Maradona calls Pele ‘idiot’ for comments on Messi
June 10th, 2012 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 10 (IANS) Diego Maradona reopened his feud with Pele by calling the Brazilian legend an "idiot" on Argentine radio.It came just days after Pele's assertion that ... Read more...
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Two held for exorcism in Bolivia
December 21st, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
La Paz, Dec 21 (IANS/EFE) A judge in the central Bolivian province of Cochabamba ordered the arrest of two members of an evangelical group after a young woman drowned during ... Read more...
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Contador to focus on Tour de France in 2012
October 1st, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Oct 1 (IANS) Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador Saturday said he is targeting a win in 2012 Tour de France cycle race after finishing fourth in this year's edition.Contador won ... Read more...
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Activist, wife, slain in Honduras
August 23rd, 2011 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Aug 23 (IANS/EFE) The vice president of a group representing landless peasants in the Caribbean province of Colon was murdered along with his wife, a senior Honduran police officer ... Read more...
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Real Madrid close to selling Drenthe to Benfica
August 21st, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Aug 21 (DPA) Real Madrid are close to selling Royston Drenthe to Portuguese champions Benfica, according to media reports Saturday.
Drenthe, 22, is one of the players that Real is trying ... Read more...
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Mourinho and Real fans pleased with signing of Oezil
August 18th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Aug 18 (DPA) Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is pleased that his club has managed to sign Mesut Oezil from Werder Bremen.
Mourinho was given the good news after Real's 1-1 friendly ... Read more...
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Real Madrid fans divided about Germany’s Khedira
July 31st, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 31 (DPA) Fans of Spanish giants Real Madrid are divided about the signing of German international Sami Khedira, to judge by an online poll published by sports daily Marca ... 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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Spain hero Puyol to retire from international football
July 14th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 14 (DPA) Defender Carles Puyol, one of the heroes of the World Cup, has decided not to play again for Spain, according to a report in sports daily Marca Wednesday.
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Spanish media full of praise for Del Bosque’s heroes
July 8th, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 8 (DPA) The Spanish media was euphoric over coach Vicente del Bosque's team Thursday after they reached a first World Cup final, outplaying Germany 1-0.
The impressive win was front-page ... Read more...
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Debate in Spain about who should take penalties
July 6th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 6 (DPA) A heated debate has broken out in Spain regarding who should take penalties for the team in South Africa.
David Villa - World Cup top scorer with five ... Read more...
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Torres World Cup debate rages on in Spain
July 5th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 5 (DPA) The debate about whether Fernando Torres should be in Spain's World Cup football starting lineup in the semi-final against Germany continued apace Monday.
The Liverpool striker has started ... Read more...
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Disallowed England goal reverberates around world
June 27th, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bloemfontein, June 27 (DPA) Frank Lampard's first-half goal in Sunday's 4-1 defeat to Germany, disallowed despite the ball bouncing about half a metre beyond the goal line, recalled Geoff Hurst's famously controversial ... Read more...
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Real Madrid close to signing Argentina’s Di Maria
June 10th, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, June 10 (DPA) Spanish giants Real Madrid are close to clinching the signing of Argentina's Angel Di Maria, according to media reports Thursday.
The Benfica winger was featured on the front page ... Read more...
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Real to earn three million euros if Inter win Champions League
May 21st, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 21 (DPA) Real Madrid will earn three million euros ($3.72 million) if Inter Milan win the Champions League on Saturday, according to sports daily AS.
AS claimed Friday that this ... Read more...
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Ronaldo determined to become the best player in history
December 30th, 2009 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 30 (DPA) Cristiano Ronaldo told sports daily Marca Wednesday that he is determined to become "the best player in history".
The Real Madrid megastar also made it clear that he ... Read more...
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Silva next target for Real Madrid
July 2nd, 2009 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 2 (DPA) David Silva is the next target for profligate Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, according to sports papers Marca and AS Thursday.
Marca claims that Perez is prepared to ... Read more...
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Real Madrid fans unsure about snatching league from Barcelona
April 27th, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, April 27 (DPA) The fans of Spanish giants Real Madrid are unsure about their team getting ahead of leaders Barcelona in the race for the Liga title.
Real are just four points ... Read more...
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Real Madrid fans confident about winning Spanish football league
March 3rd, 2009 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, March 3 (DPA) The supporters of Spanish giants Real Madrid are very confident about the chances of their team winning a third straight Liga title.
This is the conclusion to be drawn ... Read more...
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Calderon leaves Real Madrid claiming “evil has triumphed”
January 17th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 17 (DPA) Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon Friday officially resigned over an affair involving unqualified delegates at the club's last board meeting.Calderon made the announcement at a news conference at ... Read more...
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Spanish Ministry of Defence bans sporting websites
April 24th, 2008 - 6:37 pm ICT by admin
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Madrid, April 24 (DPA) The Spanish defence ministry has prohibited all military personnel from reading sports websites, sports daily Marca reported Thursday. According to the report, the ministry has cut off access ... Read more...
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