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Suarez's bite gets him four months ban from football

Suarez's bite gets him four months ban from football

Rediff.com26 Jun 2014

Uruguay's Luis Suarez has been suspended for nine matches and banned for four months from any football-related activity for biting an opponent, during the World Cup match against Italy.

Football Briefs: Man United cleared in Pogba deal

Football Briefs: Man United cleared in Pogba deal

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

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Football: Neymar, Mbappe need to step up; Ibra injured

Football: Neymar, Mbappe need to step up; Ibra injured

Rediff.com24 Nov 2020

PSG will need to rely on their attack against the team they knocked out in the semi-finals last season.

VOTE: Who will win FIFA Player of the Year?

VOTE: Who will win FIFA Player of the Year?

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will again be duelling for the title of world's best footballer after their names once again headed the shortlist on Thursday for The Best FIFA Men's Player.

Football Extras: Rooney to wear captain's armband in England farewell

Football Extras: Rooney to wear captain's armband in England farewell

Rediff.com15 Nov 2018

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Football Focus: Barca knock Real off top in Money League

Football Focus: Barca knock Real off top in Money League

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

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13 Life Lessons from FIFA World Cup

13 Life Lessons from FIFA World Cup

Rediff.com12 Dec 2022

The stadiums at Qatar offer plenty of wisdom and chutzpah on how to take our own lives forward.

Football Extras: Sala's body arrives in Argentina for weekend funeral

Football Extras: Sala's body arrives in Argentina for weekend funeral

Rediff.com15 Feb 2019

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Football Extras: Chelsea legend Drogba to visit India to meet fans

Football Extras: Chelsea legend Drogba to visit India to meet fans

Rediff.com9 Nov 2018

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Euro 2016: France bid to end 58-year run of losing to Germans

Euro 2016: France bid to end 58-year run of losing to Germans

Rediff.com6 Jul 2016

Coach Didier Deschamps believes his players are ready to write a new page in the history of French football at Euro 2016 on Thursday when the hosts attempt to beat Germany for the first time for 58 years in a competitive match. The French go into the semi-final against the world champions in Marseille as underdogs. Even though they have twice won the European championship, they have not beaten their German neighbours outside of friendlies since the 1958 World Cup.

Women's World Cup: Sweden, Netherlands storm into quarters

Women's World Cup: Sweden, Netherlands storm into quarters

Rediff.com6 Aug 2023

The Netherlands and Sweden marched into the quarter-finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup.

PIX! 'Every game is precious' Messi superfan joins scores of giddy fans

PIX! 'Every game is precious' Messi superfan joins scores of giddy fans

Rediff.com15 Jun 2023

Zhang Jiao, after realising her dream of witnessing Argentina soccer great Lionel Messi lift the World Cup every match he plays from now on is "precious".

'... today, in Brazil, Spain is known as a country of racists'

'... today, in Brazil, Spain is known as a country of racists'

Rediff.com22 May 2023

Real Madrid star Vinicius racially attacked for 10th time this season.

The Stars To Watch Out For!

The Stars To Watch Out For!

Rediff.com3 Dec 2022

The most impressive players at the FIFA World Cup 2022 after Round One.

Football Extras: Chelsea fan denies Sterling abuse was racist

Football Extras: Chelsea fan denies Sterling abuse was racist

Rediff.com11 Dec 2018

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Which is the World Cup's most valuable team?

Which is the World Cup's most valuable team?

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

England, who are gunning for their second World Cup title, have the most valuable squad in Qatar with Jude Bellingham topping a list of over 800 players.

Football Focus: 'Hungry lion' Ibrahimovic set to return; Lampard hails Chelsea

Football Focus: 'Hungry lion' Ibrahimovic set to return; Lampard hails Chelsea

Rediff.com30 Jun 2020

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Messi leads Argentina win in 1st game as world champs

Messi leads Argentina win in 1st game as world champs

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

Lionel Scaloni picked the same starting line-up from the World Cup final win over France as they looked dominant from the start

'OneLove' anti-hate armbands sell like hotcakes

'OneLove' anti-hate armbands sell like hotcakes

Rediff.com24 Nov 2022

The "OneLove" armbands FIFA banned at the World Cup in Qatar are suddenly selling like hotcakes.

