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    India-Malaysia football rivalry heats up: Gachibowli stadium set for thrilling showdown

    India and Malaysia have clashed 32 times, making it the most frequent matchup for the Blue Tigers in international football, ahead of rivalries with Pakistan (29 matches) and Bangladesh (28 matches). Monday’s game at the GMC Balayogi Gachibowli Stadium adds another chapter to this storied rivalry, where even friendly encounters are fiercely contested. Hyderabad: The India-Malaysia football rivalry goes a long way back. From their first meeting in 1957 friendly in Kuala Lumpur, where India emerged 3-0 winners thanks to PK Banerjee’s brace and a Tulsidas Balaram strike, until last year’s Merdeka Tournament clash in which Malaysia ran out 4-2 winners. The two sides have faced each other 32 times. That’s the most number of times India have played against any opponent in international football, followed by Pakistan (29 matches) and Bangladesh (28 matches). The game on Monday at the GMC Balayogi Gachibowli Stadium will be yet another addition to this historic rivalry, where even…
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    Champions League: Gyokeres hat-trick leads sporting CP to comeback win over Manchester City

    This marks Sporting’s first win over Manchester City in 27 Champions League matches. Phil Foden gave the English champions an early lead, but Geovany Quenda set up Gyökeres for the equalizer. Lisbon: Viktor Gyokeres’ hat-trick helped Sporting CP come from behind to crush Manchester City in the Champions League. This Sporting’s first win in 27 Champions League matches on Manchester City. Phil Foden’s strike had given the English champions an early lead, before Geovany Quenda found Gyokeres for the equaliser. The hosts scored twice in quick succession at the start of the second half, Maximiliano Araujo finishing off a well-worked team goal straight from kick-off before Gyokeres converted a penalty. Erling Haaland hit the crossbar from another penalty, before Gyokeres converted his second spot kick of the evening to wrap up a memorable final home game in charge for outgoing coach Ruben Amorim. City slip down to sixth in the Champions League table…
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    Barcelona soccer team to team up with Coldplay for next clasico against Real Madrid

    Barcelona women’s team will also wear them for a Spanish league game against Eibar on November 2. Barcelona (Spain): Barcelona soccer team will wear special edition shirts with a logo of pop rock band Coldplay on their fronts for the upcoming clasico against Real Madrid.Hansi Flick’s team will wear the shirts when it visits Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on October 26. Barcelona women’s team will also wear them for a Spanish league game against Eibar on November 2. The club is also launching versions of the shirts for sale in limited editions. The proceeds will be donated to a project by UNHCR/ACNUR and the Barça Foundation to help fight the impact of climate change in refugee camps in Uganda. Barcelona has put the names of popular music artists on its shirt for clasicos in recent seasons since teaming up with music streaming service Spotify, which sponsors both the team’s shirts and the Camp Nou stadium.…
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    Messi’s hat-trick helps Argentina crush Bolivia; Colombia, Brazil cruise

    Messi produced a performance for the ages for La Albiceleste, who had taken only one point from their previous two outings New Delhi: Lionel Messi’s sensational show spurred Argentina to return to winning ways in FIFA World Cup 26 qualifying. The 37-year-old registered his 10th international hat-trick and two assists as they crushed Bolivia 6-0. Messi produced a performance for the ages for La Albiceleste, who had taken only one point from their previous two outings. His canny, near-post finish caught goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra off guard, while his two solo goals erupted El Monumental. Argentina now have 22 points from 10 run-outs and are close to participating at a 14th World Cup in a row. Argentina stayed three points clear of second-placed Colombia, who thrashed rock-bottom Chile 4-0. Luis Diaz and James Rodriguez were excellent for Los Cafeteros, while 20-year-old sensation Jhon Duran rose from the bench to hike his hype.…
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    Arsenal confident in keeping Saliba despite Real Madrid’s interest

