Suarez

Suarez Plays His First Match after the Ban for Biting Chiellini in World Cup

 October 12, 2014   R K Gupta

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Uruguay and Barcelona star Luis Suarez made his first appearance in a football match since his infamous international ban in the Brazil World Cup game against Italy. Uruguay visited Saudi Arabia and played an international friendly with the hosts at the King Abdullah stadium in Jeddah on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. It was his first […]

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Indian Super League

Expectations Running High but Indian Super League is not Without Some Serious Glitches

 October 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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In less than two days, the Indian Super League will become a reality, when Atletico de Kolkata plays hosts to Mumbai City FC at the 120,000-capacity Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata. On the face of it, the eight-team league has an underlying object of raising the standard of football in India by nurturing a vast […]

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PSG

Marseille revival under Bielsa threatens PSG dominance of French football

 October 8, 2014   John Welsh

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When Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) won their second successive Ligue 1 crown last season, most football pundits expected the team to dominate French football for the foreseeable future and most certainly claim another title in May 2015. Despite financial restrictions imposed by the UEFA Financial Fair Play rules, PSG still possess the most formidable squad in […]

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ISL

Hero Indian Super League Gathering Momentum as ISL Trophy Gets Unveiled in Mumbai

 October 8, 2014   R K Gupta

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With less than a week remaining for the Hero Indian Super League (ISL), eight marquee players arrived in Mumbai on Sunday to attend a glittering ceremony to mark the unveiling of the ISL Trophy. The tournament is ready for next Sunday’s kick off, when Mumbai City FC takes on Atletico de Kolkata at Kolkata’s famed Salt […]

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Monaco FC

Monaco struggling to maintain their rapid progress in French football

 October 2, 2014   John Welsh

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When an investment group led by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev bought a majority shareholding in Monaco FC during December 2011, there were many football experts suggesting that the club would eventually challenge Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for supremacy in French football. Promotion from Ligue 2 and subsequent several multi-euro signings, including Rademel Falcao, confirmed those impressions […]

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Arsenal

Honours Even In the North-London Derby

 September 29, 2014   Paranjoy Goswami

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Arsenal required a late goal from Alex Oxlade-Chambelain to secure a 1-1 draw against neighbours Tottenham Hotspur in the first North London derby of the season at the Emirates stadium. Tottenham took the lead in the 55th minute when Nacer Chadli received Erik Lamela’s pass on the right side of the penalty area to apply […]

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Indian Super League

Huge Boost for Indian Football with the first Indian Super League Beginning on October 12

 September 27, 2014   R K Gupta

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Much before business money impacted the Indian psyche and diverted public attention to cricket, football was quite popular as a street game and a competitive sport in India. Those were the days some 60 years ago, when cricket was limited to occasional test series between a few nations and was yet to acquire the kind […]

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Anfield Liverpool

Liverpool Set for UEFA Probe

 September 26, 2014   Paranjoy Goswami

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This Wednesday Europe’s football-governing body UEFA has officially announced a formal investigation into Liverpool and six other clubs from the continent for possibly violating Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. Inter Milan, Roma, Monaco, Sporting Lisbon, Besiktas and Krasnodar are the other clubs that accompany the Premiership side on this list. All European clubs had recently […]

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Paderborn Bundesliga 2

Paderborn live the dream and then face reality

 September 24, 2014   John Welsh

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When Sport-Club Paderborn 07 clinched promotion from Bundesliga 2 last season, it was suggested that a swift return to that league would follow. The club was formed in 1985 after a merger between two teams and has never played in the top flight of German football. With a capacity of 15,000, their home stadium named […]

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West Ham

West Ham Pile More Woes on Liverpool

 September 22, 2014   Paranjoy Goswami

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Liverpool slumped to successive Premier League defeats for the first since December after West Ham United came up with a 3-1 win over last season’s runners-up at the Boleyn Ground on Saturday. Goals from Winston Reid and Diafra Sakho pushed the Hammers to a two-goal advantage within the opening seven minutes but Raheem Sterling halved […]

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