Articles filed under Soccer
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Chilean Mayne-Nicholls decides not to run against BlatterJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Harold Mayne-Nicholls, the former head of the Chilean football association, says he will not run against Sepp Blatter for the president of footbal...
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US fades in 3-2 loss at Chile, extends winless streak to 5Jan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - RANCAGUA, Chile (AP) - Mark Gonzalez scored in the 66th and 75 minutes to lead Chile to a 3-2 win over the United States in an international friendly Wednesday that sent...
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Iraq, UAE play for Middle East supremacy in 3rd-place matchJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - After falling one game short of an Asian Cup finals appearance, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates will play for Middle Eastern supremacy in t...
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Ivory Coast wins, advances to quarterfinals at African CupJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AP) - Max Gradel finally broke the string of draws in Group D and sent the Ivory Coast into the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations wi...
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Neymar nets 2, Barca beats Atletico 3-2 to reach Copa semisJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - MADRID (AP) - Neymar scored twice to lead Barcelona past nine-man Atletico Madrid and into the Copa del Rey semifinals with a 3-2 victory that went from pulsating to uns...
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PAOK signs former Portugal defender CostaJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) - Greece's PAOK says it has signed former Portugal international Ricardo Costa on an 18-month contract. A team statement says the 33-year-old d...
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Barcelona and Tottenham advance in cupsJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - Neymar scored twice, and Barcelona won 3-2 at Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night to reach the Copa del Rey semifinals on 4-2 aggregate. Barcelona will play Villarreal or...
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Valencia ties Spain striker Alcacer until 2020Jan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - VALENCIA, Spain (AP) - Valencia says Spain striker Paco Alcacer has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2020. The 21-year-old Alcacer is ...
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Defender Steve Birnbaum set to make US debut at ChileJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - Defender Steve Birnbaum is set to make his U.S. national team debut in the exhibition game at Chile, as coach Jurgen Klinsmann shifted to a 3-5-2 formation for the Ameri...
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Column: FIFA hopeful is Trojan horse for gambling industryJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - PARIS (AP) - Don't laugh. There's nothing funny about the gambling industry's latest wheeze to sink its teeth even deeper into football and its fans. We're talking here ...