Football Briefs: Ronaldo discharged from Ibiza hospital after heavy flu

Football Briefs: Ronaldo discharged from Ibiza hospital after heavy flu

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

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Football Briefs: Suarez bags 50th Uruguay goal in win over Czechs

Football Briefs: Suarez bags 50th Uruguay goal in win over Czechs

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

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'Grant Wahl should have been here'

'Grant Wahl should have been here'

Rediff.com11 Dec 2022

A posy of white lilies and a framed photograph of Wahl taken in Qatar was left at the media seat that had been assigned to the 48-year-old journalist

Football Extras: Lyon edge Bordeaux 3-2

Football Extras: Lyon edge Bordeaux 3-2

Rediff.com27 Apr 2019

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'They resonated on every tongue during the World Cup'

'They resonated on every tongue during the World Cup'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2022

'To our Moroccan friends: Congratulations on this beautiful journey. You are making football history.'

Why Messi and Co were forced to abandon bus parade

Why Messi and Co were forced to abandon bus parade

Rediff.com21 Dec 2022

The team had arrived in the early hours of Tuesday at Ezeiza airport. Despite it being around 3am local time (0600 GMT), thousands were waiting with banners, flags and flares and howling with joy after Messi and his team mates ended the country's 36-year wait to win the World Cup.

Football Briefs: Aguero extends City contract to 2021

Football Briefs: Aguero extends City contract to 2021

Rediff.com21 Sep 2018

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Football Extras: Real-Atletico to play ICC match in USA

Football Extras: Real-Atletico to play ICC match in USA

Rediff.com28 Mar 2019

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Football Extras: Atletico scrape past fourth-tier club in King's Cup

Football Extras: Atletico scrape past fourth-tier club in King's Cup

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

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Plane carrying Cardiff City footballer goes missing over English channel

Plane carrying Cardiff City footballer goes missing over English channel

Rediff.com22 Jan 2019

Cardiff City soccer player Emiliano Sala was on board a light aircraft that lost radar contact over the English channel late on Monday, French police sources said.

Dhoni is co-owner of Chennai football franchise

Dhoni is co-owner of Chennai football franchise

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

Dhoni on Monday became the co-owner of Chennaiyin FC, one of the eight franchise of Indian Super League.

Messi's footprints will join those of the greats

Messi's footprints will join those of the greats

Rediff.com21 Dec 2022

The historic Maracana stadium has hosted two World Cup finals, in 1950 and 2014, and saw Messi and his squad become 2021 Copa America champions by beating Brazil 1-0.

PIX: World Champions France held to a draw; Spain crush Wales

PIX: World Champions France held to a draw; Spain crush Wales

Rediff.com12 Oct 2018

France substitute Kylian Mbappe engineered two late goals to rescue a 2-2 draw against Iceland and spare the blushes of the world champions in their friendly.

Football Briefs: Higuain undergoes medical at Milan, Bonucci at Juve

Football Briefs: Higuain undergoes medical at Milan, Bonucci at Juve

Rediff.com2 Aug 2018

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Football Briefs: Mahrez joins Manchester City from Leicester

Football Briefs: Mahrez joins Manchester City from Leicester

Rediff.com11 Jul 2018

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ISL will change the face of Indian football, says Tendulkar

ISL will change the face of Indian football, says Tendulkar

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

Legendary Sachin Tendulkar feels that Indian Super League has begun on the right note and the 'fantastic start' on Sunday would be a huge boost towards changing the face of the game in the country.

'I don't really want to go back to France. I love England'

'I don't really want to go back to France. I love England'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

Leicester's Mahrez rules out PSG move

Football Briefs: Pique could face punishment for Espanyol celebration

Football Briefs: Pique could face punishment for Espanyol celebration

Rediff.com6 Feb 2018

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Football Briefs: Neymar on brink of record move to PSG?

Football Briefs: Neymar on brink of record move to PSG?

Rediff.com28 Jul 2017

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Own Goal! Europe's Protests Over Qatar's Human Rights

Own Goal! Europe's Protests Over Qatar's Human Rights

Rediff.com26 Oct 2022

The rumblings of discontent from Righteous Europe over Qatar's admittedly appalling human rights record can only be viewed as deeply disingenuous and phoney, argues Kanika Datta.

When Pelemania Gripped India

When Pelemania Gripped India

Rediff.com2 Jan 2023

The enormous structured global advertising machinery that surrounds every football game on the planet today? Pele was perhaps single-handedly responsible for all of it. By just being brilliant, captivating crowds, and behaving like a being from the future, doing things that STILL provoke oohs and aahs from watchers. Vaibhav Raghunandan salutes the Incomparable Pele.