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PAPER AIRPLANE launched from TOP of stadium hits player
A soccer fan at Wembley Stadium on Friday evening threw a paper airplane from what looks like the top of the damn stadium and hit a player square in the side of the face…and had the entire thing chronicled by cell phone.
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Soccer Legend Ronaldo ‘Appalled’ By World Cup Preparations
Brazil has spent more than $11 billion on the event, which kicks off June 12, but Ronaldo says less than a third of the non-stadium facilities are ready. Retired Brazilian soccer great Ronaldo had harsh words Friday for Brazil’s chaos-plagued preparations for the World Cup, set to begin June 12.
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Joseph Minala: Italian FA confirms Lazio youth player is 17, not 42
Lazio midfielder Joseph Minala is free to resume his career after an official investigation rules he did not lie about his age.
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Pele’s son Edinho sentenced to 33 years in jail over money-laundering for Santos drug cartel
The son of the Brazilian football legend Pele has been sentenced to 33 years in prison after being found guilty of laundering money for an alleged drugs cartel.
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Bombing at northeast Nigeria football match kills at least 40
A bomb attack targeting fans at a football match in Nigeria's restive northeast killed at least 40 people on Sunday, a police officer told AFP. "There has been a bomb explosion at a football field this evening and so far more than 40 people have been killed," said the officer who requested anonymity in the town of Mubi, which has seen previous attacks by Boko Haram Islamists.
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The 2014 World Cup of Business. Who would win the World Cup if big business was taking part?
For a bit of fun, we've looked at the biggest companies in each of the nations that qualified, to see how a World Cup of Business might look. The logical progression is to plug in the numbers and see how the competition unfolds; assuming that the company with the highest revenue will prevail in each match.
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Qatar World Cup 2022 scandal: Bill Clinton's fury at vote triggered global search for truth
Former US president's exasperation at the Fifa decision-making process led to investigations that now threaten to reverse the decision to award the 2022 finals to a football desert
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Brazilian Discontent Ahead of World Cup
The national mood in Brazil is grim, following a year in which more than a million people have taken to the streets of major cities across the country to protest corruption, rising inflation and a lack of government investment in public services such as education, health care and public transportation, among other things.
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The Aging of the World Cup
The World Cup continues to get bigger and better, aging like a fine wine. It’s not just the tournament itself, though, that is maturing, going from a tournament in 1930 where anyone who wanted to participate was invited, and where the European teams traveled by boat, to the current 32-team behemoth that involves years of qualification.
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Soccer Freestyle World Champion Sean Garnier Poses As An Old Man And Humiliates Some Young Guy
Soccer Freestyle World Champion Sean Garnier Poses As An Old Man And Humiliates Some Young Guy
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Beautiful game, dirty business
THE mesmerising wizardry of Lionel Messi and the muscular grace of Cristiano Ronaldo are joys to behold. But for deep-dyed internationalists like this newspaper, the game’s true beauty lies in its long reach, from east to west and north to south. Football, more than any other sport, has thrived on globalisation. Nearly half of humanity will watch at least part of the World Cup, which kicks off in Brazil on June 12th.
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Fifa sponsor demands investigation
One of Fifa's main sponsors, Sony, calls for an investigation into the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
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Mr. Ten Percent: The Man Who Built — And Bilked — American Soccer
As the World Cup opens, a tale about winning dirty: How a swindling suburban soccer dad pocketed millions as he helped make the sport in the U.S a booming success.
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The best dance moves with a soccer ball
Chris Brown's song "Don't Wake Me Up" should have had this guy in the music video. He is absolutely amazing with this soccer ball. I'm not sure where he is from but he certainly has talent. Job well done.
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Subway Workers Clash With Police Ahead of Brazil's World Cup
Brazilian police and striking subway workers clashed Monday in a central commuter station ahead of the World Cup opening match this week.
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The Man Who Made the World Cup Trophy
In 1971, the organizers of the World Cup found themselves without a cup to call their own. The year before, Pelé’s Brazil had won the tournament for the third time, which meant they got to keep the trophy. As Brazil’s captain, Carlos Alberto, held the trophy aloft on a blazing hot day in Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium, there was a sense that the title, previously kept by the winning team for the four years in between tournaments, really was coming home.
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This Soccer-Playing Beagle Is Ready For The World Cup
This is Purin: he makes goals, blocks shots and looks adorable doing it. We already have a Puppy Bowl, maybe we need a Puppy Cup in our lives.
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Fire Football: Indonesian Students Play Soccer With Flaming Coconut
Fire football is played barefoot using a coconut soaked in kerosene and set on fire. Ahead of the 2014 world cup event in Brazil, football enthusiasts in Indonesia are finding fiery new ways to enjoy the game.
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Football fans in China buy fake sick notes ahead of World Cup
The World Cup is apparently making a lot of people “ill” in China. Football fans are preparing for the kick off the biggest sporting event of the year by purchasing fake sick notes online.
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World Cup Team Stereotypes: Separating Fact from Fiction
Italy are a bunch of up-tempo, passionate over-actors, right? England are stout and defensive, but kinda boring, yes? Every South American team is fiery and skillful; every African team is a surprise underdog; the Germans play with ruthless, dull efficiency. But this is the World Cup—a country's identity can change so much even between tournaments.
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