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Togo Goalie: 3 Dead After Attack In Angola
CABINDA, Angola – A goalie for Togo’s national soccer team said on French radio Saturday that the death toll from a shooting attack on the team’s bus in Angola has risen to three. RELATED: Drug...
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Top 5 Most Talented Black Soccer Players
From BVX.com: Thierry Henry signing with the New York Red Bulls is not yet official but his team, Barcelona, has reportedly allowed him to negotiate out of his contract. With Henry’s pending decision,...
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World Cup In South Africa A Source Of Pride For Black Players
From USA Today: When the U.S. World Cup team arrived in Johannesburg on Monday, the historic moment had special significance for several of the team’s African-American players. “To represent America...
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Soccer Fan Stampede Kills 15 In South Africa
From Bloomberg News: A stampede of fans hospitalized 15 people before a soccer World Cup warm-up match today between Nigeria and North Korea in Johannesburg, South African police said. One of them was...
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World Cup Opens On Joyous, Noisy Note
JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela would have loved it. The joy, the pulsating music and dazzling colors, the big party to celebrate the world’s embrace of South Africa — even the scrappy 1-1 draw. Dashing...
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Soccer Player Plays With U.S.A. On His Chest But Haiti In His Heart
IRENE, South Africa (AP) — Jozy Altidore has USA on his chest and Haiti in his heart. Devastated by the January earthquake that rocked his parents’ homeland — and where many of his relatives still...
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USA Advances To Next Round Of World Cup With Last Minute Goal
PRETORIA, South Africa – Over and over, everything seemed to go against them. A referee took away a win last week, and a linesman disallowed another goal Wednesday. Now there was just 3 1/2 minutes...
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OPINION: Is Soccer A Racist Sport?
The World Cup is seen as a uniting event, bringing together several different nations to play soccer. The ideal behind the World Cup is to promote a racial harmony among all the nations. I mean what...
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Diego Maradona Fired As Argentina Head Coach
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Diego Maradona is out as Argentina’s soccer coach. The Argentine Football Association said Tuesday it would not renew his contract. He had spent an erratic 21 months in...
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Soccer Star Killed Outside Brooklyn Club Hours After Scoring Winning Goal
A St. Lucian soccer star in New York for a tournament was shot to death in Brooklyn early Monday, hours after scoring a goal that sent his team to the finals, police sources said. Isidore Phillip...
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Soccer Star Didier Drogba Diagnosed With Malaria
LONDON (AP)— Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has had malaria for a month and is only now regaining full strength because the illness was finally diagnosed on Monday. Drogba told Chelsea TV on Wednesday...
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Former Nigerian Soccer Player Found Dead In Texas
Uche Okafor (left) TEXAS — Uche Okafor, a defender on two World Cup teams for Nigeria who later played for the Kansas City Wizards in the U.S., has been found dead in his Dallas-area home, police said...
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Chad Ochocinco Trying Out For Professional Soccer Team
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chad Ochocinco will try to play a different kind of football during the NFL lockout. Now he’ll use his feet to try to impress Sporting Kansas City of MLS. Never short on...
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Chad Ochocinco Looks Ragged In Practice Soccer Game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When it comes to soccer, Chad Ochocinco looks like a football player. ALSO READ: Beyonce And Manager Father Announce Split The six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver seemed willing but...
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Inner-City Philly Girls Inspired By Women’s World Cup
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Women’s Soccer team’s World Cup finals appearance did not only inspire the nation, it inspired an inner-city girls team in the heart of Philadelphia. The Anderson Monarchs...
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Growing Community Of Africans Use Soccer To Stay Out Of Trouble
Typically known as the mostly-white, suburban borough of New York City, Staten Island is undergoing an influx of African residents who say they prefer the affordable rents and the island’s quiet...
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Soccer Star Accused Of Using Racist Slur On Black Opponent
LONDON — English soccer authorities and London police began investigations Tuesday into whether England captain John Terry racially abused a black opponent while playing for Chelsea. In the latest...
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Cloud of Racism Plagues Soccer
LONDON (AP) — For the first time in the long history of English soccer, a player is being prosecuted over words spoken on the field. SEE ALSO: Man Acquitted Of Sexual Assault Charges Because Of Oysters...
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Racist Tweets About Soccer Star Fabrice Muamba Get Student Jail Time
When English soccer star Fabrice Muamba, who plays for Bolton Wanderers, collapsed on the field after suffering a heart attack, it shocked the entire sports world. SEE ALSO: Newt Gingrich Charges Fans...
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South Carolina Teen Girl Attacks Opponent In Soccer Game
A South Carolina teenage girl has been charged with assault for attacking an opposing player during a soccer match between two high school rivals this week, according to a Yahoo Sports report. SEE...
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