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And it’s back!
FIFA As the World Cup turns 80, we look back at the legends, the glory and some of the crucial moments that made football a global phenomenon. SWAROOP SWAMINATHAN
From its humble beginnings in Uruguay in 1930 to a global phenomenon, the FIFA World Cup has grown as a passion for both foot-ballers and fans. Tracing […]
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Heads up South Africa
TALENT SPOTTING With some of the best players in this edition of the World Cup, there is promise of an exciting season ahead. A look at some of the players who are likely to leave their mark on this year. S. RAM MAHESH
Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
The Juventus keeper was outstanding in Germany in 2006, conceding just […]
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Dumped!
SELECTION SHOCKERS It seems controversy follows a football coach like a shadow. The squads announced by powerhouses — Argentina, France, Italy, England and Brazil — had shocking omissions of players, who have been performing well for their respective teams in the different leagues. S. SUDARSAN
Argentina
The most disappointing was, of course, Diego Armando Maradona’s list. The […]
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The unforgettables
Superstars who pushed the limits of the game to make it the sport that it is today. SWAROOP SWAMINATHAN
Pele
If anyone epitomises the spirit of the World Cup, it is Edson Arantes Do Nascimento — popularly knows as Pele. The limelight, vacated because of Ferenc Puskas-less Hungary, was seized by Pele. An upstart, which the football […]
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Play-makers
STAR COACHES A few names have already come up as the ones who will determine the fate of the title. Here is an effort to find some of them. AMITABHA DAS SHARMA
A coach is the tactician whose acumen and astuteness determines the success of a team in football. The World Cup, ever since it was […]
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My favourites…
BYTES Everybody loves football. And here are a few from within the sport and without sharing their love for the game and predictions for this World Cup…
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Chairman, Selection Committee, BCCI
I’m really looking forward to it and although I’m not a hardcore football follower — tennis is my second love — I will watch […]
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Meet the teams
PREVIEW With just five days to go before the Quarter-finals, SUHRITH PARTHASARATHY takes a look at the teams in the fray.
With six different countries represented, this year’s UEFA Champions League quarter-finals line-up contains the most diverse grouping since 1999. Featuring an all Gallic contest, a repeat of the 1999 and 2006 Champions League finals and a […]
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One of a kind
FOOTBALL Paul Scholes’ 100th Premier League goal puts him in elite class. SUHRITH PARTHASARATHY
Last Saturday, Paul Scholes produced a flicker of his vintage class and finished with refined composure in helping Manchester United secure a crucial victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Seizing upon an error by Jody Craddock, Scholes, typically poised, dragged the ball wide of […]
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On either side of the court
GREAT RIVALRIES: SIR ALEX FERGUSON AND KEVIN KEEGAN The season of face-offs , fledglings and the Fergie mind games. RAAKESH NATRAJ
In the era of megalomaniac, uber-rich footballers, it is a tad tough on one’s fancy to imagine two gentlemen, dressed in plush, demure black, hair more grey than bistre, standing quite apart from the […]
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World Cups and more
ALL SET 2010 will see the World Cups in hockey, T20 and football.. And it’s an important year for India as it gears up for the Commonwealth Games. RAAKESH NATRAJ
FIFA World Cup, S. Africa
If ever the logistics involved in putting an event together is an indicator of its degree of importance, then the Football World […]
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