Luis Suarez banned for four months
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has been suspended from all football-related activity for four months for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini.The Liverpool player, 27, has also...
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Mohammedan SC play 2-2 draw with Team BJMC
Dhaka Mohammedan SC split points with Team BJMC as the Nitol-Tata Bangladesh Premier Football League match between the two teams ended in 2-2 draw at...
Neymar, Messi joint-highest scorers now
Prolific striker Neymar of Brazil and Majestic Lionel Messi of Argentina are now the joint-highest scorers of 2014 FIFA World Cup,so far. The two stars...
France clinch top spot in Group E, Ecuador out
AP, Rio De Janeiro :France’s much-vaunted attack missed a series of chances as it drew 0-0 with 10-man Ecuador to reach the knockout stage of...
Ecuador coach declines to blame referee for exit
AP, Rio De Janeiro :Ecuador coach Reinaldo Rueda called the red card given to midfielder Antonio Valencia “quite unfortunate,” but declined to blame Ivory Coast...
Uruguay captain Lugano dismisses ‘bite’ claims
Uruguay captain Diego Lugano has denied Luis Suarez is guilty of biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini.Fifa, world football’s governing body, opened disciplinary proceedings against Suarez...
Manaus mayor says World Cup city proved critics wrong
British tabloids warned it was a jungle outpost where dangers ranged from rampant crime to snakes, but Manaus’s mayor said Wednesday the World Cup host...
Shaqiri’s hat trick puts Swiss into 2nd round
AP, Manaus :Xherdan Shaqiri’s hat trick put Switzerland into the second round of the World Cup, and kept coach Ottmar Hitzfeld gainfully employed for at...
Uruguay edge past 10-man Italy
AP, Natal :After nearly two weeks of mostly beautiful, free-flowing football, the game’s ugly side was on full display when Uruguay edged 10-man Italy 1-0...
Zidane named coach of Real Madrid feeder team
France legend Zinedine Zidane has been appointed coach for next season of Real Madrid’s feeder team, third- division side Castilla, the club said Wednesday. “Zizou,...