    William Saliba, regarded as one of Europe’s top defenders, has no plans to leave Arsenal, particularly after signing a four-year contract extension in 2023, according to a report by the Daily Express. New Delhi: Arsenal are confident their strong defensive backline, which they have curated under Mikel Arteta’s tenure as head coach, will remain intact after reports suggested that Real Madrid are showing heavy interest in procuring the services of William Saliba. William Saliba, who has made his case for being one of the top defenders in Europe, has no intentions of leaving Arsenal, especially after he signed a four-year contract extension in 2023, according to a report by British outlet Daily Express. Real Madrid are currently heavily depleted, with recurring injuries seeming to be the theme of the season. Apart from the side having suffered the absence of both Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe for a short period of time, they…
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    Portugal defeats Poland 3-1 in UEFA nations league match

    Coached by Roberto Martinez, the team showcased their attacking prowess right from the start. In the 10th minute, they nearly took the lead when Cristiano Ronaldo hit the woodwork from close range after a cross from Rafael Leao on the left wing. Warsaw: Portugal registered a 3-1 victory over Poland in the UEFA Nations League at the National Stadium here late on Saturday evening. The team coached by Roberto Martinez proved their quality as they were an attacking side from the very beginning. The visitors could break the deadlock in the 10th minute, but Cristiano Ronaldo hit the woodwork from close range after Rafael Leao’s cross from the left wing. In the 26th minute, Ruben Neves found Bruno Fernandes in the penalty area with a high cross, and the Manchester United midfielder passed to Bernardo Silva, who put the visitors ahead with a powerful volley into the far post, reports Xinhua. Martinez’s players…
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    Bundesliga: Frankfurt, Bayern share spoils in 3-3 thriller

    Bayern Munich began the match with strong momentum, creating several opportunities, but both Michael Olise and Serge Gnabry failed to find the net against Frankfurt goalkeeper Kaua Santos. Their persistence paid off in the 15th minute when Kim Min-jae tapped in a square pass from Thomas Muller, breaking the deadlock following a corner. Berlin: Two goals from Omar Marmoush, including an injury-time equaliser, earned Eintracht Frankfurt a 3-3 draw with Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. Bayern started brightly and created several chances, but neither Michael Olise nor Serge Gnabry were able to beat Frankfurt goalkeeper Kaua Santos. The German giants were rewarded for their efforts and broke the deadlock in the 15th minute when Kim Min-jae tapped in Thomas Muller’s square pass from a corner, reports Xinhua. Frankfurt equalised seven minutes later when Ansgar Knauff found Marmoush, who shrugged off Raphael Guerreiro before slotting past Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Bayern were shocked as…
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    Paul Pogba in talks with Juventus for mutual contract termination

    The midfielder’s contract, originally set to expire in June 2026, is expected to be mutually terminated with Juventus, according to a Daily Mail report. Pogba was handed a ban after failing a doping test following his appearance in Juventus’ opening game of the 2023-24 season against Udinese on August 20. The midfielder’s contract, originally set to expire in June 2026, is expected to be mutually terminated with Juventus, according to a Daily Mail report. Pogba was handed a ban after failing a doping test following his appearance in Juventus’ opening game of the 2023-24 season against Udinese on August 20. New Delhi: France’s World Cup winner and current Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has reportedly opened talks with the Seria A club over a mutual termination. The midfielder’s current contract is set to expire in June 2026 but the 31-year-old is expected to reach a mutual agreement with Juventus to cut his contract…
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    Leeds Goalkeeper Illan Meslier’s late error costs team crucial win in 2-2 draw with sunderland

    In the final moments of stoppage time, Leeds goalkeeper Meslier mishandled a hopeful ball from Sunderland’s Alan Browne, allowing it to slip past him and costing Leeds three crucial points. The draw left Leeds in third place in the Championship, three points behind leaders Sunderland, when a win could have brought them level at the top. New Delhi: Leeds United goalkeeper Illan Meslier was left devastated after a late mistake cost his team a crucial win against Sunderland in a 2-2 draw on Friday night. With the match deep into stoppage time, Meslier mishandled a hopeful ball from Sunderland’s Alan Browne, allowing it to slip past him and deny Leeds three valuable points. The result left Leeds in third place in the Championship, three points behind leaders Sunderland, when a win could have seen them draw level at the top. Leeds head coach Daniel Farke revealed that Meslier was “in tears”…
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    Messi scores brace as Inter Miami clinch first-ever MLS supporters’ shield

