Brazil captain Silva ruled out
September 2nd, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 2 (IANS) Brazil captain Thiago Silva has been ruled out of the team's upcoming international friendlies against South Africa and China because of a thigh ... Read more...
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Brazil captain Silva ruled out of friendlies
September 1st, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 1 (IANS) Brazil captain Thiago Silva has been ruled out of the team's upcoming international friendlies against South Africa and China with a thigh injury.Brazil's ... Read more...
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AC Milan confirm Cassano-Pazzini swap
August 23rd, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 23 (IANS) Italian football club AC Milan confirmed that the swap deal involving Antonio Cassano and Giampaolo Pazzini has been completed.The AC Milan website read Wednesday: "AC ... Read more...
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Silva reveals pact with Ibrahimovic
August 15th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Brazilian football team's defender Thiago Silva has revealed that he made a pact with striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic before their joint summer move to ... Read more...
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Menezes to blame for Brazil’s Olympic agony, says Romario
August 12th, 2012 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janerio, Aug 11 (IANS) Former Brazil star Romario has called for the immediate dismissal of national coach Mano Menezes after Brazil's 2-1 loss to Mexico in the Olympic ... Read more...
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Olympic football: Brazil captain Silva predicts attacking gold medal match
August 9th, 2012 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Brazil captain Thiago Silva has predicted an attacking gold medal duel against Mexico in Saturday's Olympic final at Wembley Stadium in London.Mexico have scored seven goals ... Read more...
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Brazil winger Lucas joins PSG for 43 million euros
August 9th, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) French football club Paris Saint Germain (PSG) has beaten Manchester United in the race to sign Brazilian teenager Lucas Moura.The deal was confirmed Wednesday after ... Read more...
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Olympics football: Brazil captain Silva wary of South Korea
August 5th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Brazil football captain Thiago Silva said Sunday his team will ignore its status as favourites in Tuesday's Olympic semi-final against South Korea at Old Trafford.Brazil ... Read more...
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Swedish striker Ibrahimovic joins Paris Saint-Germain
July 18th, 2012 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Paris, July 18 (IANS) French top league club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has reportedly signed Italy-based striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the second main face recruited after the Brazilian defender Thiago Silva.Citing Leonardo, ... Read more...
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Brazil to play three strikers at Olympics
July 17th, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 17 (IANS) Brazilian coach Mano Menezes has confirmed plans for attacking with three strikers at the London Olympics' football competition.Menezes said forwards Neymar, Hulk and ... Read more...
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Ibrahimovic, Silva sold to PSG, admits Berlusconi
July 13th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, July 13 (IANS) AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed that Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva have been sold to French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)."Yes, I've sold ... Read more...
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Marcelo looks to end Brazil’s Olympic football jinx
July 12th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 12 (IANS) Real Madrid defender Marcelo says the lessons learnt from Brazil's ill-fated Beijing Olympic football campaign could help break the team's gold medal hex.The ... Read more...
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Brazil’s Olympic team rubbish: Romario
July 6th, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 6 (IANS) Legendary football striker Romario has lambasted Brazil's choice of over-age players for the Olympic Games.Brazil's national coach Mano Menezes announced a 22-man squad ... Read more...
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Brazil select 22 players for Olympic football squad
July 6th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 6 (IANS) Porto striker Hulk, AC Milan's Thiago Silva and Real Madrid defender Marcelo were included as the three over-age players in Brazil's 22-man Olympic ... Read more...
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Silva to stay at AC Milan: Berlusconi
June 15th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, June 15 (IANS) AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has guaranteed he will not sell Brazilian international defender Thiago Silva to Paris Saint-Germain.The French club reportedly offered 50 million ... Read more...
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Ronaldinho dropped from Brazil Olympic probables
June 8th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janerio, June 8 (IANS) Brazil football coach Mano Menezes has dropped Ronaldinho from a 35-man squad of probables for the London Olympics.The two-time FIFA world player of the ... Read more...
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Ronaldinho dropped from Brazil Olympic probables
June 8th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janerio, June 8 (IANS) Brazil football coach Mano Menezes has dropped Ronaldinho from a 35-man squad of probables for the London Olympics.The two-time FIFA world player of the ... Read more...
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Brazil’s Dede on AC Milan radar
June 5th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 5 (IANS) Italian Serie A football giants AC Milan have showed interest in signing on Brazilian defender Dede.The club has identified the Vasco da Gama ... Read more...
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Brazil winger Hulk anxious for Olympic call-up
May 27th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 27 (IANS) Portuguese club Porto's star winger Hulk says he will be "hurt" if he is not selected in Brazil's squad for the London Olympics.The ... Read more...
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Chelsea star Luiz out of Brazil friendlies
May 26th, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 26 (IANS) Chelsea defender David Luiz has been ruled out of Brazil's upcoming international friendlies after failing to overcome a thigh injury.Luiz revealed he played ... Read more...
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Ronaldinho out of Brazil squad
May 12th, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Rio De Janeiro, May 12 (IANS) Two-time FIFA world footballer of the year Ronaldinho has been left out of Brazil's national team for a series of upcoming friendlies against ... Read more...
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Brazil coach Menezes vows to win 2014 World Cup
April 9th, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 9 (IANS) Brazil coach Mano Menezes is confident of leading the team to victory in the 2014 football World Cup.Menezes has had mixed fortunes since ... Read more...
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Thiago Silva likely to miss Barca game, says Allegeri
March 25th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Milan, March 25 (IANS) AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri said Thiago Silva is likely to sit out of his side's Champions League game against Barcelona Wednesday due to ... Read more...
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Ronaldinho in Brazil squad, Kaka out
February 15th, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janiero, Feb 15 (IANS) Ronaldinho has been named in Brazil's 23-man squad for a friendly against Bosnia in St. Gallen, Switzerland.But fellow teammate and former world player of ... 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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Fergie looking to land three top summer transfers
March 30th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 30 (ANI): Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson believes he can land as many as three of his top transfer targets in the summer.Big changes are expected at Manchester ... Read more...
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Redknapp reveals Euro team he would like to boss
March 17th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 17 (ANI): Tottenham coach Harry Redknapp has revealed the ideal Euro team he would like to manage and coach.In a write-up for The Sun, Redknapp said that with the ... Read more...
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Brandon Vera’s Nose Broken By Thiago Silva
January 3rd, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Broken nose is probably the most common type of injury that every UFC fighter is vulnerable to, and this time it was Brandon Vera who became ... Read more...
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Rashed Evans Wins UFC 108
January 3rd, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Las Vegas, Jan 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Nothing quite beats the line-up of some action filled UFC matches that were scheduled on this Saturday, to welcome the New Year with elan. ... Read more...
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Another Brazilian soccer player wants to return home
May 31st, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 31 (Xinhua) Another unhappy Brazilian footballer, full-back Alex Silva, wants to return home from Germany.
Silva is in Brazil recovering from an injury he received playing for German team ... Read more...
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Kaka set to star for Brazil in friendly against Italy
January 27th, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 27 (DPA) AC Milan superstar Kaka is the main attraction of the Brazil team that is set to play Italy in a high-profile friendly game, Feb 10 in ... Read more...
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Ronaldinho, Robinho named in Brazilian squad for Beijing Olympics
July 8th, 2008 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
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Rio de Janeiro, July 8 (Xinhua) Barcelona striker Ronaldinho and Real Madrid forward Robinho have been named in Brazil's squad for the Olympic Games starting August 8 in Beijing. Head coach Dunga ... Read more...
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