FIFA and World Cup bids

FIFA reputation at stake as World Cup bidding controversies continue

 November 20, 2014   John Welsh

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Controversy appears to have haunted the corridors FIFA ever since the World Cup tournaments of 2018 and 2022 were awarded to Russia and Qatar respectively. Several countries were involved in protracted bids to stage the prestigious football event but accusations of corruption and malpractice have been levelled at various bodies as a result of the […]

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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

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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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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Europa League

Slovan Bratislava may yet claim an unwelcome statistic in Europa League

 November 7, 2014   John Welsh

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Amid all the high profile matches in this week’s Champions and Europa League encounters, there was one game in Group I of the latter competition which was both symbolic in terms of the occasion and which also completed another chapter in a fairly disastrous set of European fixtures for the beaten team. The meeting between […]

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