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HAND OF GOD II

Furious, Irish Beg France for Rematch Over Handball

President will even take matter up with Sarkozy

Nov 19, 09 8:06 PM CST
(Newser) - From the president on down, the Republic of Ireland is in a rage after the national soccer team was denied a spot in next year’s World Cup in a defeat by France—which got the winning goal as a direct benefit of an uncalled handball. Not only is the... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • soccer • Ireland • FIFA • Thierry Henry • Brian Cowen • 2010 World Cup • Diego Maradona • Hand of God goal

Soccer Stars' Fave New Cure: Horse Placenta Massage

It's injected into injured area, then massaged

Nov 18, 09 9:30 PM CST
(Newser) - A treatment featuring horse placenta is becoming all the rage for injured European soccer stars, with two Liverpool players just the latest to seek treatment. The procedure, performed by a Serbian woman, sees the placenta—a leftover of the breeding process—injected into the hurt area, then massaged further into... More »

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Serbia • soccer • placenta • Liverpool • sports injuries • Arsenal • strange stuff • Marijana Kovacevic • Robin van Persie • horse placenta • cures

 Wife: Depression 
 Ate German Keeper 

Enke feared he'd lose adopted daughter before train suicide

Nov 11, 09 9:50 PM CST
(Newser) - The German soccer star who committed suicide yesterday by jumping in front of a train had battled depression for years, his wife said today, with Robert Enke fearing he could lose his newly adopted daughter because of his condition. “We thought we could cope with everything. We thought that... More »

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suicide • adoption • depression • Germany • soccer • train • 2010 World Cup • goalkeeper • Robert Enke • Teresa Enke

 Germany's Keeper 
 Dies in Train Suicide 

Robert Enke, 32, stepped in front of speeding train

Nov 10, 09 7:12 PM CST
(Newser) - German soccer fans are stunned tonight over news that the man likely to be the national team’s goalkeeper at next summer’s World Cup committed suicide today by stepping in front of a train traveling 100 mph. Robert Enke, 32, had been “unstable” recently, the president of his... More »

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suicide • Germany • soccer • train • 2010 World Cup • German national team • goalkeeper • Robert Enke

watch it

 Women's Soccer Player 
 Gets Down and Very Dirty 

New Mexico's Elizabeth Lambert is a YouTube sensation—the bad kind

Nov 9, 09 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Today's red-hot viral video star is more of an antihero: University of New Mexico soccer player Elizabeth Lambert. Lambert has been suspended indefinitely after capping off a physical—on both sides—game by grabbing a Brigham Young player by the hair and slinging her to the ground. "I let... More »

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soccer • Brigham Young University • viral video • Elizabeth Lambert • women's soccer • college soccer • University of New Mexico

Swine Flu Panic

 Soccer Stars Told 
 to Quit Spitting 

Health officials fear they'll spread flu, kids will imitate them

Oct 28, 09 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - British health officials are scolding Premier League footballers for spitting on the pitch. With swine flu outbreaks already confirmed at Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers, the HPA fears players' rampant habit of spitting could spread the disease. “It's unhygienic and unhealthy,” says an HPA spokesman. “Footballers, like... More »

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Iraq • soccer • English Premier League • Health Protection Agency • swine flu • H1N1 virus

 The 10 Sexiest Tomboys 

Amelia Earhart was just the first of many

Oct 24, 09 7:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of Amelia’s celebration of the tough girl, James Brady Ryan of Nerve takes a look at the top 10 sexy tomboys onscreen and off:
  • Nancy McKeon as Jo Polniaczek, The Facts of Life: Her entrance (on a motorcycle) and eventual career choice (police officer) speak
... More »

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entertainment • soccer • celebrity • US women's soccer • Juno • Ellen Page • Amelia Earhart • Joan Jett • Battlestar Galactica • Keira Knightley • Roseanne (sitcom) • Whip It • Mia Hamm • Parminder Nagra • Bend It Like Beckham • Katee Sackhoff • Sara Gilbert • The Facts of Life

Muslims, Gays Clash Over French Soccer Match

Muslim team banned after refusing to play Paris Foot Gay

Oct 21, 09 5:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - An amateur soccer game sparked an ugly culture clash in France after a Muslim team refused to play a rival that welcomes openly gay players. On the eve of the match between Creteil Bebel and Paris Foot Gay, the Bebel president sent an email declining the match: "In light... More »

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homophobia • France • soccer • Muslim • homosexuality • gay

 US Soccer Star 
 Hospitalized in 
 Fatal Car Crash 

Charlie Davies sustains multiple fractures, another passenger dead

Oct 14, 09 12:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Charlie Davies, a starting forward on the US national soccer team, broke several bones and sustained a lacerated bladder in a car crash yesterday that killed another passenger. The driver, who was not identified, swerved into a guardrail outside of Washington, leaving the car "pretty much split in half,... More »

