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Reuters
Argentina has surpassed Brazil as the world's largest exporter of soccer players. Argentina sold close to 1,800 players between 2009 and 2010 compared to Brazil's 1,440, according to Gerardo Molina, an agent for Euroamericas Sports Marketing. But this may not be a good thing for Argentine soccer. The growing exodus ...
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Daily Telegraph (Australia)
The flurry of criticism about FIFA and its handling of the recent vote on the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts continued with harsh words from one of its most respected executives. German legend Franz Beckenbauer -- an outgoing member of the executive committee -- slammed the way FIFA changed ...
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When Saturday Comes
After German star Bastian Schweinsteiger signed a five-year contract renewal with Bayern Munich instead of moving abroad to Real Madrid or Inter, he explained his reasons for staying at the club he's been with since joining in 1998 at age 14: "When I arrive at the [Bayern headquarters] on the ...
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Reuters
Spain captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas said Germany is the only real threat to Spain's dominance.
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