RIO DE JANEIRO — The comparisons with flamboyant and outspoken legend Diego Maradona have surely become tiresome to World Cup star Lionel Messi of Argentina, but they will be intensified to a whole new decibel over the next 48 hours. Nearly three decades after Maradona carried Argentina on his back to the 1986 World Cup …
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Belgium Eliminates USA From 2014 FIFA World Cup
Belgium beat the United States, 2-1, in Round of 16 play in the 2014 FIFA World Cup on July 1. Get the Free Tracker App to find a Luvabella in Stock According to USSoccer.com, the United States succumbed to two Belgium goals in extra time with a late charge coming up short. In spite of …
Van Gaal starts new era at Manchester United
Manchester United on Wednesday as the Dutch manager arrived for his first day in charge of the fallen giants. (more…)
The Best Fake Soccer In The World Is Played Right Here In The USA
BERKELEY, CA. – The flashing electronic bulletin board on College Avenue read “SOCCER EVENT.” Berkeley Police closed off main roads a mile out from California Memorial Stadium an hour before Real Madrid was to play Inter Milan in a fake soccer game as part of the International Champions Cup, a fake soccer tournament. The atmosphere …
Sweaty and Sweet: The World Cup’s Most Tender Man-Hugs
We’re baaaaaaack and this time with some cutie photos of men touching one another (appropriately, of course). When it comes to the World Cup, we’ve learned one thing: hugs can take all shapes and forms. (Gianluigi Buffon hugs/upright big spoons Giorgio Chiellini of Italy) They can even evolve over time. (Fernando Muslera and Luis Suarez …
World Cup scalping scandal continues in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — A World Cup ticket scalping case has revived a reputation FIFA tries hard to fight, and threatens to stain a tournament which has been better than critics expected. Football’s international governing body and its president Sepp Blatter have tried to present a new face in recent years after so many allegations …
World Cup run may be over, but U.S. soccer is here to stay
SAO PAULO − There is life after elimination, Jurgen Klinsmann wants you to know. If you can’t get enough of the U.S. national soccer team, if your red-white-and-blue jersey is already jonesing for the next occasion, the wait won’t be long. If things go right, you may yet get a chance to see Matt Besler …
Ten memorable moments at the World Cup
From swashbuckling goals to inglorious exits, on-field shenanigans to sideline lunacy, the World Cup in Brazil has been one of the most remarkable of recent times. Here are 10 picks from a host of memorable moments: No. 1 – THE “MINEIRAZO” No. 2 – THE BITE No. 3 – THE WINNER No. 4 – THE …
Wimbledon 2014: Roger Federer battles back to beat Stan Wawrinka
Life could hardly be better for Roger Federer. He is the father to a second set of twins, he is two matches away from winning a record-breaking eighth Wimbledon title and he will not have to play his tormentor-in-chief, Rafael Nadal, in his semi-final on Friday. Rest assured, he would have taken that scenario at …
Argentines hold heads high after World Cup loss
BUENOS AIRES — Pain-stricken Argentines held their heads high after watching their national team give it all against a powerful Germany but come up short in extra time, losing 1-0 in the country’s first World Cup finals appearance in 24 years. Entering the match as the underdog after Germany’s 7-1 thrashing of host Brazil, Argentina …