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 AC Milan Haggles for Beckham 

Italian club to offer Galaxy $12.7m to free him

Feb 19, 09 11:55 AM CST
(Newser) - With David Beckham hesitant to return stateside next month and AC Milan as eager to keep him, the Italian club is sending a rep to Los Angeles to broker a deal for the midfielder, the Guardian reports. LA Galaxy remains adamant that Beckham return unless a $15 million fee is... More »

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soccer • AC Milan • David Beckham • Los Angeles Galaxy • contract negotiations

Becks May Check Out of Hotel California

AC Milan hopes to
wrest soccer star
from LA Galaxy

Jan 28, 09 3:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Soccer virtuoso David Beckham may have kicked his last ball in the US, reports the Los Angeles Times. The midfielder is on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy to AC Milan until March, and the boss of the Italian club has said he would welcome Beckham with "open arms"... More »

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Los Angeles • soccer • AC Milan • David Beckham • Los Angeles Galaxy • Major League Soccer • sports contracts

Rawwk!
Polly Want
a Red Card?

Parrot booted from
UK soccer game for imitating ref's whistle

Jan 21, 09 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - A rare parrot had to be thrown out of a British football match when he began imitating the referee’s whistle, the Daily Mail reports. The parrot’s call was so realistic it actually stopped play dead 10 minutes into the second half, and continued disrupting the game thereafter. The... More »

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soccer • parrot • red card

 Victoria to Becks: 
 Enough Tattoos! 

Soccer star gets yet more ink

Dec 29, 08 12:13 PM CST
(Newser) - David Beckham got himself a new tattoo for Christmas—a biblical proverb written in Hebrew—despite objections from wife Victoria, who thinks he's sporting enough ink already, the Sun reports. “She likes his tatts but wants a bit of his skin to be left,” a source said of... More »

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soccer • Victoria Beckham • tattoos • celebrity • David Beckham

 Maradona to Coach Argentina 

'86 World Cup hero, with limited experience, takes reins next week

Oct 29, 08 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Soccer great Diego Maradona will take the helm of his native Argentina’s national team Tuesday, the Guardian reports. Argentina has been without a coach since mid-October, when the last coach stepped down. “I think we must make the players understand that our shirt is the most important thing,... More »

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World Cup • football • soccer • Argentina • coach • Diego Maradona

 Becks May 
 Play for Milan 
 on MLS Break 

Italian juggernaut talking to MLS' Galaxy about loan deal

Oct 22, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Officials of Italian soccer juggernaut AC Milan officials are confident David Beckham will play for the team during his break from Major League Soccer, the Guardian reports. Though Beckham has remained mum, a Milan exec was emphatic. “Beckham wants to train and play for Milan. We want him and... More »

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World Cup • football • soccer • Victoria Beckham • AC Milan • David Beckham • Los Angeles Galaxy

Cuban Players Ditch US Hotel, May Plan to Defect

Cuba's soccer prez denies the 2 men ever left for United States

Oct 11, 08 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two Cuban soccer players fled a US hotel in Virginia yesterday and may plan to defect, the Washington Post reports. Pedro Faife, 24, and Reynier Alcantara, 26, are slated to play in a World Cup qualifier tonight and have not turned themselves in to Customs—but Cuba's coach doesn't... More »

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World Cup • Cuba • United States • soccer • Communism • defection

 Tot's Death Spurs 
 Soccer Goal Recall 

Toddler strangled after head became trapped in mesh

Sep 17, 08 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some 190,000 fold-up soccer goals are being recalled after the strangulation death of a Texas toddler, NPR reports. Distributor Regent Sports will replace all MacGregor and Mitre brand nets with a 5-inch grid sent in by customers. The 21-month-old child died last year when his head became entangled in... More »

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soccer • product recall • product safety • Consumer Product Safety Commission • accidental death • Chinese imports

Congo Probes Witchcraft Stampede Deaths

13 killed after accusations of sorcery provoke fighting, panic

Sep 16, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Accusations of witchcraft led to a deadly stampede at a soccer game in the Congo, the BBC reports. Fighting broke out between rival teams after players from one team accused the rival team's goalkeeper of casting spells. Police intervened but were pelted with rocks by the crowd. They fired tear... More »

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soccer riots • soccer • Democratic Republic of Congo • Kivu • witchcraft • stampede • Congo


 Clues Point
 to Rigged
 World Cup
 Match

Asian betting syndicate may have connections to Ghana team

Aug 30, 08 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Asian betters may have fixed a World Cup game between Brazil and Ghana 2 years ago, a Canadian reporter says. His research links players on Ghana's team with a Bangkok betting ring that wanted Brazil to win that match—and it did. More »

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World Cup • Brazil • soccer • Bangkok • sports betting • cheating

