Swansea outplay Arsenal to record memorable win
January 16th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 16 (IANS) Newly-promoted club Swansea sent their fans into ecstasy at the Liberty Stadium when they beat London giants Arsenal 3-2 in the English Premier League.Swansea went ... Read more...
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Van Persie’s wonder goal takes Asrenal to top 4
December 11th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 11 (IANS) Robin van Persie hit a sensational volley to gift Arsenal a 1-0 victory over Everton on their 125th anniversary in the Premier League.The Dutch striker ... Read more...
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Leverkusen shock Chelsea; Arsenal, Valencia win (Roundup)
November 24th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 24 (IANS) Leverkusen came from a goal down to shock Chelsea at home while Valencia and Arsenal registered impressive wins in Champions LeagueThe German team showed great ... Read more...
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Boerrigter new face in Dutch squad, Babel makes comeback
November 4th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, Nov 4 (IANS) Derk Boerrigter received his first call-up for the Netherlands national team as head coach Bert van Marwijk announced his squad for the forthcoming friendlies ... Read more...
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Arsene fears more players will leave Arsenal
September 24th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 24 (IANS) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger fears that more players would leave the club, like Cesc Fábregas and Samir Nasri, because the club cannot match the salaries ... Read more...
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Champions League: Barcelona held by Milan, Arsenal by Dortmund
September 14th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 14 (IANS) Defending champions Barcelona were stunned by a goal by A.C. Milan within seconds of kick-off and another in stoppage time of their opening Group H ... Read more...
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Arsenal has no plans to part with Fabregas, Wilshere: Wenger
April 24th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 24(ANI): Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has denied that the club might be accepting summer bids for captain Cesc Fabregas and midfielder Jack Wilshere.Wenger's comment comes after it was reported ... Read more...
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Arsenal’s Wenger says UK Premier League title race not over
April 11th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.11 (ANI): Coach Arsene Wenger has said that the race for this season's Premier League is not over after Arsenal cut Manchester United's lead to seven points.The Gunners won for ... Read more...
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‘Referee almost hit Wenger after touchline row’
March 10th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 10 (ANI): Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and referee Massimo Busacca's row at the Nou Camp continued even outside the dressing rooms with both of them almost exchanging blows.Wenger and ... Read more...
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Van Persie blasts “joke” referee for destroying Arsenal’s Europe dream
March 9th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 9 (ANI): Ace striker Robin van Persie, who was given a second yellow card during the game against Barcelona, has blasted the "joke" referee for destroying Arsenal's Champions League ... Read more...
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Wenger accuses referee of destroying Arsenal’s Champions League dream
March 9th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 9 (ANI): Arsene Wenger was involved in two bust-ups after accusing the referee of destroying Arsenal's Champions League dream.Wenger clashed with referee Massimo Busacca in the tunnel at ... Read more...
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Wenger says gamble on Arshavin paid off in amazing style in historic defeat of Barca
February 17th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 17 (ANI): Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has said that his massive gamble on Andrey Arshavin paid off in amazing style, as they beat Barcelona 2-1 in their first leg ... Read more...
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Arsenal will overhaul Man U’s lead in Premier League, insists Robin van Persie
February 5th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 5(ANI): Arsenal striker Robin van Persie is confident that his team can overhaul current Premier League points' table leaders Manchester United in the title race.Arsenal is currently in the ... Read more...
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Yellow and red cards at World Cup
July 12th, 2010 - 5:12 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, July 12 (DPA) Complete list of yellow and red cards issued in the 64 games of the June 11-July 11 World Cup in South Africa:
Red cards (9)Australia (2):Tim ... Read more...
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World Cup final lineups
July 12th, 2010 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, July 11 (DPA) Lineups for the World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City in Johannesburg Sunday:
Netherlands vs Spain (kickoff 1830 GMT)Netherlands:Maarten Stekelenburg, Gregory Van der Wiel, John ... Read more...
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Van Persie keen to emulate Maradona’s 1986 WC glory celebrations
July 8th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Cape Town, July 8(ANI): Netherlands forward Robin van Persie has said his ultimate dream is to emulate boyhood hero Diego Maradona's way of lifting the World Cup trophy in 1986.Van Persie ... Read more...
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Yellow and red cards at World Cup
July 8th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, July 8 (DPA) List of yellow and red cards issued at the 2010 World Cup by the end July 7 (62 of 64 games):
Red cards (9)Australia (2):Tim Cahill... Read more...
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Will Van Persie find scoring touch in World Cup final?
