Articles filed under Soccer
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France beats Swiss 5-2 to take control of Group EJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - SALVADOR, Brazil - France is striking at the World Cup again, this time in a way the fans back home will approve of. Four years ago to the day, France's players shamed...
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Costa Rica poised for best World Cup after beating Italy 1-0Jun 20, 2014 1:01 am - RECIFE, Brazil - Had Costa Rica been a less resilient team, it might still be stewing over referee Enrique Osses' refusal to award a penalty when explosive striker Joel ...
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Ecuador comes from behind to beat Honduras 2-1Jun 20, 2014 1:00 am - CURITIBA, Brazil — Ecuador forward Enner Valencia scored twice in a 2-1 comeback victory over Honduras on Friday that kept his team in contention at the World Cup. Ecua...
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What to watch Friday at World CupJun 20, 2014 1:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO — A draw between Italy and Costa Rica on Friday would put England out of contention at the World Cup. Luckily for England, neither team will want to settl...
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Wheeling siblings have World Cup dreamsJun 19, 2014 5:00 am - Fourteen-year-old Alondra Arreola sits on the couch, but her feet move in sync with the ball, following the action of the World Cup soccer match on the television screen...
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Spellman's Scorecard: Never a shortage of Bears newsJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - If you want random, well, you've certainly come to the right place. I don't know about you: But I'm more interested in the antics of that bear roaming the DeKalb ar...
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Colombia beats Ivory Coast 2-1 in World CupJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - BRASILIA, Brazil - Colombia scored twice in six minutes in a lively second half to beat Ivory Coast 2-1 at the World Cup on Thursday and move to the brink of the knockou...
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Scoreless draw keeps Japan and Greece aliveJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - NATAL, Brazil - Reduced to 10 men after captain Costas Katsouranis was sent off in the 38th minute with his second booking, Greece held on for a 0-0 draw with Japan on T...
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Things to watch for Thursday at the World CupJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - NATAL, Brazil - The must-win World Cup encounter between England and Uruguay could boil down to which team best targets Luis Suarez. Both former champions realize a loss...
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Suarez pushes England to edge of World Cup exitJun 19, 2014 1:00 am - SAO PAULO — Before the World Cup, Uruguay was worried about Luis Suarez's knee and Colombia was fretting over injured Radamel Falcao. Less than a month after surgery, Su...