[USA-SLOVENIA] Who says soccer isn’t exciting? The USA stayed alive at the World Cup with a 2-2 tie against Slovenia after going two goals down in the firsthalf. There was a lot to like and not like about the U.S. performance in an incident-filled game … What we liked … — How many timeshave we […]
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Vuvuzela damages German fan's hearing
[OFF THE POST] The much-maligned vuvuzela claimed its first victim when Germany fan Sven Wipperfuerth was diagnosed withtinnitus, ringing in the ears, after another fan at the Germany-Australia World Cup match started blaring the noisemaker after Lukas Podolski scored for the Germans in their 4-0. win. “Itwas so loud that I winced,” Wipperfuerth told tabloidBild. […]
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Donovan warns against letdown
[USA-SLOVENIA] The tie the USA earned against England will probably be meaningless if it loses to Slovenia on Friday at Ellis Park. U.S. nationalteam star Landon Donovan warned about a letdown after the drama of Saturday’s match. “If we draw the game we are still alive,” Donovan said, “andif we lose the game it’s highly […]
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Will history repeat itself for USA in second match?
[PREDICTIONS] Will the USA again save its best game at the World Cup for its second match? Will Fabio Capello‘s lineupchanges produce a win for England? Can Germany duplicate its magnificent performance against Australia when it faces Serbia in a battle of old World Cup rivals? For a look at Friday’s three games andSoccer America’s […]
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Finally, goals, lots of goals …
[GROUP B] Want goals? We got goals for you on the second day of play in Group B. Eight goals in total. As many as in the previous five games combined. Argentinaisn’t yet assured of a berth in the second round, but its play in its two wins puts the Albiceleste among the favorites to […]
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What They're Saying
“Strange … not as good as they might have been.” — Portuguese midfielder Deco on coach Carlos Queiroz’s tactics and substitutions duringPortugal’s scoreless tie with Ivory Coast. The comments, ahead of Portugal’s Sunday faceoff with Brazil, created the latest controversy in Quieroz’s camp. Deco later said they were made in the heat ofthe moment and […]
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Casillas' girlfriend blamed for loss
[SPAIN] How angry are Spaniards about losing to Switzerland? Some are blaming sideline reporter Sara Carbonero — thegirlfriend of Iker Casillas — for distracting the Spanish goalie on the Swiss goal. To make matters, it was Carbonero’s job after the game to ask Casillas whatwent wrong … Carbonero, a sideline reporter for Telecinco, didn’t pull […]
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Howard responds to Slovenian boast
[USA-SLOVENIA] Andrej Komac boasted that Slovenia will beat the USA Friday in Johannesburg, but U.S. goalie Tim Howard, who returned to full training on Wednesday, says talk is cheap.
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The favorite falls in shocker
[GROUP H] Switzerland stifled Spain and beat the European champion and tournament favorite, 1-0. Chile won its first World Cup game in nearly half a century bydowning Honduras. Here’s what we liked and didn’t like about the opening Group H games … WHAT WE LIKED … — GelsonFernandes, who immigrated to Switzerland at age 5 […]
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Sao Paulo stadium is dropped
[WORLD CUP 2014] How bad are things going in Brazil, host of the 2014 World Cup? Organizers have dropped Sao Paulo’s Morumbi Stadium because the cityhasn’t come up with financial guarantees. A World Cup without a stadium in Sao Paulo is unimaginable. It’s Brazil’s largest city and economic center. Plans were to host gamesthrough the […]