Articles filed under Soccer
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Di Maria recovers from finals drama with Copa America titleJul 11, 2021 7:00 am - BUENOS AIRES (AP) - Ángel Di MarÃa once admitted that he sought out a psychologist to help him deal with the trauma of his performance in finals. He overcame that...
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Vines lifts US over Haiti 1-0 in CONCACAF Gold Cup openerJul 11, 2021 7:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Sam Vines scored his first international goal on a header in the eighth minute, and a U.S. team mostly of backup players opened the CONCACAF Gol...
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Brazil has World Cup hopes dented after Copa America lossJul 11, 2021 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazil trusted its defense even more than Neymar to keep its Copa America title. It was a move that failed. Argentina's 1-0 victory at the Maracana...
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UEFA explores expanding European Championship to 32 teamsJul 11, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Buoyed by the success of this year's European Championship, UEFA is exploring whether to expand the event again to create a 32-team tournament. The review ...
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Racist abuse targets 3 English players who missed penaltiesJul 11, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Three Black players who missed penalty kicks for England in the decisive European Championship shootout against Italy on Sunday night were subjected to rac...
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Messi and Luis Diaz end Copa America as top goal scorersJul 11, 2021 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Argentina's Lionel Messi and Colombia's Luis DÃaz finished Copa America as the top scorers in the tournament with four goals each. Messi did not s...
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Benfica president placed under house arrestJul 11, 2021 7:00 am - LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Benfica president LuÃs Filipe Vieira was placed under house arrest late on Saturday until he pays bail of three million euros ($3.5 million). Vi...
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Italy explodes in joy after winning European soccer titleJul 11, 2021 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Italians celebrated the European Championship soccer title as a new beginning not only for their youthful national team but for a country that's been yearnin...
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Canada's Davies hurts ankle, to miss CONCACAF Gold CupJul 10, 2021 7:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Canadian star Alphonso Davies will miss the CONCACAF Gold Cup because of an ankle injury. The Canadian Soccer Association said the 20-year Bayer...
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Messi and Neymar picked as best players at Copa AmericaJul 10, 2021 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Argentina's Lionel Messi and Brazil's Neymar were picked as the two best players of the Copa America just before they met in the final on Saturday....