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Hero ISL Final

Hero ISL Final: Kolkata Beat Kerala in Penalty Shoot-Out to Emerge as 2016 Champions

 December 19, 2016   R K Gupta

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Atletico de Kolkata have lifted the winners’ trophy for the second time in the short three-year history of Hero Indian Super League. The match was literally the repeat of 2014 ISL final played at Mumbai, where Kolkata had defeated Kerala Blasters. At Kochi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday, ATK once again beat Kerala Blasters FC. […]

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Cristiano Ronaldo Wins 2016 Ballon d’Or But the Best Footballer Award is Mired in Politics

 December 18, 2016   R K Gupta

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Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten Lionel Messi for the 2016 Ballon d’Or. However, the general feeling points to the Ballon d’Or getting more and more controversial. The original Ballon d’Or, came into existence in 1956 and its ambit was restricted to just the European Footballers until 1995. The publishers of the bi-monthly France […]

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Kerala Enter 2016 ISL Final After a Nerve-Wrecking Penalty Shoot-Out Win Over Delhi

 December 15, 2016   R K Gupta

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In an amazing turn of events, Delhi Dynamos missed three successive penalties, after they beat Kerala Blasters FC 2-1 in a display of scintillating football for 120 minutes. The extra time had to be played because the scores were tied on aggregates since Kerala beat Delhi 1-0 in first leg and Delhi beat Kerala 2-1 […]

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Lose to ATK on Aggregates With The Drawn 2nd-Leg Semifinal 2016

Mumbai Miss the Kochi Bus Lose to ATK on Aggregates With The Drawn 2nd-Leg Semifinal

 December 14, 2016   R K Gupta

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Mumbai City FC’s dream of entering 2016 final and winning the 2016 Hero Indian Super League was shattered on Tuesday night, when their second-leg semifinal ended in a goalless draw against 2014 champions Atletico de Kolkata. ATK adopted a tactical approach in fortifying their defense and even when they were down to 10-men for more […]

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2016 ISL Semifinals: Kolkata & Kerala Walk Away with Narrow Advantage after First Leg

 December 12, 2016   R K Gupta

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Atletico de Kolkata derived one-goal advantage over Mumbai City FC by defeating the visitors 3-2 in the first-leg semifinal on Saturday. Next day Kerala Blasters FC also snatched a similar lead after beating Delhi Dynamos 1-0 at Kochi. Now ATK and KB go over for away-games on Tuesday and Wednesday at Mumbai and Delhi respectively. […]

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Top 5 european goalscoring leaders for a single club

Top 5 european goalscoring leaders for a single club

 December 11, 2016   kridangan

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Leo Messi now enter in the list of Top 5 european goalscoring leaders for a single club, after scoring 2 goals against the Osasuna he is at the number 4 with 475 goals. Below is the list Eusebio (Benfica): the legendary Portuguese striker Eusebio (Benfica)  is at number 5th in the list of european goalscoring leaders with 473 […]

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UEFA Champions League Group Stage Ends & Teams Go To Last-16

UEFA Champions League: Group Stage Ends & Teams Go To Last-16 Games Starting February 14

 December 10, 2016   R K Gupta

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It is time for Last-16 action in this season’s UEFA Champions League. After Group-stage games ended on Match-Day 6 on December 6 and 7, winners and runners-up from 8 Groups have progressed to two-legged matches that will throw up the quarterfinalists. Some games on last Match-Day produced new winners but in the most talked about […]

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KB’s Vineeth Foils NorthEast’s Semifinal Bid as Last-Four Line-Up for 2016 ISL Decided

 December 6, 2016   R K Gupta

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The last league-phase game of 2016 Indian Super League between Kerala Blasters FC and NorthEast United FC was a do-or-die affair since it held the stakes of semifinal entry for the winner. That honor finally went to Kerala Blasters as they defeated the visitors 1-0 to set up the semifinal clash with Delhi Dynamos. The […]

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Honors even at Camp Nou after Sergio Ramos’ Last-Minute Goal Breaks Many Hearts

 December 4, 2016   R K Gupta

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Fans at Camp Nou were in jubilation mode as the 90-minute regulation play neared. Luis Suarez had put Barcelona ahead in 53rd minute and they were heading to a 1-0 victory. Most smiling FCB fans didn’t think much of Arda Turan conceding a free kick in the 89th minute nor did they see Luka Modric […]

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el-clasico

Oh! El Clasico!! Biggest Match in World Football Coming up at Camp Nou

 December 3, 2016   R K Gupta

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For a variety of reasons, El Clasico games between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid have always remained the biggest and most awaited fixtures on the world football calendar. This rivalry has a 114-year old history, wrought with political overtones. Barcelona and Madrid are Spain’s two biggest cities divided on political lines from ages. While Real […]

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