Articles filed under Soccer
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England beats Ukraine 1-0 to advance at Euro 2012Jun 19, 2012 4:00 pm - DONETSK, Ukraine — Wayne Rooney returned from suspension Tuesday and scored on a header in the 48th minute to give England a 1-0 victory over Ukraine and a spot in the E...
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France reaches Euro 2012 quarters despite 2-0 lossJun 19, 2012 3:00 pm - KIEV, Ukraine — France was given a rude wake-up call by Sweden on Tuesday as it was beaten 2-0 in their final group game and had to rely on England to reach the quarterf...
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Bendtner fined, banned for showing sponsored underwear in matchJun 18, 2012 1:32 pm - Denmark striker Nicklas Bendtner was fined 100,000 euros ($126,000) and banned for a one match after showing an unofficial sponsor’s name on his underwear while celebrat...
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Big crowd savors Chicago Fire’s best game of seasonJun 17, 2012 7:56 pm - There was something different about the Chicago Fire’s 3-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls. “Surprisingly, we didn’t go down a goal today,” said Fire midfielder Patr...
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Czechs beat Poland 1-0 to make quarterfinalsJun 16, 2012 5:00 pm - WROCLAW, Poland — Petr Jiracek scored a second-half winner to give the Czech Republic a 1-0 victory over Poland on Saturday and a place in the quarterfinals of the Euro...
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Greece tops Russia 1-0, makes quarters at EuroJun 16, 2012 4:30 pm - WARSAW, Poland — Greece surged into the European Championship quarterfinals, defeating Russia 1-0 Saturday on a goal by Giorgos Karagounis just before halftime. Karagoun...
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France beats co-host Ukraine 2-0 in Group DJun 15, 2012 2:26 pm - DONETSK, Ukraine — Jeremy Menez and Yohan Cabaye scored early in the second half Friday to give France a 2-0 win over Ukraine in a storm-delayed match at the European Ch...
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Torres scores 2 as Spain eliminates IrelandJun 14, 2012 3:55 pm - GDANSK, Poland — Fernando Torres scored a goal in each half Thursday to give Spain a 4-0 win over Ireland and eliminate the Irish from the European Championship. David S...
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Italy held to 1-1 draw by Croatia in Group CJun 14, 2012 2:00 pm - POZNAN, Poland — After all the talk about an attacking approach to football, Italy fell back to its old defensive tactics Thursday — and the price was a costly 1-1 draw ...
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Gomez scores 2 to give Germany 2-1 win over DutchJun 13, 2012 4:20 pm - KHARKIV, Ukraine — Mario Gomez scored two first-half goals Wednesday to give Germany a 2-1 win over the Netherlands in one of the most anticipated showdowns of the Europ...