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Schweinsteiger tipped to be Germany captain
BERLIN, July 20- German midfield general Bastian Schweinsteiger is favourite to become the World Cup winners’ captain after the surprise international retirement of Philipp Lahm. Schweinsteiger became...
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Gourcuff named as Algeria coach
ALGIERS, July 20- Former Lorient coach Christian Gourcuff has succeeded Vahid Halilhodzic as coach of Algeria, the Algerian football federation has announced. Gourcuff has been handed a contract...
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Loew made honorary citizen of his hometown
BERLIN, July 22 – Germany’s World Cup-winning coach Joachim Loew is to be made an honorary citizen of his hometown of Schoenau im Schwarzwald, the town mayor said on Tuesday. “We are proud of Jogi...
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Dunga gets second chance as Brazil coach
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 22-Dunga won the World Cup as a player for Brazil and now the country is giving him a second chance to get the trophy as a coach. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) named...
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Nigeria ready to renew Keshi contract
ABUJA, July 25- The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced on Thursday they are set to begin talks with coach Stephen Keshi over a new contract. Keshi took over as coach in 2011 and his first...
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Russia okays $150m to aid World Cup venues
MOSCOW, August 8- The Russian government approved Friday rules on subsidising construction of infrastructure for the 2018 football World Cup for a total of over 5.5 billion rubles ($151 million, 113...
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Russia W Cup boycott discussed by EU
BRUSSELS, September 3- EU nations have discussed a possible boycott of the 2018 football World Cup in Russia if the crisis in Ukraine escalates, a European source said on Wednesday. The suggestion came...
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Liverpool look for lift against Basel
LIVERPOOL, September 30- Liverpool are confident that they can put a frustrating run of domestic form behind them when they face FC Basel in Switzerland in Champions League Group B on Wednesday. The...
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World Cup, Ebola top Facebook sharing list
WASHINGTON, December 9- Football’s World Cup and the Ebola outbreak topped the list of topics most shared by Facebook users around the globe in 2014, the social networking giant said Tuesday. The World...
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Argentina, Australia advance to World Cup last 16 as France upset
Argentina’s Alexis Mac Allister celebrates putting his team into the lead against Poland © AFP / Glyn KIRK Doha (AFP), Nov 29 – Lionel Messi’s Argentina booked their place in the last 16 of the World...
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