Arshavin out of Arsenal’s Champions League squad
September 18th, 2012 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian forward Andrei Arshavin has been left out of Arsenal's 18-man squad for Tuesday's Champions League football opener against Montpellier in France.Arshavin has been frozen ... Read more...
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Spartak seal passage to Champions League group stage
August 30th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, Aug 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ten-man Spartak Moscow progressed to the Champions League football group stage after holding on for a dramatic 1-1 draw against Fenerbahce, earning an aggregate 3-2 ... Read more...
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Spartak take on Fenerbahce in Champions League playoff
August 10th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian football side Spartak Moscow were drawn against Turkish club Fenerbahce for a place in the Champions League group stage Friday.The two sides, who both ... Read more...
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Emenike signs four-year extension with Spartak
June 26th, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Spartak Moscow's Nigerian striker Emmanuel Emenike has signed a four-year extension with the football club.Earlier, there had been reports that Emenike would return to his ... Read more...
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Syria fires at another Turkish jet
June 26th, 2012 - 10:27 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Having downed a Turkish military jet last week, Syrian forces have fired at another jet looking for the first plane's wreckage, according to Al-Arabiya ... Read more...
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Turkey to hold political dialogue with EU
June 7th, 2012 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Istanbul, June 7 (IANS) Turkey and the European Union (EU) will engage in a political dialogue in Istanbul Thursday. The meet will be part of Turkey's accession negotiation for the ... Read more...
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Athletic look to progress in Europe
March 14th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, March 14 (IANS) Athletic Club Bilbao prepare for one of the most important nights of football when they entertain Manchester United in the last 16 of the Europa ... Read more...
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Nine Russian circus bears die touring Turkey
December 29th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A total of nine Russian circus bears died of smoke inhalation while touring Turkey, a Russian official said Thursday.
The animals died when smoke filled ... Read more...
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Bundesliga club Berlin sign new coach Michael Skibbe
December 23rd, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Dec 23 (IANS) Hertha Berlin signed coach Michael Skibbe after the dismissal of former coach Markus Babbel, the club announced.Michael Skibbe signed a two-and-a-half year contract at the "Hauptstadtclub" ... Read more...
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Former French midfielder Tigana to coach Shanghai Shenhua
December 19th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, December 19 (IANS) Former French legendary footballer Jean Amadou Tigana has signed for Shanghai Shenhua as the head coach, the Chinese Super League club announced.The 56-year-old Frenchman, who was ... Read more...
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Spain’s professional footballers go on strike
August 19th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bilbao, Aug 19 (IANS) Spain's professional footballers went on strike from Friday after talks between players union (AFE) and Spanish Football League (LFP) broke down with no agreement having been ... Read more...
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Liverpool, Man City progress, but Aston Villa fall
August 27th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 27 (DPA) Liverpool came back from a goal down to defeat Turkish side Trabzonspor to make sure of a place in the group stage of football's Europa League.
They were joined ... Read more...
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Turkey joins India to battle terror, backs global convention (Lead)
February 9th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Days after upsetting India by excluding it from a conclave on Afghanistan, Turkey Tuesday agreed to jointly combat terror and back the comprehensive convention on international ... Read more...
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Manchester City, Marseille win in UEFA Cup
March 13th, 2009 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, March 13 (DPA) Manchester City bagged a 2-0 victory over Denmark's Aalborg, while Italians Udinese hit holders Zenit St Petersburg with two late goals in first-leg matches in the pre-quarterfinals of ... Read more...
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Footy fans” wittiest soccer songs revealed
September 18th, 2008 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 18 (ANI): A football match is never the same without the witty chanting of the crowd from the side, egging the players on or at times putting them down.
The ... Read more...
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Spain coach Aragones confirms he’s quitting
June 30th, 2008 - 7:59 am ICT by IANS
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Vienna, June 30 (DPA) Luis Aragones confirmed that he would not stay on as Spain coach despite Sunday's Euro 2008 title win. "The chance of me staying in the job is nil," ... Read more...
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Simple plans for Germany against depleted Turkey
June 24th, 2008 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
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Basel, June 24 (DPA) Record champions Germany are favourites against heavily depleted Turkey in the semi-final of the Euro 2008 here Wednesday. Seeking a fourth European title, Germany coach Joachim Loew hinted ... Read more...
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Brazilian Zico denies talks to coach Portugal football team
June 14th, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 14 (DPA) Former Brazil footballer Zico, who coached Turkish side Fenerbahce last season, denied Friday that he had been offered the position of Portugal national coach as replacement ... Read more...
German and English sides lead UEFA Cup charge
February 22nd, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by admin
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Hamburg, Feb 22 (DPA) Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen both hit five goals while English hopes Everton bagged half a dozen as German and English teams advanced in force into the last ... Read more...
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