Barcelona maintains their winning start to the season beating Valencia 1-0
Posted on September 3, 2012
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Barcelona maintains their winning start to the season beating Valencia 1-0
Madrid: Barcelona maintained their winning start to the season with a fine strike from Adriano Correia giving them a 1-0 victory over Valencia in La Liga action on Sunday. The Catalan side may have lost the domestic Super Cup to Real Madrid in midweek but they have now picked up maximum points from their first three [...]
India beats Cameroon 5-4 in the penalty shootout and lifts the Nehru Cup
Posted on September 2, 2012
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India beats Cameroon 5-4 in the penalty shootout and lifts the Nehru Cup
NEW DELHI: A few thousand rapturous Indian fans descended on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium pitch moments after Cameroon’s Thiery Makon’s spot-kick rebounded off the upright. It marked the end of an epic Nehru Cup battle – the tournament has seen many since 1982 – as India completed a hat-trick of triumphs on Sunday. The unbridled joy of the fans [...]
Southampton Football Club hopes Emmanuel Mayuka will be ready for Manchester United clash
Posted on August 29, 2012
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Southampton Football Club hopes Emmanuel Mayuka will be ready for Manchester United clash
Loading image. Please wait Mayuka will be ready for Man Utd clash African Cup of Nations Golden Boot winner Emmanuel Mayuka will join Premier League side Southampton after the Saints agreed terms with the player and his Swiss club Young Boys. The 21-year-old Zambian international striker passed a medical, Southampton said, and has been granted a work permit
Getafe beats Real Madrid 2-1 in Spanish league
Posted on August 26, 2012
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Getafe beats Real Madrid 2-1 in Spanish league
MADRID : Defending champion Real Madrid has made its worst start to a season in 39 years after losing 2-1 at Getafe on Sunday to stay winless following two rounds of the Spanish league and sit five points adrift of Barcelona. Madrid had led after 27 minutes through Gonzalo Higuain, before Juan Valera equalized for Getafe in the 55th. [...]
Manchester United beats Fulham 3-2,Wayne Rooney ends on a stretcher
Posted on August 25, 2012
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Manchester United beats Fulham 3-2,Wayne Rooney ends on a stretcher
Wayne Rooney started on the bench and ended up on a stretcher as Manchester United secured their first points of the season with a victory that was undermined by defensive uncertainty. From the side that deservedly lost their opening game 1-0 at Everton, Danny Welbeck and Paul Scholes joined Rooney on the bench and, perhaps [...]
India beats Maldives 3-0 in the nehru Cup Football Tournament
Posted on August 25, 2012
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India beats Maldives 3-0 in the nehru Cup Football Tournament
NEW DELHI: Skipper Sunil Chhetri led by example scoring twice while Syed Rahim Nabi found the target once, as India posted a convincing 3-0 win over Maldives for their second victory in the Nehru Cup football tournament on Saturday. Chhetri struck at the stroke of half time (45+2) before striking again on the 70th with a diving header, while Nabi found the target [...]
Manchester United sign Arsenal striker Robin van Persie for a £24m
Posted on August 15, 2012
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Manchester United sign Arsenal striker Robin van Persie for a £24m
Manchester United have agreed a £24m deal to sign Arsenal striker Robin van Persie on a four-year contract. The 29-year-old will meet with United in the next 48 hours to discuss personal terms and have a medical. Arsenal captain Van Persie announced in July he would not extend his current deal, which expires in June 2013. “Manchester [...]
Mexico beats Brazil 2-1 to win the gold medal in soccer at the London Olympics.
Posted on August 11, 2012
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Mexico beats Brazil 2-1 to win the gold medal in soccer at the London Olympics.
LONDON —Mexico is celebrating its first Olympic gold medal in men’s soccer with a lively 2-1 victory over Brazil at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, and Brazil is wondering if it will ever be able to add the title to its long list of triumphs. Oribe Peralta scored the first goal of the game just 28 [...]
Spain loses to Hondura 1-0 and are eliminated after second straight defeat in the London Olympics Football
Posted on July 30, 2012
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Spain loses to Hondura 1-0 and are eliminated after second straight defeat in the London Olympics Football
LONDON: Spain’s hopes of becoming the first country to hold the World Cup, European championship and Olympic titles at the same time ended after they lost 1-0 to Honduras on Sunday. Spain, beaten 1-0 by Japan in their opening Group D match, could not respond to Jerry Bengston’s first half goal at St James’ Park, [...]
U.S. women’s soccer Team starts with 4-2 victory over France
Posted on July 25, 2012
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U.S. women’s soccer Team starts with 4-2 victory over France
GLASGOW, Scotland – An early start to the Olympics turned into an early hole for the U.S. women’s soccer team, which gave up two quick goals before unleashing an attack the rest of the world will find hard to stop. Abby Wambach used her size and strength to put in a header, Alex Morgan applied [...]
London Olympics Controversy: North Korean Women Footballers walk off the pitch
Posted on July 25, 2012
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London Olympics Controversy: North Korean Women Footballers walk off the pitch
The North Korean women’s football team had walked off the pitch at their Olympic match in Glasgow after their images were shown on a screen beside a South Korean flag. Kick-off was scheduled for 19:45 BST. The game started over an hour late. North Korea are playing Colombia in the second of the Olympic matches [...]
Britain beats New Zealand 1-0 in the women’s football match that kicked off the London Games
Posted on July 25, 2012
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Britain beats New Zealand 1-0 in the women’s football match that kicked off the London Games
CARDIFF, Wales -Stephanie Houghton curled in a 64th-minute free kick to give Britain a 1-0 win over New Zealand in a women’s football match that kicked off the London Games on Wednesday, two days before the opening ceremony. It was the first ever win for Britain in women’s football, as team had never been put [...]