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Tim Cahill wants to become a coach after retiring

Tim Cahill has a playing career which extends for over 15 years. The Australian player is currently 36 years old but he continues performing at a competitive level with the Chinese outfit Hangzhou Greentown FC. Even at his elevated age, Cahill is not only a consistent performer for his club but also for his national team Australia.

Every player reaches a point in their career where they know that the time to retire arrives and Cahill recently revealed what he is planning to do after hanging up his boots and the Australian player stated that his plans is to become a coach as the veteran player said:

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The $10 billion World Cup

Preparations have already been gone underway for the upcoming World Cup with Russia being the host for the worldwide event and the Russian government has designated around $10 billion for anything that will be needed in order for the 2018 World Cup to be held.

Russia World Cup

Around half of the $10 billion is expected to be used in the development of the transportation infrastructure. The top priorities from these infrastructures are the creation and improvements of airports as well as road networks.

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CHELSEA AIM HIGH WITH STADIUM RENOVATION

Chelsea Football club has sought permission for the reconstruction of Stamford Bridge. The current stadium capacity of Stamford Bridge is a little more than forty one thousand. It is believed to rise to about sixty thousand after the renovation.

Stamford Bridge

The new design has come out in public and it has not got everyone’s backing. There have been a lot of comments on the design on social media and while, some have been quite positive, there have been a few sarcastic ones too.

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NEUER AIMING FOR WIN

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has claimed that his team wants to beat Olympiakos in the upcoming Champions League group game but not because to help Arsenal.

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The Gunners need an overwhelming favourite from the German club in order to have any hope of qualification to the last 16. Arsenal lost the first two matches of the group stages and it has made it extremely difficult for the club to even considering a second spot going into the final two games. Turkish club Olympiakos can manage to surprisingly move ahead of Arsenal and reached the last 16 if they claim an unlikely victory against Bayern.

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The complex art of the free-kick

There are some moments in football that are universally adored by fans. The (all but too rare) diving header, the scissor kick or a mazy dribble down the wing resulting in an inch-perfect cross onto the head of a team-mate.

You’d be hard pressed to find anyone with an interest in the sport who doesn’t enjoy seeing those moments of play out on the football field. And another one that can be thrown into this mix must surely be the expertly dispatched free-kick. You can see below for some great examples.

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Will Bournemouth need to extend their stadium?

The race for promotion to the Premier League is well and truly on, with eight runners and riders in contention for promotion this campaign – either through an automatic promotion spot, or a playoff position. Bournemouth are currently second in the table with two games remaining and are red hot favourites to secure automatic promotion.

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CITY OUT OF CONTENTION

It’s almost certain that the Barclays Premier League is going to find a new winner this season as the reigning Champions, Manchester City, seem to be out of contention after their recent surprising defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace.

City has actually slipped to the 4th position in the points table and for them to be able to defend their crown from here on in would be an absolute miracle.

The manager Manuel Pellegrini knows it well and thus, he has forgotten the title for the time being.

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PRIDE BUT NO POINTS

Manchester City might not have managed to reduce the points’ margin between them and their title challengers Chelsea the other day at Stamford Bridge, but, Manuel Pellegrini walked out of the arena with his head held high.

The Sky Blues boss was all praise for his boys for their performance in that game which was sort of must win for the reigning champions. Now, with only fifteen matches to go, it’s still possible for City to be able to reach the top of the table, but they have to hope Chelsea slip up.

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STADIUM MOVES CLOSER

Tottenham are reportedly close to finalising a short-term move to MK Dons while the new stadium gets ready for use in 2017. Tottenham have been looking at various alternatives in order to stage their home matches when the new stadium comes close to completion.

Spurs are set to enter into the elite clubs once the new 50,000 plus seater stadium is ready for use. The club will be spending major portion of the money through the sales of sponsorships and prime real estate in London. Spurs have considered the possibility of sharing the ground with the likes of West Ham.

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