Manchester City’s 6-1 demolition of Manchester United, suggests that a regime change in the English Premier League (EPL) is in the offing.

With a little help from an Abu Dhabi businessman, the downt

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Manchester City’s 6-1 demolition of Manchester United, suggests that a regime change in the English Premier League is in the offing. With a little help from an Abu Dhabi businessman, the downtrodden have shaken off their chains. Sir Alex Ferguson’s noisy neighbours could become the lords of the manor, if they maintain their current form and self-belief.

For Salgaocar the long wait is over. After 14 years they lifted the Federation Cup, at the same venue — the Salt Lake Stadium — and against East Bengal, the opponents they beat in 1997. Only the score

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For Salgaocar the long wait is over. After 14 years they lifted the Federation Cup, at the same venue — the Salt Lake Stadium — and against East Bengal, the opponents they beat in 1997. Only the score line (3-1) was marginally better.
In 1997 Bruno Coutinho’s golden goal silenced the East Bengal fans and enabled Salgaocar to win 2-1. It is also after seven years that a team from Goa won the premier knock-out competition of India. Way back in 2004, Dempo (Goa) had beaten Mohun Bagan 2-1 in the final in Bengaluru.

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In the 2014 World Cup qualifying preliminary draw which took place at the Marina da Gloria in Rio de Janeiro, the main beneficiaries were South America.
The Fifa executive committee, despite repeated pleas by the representatives from Africa and the North, Central America and the Caribbean Zone (Concacaf) decided to retain the same qualifying berths for all the continents in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

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Gangtok, Pune and Shillong are ushering in a new footballing era. The football clubs recently started in these cities are on the right track, connected to the local community, financially viable and creating regional identities. Hopefully in the future they can give a new look to Indian football.

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Since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the football tournament has become a U-23 year’s event. In the last two decades in the U-23 pre-Olympics competition, India have won just five matches. In October 1995, India twice beat Pakistan (2-1 in Peshawar and 3-1 in Margao) and in March 2003, beat Turkmenistan 1-0 in Goa.

No Kolkata-based club has won the I-League over the last seven years owing to misplaced priorities and not lack of talent.

After all, in the 32nd Fed Cup in September 2010, Mohun Bagan trounced the

For Bengal the long wait is over having won the coveted Santosh Trophy after 11 years. It was not champagne football all the way but gritty Bengal overcame adversity to win the title for the 30th time

If you think of scintillating free kicks you think of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Daniel Alaves or Kaka. But none of these superstars have impressed from set-pieces so far. Instead, the unlikely free kick heroes have been two lesser known Japanese midfielders, Keisuke Honda and Asian player of 2010 Yasuhito Endo.