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Football legend Diego Maradona has died, aged 60, according to Argentine media reports. Widely rated as the greatest player of all time, Maradona was captain when Argentina won the 1986 World Cup. The tournament featured a number of sublime performances from the legendary forward, the most prominent of which came in a quarter-final match against England and the goal he scored in the match which came after a 60-yard run with the ball from midfield, dribbling past six English players has since been dubbed 'Goal of the Century'. Born in a slum are....
Football Great Paolo Rossi's Tale Of Redemption Ends (Obituary)
Football great Paolo Rossi, who died of lung cancer aged 64 on December 9, won the Italian Serie A twice and the European Cup once in his illustrious career, but the tournament that he is most widely associated with, for good reason, is the 1982 World Cup. ....
One New Thing Per Day: Bumrah Tweets After Maiden Half-century
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah donned his batsman's hat on Friday, scoring his maiden half-centurt (55 off 57 balls) to pull India 'A' to a total of 194 in their warm-up match against Australia 'A' at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He also took two wickets. ....
We Should Dream Of Qualifying For 2026 FIFA World Cup: Patel
India should dream of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup as the tournament will be expanded to 48 teams, All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel said on Wednesday. Patel made the statement while unveiling the logo for India's 2027 AFC Asian Cup bid. ....
Jurgen Klopp Rules Himself Out Of Contention For Germany Job
Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp ruled out himself from replacing Joachim Loew as the coach of Germany's national team. ....
England Striker Rashford Doubtful For San Marino Clash
England striker Marcus Rashford is a major doubt for England's World Cup qualifying opener against San Marino on Thursday, manager Gareth Southgate said. ....
Portugal Draw 2-2 With Serbia In FIFA World Cup Qualifier
Serbia drew with Portugal 2-2 in the second qualifier for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup here. ....
FIFA Qualifiers: Harry Kane Ends England Goal Drought To Sink Albania
England have made it two wins out of two in their World Cup qualifying campaign after they won 2-0 in Albania. ....
FIFA To Look Into Holding World Cup Every 2 Years
Football's world governing body FIFA has been given the mandate to make a feasibility study of hosting the men's and women's World Cups every two years instead of its current four-year cycle. ....
India's Sunil Chhetri Now 3 Short Of Pele's 77 International Goals
Ace forward Sunil Chhetri has become the world's second most prolific goal scorer amongst the active players -- his tally of 74 is second only to Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo's 103 -- but the India captain is not counting them as yet. In the all-time goal scorers' list, Chhetri is three goals short of Pele's 77 goals. ....
