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Beating Barca is not impossible – Scolari

On the back of Guangzhou Evergrande’s triumph over Mexico’s Club América in the Club World Cup quarter-finals, Luiz Felipe Scolari, who coaches the Chinese side, declared that “it is not impossible” for his side to overcome Barcelona in the semis. Speaking after his side’s 2-1 win at Osaka’s Nagai Stadium – which was secured courtesy

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Blatter set to win new term, inspite of storm

Berlin, David Cameron, Argentina, Russia, BU.S., Vladimir Putin, BerlinWorld soccer boss Sepp Blatter is expected to be re-elected, Friday, defying growing calls for him to step down in the face of corruption scandals engulfing the sport’s governing body. Addressing delegates at FIFA’s annual Congress in Switzerland, where members began voting to decide the organisation’s presidency,

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Bale, Modric, set to miss decider against Atletico?

Gareth Bale looks set to miss Real Madrid’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Atletico Madrid with a calf injury. The Wales forward, 25, was substituted with the problem after just five minutes of Real’s 3-1 home victory over Malaga on Saturday. “Bale has been diagnosed with a muscular injury in his left soleus. His

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Spain’s Club-obsessed press ignores the national team

The front cover of Spain’s leading sports paper, last Sunday featured Gareth Bale of Wales. Page 2: Bale. Page 3: Bale. Page 4 Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal. Plus a bit of Lucas Silva, Brazil. Page 5: Luka Modric, Croatia. Toni Kroos, Germany. And Raphael Varane and Karim Benzema, France (neither of whom played). Page 6: Marcos

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NOT THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY

Decisions breed seasons, a fact that distinguishes the right-thinking from the stinking-thinking, enabled by bias, apathy, heavy-handedness or downright lack of integrity. Sometimes, some folks are so afflicted by a spirit of greed that they their decisions are dictated by it, and they end up upended, their behavior knocking on the doors of the Hall

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Neymar: “I’ve grown as a player and become a professional”

New Brazil captain Neymar spoke about his personal development ahead of the clash against Ecuador. "A lot has changed for me in recent times. I've learnt a lot in the last three to four years", he noted. "I've grown as a player and become a professional. I've learnt from the older heads in the national

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