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Ballon D’Or: Luka Modric Breaks Lionel Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo Duopoly, Ada Hegerberg First Female Winner
04 Dec 2018
Luka Modric, the antithesis to the modern sports star, finally receives recognition for work put in over more than a decade. Ada Hegerberg, the Norwegian striker who has scored a remarkable 107 goals…
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FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid: Spanish Police Arrests 10 for Selling Fake Clasico Tickets
27 Oct 2018
Spain's civil guard police force raided the premises of nine companies and made the arrests two days ahead of the latest Clasico between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, to be played at the Camp Nou on…
Siddhanth Aney, Vaibhav Raghunandan
Best of 2018 FIFA World Cup: Goal, Player, Match, the Highs and Lows
18 Jul 2018
Newsclick sports desk lists out the best from the 2018 FIFA World Cup -- it indeed was difficult to pick one goal from the other, or one great match from the countless many good ones, such was the…
Leslie Xavier
Kylian Mbappe, the Future of Football? Not Yet
17 Jul 2018
Every FIFA World Cup throws up new names touted as the ones who will replace Lionel Messi and Cristinao Ronaldo and from Russia it is Kylian Mbappe. Unfortunately, one-off month long tournaments can…
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Croatia vs France FIFA World Cup Final: Road to Summit Clash in Images
14 Jul 2018
Croatia football team won two penalty shootouts, and beat powerhouses England and Argentina; while France football team scalped Belgium and Uruguay among others to reach the FIFA World Cup summit…
Leslie Xavier
World Cup: Lukaku, Mbappe and the Colonial Ghosts Within Belgium and France
03 Jul 2018
Kylian Mbappe and Romelu Lukaku, two of FIFA World Cup’s most exciting forwards are also a reminder of the horrors of European colonialism in their countries of origin.
Siddhanth Aney
FIFA World Cup: France were Young, Sublime and Too Good for Argentina
01 Jul 2018
The knockout phase of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia could not have gotten off to a more dramatic start -- Lionel Messi’s Argentina beaten in seven-goal circus by France
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Neymar, Lionel Messi and Ronaldo Under Suspension Cloud at World Cup
29 Jun 2018
FIFA’s amended suspension rule means big names are walking the tightrope -- one more yellow for Neymar, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could see them miss the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
Leslie Xavier
Hypnotic Jerseys, Sexy Midfield and Pride Could Earn Croatia the World Cup
27 Jun 2018
Croatia are brimming with talent at FIFA World Cup in Russia and may just emulate or even better their 1998 heroics, giving the world of football a new leader and a fresh hierarchy.
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Diego Maradona Can’t Stand Argentina’s Plight in Russia, Wants to Talk to Players
25 Jun 2018
Argentina players must understand what it means to wear the national shirt at the FIFA World Cup, says Diego Maradona