Articles filed under Soccer
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Late Varela goal gives Portugal 3-2 win over DanesJun 13, 2012 1:00 pm - LVIV, Ukraine — Silvestre Varela scored in the 87th minute to give Portugal a 3-2 win over Denmark on Wednesday and revive his team's hopes of reaching the European Cham...
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Fighting off the field mars Poland’s late rallyJun 12, 2012 11:58 pm - WARSAW, Poland — Alan Dzagoev scored his third goal of the European Championship and Jakub Blaszczykowski tied it in the second half as Russia and Poland drew 1-1 Tuesda...
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U.S. allows late goal in 1-1 tie with GuatemalaJun 12, 2012 9:08 pm - Marco Pappa scored on a free kick in the 83rd minute, giving Guatemala a 1-1 tie with the United States in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday night in Guatemala City. Clin...
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Fire seeks scoring sparkJun 12, 2012 9:02 pm - For a team mired in mediocrity and in need of a jolt of energy, the Chicago Fire has to see the upcoming summer transfer window as an opportunity that can’t be wasted. M...
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Czech Republic beats Greece 2-1 at Euro 2012Jun 12, 2012 1:31 pm - WROCLAW, Poland — Petr Jiracek and Vaclav Pilar scored in the first six minutes to give the Czech Republic a 2-1 win over Greece on Tuesday at the European Championship....
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Chicago Kick soccer coming to Sears CentreJun 11, 2012 11:00 pm - Soccer will be coming to the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates by the end of this year. The village board approved a final agreement Monday allowing the Chicago Kic...
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US beats Antigua in World Cup qualifyingJun 08, 2012 8:00 pm - TAMPA, Fla. — The United States is off to a successful, though far from perfect start in qualifying for the 2014 World Cup. Carlos Bocanegra, Clint Dempsey and Herculez ...
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BASA executive director stepping down after 20 yearsJun 08, 2012 8:08 am - For someone who never played soccer, Joanne Snyder has made a huge impact on the sport in the Northwest suburbs. Snyder is stepping down later this month as executive di...
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Lake County All-Area TeamJun 07, 2012 9:18 pm - Vanesa Abad Lake Zurich Each year, Vanesa Abad just seems to get better and better. Already committed to play soccer at Ohio State, the junior midfielder is making ...
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It’s ‘game on’ for competitive KrejsaJun 07, 2012 9:04 pm - When she’s not strategizing on the soccer field, Stevenson senior Katie Krejsa likes to play a board game called “TwixT” at home with her mom, Nancy. What’s the twist wi...