Articles filed under Soccer
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Facebook, Twitter brace for World Cup feverJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - This year's World Cup will play out on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and messaging apps like WhatsApp just as it progresses in stadiums from Sao Paulo to Rio d...
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Brazil grapples with joy, frustration of World CupJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - It's a tale of the two World Cups - one on a field and one playing out on this country's streets. As Brazilians raise the curtain this week on what's a...
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Boots on the ground: A look at World Cup cleatsJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - PORTLAND, Ore. - Nike, adidas, Puma and other shoemakers are all trotting out new and innovative looks for this summer's World Cup. Gone are the old-school black boots l...
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U.S. team arrives in Brazil for World CupJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - SAO PAULO - The U.S. World Cup team has arrived in Brazil. The Americans landed in Sao Paulo on Monday morning on an overnight commercial flight from Miami and reached t...
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Team tensions already emerging at World CupJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - The World Cup hasn't even begun, and already there's been a training ground run-in between two Dutch players and Cameroon's entire team delayed its flig...
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Red Stars fall 3-1Jun 07, 2014 8:01 pm - Special to the Daily Herald Penalty kicks would mark the difference between the Chicago Red Stars and Seattle Reign FC in their first meeting of the season as top-ranked...
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Soccer gets technology makeover for World CupJun 07, 2014 7:27 am - It's a debate that has been raging for nearly 50 years. Did Geoff Hurst's decisive goal for England in the 1966 World Cup final against West Germany really cross the lin...
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New Trier edges St. Charles East for state titleJun 07, 2014 1:01 am - Some things seemed incredibly familiar for St. Charles East's girls soccer team at halftime of Saturday's Class 3A title match against New Trier. The Saints trailed 1-0 ...
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Fire at a loss after 3-2 loss to SeattleJun 07, 2014 1:01 am - The Chicago Fire has a lot to think about as it heads to Major League Soccer's World Cup break. After Saturday's 3-2 home loss to Seattle, the Fire (2-4-8, 14 points) si...
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Waubonsie Valley finishes with a winJun 07, 2014 1:01 am - Waubonsie Valley worked hard all season long it put itself in a position to win a girls soccer championship this weekend. Those plans were thwarted in Friday's 1-0 loss...