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John Terry Scam?

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According to a sting operation held by the News of the World(NOTW), England and Chelsea captain- John Terry sells £10K tickets for private access to himself and the club, through a fixer- Tony Bruce. Terry reportedly took 200 50-pound notes from the NOTW investigators for a tour of the Premier League team’s five-star training facility.  [ Read More ]

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It was an astonishing comeback by the European Champions, being a goal down for most of the match. The European Footballer of the Year- Lionel Messi scored the decider for Barcelona in extra time as they lifted the trophy in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Earlier, Esudiantes’ Mauro Boselli scored in the 37th minute and the  [ Read More ]

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Argentine club- Estudiantes reached the Club World Cup Finals beating an eight-man South Korean side – Pohang Steelers 2-1. The Argetine side will now face European Champions Barcelona in the finals. Leonardo Benitez’s double strike secured a win for the Los Pincharratas. They played with a home advantage, with their supporters urging them on. The  [ Read More ]

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Spanish La Liga and Argentine forward Lionel Messi has scooped up the much sought after Ballon d’Or award for the European Player of the Year. Messi said: “I’m happy to have won, and on top of it all by a wide majority” The award is decided by a poll of world football journalists from a  [ Read More ]

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The African Cup of Nations draw has been finalized as follows: Group A: Angola, Mali, Algeria, Malawi. Group B: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Burkina Faso. Group C: Egypt, Nigeria, Benin, Mozambique. Group D: Cameroon, Tunisia, Zambia, Gabon. The tournament is to be held from Jan 01 st to 31st , 2010.

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According to reports European football has been hit by a massive match-fixing scandal with approximately 200 matches are under investigation. There were simultaneous police raids in Germany, Britain, Austria and Switzerland, around 50 raids and the police have arrested 17 people as part of the investigation, which encompasses nine European leagues, the police officials said  [ Read More ]

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Check out this controversial goal scored after Henry surely handled the ball, in tonight’s France Vs Ireland World Cup play-off.

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Germany 2-2 Ivory Coast The Germans came back with a bang after the shocking death of Robert Enke. Previously, they had cancelled the friendly versus Chile after receiving the devastating news. The German’s were still emotional and it could be seen when captain Michael Ballack placed Enke’s number one shirt on the bench among the  [ Read More ]

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Fifa.com: David Beckham believes friction with Los Angeles Galaxy team-mate Landon Donovan earlier this year helped unify the Major League Soccer outfit. The Galaxy face Real Salt Lake in the MLS Cup final in Seattle on Sunday. Beckham had missed the start of the campaign after securing an extension to his loan deal with AC  [ Read More ]

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