OLYMPICS

 US Women's Soccer Claims Gold

Team beats Brazil 1-0 in extra time

Aug 21, 08 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US women’s soccer team claimed Olympic gold today, besting Brazil 1-0 with a goal scored in extra time, the AP reports. Carli Lloyd scored the crucial goal, but goalkeeper Hope Solo was the star of the game, shutting down shot after shot from Brazil’s unrelenting offense. It... More »

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Brazil • soccer • 2008 Beijing Olympics • America • US women's soccer • US Olympic athletes

Olympics

 Norway Rolls Over US, 2-0

Scores 2 goals in first 4 minutes, hangs on to win

Aug 6, 08 12:14 PM CDT
(AP) - Norway jumped on the United States from the opening whistle, getting two goals in the first four minutes today to beat the US women's soccer team, 2-0, at the Beijing Olympics. The US occassionally looked dangerous, but seemed to miss injured leading scorer Abby Wambach. It was America's first loss... More »

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soccer • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Norway • Abby Wambach • US women's soccer • Hope Solo • Pia Sundhage

 Forget Stocks: Invest in Soccer 

Brazilian companies bank on young talent

Jul 19, 08 8:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The hottest new commodity in Brazil is its soccer stars, and investors are taking note. Companies like Traffic are buying up the contracts of the next wave of potential Ronaldinhos and then lending their acquisitions out to poor but visible Brazilian teams. When European leagues come knocking with huge offers,... More »

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investors • Brazil • soccer • FIFA • sports contracts

MLS Player Retires to Heed Priestly Calling

Revolution defender Hilgenbrinck will join Maryland seminary

Jul 15, 08 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chase Hilgenbrinck was a professional soccer player and a devout Catholic until yesterday, when he announced his retirement from the sport. The 26-year-old will head to a Maryland seminary to begin 6 years of training for the priesthood, AP reports. "I still have a great passion for the game,... More »

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Catholic Church • soccer • Chile • priest • New England Revolution • Chase Hilgenbrinck

 Olympians Adjust to
 Tougher Drug Tests 

Athletes must keep agency up to speed on their whereabouts

Jul 1, 08 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many US professional athletes aren't accustomed to giving blood and urine samples during their off seasons, but with the Olympics approaching, that's all been changing, writes USA Today. The US Anti-Doping Agency requires all potential competitors to comply with a "whereabouts program" and submit to random screenings for HGH... More »

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basketball • soccer • 2008 Beijing Olympics • human growth hormone • sports doping • USADA • blood tests • baseball • drugs in sports

 Spain Claims Euro '08 Title 

After 44-year wait, nation finally wins a major soccer trophy

Jun 29, 08 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - After beating Italy and Germany to win its first title in 44 years,  Spain no longer needs to think of itself as an underachieving soccer nation. The "Red Fury" won their second European Championship, playing with flair, finesse, and a determination that the team had lacked in so... More »

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Spain • Germany • soccer • Vienna • Euro 2008

Croatia Fans' Nazi Taunting
of Turks Under Scrutiny

Soccer body looks into banners, chants in stands during Euro game won by Turkey

Jun 27, 08 5:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - European soccer authorities are looking into allegations Croatian fans held Nazi banners and made racist comments during a June 20 match with Turkey, the AP reports. The Croatian Football Federation denounced the bad conduct, saying it “is not a characteristic behavior of true Croatian fans, who showed good behavior... More »

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Turkey • Croatia • soccer • racism • Nazis

Spain Pummels Russia to Reach European Final

Big second half keys 3-0 victory; Germany awaits on Sunday

Jun 26, 08 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spain scored three second-half goals today to beat Russia 3-0 and reach the European Championship final, giving the team a chance to shed its status as one of soccer's biggest underachievers. Xavi Hernandez, Dani Guiza and David Silva each scored to give the Spaniards a shot at their second European... More »

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Russia • Spain • Germany • soccer • Euro 2008

 Solo Saga Quieted,
 Women's Soccer
 Eyes Beijing 

After US goalie's outburst, team rethinks the need for unity

Jun 26, 08 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hope Solo's infamous criticism of her coach got her booted from practice and competition at the end of last year's World Cup, and depression almost kept the 26-year-old from returning to soccer at all. But now the US team has a new coach, a rejuvenated Solo, and a fresh plan... More »

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soccer • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Abby Wambach • Women's World Cup • US women's soccer • Hope Solo • FIFA

 Russian Soccer's
 No. 1 Fan?
 The Kremlin 

Russian nationalism plays out on the pitch, and politicians pay out off it

Jun 26, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia's soccer team takes the field against Spain today in the Euro 2008 quarterfinals with an unlikely and ardent cheering section—the Kremlin. The team, resurging after years in decline, can thank the hefty monetary backing of an oil magnate afraid to run afoul of Moscow. And, as Josh Patashnik... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • soccer • Kremlin • Gazprom • Euro 2008 • professional athletes

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