Articles filed under Soccer
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Late penalty gives Dutch 2-1 win over MexicoJun 29, 2014 1:01 am - FORTALEZA, Brazil - Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Wesley Sneijder scored late goals Sunday to give the Netherlands a 2-1 victory over Mexico and a spot in the World Cup quarte...
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Review: How to follow World Cup beyond live videoJun 28, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Every World Cup game is being shown on television and online in the U.S., but many will require a cable or satellite TV subscription, even for Internet stream...
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U.S. getting ready for Belgium World Cup clashJun 28, 2014 11:00 pm - MOGI DAS CRUZES, Brazil — Highly physical, probably defensive and anxiety-ridden for sure. Not exactly the kind of happy football that fans have enjoyed so far at the Wo...
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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 ...