthen Real with young Germans
July 17th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Duncan Shaw
Madrid, July 17 (DPA) Jose Mourinho is determined to build a powerful young team at Real Madrid - and is looking towards Germany for help.The Portuguese coach has been ... Read more...
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Khedira about to sign for Real Madrid
July 15th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 15 (DPA) Sami Khedira is about to sign for Real Madrid, sports daily Marca said Thursday.
The paper claimed that Vfb Stuttgart, Khedira's Bundesliga club, have agreed to accept 10 million ... Read more...
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Spaniards want to rechristen Paul the octopus as Pablo
July 9th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
Potchefstroom (South Africa), July 9 (IANS) The Spanish team has fallen in love with Paul the octopus after it predicted that Spain will beat the Netherlands in the World Cup ... Read more...
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Dutch the latest to seek revenge on the Germans
July 7th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, July 7 (DPA) It seems like everybody wants a World Cup revenge on Germany.
First, Argentina were looking for victory in the South Africa quarter-final to redress the balance for a ... Read more...
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Real Madrid interested in Germany’s Khedira, reports
July 7th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 7 (DPA) Spanish giants Real Madrid are interested in Germany midfielder Sami Khedira, according to sports daily AS Wednesday.
Khedira, 23, has had an outstanding World Cup football as a ... Read more...
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Dunga hints at end of Brazil job
July 3rd, 2010 - 7:09 am ICT by IANS
Port Elizabeth, July 3 (DPA) Brazil coach Carlos Dunga expects his side's 2-1 loss to the Netherlands to be his last game in charge of the Brazilian team.
"Everybody knew from the start ... Read more...
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4-2-3-1 is the key for winning World Cup formula
June 11th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Sebastian Stiekel
Bloemfontein, South Africa, June 11 (DPA) The World Cup appears wide open and there is as much uncertainty about the winning formula.Football fans would love a Barcelona/Spain-like attacking game to ... Read more...
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Manchester City considering 65 million pound double swoop for Ibrahimovic, Toure
May 29th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 29 (ANI): Eyeing the next season's Champions League, Manchester City are considering a 65 million pound double swoop for Barcelona pair Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Yaya Toure.The club's manager, Roberto Mancini, ... Read more...
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Brazil the favourites, so what’s new? (Team Profile)
November 26th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 26 (DPA) Brazil rely on an unwritten motto -- drive, discipline and austerity -- to seek in South Africa 2010 their longed-for sixth World Cup title.
Confirming Brazil's status ... Read more...
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