German coach rejects Euro 2012 criticism by media
August 14th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 14 (IANS) Germany's coach Joachim Loew has criticised the media coverage as "tiresome" and "unrewarding" after his side's 1-2 loss to Italy at the Euro 2012 semi-finals.The 52-year-old ... Read more...
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German coach names players for Argentina friendly
August 10th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 10 (IANS) German football coach Joachim Loew has appointed 17 players from the nation's Euro squad and two other youngsters for their upcoming friendly against Argentina, the ... Read more...
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Euro 2012: Germany can’t let Italy dictate, says Loew
June 28th, 2012 - 7:33 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, June 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) German coach Joachim Loew has warned his side will go all out to prevent Italy from dominating the ball in their Euro 2012 semifinal in ... Read more...
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German coach thanks Mourinho for win
June 10th, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lviv (Ukraine), June 10 (IANS) Germany coach Joachim Loew thanked Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho for playing a crucial role in developing the German players.Loew said he had a chat ... Read more...
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Euro 2012 Group B Preview: Many challenges in Group of Death
June 5th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, June 5 (IANS) All national team coaches agreed after the Euro 2012 Football Championships draw in December that only one pool could be touted as the "Group of Death" ... Read more...
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We are not the favourites: German soccer coach
June 2nd, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hague, June 2 (IANS) German coach Joachim Loew feels that his team is not favoured to lift the European 2012 football championships and said defending Euro and World champions ... Read more...
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German coach Loew drops Cacau from Euro 2012 squad
May 29th, 2012 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, May 29 (IANS) German coach Joachim Loew left out Stuttgart striker Cacau from the 23-member squad for next month's Euro 2012 football tournament in Ukraine and Poland.Besides Cacau, ... Read more...
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Vietnam fires German soccer coach Goetz
December 24th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi (Vietnam), Dec 24 (IANS) The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has fired German coach Falko Goetz after he failed to lead the country's under-23 side to make the podium at ... Read more...
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Vijender to spearhead India’s CWG boxing challenge
August 31st, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh will spearhead India's boxing challenge at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games here.
The 10-member Indian team was selected after two-day trials at ... Read more...
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Pak’s Dutch hockey coach likely to snub training camp over security concerns
August 7th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug 7(ANI): Pakistan hockey team's Dutch coach Michel Van Den Heuvel has expressed dissatisfaction over the security being provided to him, and is unlikely to join the national team's Abbottabad training ... Read more...
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Germany revamps squad for Uruguay game
July 11th, 2010 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Port Elizabeth, July 10 (DPA) German coach Joachim Loew made five changes to the German squad for Saturday's World Cup match for third place against Uruguay.
Four of the changes were health ... Read more...
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Loew laid low as flu hits Germany
July 10th, 2010 - 1:36 am ICT by IANS
Port Elizabeth, July 10 (DPA) German coach Joachim Loew missed his team's training Friday due to a flu which also hit captain Philipp Lahm and forward Lukas Podolski.
But the coach will definitely ... Read more...
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Spain outclass Germany to reach World Cup final (Third lead, changing dateline)
July 8th, 2010 - 5:05 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, July 8 (DPA) Reigning European champions Spain reached their first World Cup final Wednesday by defeating three-time winners Germany 1-0 in Durban.
Barcelona defender Carles Puyol headed home the only goal of ... Read more...
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Secret of success of German WC juggernaught is coach Low ’s lucky blue jumper!
July 6th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 6 (ANI): The secret behind the youthful German team's success in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is being attributed to coach Joachim Low's lucky blue sweater.Germany has thrashed ... Read more...
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Germany gunning for Spain even without Mueller
July 5th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Erasmia, July 5 (DPA) Coach Joachim Loew remains confident that Germany can prevail against Spain in Wednesday's semifinal clash in Durban despite the absence of the suspended Thomas Mueller.
The 20-year-old has been ... Read more...
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World Cup now “in our own hands”, Germany’s Loew says
July 4th, 2010 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, July 3 (DPA) German coach Joachim Loew hailed his team's ruthless 4-0 demolition of Argentina Saturday and said a fourth World football Cup title is now within reach.
"The team ... Read more...
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German boffins teach Capello a lesson
July 2nd, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 2 (ANI): German coach Joachim Low has the backing of a crack team of number-crunchers in Cologne.The German Football Federation (DfB) employ 62 top under-graduates to study every detail of ... Read more...
