Articles filed under Soccer
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Colombia beats Uruguay 2-0 at World CupJun 28, 2014 1:01 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - James Rodriguez scored one of the best goals of the tournament and then added a second to put Colombia into the World Cup quarterfinals for the first ti...
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Players' union questions FIFA's punishment of Luis SuarezJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - The international players' union has questioned the severity and focus of FIFA's punishment of Luis Suarez for biting an opponent at the World Cup, sayi...
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U.S. hopes to boost World Cup attack against BelgiumJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - SAO PAULO - No wonder the United States is having problems scoring at the World Cup: The Americans are hardly attacking. Coach Jurgen Klinsmann is eager for the U.S. to ...
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Uruguay coach quits FIFA position over Suarez banJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has quit his role in FIFA's strategic committee in protest at the ban that football's governing body imposed on his team's s...
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Bonnie Dundee Golf Club brings new hybrid sport of FootGolf to Fox ValleyJun 27, 2014 1:00 am - Switch out a golf ball for a soccer ball and replace a golf club with your foot, and you get FootGolf, a growing international sport making an appearance in various part...
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Glen Ellyn soccer pioneer amazed by game's growthJun 26, 2014 5:30 am - On Monday, Hank Steinbrecher was at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, waiting on standby for a flight home from a business trip, stuck at the gate, whe...
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Gambling U.S. soccer fans put money where mouth isJun 26, 2014 5:30 am - You know a sport has arrived when people are willing to gamble on it in record numbers. “Globally, the World Cup is bigger than the Super Bowl and March Madness,” says ...
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World Cup: What to watch ThursdayJun 26, 2014 1:01 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - It's the last day of the group stage at the World Cup, and seven teams are still vying for the last three spots in the Round of 16. While most teams are...
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U.S. second only to Brazil in World Cup ticket salesJun 26, 2014 1:01 am - Surprised the United States is the world's second-largest market for World Cup tickets, behind only host Brazil? Experts say you shouldn't be. FIFA, soccer's global gove...
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FIFA bans Suarez for 4 months for biting opponentJun 26, 2014 1:01 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - FIFA banned Uruguay striker Luis Suarez from all football activities for four months on Thursday for biting an opponent at the World Cup, a punishment t...