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Man Utd legend Ryan Giggs appointed Wales manager
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Old Trafford [Manchester], Jan 16 (ANI): Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has been appointed as the new Wales manager.
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Ex-footballer George Weah wins Liberian presidential polls
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Monrovia [Liberia], December 29 (ANI): Former Liberian footballer George Weah on Thursday won the country's presidential elections, defeating vice-president Joseph Boakai in a runoff.
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Russia's Dy PM Vitaly Mutko resigns as chairman of World Cup organising co
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 28 (ANI): Russia's deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, has resigned from his role as the 2018 World Cup organising committee's chairman less than six months before the tournament begins in the country.
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FIFA bribery case: Manuel Burga acquitted of corruption charge
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [U.S], Dec 27 (ANI): Former South American soccer official Manuel Burga was acquitted of a corruption charge, originated from the FIFA bribery scandal.
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Russia's Vitaly Mutko steps down as president of Football Union
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 26 (ANI): Russia's deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko on Monday said he is suspending his role as president of the Russian Football Union.
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Former woman football player of Manipur awarded FIFA Referee Badge
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Tekcham Ranjita Devi became the only second woman referee from Manipur to be awarded the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Referee Badge, after Keilyani Chanu.
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FIFA offers discounted World Cup tickets to obese fans
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [England], December 6 (ANI): FIFA is reportedly going to offer discounted tickets to people who are obese for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
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2018 Fifa World Cup Draw: Spain, Portugal ready for early duel; Germany ha
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A], December 2 (ANI): Following a long road of qualifying joy and heartache, the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia finally got into "game mode" after the Final Draw in Moscow's Kremlin State Palace.
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Ex-England striker Emile Heskey to promote football in India
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Emile Heskey, who represented the Three Lions in 2002 and 2010 FIFA World Cup, is all set to arrive in India next week to unveil his plans to promote and develop football in India.
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Buffon bids teary Italy farewell after missing out on World Cup finals
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Milan [Italy], November 14 (ANI): Four-time World Cup winner Italy on Monday failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1958, after it was defeated in a playoff against Sweden.
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Hope Solo accuses ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter of sexual assault
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Nov 11 (ANI): American goalkeeper Hope Solo has revealed that she was sexually assaulted by former FIFA president Sepp Blatter at the Ballon d'or awards ceremony in January 2013.
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PM Modi meets Indian U-17 football team
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met the Indian U-17 football team, who represented the nation in the FIFA World Cup for the first time in Indian sports history.
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