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Column: For deadly football, Algeria must face ban

YoopyaAug 28, 2014July 16, 20230

Murder, pure and simple. For football coach Hugo Broos, no other word is fitting for the death of his star player, Albert Ebosse. The deadly

Champions League draw wide open

YoopyaAug 27, 2014July 16, 20230

MONACO (AP) — Real Madrid’s Champions League title defense takes shape Thursday at one of the most open draws in years. Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich

World cup: Germany World Cup heroes return to huge fan party

YoopyaJul 15, 2014July 16, 20230

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s World Cup-winning team returned home Tuesday to celebrate the country’s fourth title with huge crowds of fans. The team’s plane touched

World cup: What worries? Brazil World Cup scores high

YoopyaJul 14, 2014September 2, 20230

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s World Cup organizers can say it now: Esta tudo bem — it’s all OK. What was everyone so worried

Sports: Dempsey scores as Seattle beats Portland 2-0

YoopyaJul 14, 2014September 2, 20230

SEATTLE (AP) — The intent was for Clint Dempsey to go 65 or 70 minutes and not push too hard in his return from the

World cup: Violence mars Argentina’s World Cup celebration

YoopyaJul 14, 2014September 2, 20230

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets late Sunday to restrain a group of vandals who disturbed a peaceful

World cup: Rousseff: Brazil’s World Cup proved doubters wrong

YoopyaJul 12, 2014September 2, 20230

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil has proved its doubters wrong by putting on a highly successful World Cup, President Dilma Rousseff said on the eve

World cup: Barcelona: Brazil’s Neymar progressing very well

YoopyaJul 10, 2014September 2, 20230

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Neymar is progressing very well from the back injury that caused the Brazil striker to exit the World Cup, according to

World cup: Germany vs Argentina: How they compare

YoopyaJul 10, 2014July 29, 20230

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The best player in the world goes up against the ultimate team machine, on the world’s biggest stage. When Lionel

World cup: Belgian defender, 36, key in plans to stop Messi

YoopyaJul 4, 2014July 25, 20230

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Daniel Van Buyten has been written off as too old and too slow many more times than Lionel Messi has been