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Argentina Lose 2-0 To Bolivia Hours After Lionel Messi Is Banned

Bolivia have won just three of their 14 World Cup qualifiers Argentina lost 2-0 to Bolivia in World Cup qualifying,...

International

Argentina In Serious Danger of Missing Out On World Cup

The captain was absent for a 2-0 defeat at altitude, and if his ban is not reduced on appeal the clueless Albiceleste...

International

Argentina To Appeal Messi’s Four-Match Ban

Argentina will appeal the four-match ban handed to Lionel Messi by FIFA, national team secretary Jorge Miadosqui has...

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FIFA Probes Ivory Coast, Senegal Crowd Trouble

FIFA said Tuesday it had launched an investigation into incidents which led to the abandonment of a friendly match...

Sports

Jeffrey Schlupp Has Helped Crystal Palace Defense

The January arrivals of Mamadou Sakho and Jeffrey Schlupp have been the final piece of the jigsaw as Crystal Palace’s...

International

Lionel Messi Slapped With Four Matches Ban

Lionel Messi has been banned for four international matches after insulting an assistant referee in Argentina’s World...

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Messi Handed Four Game Ban By FIFA

Lionel Messi has been hit with a four game international suspension, just hours before Argentina take on Bolivia in a...

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Iran Blow Hole In China’s World Cup Bid

Mehdi Taremi's second-half strike condemned China to a 1-0 defeat to Iran on Tuesday in a major blow to their hopes of...

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Japan Crush Thailand 4-0 In World Cup Qualifier

Leicester City's Shinji Okazaki celebrated his 50th international goal Tuesday as Japan brushed aside Thailand 4-0 to...

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Australia Beat UAE To Boost World Cup Hopes

Australia boosted their World Cup qualifying hopes on Tuesday with a tense, 2-0 win over UAE, whose under-pressure...

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Dubai World Cup Will Be ‘No. 1’ Again

Over 20 years ago, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum dreamed of bringing the world's best thoroughbreds to Dubai....

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Pitch Invasions End I.Coast-Senegal Match Early

Numerous pitch invasions forced Monday's friendly between Ivory Coast and Senegal in Paris to be abandoned before...

Sports

Ghana Football Association Officials To Appeal FIFA Ban

What was supposed to be harmless and genuine quest for information might have landed two top officials of the Ghana...

Sports

FIFA Bans Ghana FA Officials Over Sexual Harassment

Two Ghanaian officials of the Ghana Football Association have been banned for a combined period of 15 months by FIFA...

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India’s First FIFA Tournament To Be Staged In Delhi

The Under-17 World Cup will kick off in New Delhi, marking India's first-ever FIFA tournament, world football's...

Sports

Lamptey’s Ban Should Serve As A Lesson To Suker – Kojo Addae Mensah

Chief Executive Officer of Data Bank, Kojo Addae Mensah has advised referee Samuel Suker to take a cue from the...

Sports

Africa’s Failed Wonderkids

Dominic Adiyiah: At the end of the last decade, there weren’t too many young talents in the world who were more...

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Lippi Says China Must Keep World Cup Momentum

China's fledgling revival under Marcello Lippi will be tested by Asia's top team Iran in World Cup qualifying on...

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Resurgent US Face Panama Test In CONCACAF Qualifiers

A revitalised United States face Panama on Tuesday brimming with confidence after a record World Cup qualifying victory...