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NEWS ABOUT: World Cup

World Cup stories: 18 news summaries

(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

 S. African 
 World Cup 
 Laborers 
 End Strike 

Workers building new stadiums negotiate 12% pay raise

Jul 15, 09 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - South African construction workers tasked with building facilities for the 2010 World Cup today called off their week-long strike after 15 hours, clearing a major obstacle in the country’s preparations to host to the world’s most watched sports competition, AFP reports. Construction firms agreed to give the roughly... More »

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World Cup • construction • South Africa • strike • stadium • FIFA • 2010 World Cup • raise

 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

Coach Tries to Make Winner of Hapless Sudan Soccer Team

'I don't think about politics,' Brit says

Jun 19, 09 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen Constantine is known for tackling lost causes. He’s brought unexpected success to such hard-luck national soccer squads in India, Nepal and Malawi. “I seem to get the really tough jobs others don’t want,” he tells the Wall Street Journal. Now he’s got arguably his... More »

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Africa • Darfur • World Cup • Sudan • soccer

Iran Soccer Team Quietly Backs Mousavi

Green armbands send clear message in football-mad country

Jun 17, 09 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iranian national soccer team players donned green wristbands and armbands on the field in Seoul today, a move many back home took as a sign of solidarity with Mir Hossein Mousavi, CNN reports. Green is the opposition candidate’s campaign color. Spectators at the match waved signs that said "... More »

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Iran • South Korea • World Cup • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • soccer • 2010 World Cup • Mir Hossein Mousavi

(Newser) - President Obama is jumping into a new kind of global politics. An ardent advocate of Chicago’s 2016 Olympic bid, Obama is now pushing hard to bring the World Cup to America in 2018 or 2022, the New York Times reports. Obama recently wrote personally to the president of soccer’... More »

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Barack Obama • World Cup • soccer • FIFA • President Obama

 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


 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

OPINION

Soccer Is Key to Get S. Africa to Play Ball on Zimbabwe

Use 2010 World Cup to pressure Mbeki: writer

Jun 24, 08 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The last few weeks have further exposed Robert Mugabe as a tyrant—and Thabo Mbeki, South Africa's president, as a "vacillating, dithering, morally compromised figure," writes Peter Godwin. In an op-ed for the New York Times, the Zimbabwe-born author says that the West must force Mbeki to act... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • World Cup • South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Zimbabwe elections • 2010 World Cup

England Courts Fabio Capello for Head Coach

Italian set to leave Real Madrid to replace McLaren at helm

Dec 13, 07 2:41 PM CST
(Newser) - The British Football Association may finally have found its head coach, as CEO Brian Barwick zeros in on Real Madrid's Fabio Capello. Pending likely approval from Capello's lawyers, Barwick will formally propose Capello to the FA board today. If appointed, Capello would coach England in the 2010 World Cup, with... More »

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World Cup • England • soccer • Real Madrid • British National Soccer Team • Football Association

Euro 2008 Draw Unveiled

Italy, France and Holland end up in "Group of Death"

Dec 2, 07 7:57 PM CST
(Newser) - World Cup finalists Italy and France will meet again: this time in Group C, the "Group of Death" of the Euro 2008 soccer championship. For Romania, it could be called "unluck of the draw" as it was selected for that group today along with another powerful squad, Holland,... More »

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World Cup • Switzerland • soccer • Austria • Zinedine Zidane • Euro 2008 • European Championships

It's Brazil for the 2014
World Cup

Soccer-mad country wins bid to host its favorite tournament

Oct 30, 07 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - FIFA chose Brazil to host the 2014 World Cup today, the AP reports. Brazil, which holds the record for World Cup wins, was the only South American bidder after Colombia withdrew in April. "Soccer is not only a sport for us," said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da... More »

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World Cup • Brazil • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

After World Cup Dismissal, Hope to Fly Solo

Player banished from games; coach under fire for not playing her

Sep 29, 07 6:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US women’s soccer team just suffered one of its worst World Cup losses, but all eyes are focused on the team’s outspoken player and embattled coach. Goalie Hope Solo was banished today after publicly criticizing the choice of veteran teammate Briana Scurry to replace her in the... More »

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World Cup • Shanghai • Olympic Games • Briana Scurry • US women's soccer • Hope Solo • Greg Ryan

US Women in World Cup Semis

Wambach and crew shut out England, 3-0

Sep 22, 07 12:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US women's soccer team cruised into the semifinals of the World Cup today with a 3-0 win over England, ESPN reports. Abby Wambach, Shannon Boxx, and Kristine Lilly scored three goals in a 12-minute span of the second half. The US, seeking its third title, will face the winner... More »

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World Cup • soccer • Team USA (soccer) • Abby Wambach • Kristine Lilly • Shannon Boxx

Rugby World Cup: Forget the Ball and Watch the Men

Brawny-thighed players arrive in France

Sep 7, 07 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - France has been gripped by rugbymania as fans descend for the 2007 World Cup, which begins today. Bakeries are offering pigskin-shaped loaves, and Galeries Lafayette offers fan specials as the violent sport becomes suddenly chic. But for the Telegraph's Janine di Giovanni, one of the most violent sports offers only... More »

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World Cup • France • rugby • Frederic Michalak • Sebastian Chabal

Haitian Teens Ditch Soccer Team in NYC

13 players enroute to youth World Cup flee JFK during stopover; some reappear

Jun 14, 07 5:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The bulk of a Haitian youth team en route to the under-17 World Cup in South Korea vanished during a stopover at JFK early yesterday, the AP reports. Thirteen out of 18 went missing; by the late afternoon, five or six had returned to the airport and rejoined team officials. More »

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World Cup • Haiti • soccer • disappearance • airport

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