Category: Football

Mexico defeat Scotland 1-0 in pre-World Cup friendly

Mexico City, June 3 (IANS) Mexico gave a good demonstration but missed numerous scoring opportunities despite beating Scotland 1-0 on…

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Croatia look to emulate heroes of 1998

Beijing, June 3 (IANS) Croatia's football history will forever be synonymous with France '98, when the recently-formed nation defied expectations…

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Uruguay: Crossing group stage is the bare minimum

Montevideo, June 3 (IANS) In the past 10 years, under coach Oscar Tabarez's leadership, the Uruguayan national football team have…

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Ramirez left out of Uruguay World Cup squad

Montevideo, June 3 (IANS) Sampdoria midfielder Gaston Ramirez was among the three players cut from Uruguay's final 23-man FIFA World…

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Sweden, Denmark in bland goalless draw

Stockholm, June 3 (IANS) Sweden and Denmark battled to a bland 0-0 stalemate in an international friendly football match here.…

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Vasco da Gama coach Ze Ricardo quits

Rio de Janeiro, June 3 (IANS) Vasco da Gama have announced the resignation of coach Ze Ricardo after the club's…

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Belgium, Portugal in goalless draw

Brussels, June 3 (IANS) Belgium and Portugal played out a goalless draw here in a friendly match in preparation for…

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Nigeria not among favourites at World Cup, says coach

Abuja, June 3 (IANS) Nigeria's head coach Gernot Rohr has downplayed his team's chances at the forthcoming FIFA World Cup…

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England beat Nigeria at World Cup warm-up match

London, June 3 (IANS) England has defeated Nigeria 2-1 in a World Cup warm-up match at Wembley. Chelsea center back…

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Colombian footballer killed in gun attack

Bogota, June 2 (IANS) Colombian footballer Alejandro Penaranda was killed in a gun attack on Saturday in which his teammate…

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Spain prepare for first World Cup warm up match

Villarreal, June 2 (IANS) The Spanish football team will play the first of two preparatory matches for the forthcoming World…

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Inter Milan Academy launched in Jiangsu

Nanjing, June 2 (IANS) Italian football powerhouse Inter Milan launched the Inter Academy Jiangsu here on Saturday, a project that…

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Argentina squad holds training session in Barcelona

Barcelona, June 2 (IANS) The Argentine national football team on Saturday trained at FC Barcelona's sports city, in a session…

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S. Korea confirm final 23-man roster for FIFA World Cup

Seoul, June 2 (IANS) South Korea on Saturday confirmed their final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, dropping…

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Mauricio Pellegrino to coach Leganes next season

Madrid, June 2 (IANS) Argentine coach Mauricio Pellegrino will take charge of La Liga side Leganes in the 2018/19 season…

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Have to improve a lot, says Chhetri

Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Even though Chinese Taipei coach Gary White feels that the young players in his team will…

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Colombia fail to capitalise on chances in 0-0 draw with Egypt

Bergamo (Italy), June 2 (IANS) Colombia dominated against Egypt in a FIFA World Cup tune-up for both teams that ended…

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River Plate eye permanent deal for midfielder Quintero

Buenos Aires, June 2 (IANS) River Plate are set to secure Colombia international midfielder Juan Quintero on a permanent deal,…

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Costa Rica keen to upset favourites at World Cup

Washington, June 2 (IANS) Four years after their stunning last eight finish at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil,…

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Tite revives Brazil’s beautiful game

Rio de Janeiro, June 2 (IANS) Given their proud history and superb recent form, it comes as little surprise that…

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