    A brace from captain Lionel Messi, a goal from Luis Suarez, and a crucial penalty save by Drake Callender sealed a historic 3-2 victory over Columbus Crew. With 68 points and two matches remaining, Inter Miami has secured the top spot in the MLS. If they win their final games, they’ll set a new single-season points record. Columbus: Inter Miami CF have won their first-ever Supporters’ Shield, with 3-2 victory at the Columbus Crew, guaranteeing Lionel Messi’s side will finish 2024 atop the regular-season standings. A brace from captain Lionel Messi, a goal from striker Luis Suarez, and a penalty save by Drake Callender secured the historic 2-3 win over the Columbus Crew. Inter Miami have 68 points with two matches remaining, ensuring they’ll finish the MLS campaign as the league’s best team. If they win out, they’ll establish a new single-season points record. With this victory, Inter Miami secured the top…

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      Qatar: Stadium 974 to disappear after FIFA World Cup

      Of the seven stadiums Qatar built for the World Cup, one will disappear after the tournament. That’s what the games’ organizers have said about Stadium 974 in Doha — a port-side structure with more than 40,000 seats partially built from recycled shipping containers and steel. Qatar says the stadium will be fully dismantled after the World Cup and could be shipped to countries that need the infrastructure. Outside experts have praised the design, but say more needs to be known about what happens to the stadium after the event. “Designing for disassembly is one of the main principles of sustainable building,” said Karim Elgendy, an associate fellow at the London-based Chatham House think tank who previously worked as a climate consultant for…

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      FIFA WC 2022: Netherlands beat United States 3-1, and Argentina won 2-1 against Aussies to advance to quarterfinals

      Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzil Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 3-1 victory on Saturday that advanced the Dutch to the quarterfinals. Second-half subsitute Haji Wright cut the U.S. deficit to 2-1 in the 76th minute when Christian Pulisic’s cross hit his trailing foot and popped over goalkeeper Andries Noppert and into the net. But Dumfries, who assisted on the first two goals, scored on a volley in the 81st.Runners-up in 1974, 1978 and 2010, the Oranje extended their unbeaten streak to 19 games and face Argentina or Australia on Friday. Lionel Messi magic was inevitable, but, interestingly, it stemmed from his own…

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      FIFA WC 2022: South Korea beats Portugal 2-1, advance to round of 16

      Hwang Hee-chan gave South Korea hope at the World Cup by scoring in stoppage time to help his team beat Portugal 2-1 Friday. Al Rayyan: South Korea advanced to the round of 16 at the World Cup on the tiebreaker of goals scored after beating Portugal 2-1 Friday following a stoppage-time strike from Hwang Hee-chan. South Korea was heading out of the tournament until Son Heung-min led a length-of-the-field breakaway in the first minute of added time and slipped a pass through to Hwang, who converted a low finish. Son and his teammates then formed a huddle in the middle of the field after the final whistle and watched coverage of the end of the other Group H match between Uruguay and Ghana…

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      FIFA WC 2022: Uruguay eliminated despite 2-0 win over Ghana

      Uruguay and Luis Suarez were eliminated from the World Cup despite a 2-0 win over Ghana on Friday. Al Wakrah: Uruguay and Luis Suarez were eliminated from the World Cup despite a 2-0 win over Ghana on Friday. The result also put Ghana out of the competition. Suarez played a key role in both first-half goals for Uruguay scored by Giorgian De Arrascaeta. Uruguay was in a position to go through until South Korea’s late goal gave it a 2-1 win over Portugal in the other Group H game. That meant Uruguay needed to score one more goal in the dying minutes of its game to qualify. It didn’t and Suarez was distraught on the sidelines and covered his face with his shirt…

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      Middle East reporter takes up unique challenge, attends 4 football matches in a single day 

      With 4 matches scheduled a day in the group stage of the World Cup, Associated Press correspondent Isabel DeBre wanted to see if it was possible to live football fans’ dream of watching all four matches in a single day.  Hyderabad: Qatar is a small country with an area of 11,586 km² and a population of 2.7 million, of which around 3 lakh are Qatari citizens and the rest of them are mostly expatriates. It is currently hosting the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup, and all the matches are being held in 8 stadiums located within close proximity of each other. A Middle East news reporter at Associated Press, Isabel DeBre decided to take up the unique challenge of watching all matches in…

