kerala blasters

Kerala Blasters Break the Goalless Jinx as They Beat Delhi Dynamos 1-0 in the Hero ISL at Delhi

 November 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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Delhi Dynamos are down in a dreadful dump at this stage of the Hero Indian Super League. They have played 9 matches so far, of which they have won just one against Chennai on October 25. Of the remaining eight matches, they have lost four and drawn four. The home crowd must have come to […]

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Ranieri appointment proves a failure for Greece

 November 17, 2014   John Welsh

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The European Championship 2016 qualifiers are certainly producing some unexpected results with San Marino earning their first point at such a stage with a 0-0 home draw with Estonia. At the final whistle, the San Marino players celebrated as is if they had won the tournament. However, their victory may pale into insignificance compared to […]

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Indian Super League

Another Match & Another Goalless Draw in Indian Super League: Where Have the Goals Gone?

 November 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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Another Hero Indian Super League match has ended in a goalless draw. This has taken the tally of such matches to 5 in less than 10 days,. Add two more drawn games and you get 7 matches in which no decisions have come. Despite the thrill that football moments provide to spectators and television viewers, […]

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Gibraltar concede less goals than Brazil in losing to Germany

 November 15, 2014   John Welsh

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For the vast majority of football teams, a winning scoreline of 4-0 would be considered a very respectable result but for Germany manager Joachim Low, such an emphatic victory was viewed with intense disappointment. Having just watched his World Cup winning team comfortably beat minnows Gibraltar in Group D of the Euro 2016 qualifiers, Low […]

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Ateltico de Kolkata

Ateltico de Kolkata and Chennaiyin FC Caught in a Sudden Spell of Goalless Draws in Hero ISL

 November 15, 2014   R K Gupta

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All of sudden, the goals have dried up in the Hero Indian Super League. You play 90 minutes, create a host of opportunities and when the regulation time ends, you walk away with a score sheet that shows a drawn game. The common reason for all this is the poor finishing by the forward line […]

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ISL Mumbai City FC

Mumbai-Kerala End 0-0 but Goa’s Big Win Help Them Trade Bottom Spot with Delhi in ISL

 November 14, 2014   R K Gupta

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Match nos. 29th and 30th were two other interesting affairs despite the diversity in results. In another of their away games at Kochi on November 12, Mumbai City FC didn’t lose and earned one point. This has kept them together with Pune, who also have 11 points, but better goal difference means Pune is third […]

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ISL

Latest From ISL: Six Teams, Three Action-Filled Drawn Games and Just Two Goals

 November 12, 2014   R K Gupta

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After Sunday’s two drawn games at Goa and Kochi, Pune City FC hosted Chennaiyin FC for the 28th match of Hero Indian Super League on Tuesday. Though, all three games ended as draws, they turned out to be engrossing encounters with top-quality football. In their home game against Mumbai City FC on Sunday, Goa couldn’t […]

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David Moyes needs to gain the trust of the local Basque supporters at Real Sociedad

 November 11, 2014   John Welsh

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After an eventful few months as Manchester United manager during which his competency and suitably for the role was constantly being questioned, David Moyes has now opted for the task of continuing his career at Real Sociedad in the northern Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian. Although he will not be expected to follow in […]

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ISL

Kolkata’s First Loss, Home Wins for Mumbai & Kerala and a Draw at Chennai

 November 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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It was an absorbing week for Hero Indian Super League with match nos. 22 to 25 producing interesting results. In the last four days, there were two identical 1-0 home wins for Mumbai and Kerala; an unexpected first of the league home loss for Kolkata and a highly supercharged drawn game between Chennai and North-East […]

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Southampton

Ronald Koeman appointment proving a success at Southampton

 November 10, 2014   John Welsh

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Jose Mourinho has claimed the title of Autumn Champions of the Premier League for his Chelsea team while Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reckons that his London neighbours may be ‘unstoppable’ in the race to clinch the league crown in May. Reigning champions Manchester City are already eight points adrift of the current leaders whereas Liverpool, […]

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