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South Africa to respond to World Cup bribe allegation

South Africa's sports minister is due to make a statement on the allegations of bribery in connection with the country's bid to h...

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AFCON 2017: Egypt Coach Names 23-Man Squad For Eagles Game [See List]

The Head Coach of Egypt’s senior national team Hector Cuper has called up 23 players for the two-legged 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualif...

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Ronaldo Scores In Elche Win To Move To Third Place On Real's All-Time Top Scorer List

Portugal football team captain Cristiano Ronaldo moved up to third place on Real Madrid's all-time top scorers after he fired a goal in ...

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FOOTBALL: Diouf And Moses Help Stoke Beat Villa

New Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood's reign began with a stoppage-time defeat by Stoke, the club's sixth straight league loss leavi...

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Ivorian Star Kolo Toure Retires From International Football

Liverpool defender Kolo Toure has retired from international football a week after winning the Africa Cup of Nations with the Ivory Coast. ...

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Morocco ‘Rejects’ Nations Cup Ban, Fine

 Moroccan authorities have accused the Confederation of African Football (CAF) of being against the development of the game on the continent...

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CAF To Change Rules To Allow Long Serving President Issa Hayatou To Stay Longer

Long-serving Confederation of African Football president Issa Hayatou is seeking to change his organisation's rules on age limits in ord...

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PSG Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Wax Statue Unveiled In Paris Museum

It's not often that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is seen laughing and joking but the Paris Saint-Germain striker looked absolutely delighted with ...

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FOOTBALL: African Nations Cup Best XI

Team of the African Nations Cup selected by Reuters journalists. Goalkeeper: Felipe Ovono (Equatorial Guinea). The inexperienced 22-ye...

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25 Killed In Riot As Egyptian Soccer Fans Clash With Police

At least 25 soccer fans have died in a confrontation with the police at the gates of a stadium, morgue officials said, in the latest violent...

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Security Increased For Cup Of Nations Final After Crowd Violence

Extra security will be in place for Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final between Ivory Coast and Ghana after crowd violence interrupted ...

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Violence Erupts At The Africa Cup Of Nations Crowd Trouble Taints Semi-Final

The semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations between Equatorial Guinea and Ghana descended into chaos as crowd trouble erupted. Fans of t...

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AFCON 2015: Ivory Coast Win To Reach Afcon Final

Ivory Coast reached their third Africa Cup of Nations final in nine years after proving too strong for DR Congo. Yaya Toure put them ahe...

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Debate: Is Cristiano Ronaldo Really Worth His Agent's £300 Million Price Tag?

Cristiano Ronaldo just won his third Ballon d'Or and second since signing with Real Madrid. His agent, Jorge Mendes, told BBC Sport ...

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AFCON 2015: Bony Shines As Ivory Coast Reach Last Four

Ivory Coast won the battle of the African Nations Cup favourites, eliminating Algeria to advance to their fourth semi-final in the last six ...

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Le Roy Dejected Following Congo´s Africa Cup Of Nations Exit

Claude Le Roy felt his Congo side were naive after they let a two-goal lead slip to lose 4-2 to Democratic Republic of Congo. A deflated...

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Cameroonian Football Star Samuel Eto'o Joins Italian Club Sampdoria

Samuel Eto'o has completed his move from Everton to Sampdoria, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal. The 33-year-old striker joined th...

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Equatorial Guinea Spark Joyous Celebrations By Reaching Quarters

Equatorial Guinea sparked jubilant celebrations around the country on Sunday as the hosts snatched an unlikely African Nations Cup quarter-f...

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AFCON 2015: Cameroon & Guinea Share Points

All four matches so far have been 1-1, meaning lots will be drawn to decide the qualifiers if Wednesday's matches are identical draws. ...

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Nigerian U20 Star Asisat Oshoala Signs For Liverpool Ladies

New Liverpool signing Asisat Oshoala won both the Golden Boot and Golden Ball - as Player of the Tournament - at last year's Under-20 Wo...

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