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Rediff.com lists the footballers who died while playing, in the last decade.
Brazil's women's football team was greeted by hundreds of adoring fans in Manaus on Monday, as their performances and fame all of a sudden eclipsed that of their struggling male counterparts.
The football fans in Kochi will get a chance to witness a fascinating contest between Brazilian attacking flare and Spanish 'tiki-taka' possession football in what could be a final before the final of this tournament.
Coach Subhas Bhowmick is banking heavily on Nigerian striker Mike Okoro for the February 10 match against Singapore's Geylang United.
The Brazilian ace was asked why he stayed away from the club's NFL matches and practice sessions for a week.
Brazilian Juliano Martins marked his debut match with a goal in the National Football League encounter in Kolkata on Sunday.
The defending champions edged past city rivals Tollygunge Agragami 1-0.
Immigration authorities found that Brazilian Douglas D'Silva had overstayed in the country.
Brazilian Beto scored from the penalty spot as Mohun Bagan beat Sporting Clube De Goa 1-0.
A brace by Sebastiao Endro guided Fransa Football Club to a 2-0 win over Vasco in the National Football League.
'The only way to change things is to professionalise the administration,' says AIFF secretary Alberto Colaco.
A disputed penalty in the last minute gave the defending champions a 1-1 draw in the NFL match.
Star Italian forward Francesco Totti said he would not quit the Serie A in any circumstances.
East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 2-1 and now stand just three points away from their third NFL title.
The defending champions maintained their standings at the top of the league table with 31 points from 15 matches with second placed Dempo on 28.
Christiano Junior scored his ninth goal in 11 matches to give the defending champions a 1-0 victory in the national Football League.
A goal in each half gave the defending champions a 2-0 victory in the National Football League.
The Brazilian striker's goal enabled the Kolkata side beat Salgaocar and avenge their first leg defeat in the National Football League.\n\n
PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth notched up contrasting wins to progress to the Round of 16, but World No. 11 H S Prannoy suffered a shock defeat to unheralded Brazilian Ygor Coelho to bow out of the World Championship.
The NFL champions play Geylang United FC in the first round of the AFC Cup on February 10.
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Barcelona are paying a reported fee of between eight and 10 million euros for the Brazilian defender.
Cristiano Junior notched his fourth goal as the defending champions won their seventh round National Football League match 1-0.\n\n
Brazilian soccer club directors were warned that they could face 10-year suspensions if they carry out plans to paralyse the national championship.
The attacks that killed 130 people in Paris last November and 32 in Brussels in March forced a reassessment by Brazil's security forces. An anti-terrorism effort is now at the heart of their planning for the Olympics.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unequivocally said that repatriation of black money kept abroad is a "priority" for his government, as he sought close global coordination to achieve this objective.
Kamal Thapa's late goal helped Vasco draw their opening encounter in the National Football League.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been voted as the seventh most popular leader in the world in a new poll topped by US President Barack Obama.
It beat the Brazilian film, Radio Fevela, Mr And Mrs Iyer and Anahat to reach the top slot.
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The Tollygunge goalkeeper saved a late penalty in a 1-1 draw in the National Football League.
Ednei Jose Damasio scored in the last minute to enable the Mumbai side beat ITI in an NFL match.
The Brazilian striker scored once in each half in a 2-0 victory over Indian Bank in the National Football League.
The defending champions won their National Football League match 5-1.
Kolkata soccer giant East Bengal returned to victory trail as they got the better of a fighting Salgaoncar from Goa 2-1 in their sixth National FootbaLL League tie at Salt Lake stadium.