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Youth development in shambles

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When Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Manchester United are conducting talent hunts in the state and selecting school students to train at their stadiums, a group of youngsters are trying hard to find a

Project PSG

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The French League has gone through a renaissance over the past few years. Emerging out of an era in which Lyon boasted seven consecutive titles, Ligue 1 has had four different champions in as many yea

Loyalty is just a fallacy

At the best of times, pre-season can be a large dose of ho with a mega serving of hum. Stadiums seats remain morosely empty, the echoes of chants and abuses from last season have all but died out and

Ex-England boss Fabio Capello signs Russia deal

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Former England boss Fabio Capello signed a contract on Thursday as manager of the Russian national football squad with a mission to qualify the team for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The 66-year-old

London Olympics start in Wales

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The first event of London 2012 won't take place at Olympic Park but some 132 miles away in Wales, where women's football gets the Games underway on Wednesday - two days before the opening ceremony.

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PSG, the new Manchester City in Europe

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The vagaries and frustrations after the season, also known as the transfer window, are upon us yet again.

It seemed like yesterday when young Cesc Fabregas called out to his alma mater, when Luka Mo

For Olympic glory

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Many people claim that football should not be a part of the Summer Olympics.

There is merit in this argument as football has its own premier tournaments such as the World Cup, whereas, for other spo

PSG's millions lures Zlatan Ibrahimovic away from Milan

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Paris Saint Germain have signed AC Milan's Swedish international striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic subject to him passing a medical, the French club's sporting director Leonardo told AFP on Tuesday.

The 30-

Top Spanish clubs to open soccer schools in India: Ambassador

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Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid plan to open football schools in India, Spanish Ambassador Gustavo De Aristegui has said.

He also said that tennis ace and world number two Rafael Nadal will

I knew nothing of bribery until after ISL collapse: Blatter

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter knew nothing about bribes paid to his predecessor Joao Havelange by now defunct marketing partner ISL until after the company collapsed in 2001, he said in a newspaper inte

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.