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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Diego Maradona was removed as Argentina’s soccer coach Tuesday, his stay ending after nearly two years on the job and a humiliating exit in the World Cup quarterfinals. The …

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Brazil coach Mano Menezes retained just four players from the country’s soccer World Cup campaign in his first squad since he replaced the fired Carlos Dunga. Menezes, who was appointed two days ago …

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SYDNEY — A delegation from soccer’s world governing body FIFA has begun a three-day visit to Australia to inspect stadiums and other facilities for the country’s 2022 World Cup bid. The FIFA inspection team includes …

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A cumulative audience of nearly 400,000 visiting soccer fans from all over the world came to South Africa in June to watch 32 countries compete in the 19 th FIFA World Cup tournament. As they attended games and enjoyed …

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Chile Football Federation President Harold Mayne-Nicholls, center, and other delegation inspect with South Korean officials the Seoul World Cup soccer stadium in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 23, 2010. The FIFA …

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Along with on-air Major League Soccer games, upcoming “friendlies” — or exhibitions — offer action for viewers with a taste for international soccer. Wednesday night, Fox Soccer Channel airs the first of …

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BRASILIA, Brazil — The Brazilian government approved on Monday nearly $3 billion in funding to renovate and expand its airports ahead of the 2014 World Cup. The government also guaranteed investments of about $400 …

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Now, nearly a month after his rebound volley provided another step forward for his game in his country, Donovan returns to the pitch with the hope of carrying some momentum from that dramatic Cup run into …

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Interpol said that more than 5,000 people were arrested and almost $10 million seized across Asia in an operation targeting illegal soccer gambling. Police in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand raided …

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BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil’s president says his country’s team blew a great chance at winning a sixth World Cup title. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva adds this should have been an easy World Cup for Brazil, calling …

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( PEOPLE.com ) — The upside for Enrique Iglesias: His beloved Spain just won its first World Cup soccer title. The downside: Now, he has to water ski naked in front of the entire city of Miami — as he promised he would …

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ZURICH — World Cup winner Spain tops the latest FIFA rankings, with runner-up Netherlands moving up to second. The reigning world and European champion overtook Brazil, which slipped to third in the table released …

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Every player, no matter the sport, dreams of winning major titles. For NFL players it is all about the Super Bowl; NBA players – the Championships; tennis players – the Grand Slams… and football players, or soccer …

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Ricardo Teixeira, president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, left, Brazilian former striker Romario, center, and Brazilian soccer coach Carlos Alberto Parreira attend a press conference at the World Cup Thursday …

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The greatest U.S. soccer victory of the last half-century came with an assist from South Korea. At the 2002 World Cup, the United States went into its last game in Group D needing a victory to advance to the knockout …

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PRETORIA, South Africa — One more game, one last chance to make their reputation. When the Americans play Algeria at the World Cup today, they’ll either live up to all the hype and earn a spot among the final 16 …

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Over the last two decades South Africa has made the remarkable journey from pariah nation to 2010 World Cup host, the first time FIFA, soccer’s international governing body, has ever staged its premier tournament on …

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DURBAN, South Africa — South Korea has been a regular at the World Cup. All but one of its previous seven appearances ended disappointingly in the first round. There was, however, the 2002 tournament it co-hosted with …

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RUSTENBURG, South Africa — Maybe Uruguay is the best example of how strong South American nations have been in the first round of the World Cup. The last team to qualify for the tournament, Uruguay needed to beat Costa …

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BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, June 23 (AP) - (Kyodo)—South Africa on Tuesday suffered the ignominy of becoming the first hosts to fall short of the World Cup knockout stage, but Bafana Bafana at least gave their fans a …

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P RETORIA, South Africa — The soccer field behind Odendaal High School might have been the only place in this country (maybe in the world!) Monday morning where people were empathetic toward beleaguered World Cup …

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Zimbabwe has yet to see any significant economic benefit from the World Cup of soccer unfolding in South Africa. Even so-called fan parks set up in various parts of Zimbabwe have not attracted many fans. Businessman and …

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Adidas, which designed Jabulani (named after the Zulu word for “celebration”), has resurfaced the soccer ball and cut down the number of exterior panels after players at the 2006 World Cup and again at this year’s …

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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Put me in coach? You never know with England. Keeping opponents in the dark is as popular a ploy as any at a coach’s disposal. The merits of such a policy have become a major issue in England’s …

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PRETORIA, South Africa — Foreign visitors continue to make their way to South Africa as the World Cup enters a crucial phase, the nation’s home affairs minister said Tuesday. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, dressed in the Bafana Bafana’s yellow soccer jersey, told a news conference that the total of …

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America is a country of ingenuity and invention, so it’s in our nature to try and fix things we deem, as a society, need fixing. This idea is especially evident in sports society (think about the number of “how to fix the BCS” posts you’ve read, or written, in the last five years if you don’t …

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Today World Cup 2010 Group B game between Nigeria and South Korea at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban on Tuesday June 22 2010, kick-off 20.30 (local time). South Korea’s impressive 2-0 win over Greece with a heavy 4-1 …

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PRETORIA, South Africa - If the U.S. and England finish even on all tiebreakers for second place in World Cup Group C, a drawing of lots to determine which team advances would take place at Soccer City in Johannesburg …

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PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AFP) – Slovenia coach Matjaz Kek insisted here Tuesday that Fabio Capello ’s underperforming England side could still qualify for the last 16 and even win the World Cup . Kek made his bold …

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NEW YORK - When a World Cup goal is scored, Twitter celebrates. The social networking site is seeing huge traffic when a big goal is scored in the soccer tournament. Though Twitter normally sees about 750 tweets per second on an average day, there were 2,940 tweets per second, then a record, after …

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