Posts Tagged ‘Football’
Lionel Messi arrives in Kolkata
Over two thousand delirious soccer lovers gave sleep the miss as they danced, cried and shouted slogans eulogising football magician Lionel Messi, who arrived in Kolkata early on Wednesday amid stringent security for Friday's first ever FIFA official international friendly match in the Indian sub-continent featuring Argentina and Venezuela0 [...]
Baichung Bhutia quits international football
Legendary Indian football player Baichung Bhutia today announced his international retirement, drawing curtains on an illustrious 16-year career, after battling a recurrent calf muscle injury6 years of international football5 minutes in the Asian Cup in Qatar in January, the most prestigious event India has ever taken part in the last 27 years5 [...]
Uruguay beats Paraguay to win Copa America
Uruguay won the Copa America for a record 15th time after beating Paraguay 3-0 on Sunday from two goals by Diego Forlan and another from Luis Suarez2th minute while Forlan hit the target in the 42nd and final minute of the match995 The small country of 35 million also reached the World Cup semifinals a year ago, surpassing the performance of [...]
