Articles filed under Soccer
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'This cup is yours!' Spain celebrates Euro cup titleJun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - MADRID, Spain - Hoisting their coach in the air and singing "We Are the Champions," Spain's victorious soccer players returned home Monday to hundreds of thousands of jo...
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Spain finally wins big gameJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - VIENNA, Austria - A big-game flop no more, Spain won the European Championship 1-0 over Germany on Sunday for its first major title in 44 years. Fernando Torres scored i...
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Fire, Earthquakes play to scoreless tieJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - San Jose goalkeeper Joe Cannon saved three late attempts, and the Earthquakes and Chicago Fire played to a scoreless draw on Saturday. San Jose nearly broke through in t...
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Spain reaches Euro soccer finalJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Please don't tell Spain it has been made an odds-on choice to win the European soccer championship. The Spaniards scored 3 second-half goals Thursday to beat Russia 3-0 ...
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Adu, now 19, fitting into U.S. national teamJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - Freddy Adu liked the attention. He liked running around soccer fields and trying fancy ball tricks. He liked shooting, he liked scoring and he like...
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Time to turn in my ballot for the MLS All-Star GameJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - A few weeks ago the Fire looked likely to send several players to the July 24 All-Star Game in Toronto, in which the MLS XI will take on England's West Ham United. With ...
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South Africa targeting win in 2010 World CupJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - VIENNA, Austria - George Weah is at the European Championship as part of a delegation reassuring the Europeans that Africa - South Africa to be exact - will do a good jo...
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Spain reaches semis by taking out ItalyJun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - VIENNA, Austria -- When a team has gone so long without a big win, it doesn't care how that victory comes. For Spain, it came in the form of a penalty-kicks shootout ove...
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Russia storms into Euro 2008's final 4Jun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Marco van Basten's confident Dutch stars appeared on course for another European Championship final when they brushed aside Italy and France. Now the only Dutchman left ...
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Russia, Spain advance to Euro quarterfinalsJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Russia dominated a 2-0 victory over Sweden on Wednesday night in a Group D elimination game, sending the Russians to the European Championship quarterfinals at Innsbruck...