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Forlan shows Uruguay the way
SALVADOR, Brazil ● Diego Forlan celebrated his 100th appearance for Uruguay in style, setting up one goal then scoring the winner in a 2-1 victory over Nigeria on Thursday to move his team within...
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Cancelling Confed Cup not an option, yet
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil ● FIFA has no plans to cancel the Confederations Cup in Brazil despite the violent anti-government protests spreading across the country, the governing body said Friday. An...
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Balotelli to miss semi-final with Spain
Mario Balotelli (R) will miss the semi final with Italy against Spain FORTALEZA, Brazil ● Mario Balotelli has been ruled out of Italy’s Confederations Cup semi-final against Spain on Thursday with a...
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Panama shocks Mexico
Gabriel Torres celebrates after scoring a penalty for Panama PASADENA, Calif. ● Gabriel Torres scored twice to lead Panama to a 2-1 victory over Mexico in the first round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup...
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Ogbonna joins Juve, Callejon moves to Napoli
Angelo Ogbonna MILAN, Italy ● Italy defender Angelo Ogbonna has joined Juventus from neighbours Torino for 13 million euros (11.21 million pounds), the Serie A champions said on Thursday. Ogbonna,...
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Ronaldo wants to move on from Blatter remarks
MADRID, Spain • At the launch of his new underwear range CR7, Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo refused to acknowledge the alleged criticism from FIFA President Sepp Blatter. Speaking in an...
View ArticleChelsea bring in Salah as replacement for Mata
LONDON, England ● Chelsea have already covered for the imminent departure of Spain playmaker Juan Mata to Manchester United by signing winger Mohamed Salah from Swiss team Basel in a big-money...
View ArticlePitbull’s “We Are One (Ole Ola)” official FIFA World Cup song
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil ● US pop music stars Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull will join Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte on the official World Cup anthem “We Are One,” FIFA announced in Rio on Thursday....
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Mexico won’t be the same
Mexico won’t be wearing their famous green shirts when they take the field for the Gold Cup and Copa América this summer, with adidas unveiling El Tri’s new-look jerseys – one black, one white – on...
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Hong Kong to push FIFA for greater player pool
Mark Sutcliffe HONG KONG ● The Hong Kong Football Association will lobby FIFA for dispensation to allow long-term residents without a Hong Kong passport to represent the national team. HKFA Chief...
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