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Messi not a threat for Germany: Loew
June 30th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
Erasmia (South Africa), June 30 (IANS) Ahead of the World Cup quarterfinal clash against Argentina in Port Elizabeth, German coach Joachim Loew kicked off the mind games Wednesday by saying ... Read more...
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Germany crush England 4-1 for quarterfinal berth (Lead)
June 27th, 2010 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bloemfontein, June 27 (DPA) Germany demolished England 4-1 Sunday in the first titanic clash of the 2010 World Cup, one that will long be remembered for an England "ghost goal" that will ... Read more...
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Swiss go out after goalless draw with Honduras (Roundup)
June 26th, 2010 - 4:38 am ICT by IANS
Bloemfontein (South Africa), June 26 (DPA) Switzerland went out of the World Cup after being held to a goalless draw by Honduras in Bloemfontein Friday.
The Swiss needed a two-goal victory but could ... Read more...
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Swiss bank on offensive play against Honduras
June 24th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bloemfontein, June 24 (DPA) Switzerland can secure a place in the World Cup football Round of 16 by beating Honduras Friday with a margin of at least two goals in their ... Read more...
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Germany set up England clash, Ghana salvage African pride (Roundup)
June 24th, 2010 - 4:20 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 24 (DPA) Three-time world champions Germany advanced to the last 16 of the World Cup Wednesday by defeating Ghana 1-0 to set up a clash with old rivals England.
Despite the ... Read more...
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Rehhagel resigns as Greece’s coach after World Cup exit
June 23rd, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Athens, June 23 (DPA) Otto Rehhagel has quit as Greece's national team coach after nine years at the helm following the team's exit from the World Cup, according to reports out of ... Read more...
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Chile and Switzerland take different approach to same goal
June 20th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Port Elizabeth, June 20 (DPA) As the surprise leaders of Group H ahead of Spain, Chile and Switzerland share the same goal in their Monday clash in World Cup football. But ... Read more...
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Dutch van den Heuvel takes over as Pakistan’s new hockey coach
June 20th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, June. 20 (ANI): The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has appointed former Dutch coach Michel van den Heuvel as the national hockey coach, as he was the only foreigner ready to accept ... Read more...
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Serbia upset 10-man Germany (Lead)
June 18th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Port Elizabeth (South Africa), June 18 (DPA) Serbia brought high-flying Germany back to ground Friday with a sensational 1-0 upset victory over the former champions to keep alive their hopes in Group ... Read more...
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This day in World Cup history
June 9th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, June 9 (DPA) This day in World Cup history - June 10.
1934 - Luis Fernando Monti becomes the first player to play in two World Cup finals. After appearing for Argentina ... Read more...
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Loew to reveal thinking in final test for Germany
June 2nd, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Frankfurt, June 2 (DPA) German coach Joachim Loew is likely to field his strongest team in a last match Thursday before the football World Cup but will also use the encounter ... Read more...
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King Otto needs World Cup results from Greece (Group B team profile)
May 27th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Athens, May 27 (DPA) Greece's 2004 European Championship title is long enough past that Ethniki fans are slowly calling for coach Otto Rehhagel to produce at the 2010 World Cup.
The German ... Read more...
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Flight ban over Europe leads to sporting chaos
April 21st, 2010 - 8:59 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, April 21 (DPA) The flight ban over large parts of Europe due to a volcano in Iceland spewing clouds of ash and dust has lead to chaos in the sporting ... Read more...
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Security concerns keeping away foreign coaches: PHF
April 6th, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, April 6 (IANS) Pakistan's hockey chiefs may shelve plans to hire a foreign coach because of a new wave of bombings in the country.
Qasim Zia, the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president, ... Read more...
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German Lissek favourite to be Pakistan hockey coach
March 25th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, March 26 (IANS) Renowned German coach Paul Lissek has emerged as the favourite to take over as Pakistan's hockey coach after the team's World Cup debacle this month.
The News reported Thursday ... Read more...
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We lost to a superior side: German coach Weise
March 14th, 2010 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) German hockey coach Markus Weise doffed his hat to the Australians after the defeat in the World Cup final Saturday, saying the Kookaburras had "everything to win" ... Read more...
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Match was tougher than what score suggests: German coach
March 11th, 2010 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Happy with his side's 4-1 win over England in the Hockey World Cup semi-final, German coach Markus Weise Thursday said the match was tougher than what the ... Read more...
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Not worried about the semis rivals, says German coach
March 9th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) German coach Markus Weise Tuesday said they are not worried who they will face in the semifinals of the Hockey World Cup.
"This is the World Cup. We ... Read more...
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