Japan Women FIFA World Cup

Japan Through to Round-of-Sixteen on a Fascinating Day’s Play in Women’s FIFA World Cup

 June 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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Defending champions Japan were the first to cruise through to the Round of 16 of the women’s FIFA World Cup on Friday, June 12, 2015. Though the defeated Cameroon 2-1, the world champions had to fight hard, despite taking an early 2-0 lead against their Group C opponents at BC Place stadium in Vancouver. In […]

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FIFA Women

Germany Look Strong in the First Week of 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup at Canada

 June 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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Last Saturday, June 6, 2015 was a great day in the history of women’s football, when the 7th FIFA World Cup for women got off to a colorful start at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium. The 10-minute opening ceremony had a theme of empowerment and unification of women, narrated through the eyes of a soccer playing little […]

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UEFA Women's Champions

FFC Frankfurt Win UEFA Women’s Champions League for the Fourth Time

 May 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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Berlin’s Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Arena witnessed the victory of the German side 1. FFC Frankfurt last Thursday, May 14, 2015 in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final against their French rivals, Paris Saint-Germain. It was a dramatic 2-1 finish as the winning goal came in the added injury time from substitute Mandy Islacker after Paris had leveled […]

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UEFA Women

Paris to Clash with Frankfurt in the Final of UEFA Women’s Champions League

 April 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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Women footballers of Paris Saint Germain made history by qualifying for their first UEFA Women’s Champions League final. The victory for Paris did not come easy as they played against formidable opponents, who were heavy favorites to win the UEFA Champions League for the third successive year. In the first-leg semifinal played in AOK stadium […]

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Just Two Months Remain for the 7th FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada

 April 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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In March 2011, Canada won the right to host the seventh edition of FIFA Women’s World Cup, which is now just 63 days away. The kick-off in the first match between hosts Canada and People’s Republic of China will take place on June 6, 2015 at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton. For the first time in women’s […]

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UEFA Women

First-leg Quarterfinals in UEFA Women’s Champions League Completed

 March 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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UEFA women’s Champions League is moving a little head of the men’s competition with first-leg quarterfinals having already been played on March 21 & 22, 2015 at different venues in Europe. Except the 5-0 drubbing of Bristol Academy WFC by three-time champions FFC Frankfurt, other three quarterfinal matches still kept the hopes of first-leg losers […]

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Champions League

With QF Line-up Decided Women’s Champions League Moving Ahead of Men’s for Road to Berlin

 December 24, 2014   R K Gupta

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Last year, VfL Wolfsburg defeated Tyreso FF of Sweden on May 22 at Lisbon two days ahead of the men’s Champions League Match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Somehow Tyreso have not been able to reach quarterfinals this season and VfL Wolfsburg have a great chance to win the Champions League for third year […]

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U-20 Football

Semifinal Line-up decided in Women’s U-20 Football World Cup at Canada

 August 21, 2014   R K Gupta

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The women’s FIFA U-20 World Cup field is now down to just four nations. In two matches played last Sunday, Nigeria and France joined Germany and North Korea in the semifinals by winning their quarterfinal matches in contrasting styles. The two finalists will emerge after the semifinal games slated for the coming Wednesday. In the […]

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