Tokyo, May 24: Spanish international midfielder Andres Iniesta has signed a deal with Japanese football club Vissel Kobe, Japan’s state news agency NHK reported on Wednesday, confirming growing speculation about the player’s move to the J-League after ending his 22-year-long career at FC Barcelona. Iniesta, who was set to travel to Japan later on Wednesday, could […]
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FIFA 2018 World Cup: Top 5 Young Strikers to Watch Out For
The FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia is just a few weeks away. With Germany coming into the tournament as defending champions, the nation will become only the third country to defend their title after Italy in 1934-38 and Brazil in 1958-62, if they manage to win the competition. The competition in the past has been […]
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Messi arrives in Argentina to start World Cup preparations
Buenos Aires, May 23: Argentine national team captain Leo Messi arrived in Buenos Aires on Tuesday to start training for the Russia 2018 World Cup. The striker arrived from Spain, landing in the Ministro Pistarini International Airport, southwest of Buenos Aires, from where he drove straight to the Argentine national team’s training ground, reports Efe. “Our […]
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Messi deserves to win World Cup, says Crespo
St Petersburg (Russia), May 22: Star forward Lionel Messi deserves to win the 2018 FIFA World Cup, former Argentina striker Hernan Crespo said. “We all want Messi to win the World Cup. He deserves it. But, to be realistic, Argentina team level is lower than Germany or Spain. Those two teams will be favourites of the […]
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Serie A goal leader Icardi cut from Argentina’s World Cup squad
Buenos Aires, May 22: Mauro Icardi, who won the Serie A scoring crown with 29 goals for Inter Milan, was left out of the final 23-man World Cup roster announced by Argentina national coach Jorge Sampaoli. Instead, Sampaoli on Monday opted for the Juventus duo of Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain alongside Lionel Messi and Sergio […]
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Huesca clinch promotion to La Liga
Lugo (Spain), May 22: SD Huesca defeated CD Lugo 2-0 here to assure themselves of promotion to the Spanish top-flight football for the first time in the club’s history. The win boosts Huesca to 75 points and first place in the second division. With two matches left, they are guaranteed to finish in the top two […]
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Sevilla’s Soria downplays talk of club’s poor season
Seville (Spain), May 22: Sevilla goalkeeper David Soria said he would like for “all bad seasons to be like” the one that just ended, which saw the team reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League and the Copa del Rey final. In an interview with Efe, the 25-year-old Soria gave a summary of the season, saying […]
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FIFA World Cup 2018: Revealed – Every World Cup Squad & Preliminary Lists
With the FIFA World Cup 2018 just over a fortnight away, the mercury is rising across the globe. One of the biggest sporting extravaganzas on the planet will kick start in Russia on June 14. 32 teams will fight it out for the holy grail of the football in the tournament which will end on […]
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FIFA World Cup 2018: Top 5 Group-Stage Matches to Watch Out For
Less than one month to go for world’s most significant sports event and it needs no saying every match of the FIFA World Cup 2018 is breathtaking and full of excitement. The global event would commence on June 14th in Russia. But among them, there are some matches the world is eagerly waiting to happen in […]
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Valencia ends La Liga season with win over Deportivo
Valencia (Spain), May 21: Valencia earned a 2-1 home victory over relegated Deportivo La Coruna in the final round of the La Liga football season. Over 35,000 spectators at Mestalla stadium witnessed a low-intensity match up until the last 10 minutes, when the visitors narrowed the gap to 2-1 on Sunday, reports Efe. Both teams had […]