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Spirited NorthEast Stay in Semifinal Hunt After Beating Delhi Dynamos on Wednesday

 December 2, 2016   R K Gupta

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The North-East United FC are just one win away from gatecrashing into the semifinals of 2016 Indian Super League. On November 30, they defeated visitors Delhi Dynamos 2-1 to take their points’ tally to 18. The Highlanders had the support of 21000 spectators at Guwahati and they didn’t disappoint them. Now they travel to Kochi […]

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With League-Stage of ISL 2016 Nearing the End Just One Semifinal Spot Left Vacant

 December 1, 2016   R K Gupta

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The third season of the Indian Super League is almost in the last stages. Out of the possible 14 home-and-away games for each team, most have played at least 12 matches. Now 5 more league matches are left and 3 teams have already secured semifinal berths. The first team to secure the spot in this […]

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MSN in India now a possibility, says Bartomeu

 November 2, 2016   Abhishek Das

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Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has announced that the Catalan club plan to play a friendly in India within the next three years as they continue to look for new ways to grow their global brand. Outside of Spain, the club now has offices in both Hong Kong and the United States and they also […]

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Hazard back to his brilliant best as Lukaku continues to be West Ham’s nemesis

 November 1, 2016   Abhishek Das

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Every goal and stand-out performance by Chelsea winger Eden Hazard in the Premier League makes his insipid form of last season even more of a mystery. The Belgium international took his tally for the season to five goals with the sixth-minute strike in a 2-0 victory at Southampton on Sunday. He’s scored in three straight […]

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Rafinha saves the day for Barcelona with brilliant strike

Rafinha saves the day for Barcelona with brilliant strike

 November 1, 2016   Abhishek Das

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On a day when Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez failed miserably, the youth products lit up the Camp Nou against Granada on Saturday. Denis Suarez, Sergi Roberto and Rafinha produced masterful performances, controlling the midfield with panache in the absence of captain Andres Iniesta. Ivan Rakitic donned Sergio Busquets’s role, screening the defence and distributing […]

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Top 10 Greatest Footballers of all Time

 October 29, 2016   Abhishek Das

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This list cannot be just trimmed down to 10 men as it would be injustice for some of the best players in history to miss out. But there has to be only 10 and so there is a mention for some of the stars to have just missed out on the list. Honourable Mentions: Bobby […]

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Bayern continue to lead Bundesliga charts as others drop points

 October 24, 2016   Abhishek Das

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Bayern Munich are three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga after a 2-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach. Bayern attacked from the off and duly went ahead in the 16th minute when Arturo Vidal powered a header under the bar from Rafinha’s cross. Fifteen minutes later, Douglas Costa celebrated his first start of the season by taking David […]

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Don Iniesta out for 6-8 weeks due to injury

 October 23, 2016   Abhishek Das

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Barcelona’s fitness woes continued on Saturday as Andres Iniesta suffered a knee injury in the first half of their La Liga game against Valencia. The midfielder has damage to the lateral collateral ligament in his right knee and Barcelona confirmed after initial tests that he will be sidelined for six to eight weeks. Iniesta hit the ground […]

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AC Milan back to their old form?

 October 23, 2016   Abhishek Das

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Manuel Locatelli’s goal helped AC Milan beat Juventus for the first time since November 2012 and close the gap at the top of Serie A to two points. The 18-year-old midfielder struck a spectacular, powerful effort from the edge of the box into the top corner. Earlier, Juventus thought they had taken the lead when […]

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Pep undone my “Monstrous” Messi again

 October 22, 2016   Abhishek Das

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Not even  Pep Guardiola  can wake Manchester City from their recurring Barcelona nightmare – the one where Lionel Messi plays the uncontrollable bogeyman. For the third time in three visits to the Nou Camp, City emerged beaten, reduced to ten men and picked off by Messi, who treated his old boss to a hat-trick on his first […]

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