July 7th, 2010 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, July 7 (DPA) Dutch striker Robin van Persie was expected to score loads of goals in South Africa, but so far it is teammate Wesley Sneijder who has been finding ... Read more...
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Yellow and red cards at World Cup
July 7th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, July 7 (DPA) List of yellow and red cards issued at the 2010 World Cup by the end of July 6 (61 of 64 games):
Red cards (9)Australia (2):Tim ... Read more...
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Uruguay could spoil Dutch party
July 5th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, July 5 (DPA) Every piece of good theatre needs a villain, and there is no doubt who will fill that role come Uruguay's World Cup football semi-final clash with the ... Read more...
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Netherlands favourites against Brazil, says Henk Ten Cate
July 1st, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
Pretoria, July 1 (IANS) Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam's former coach Henk Ten Cate feels that the Netherlands can upset five-time champions Brazil in the quarterfinal of the World Cup ... Read more...
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Yellow and red cards at World Cup
June 29th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 29 (DPA) List of yellow and red cards issued at the 2010 World Cup by the end of Monday (54 of 64 games):
Red cards (6)Australia (2):Tim CahillHarry KewellFrance (1):Yoann GourcuffNigeria ... Read more...
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Netherlands can’t afford sloppiness, Van Marwijk warns players
June 27th, 2010 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Durban, June 27 (DPA) Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk warned his players against overconfidence ahead of Monday's round of 16 match against Slovakia.
He said that midfielder Rafael van der Vaart unlikely to ... Read more...
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Netherlands can go all the way: Van Persie
June 27th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 29 (ANI): Netherlands striker Robin van Persie van Persie believes that the present Dutch side will never have a better opportunity to lift the World Cup.Van Persie said: "I ... Read more...
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Netherlands fly the flag for faltering Europe
June 25th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, June 25 (DPA) Teams from the Americas have led the way at this World Cup, but one big European side has seemed immune to the stutters and downright failures ... Read more...
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Yellow and red cards at World Cup
June 25th, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 25 (DPA) List of yellow and red cards issued at the 2010 World Cup by the end of Thursday (44 of 64 games):
Red cards (6)Australia (2):Tim CahillHarry KewellFrance (1):Yoann GourcuffNigeria ... Read more...
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Japan beat Denmark to advance with Netherlands (Roundup)
June 25th, 2010 - 4:54 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, June 25 (DPA) Japan beat Denmark 3-1 Thursday to reach the Round of 16 at the world cup from Group E along with the already qualified Netherlands.
Keisuke Honda and ... Read more...
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Van Persie scores as Dutch win (Roundup)
June 25th, 2010 - 4:21 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, June 25 (DPA) The Netherlands beat Cameroon 2-1 in Cape Town Thursday to top Group F with a 100 percent record.
Robin Van Persie scored his first goal of ... Read more...
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Van Persie scores as Dutch win and top Group F (Lead)
June 25th, 2010 - 3:34 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, June 25 (DPA) The Netherlands beat Cameroon 2-1 in Cape Town Thursday to top Group F with a 100 percent record. Robin Van Persie scored his first goal of ... Read more...
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Dutch beat Cameroon and top Group F
June 25th, 2010 - 3:26 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, June 25 (DPA) The Netherlands beat Cameroon 2-1 in Cape Town Thursday to top Group F with a 100 percent record.
Robin Van Persie scored his first goal of the ... Read more...
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Netherlands make winning start against Danes (Lead)
June 14th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 14 (DPA) The Netherlands Monday kicked-off their World Cup football campaign in Group E with a victory over Denmark but they needed help from some calamitous Danish defending.
A comedy ... Read more...
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Rooney edges Ronaldo out of World Cup Dream Team
June 8th, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 8 (ANI): England ace striker Wayne Rooney, who has been playing catch up game with his Portuguese rival Cristiano Ronaldo, has closed the gap by edging the Real Madrid ace ... Read more...
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Can the highly talented Dutch finally win World Cup? (Group E profile)
May 30th, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Amsterdam, May 30 (DPA) Dutch football is best remembered for two World Cup runner-up finishes in 1974 and 1978. The superstars of the 2010 Netherlands squad are hoping to change that ... Read more...
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Mourinho’s move to Real Madrid has Premier League clubs in panic
May 24th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 24 (ANI): Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho's move to Real Madrid has caused panic at top Premier League clubs, as he has set his sights on certain players.Chelsea's ... Read more...
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Adebayor assures of good gestures for Man City-Arsenal clash
April 24th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 24 (ANI): Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor has given assurances about unproved behaviour when he lines up for Manchester City during their Premier League game against Arsenal at the Emirates ... Read more...
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