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Football Legend David Beckham Likely To Attend India vs New Zealand Semifinal Clash In Mumbai
Former England footballer David Beckham is likely to be in attendance alongside India icon Sachin Tendulkar and a host of celebrities watch the India vs New Zealand semi-final clash at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. The football legend is on a three-day visit to India and is likely to mark his presence at the Wankhede. Several other former cricketers, film personalities and sports stars are also likely to be in the VVIP gallery as India clash with New Zealand.
Rashidi Yekini at 60: 10 things to know about late Nigerian football legend
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Manchester United and England football legend Sir Bobby Charlton dies aged 86
Manchester United and England great Sir Bobby Charlton has died aged 86, his family have announced in a statement.
Brazilian Football Legend Ronaldinho Arrives In Kolkata, To Inaugurate A Durga Puja Pandal
Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho on Sunday arrived in Kolkata on a two-day visit. As he walked out of the terminal, a crowd of enthusiastic fans who had gathered outside the airport greeted him. Numerous supporters were eagerly waiting for his arrival at the airport. The legendary footballer will participate in several programs here and will also inaugurate a Durga Puja pandal. He is also likely to meet CM Mamata Banerjee. This will be the former Ballon d'Or winner's first visit to the football-crazed city that has welcomed numerous football legends, including Pele, Diego Maradona, and Lionel Messi.
Saskatchewan government proclaims George Reed Day to honour football legend
The Saskatchewan government has proclaimed Oct. 7 as George Reed Day to honour one of the Canadian Football League's greatest players.
Malian football legend Salif Keita, Saint-Etienne’s ‘Black Panther’, dies at 76
Minister Abdoul Kassim Ibrahim Fomba said Keita passed away in the captial city Bamako, where he was also born.
Indian Football Legend Mohammed Habib Dies Aged 74
Mohammed Habib, the playmaker par excellence of the 1970s who scored against Pele's New York Cosmos in Mohun Bagan colours and made the football icon take note of his game, died on Tuesday. The former India player was 74. Habib, who was suffering from dementia and Parkinson's syndrome for the past couple of years, breathed his last in Hyderabad, his birthplace. Habib was survived by his wife and three daughters. A bronze medallist in the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok under the captaincy of fellow Hyderabadi Syed Nayeemuddin and manager PK Banerjee, Habib has represented the big three of Kolkata Maidan -- Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting in his heydays, dominating the Mecca of Indian football for a prolonged period in the late 1960s through to the 70s.