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car accident • soccer • Team USA (soccer) • car crash • US Soccer • 2010 World Cup • broken bone

(AP) - American players danced in the locker room and swigged bubbly after a thrilling victory last night in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, earned the US soccer team a trip to South Africa and another chance to impress at the World Cup. In one of the most exciting end-to-end matches the US... More »

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World Cup • United States • soccer • Landon Donovan • Honduras • Conor Casey • Julio Cesar De Leon

Pistol-Packin' Soccer Mom Shot Dead

Meleanie Hain and husband killed in apparent murder-suicide

Oct 8, 09 2:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Pennsylvania mom who hit the headlines last year for carrying a loaded handgun to her 5-year-old daughter's soccer games has been found shot dead with her husband in an apparent murder-suicide. The couple’s three children were home during the shootings but were unharmed, police told the Patriot-News. The... More »

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murder-suicide • soccer • gun rights • Meleanie Hain

 S. African Gets Life 
 in Rape, Killing of 
 Lesbian Soccer Star 

Lesbians targeted by rapists who aim to 'correct' them, say activists

Sep 23, 09 3:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - A South African man has been sentenced to life for his part in the gang-rape and murder of one of the country's leading female soccer players, the Independent reports. Eudy Simelane, 31, who played for the national team, was raped repeatedly and stabbed 12 times before being dumped in a... More »

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lesbians • murder • rape • soccer • South Africa • 2010 World Cup

(Newser) - St. Louis' showboating, self-proclaimed "loudmouth goalkeeper" is somebody fans love or hate and that's exactly what women's soccer needs, Jason Zengerle writes in the Atlantic. Hope Solo—who refused to wear the "girly" pink outfit provided when the Women's Professional Soccer League kicked off earlier this year—can... More »

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soccer • US women's soccer • Hope Solo • women's sports • Women's Professional Soccer League

(Newser) - Russian soccer fans visiting Wales next month for their country's World Cup qualifier have been told to avoid swine flu by guzzling whiskey, Reuters reports. The Russian government has cautioned fans to avoid travel to the UK because of the flu outbreak, but those who proudly defy the warning should... More »

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Russia • soccer • whiskey • swine flu • H1N1 virus

ANALYSIS

 US Finally Buying 
 Soccer's Pitch 

Viewership is soaring ahead of all-star game

Jul 29, 09 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - After years of intermittent sniffling, Americans may finally be catching soccer fever, the Wall Street Journal reports: Some 4 million watched the US men’s team almost beat Brazil last month; some 2 million are likely to attend games featuring top European teams this summer; Seattle’s Major League Soccer... More »

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soccer • Major League Soccer • FIFA • Sepp Blatter • US Soccer • sports fans • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - David Beckham's return to Major League Soccer was booed by sections of the crowd in Giants Stadium as the Galaxy demolished the New York Red Bulls last night, the Los Angeles Times reports. Beckham, under fire for criticizing the US game during his time on loan to AC Milan, failed... More »

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soccer • David Beckham • Los Angeles Galaxy • Major League Soccer • New York Red Bulls

(Newser) - Barack Obama endured a bit of good-natured ribbing at the G8 today from Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, who raved about his country's come-from-behind victory over the US in the finals of soccer's Confederation Cup. The Brazilian leader gave Obama a signed jersey and used his catchphrase, "... More »

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Barack Obama • G8 summit • soccer • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • US Soccer • Robert Gibbs • L'Aquila • Confederations Cup

analysis

 South Africa Proves 
 World Cup Ready 

Critics hushed by successful Confederations Cup

Jul 1, 09 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the just-completed Confederations Cup a success, South Africa has passed its dress rehearsal for the 2010 World Cup, Nicolas Brulliard writes for GlobalPost. The African nation faced more scrutiny than any previous host, but that now appears overblown. Enthusiastic fans turned up despite the winter chill, and the nation’... More »

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soccer • South Africa • FIFA • Sepp Blatter • 2010 World Cup • Confederations Cup

 Chastain Gets Her Bra Back 

Symbol of '99 World Cup victory rescued from bankruptcy court

Jul 1, 09 3:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The sports bra Brandi Chastain was wearing when she shredded her shirt after making a game-winning penalty kick in the 1999 World Cup has been returned to her, USA Today reports. Like much other memorabilia at New York City’s short-lived Sports Museum of America, it was taken by a... More »

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World Cup • bankruptcy • soccer • Women's World Cup • US Soccer • bra • Brandi Chastain

(AP) - Brazil’s “Beautiful Game” came alive in the second half today with three comeback goals in a 3-2 win over the upstart United States in the Confederations Cup final. Luis Fabiano scored two of the goals and Lucio added the third in the 84th minute to give Brazil its... More »

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Brazil • United States • soccer • Landon Donovan

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