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      FIFA WC 2022: Uruguay eliminated despite 2-0 win over Ghana

      Uruguay and Luis Suarez were eliminated from the World Cup despite a 2-0 win over Ghana on Friday. The result also put Ghana out of the competition. Suarez played a key role in both first-half goals for Uruguay scored by Giorgian De Arrascaeta. Uruguay was in a position to go through until South Korea’s late goal gave it a 2-1 win over Portugal in the other Group H game. That meant Uruguay needed to score one more goal in the dying minutes of its game to qualify. It didn’t and Suarez was distraught on the sidelines and covered his face with his shirt having been substituted in what was likely his last World Cup appearance. Source

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      FIFA WC 2022: South Korea beats Portugal 2-1, advance to round of 16

      South Korea advanced to the round of 16 at the World Cup on the tiebreaker of goals scored after beating Portugal 2-1 Friday following a stoppage-time strike from Hwang Hee-chan. South Korea was heading out of the tournament until Son Heung-min led a length-of-the-field breakaway in the first minute of added time and slipped a pass through to Hwang, who converted a low finish. Son and his teammates then formed a huddle in the middle of the field after the final whistle and watched coverage of the end of the other Group H match between Uruguay and Ghana on a cell phone. South Korea’s team’s fans were in tears, and some were praying. When that game finished 2-0 to Uruguay and South…

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      FIFA WC 2022: Morocco record 2-1 victory over Canada, make it to last 16

      Morocco advanced to the last 16 at the World Cup for just the second time after clinging on for a 2-1 win over Canada Doha: Morocco advanced to the last 16 at the World Cup for just the second time after clinging on for a 2-1 win over Canada on Thursday. The victory meant it finished top of Group F ahead of 2018 World Cup finalist Croatia and semifinalist Belgium. Croatia went through in second and No. 2-ranked Belgium was surprisingly eliminated after their 0-0 draw. The Moroccans’ only other trip past the group stage came in 1986. Hakim Ziyech scored for Morocco in the fourth minute after a bad error by Canada goalkeeper Milan Borjan left the winger to shoot…

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      Japan shock Spain 2-1 to top group, qualify for knockouts; Germany eliminated

      In material of losing the last league match of the group Spain qualified along with Japan to the knockout stage of the tournament. Doha: Japan rallied from a goal down to shock European giants Spain 2-1 in the concluding match of Group E to emerge as group winners while booking a place in the knockouts of the FIFA World Cup. In material of losing the last league match of the group Spain qualified along with Japan to the knockout stage of the tournament. In a night of chaotic pair of games, at the Khalifa International Stadium, Japan trailing by a 11th minute goal scored by Alvaro Morata to go into the half time break trailing 1-0. The Samurai Blue however stormed…

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      Japan beat Spain to top group as Germany crash out

      WHAT A MOMENT FOR JAPAN, TOP OF GROUP E‼️ pic.twitter.com/564jMQbZoU— ESPN (@espn) December 1, 2022 🚨 GROUP E – HOW IT ENDED:✅ Japan✅ Spain❌ Germany❌ Costa RicaWhat a finish to an incredible group 👏 #FIFAWorldCup #TSWorldCup pic.twitter.com/4rxoHbLM6W— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) December 1, 2022 GERMANY ARE ELIMINATED FROM THE WORLD CUP 😵❌ pic.twitter.com/XLX6OzyoDa— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 1, 2022 Let's laugh at Germany 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/dFf1t3cr92— Troll Football (@Troll_Fotballl) December 1, 2022 JAPAN TOP THE GROUP AND GERMANY ARE OUT 😱 pic.twitter.com/ZZt71aC37u— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 1, 2022 Japan progess as Group E winners 👏Hajime Moriyasu has got his side incredibly well organised 🇯🇵#FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/232GrdOvDX— Twenty3 (@Twenty3sport) December 1, 2022 Source: Twitter

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