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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

World cup: France, Germany meet in all-Euro World Cup quarter

YoopyaJul 4, 2014July 16, 20230

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A European presence in the World Cup semifinals is assured as Germany and France meet at the Maracana on Friday,

World cup: Ghana to have formal agreements for player bonuses

YoopyaJul 3, 2014July 16, 20230

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ghana is planning to take pre-emptive action for the next World Cup to avoid off-the-field problems over bonus payments. The

World Cup: Europe vs Africa in 2nd-round matches

YoopyaJun 30, 2014July 16, 20230

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Free-scoring France takes on Nigeria and Germany faces Algeria as the second round continues at the World Cup on Monday

World cup: Costa Rica dreams come true against Greece

YoopyaJun 30, 2014July 16, 20230

By Philip O’Connor RECIFE Brazil (Reuters) – For Costa Rica defender Michael Umana it was a case of dreams come true as he stepped up

World cup: Ivory Coast’s Ya Konan ruled out of Colombia clash

YoopyaJun 19, 2014September 2, 20230

By Iain Rogers BRASILIA (Reuters) – Ivory Coast will be without forward Didier Ya Konan for Thursday’s World Cup Group C clash against Colombia because

World cup: Chilean World Cup fans break into Rio stadium

YoopyaJun 18, 2014July 29, 20230

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — About 100 soccer fans wearing Chilean jerseys busted through a security checkpoint at the Maracana stadium less than an hour

World cup news: Drogba may have to be content with super-sub role

YoopyaJun 18, 2014July 29, 20230

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Didier Drogba may have to get used to playing the role of super-sub for Ivory Coast at the World Cup. The

Barca get transfer ban for breaching rules on minors

YoopyaApr 2, 2014September 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Barcelona have been given a transfer ban for two consecutive windows and fined 450,000 Swiss francs ($509,400) for breaching rules on the international

Blatter calls for calm over Qatar 2022 problems

YoopyaDec 6, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – FIFA is working to improve the rights of workers in Qatar but everyone needs to calm down about the problems surrounding the 2022