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All World Cup Teams Look the Same
In World Cups of yore, each country had its own style, and each game was like a clash of cultures. The Italians had a punishing defense, and the English could be relied on to chuck bombs down the...
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USA Flubs World Cup Pitch, Still Likely to Win
Soccer's governing body chooses the country to host the 2022 World Cup today and the US is widely expected to win—despite a somewhat shambolic presentation yesterday. Bill Clinton's speech was long and...
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Qatar, Russia Picked to Host World Cups
FIFA shocked the world today by selecting Russia and Qatar to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, respectively. The US was widely considered the favorite to host in 2022, reports the AP, while Russia...
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Qatar World Cup Pick Proves FIFA Is Dirty
American soccer fans are furious that FIFA picked Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup over the US, and with good reason, writes Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated . He calls the pick “the biggest indictment...
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During World Cup, a Twitter Record
No matter how you regard the pace of soccer, there's no denying that tweeting about it can be fast and furious. The all-time record for number of tweets per second was set at the end of yesterday's...
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FIFA: World Cup Must Have Beer
Banning beer at the 2014 World Cup is not an option, FIFA chief Jerome Valcke has warned Brazil. The world soccer kingpin, visiting the country for an inspection tour, says he isn't happy about the...
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Soccer Will Test Goal-Line Cameras
A big move in the world of soccer: The sport's governing body said today it will test two goal-line technologies at a tournament in December, reports CNN . One system uses multiple cameras and the...
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5 World Cup Facts for Non-Soccer Lovers
The World Cup begins today. If those five words have your eyes glazing over, hang on—and read on. We've pulled together five things to know about the games (which FIFA calls matches , but which the...
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Oops: Germany Breaks the World Cup
When do you know you’ve partied a bit too hard? When you break the World Cup. Thankfully, it’s only a replica, and perhaps the German team’s mishap is why FIFA doesn’t give out the real thing, which...
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Soccer Biter's Ban Upheld—Sort Of
So much for that appeal: The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld Luis Suarez's four-month ban after the Uruguay star famously bit another player at this year's World Cup, noting the penalty is...
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Women Soccer Players Call Fake Turf Discriminatory
With the Women's World Cup in Canada less than 10 months away, some of the world's top women soccer players are threatening a lawsuit against FIFA over a literal turf war. The women want the tournament...
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Report: Russia Used Picasso as World Cup Bribe
There's regular corruption, and then there's over-the-top Teapot Dome-style bribery. The latter is what took place ahead of the controversial decision to award the 2018 and 2022 soccer World Cups to...
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Ex-FIFA VP's Defense Strategy: Cite the Onion
When defending yourself against allegations of corruption, it's best to have your facts straight. Unfortunately for Jack Warner, former vice president of FIFA and member of Parliament in Trinidad, that...
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FIFA Chief Quits 4 Days After He's Re-Elected
Sepp Blatter's triumphant fifth term as president of FIFA is crashing to a halt after all of four days. Blatter today announced that he will resign as president of soccer's governing body as soon as a...
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6 Men With FIFA Ties Now on Interpol's Most Wanted List
Interpol added six men with ties to FIFA to its most wanted list today, issuing an international alert for two former FIFA officials and four executives on charges including racketeering and...
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FIFA's Former VP Promises 'Avalanche' of Secrets
FIFA's former vice president, now on Interpol's most wanted list , says he has documents that contain an "avalanche" of secrets about soccer's governing body, including a link to Trinidad and Tobago's...
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'Unwatchable' Film Costs FIFA $29M, Brings in $607
FIFA's ex-VP has promised an "avalanche of secrets" in the wake of the soccer agency's recent scandal , but one thing that's not a secret is how terrible the biopic FIFA financed did at the box office...
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FIFA Yanks 2026 Bidding; 'Nonsense' to Decide Now
FIFA has suspended the 2026 World Cup bidding process amid a widening corruption scandal implicating previous bid contests. "Due to the situation, I think it's nonsense to start any bidding process for...
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Why Cannes Showed That Awful FIFA Movie
Actor Gerard Depardieu personally intervened to persuade the Cannes Film Festival to show the FIFA-funded movie United Passions, which earned $607 in its US debut and reviews that branded it "pure...
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Russia, Qatar Could Be Stripped of World Cups
Banks in Switzerland have reported 53 possible acts of money laundering in the investigation of FIFA's 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests, the country's attorney general said today. Michael...
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