kerala blasters

Kerala Blasters Defeat Atletico de Kolkata 2-1, Jump to Third Place in Hero Indian Super League

 November 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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In their home game against Atletico de Kolkata on Friday night, Kerala Blasters played fighting football and scored a 2-1 victory against the visitors. The packed crowd of 57000 at Kochi’s Nehru Stadium could not have asked for more as goals from Iain Hume and Pedro Gusmao put the home team 2-0 ahead at halftime. […]

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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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ISL

Chennaiyin FC Beat Pune City FC to Displace Atletico de Kolkata From Top in Hero ISL

 November 20, 2014   R K Gupta

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They were together at the top for a while with the same number of points, but ATK had an upper hand over Chennaiyin FC by virtue of their superior goal-difference. The points are still the same but their 3-1 victory against Pune City FC, has resulted in the ATK and Chennai swap the top position […]

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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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