By Paul Kennedy A total of 1,348,000 viewers — 992,000 for English-language coverage and 356,000 for Spanish-language coverage — tuned in for the U.S. televisioncoverage of the final day of the English Premier League season, a jump of 72 percent over 2011 final day viewing. All 10 games aired live on seven English-languagenetworks, two Spanish-language […]
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Blog 9: Rolling 'In The Deep'
[THE PITCH] Christen Press spent the past week in a pre-Olympic training camp with the U.S. women’s national team inquasi-tropical Sarasota, Fla., far from the world of Swedish soccer into which she has been immersed. She examines what her Swedish club FC Gothenburg brought her in to do: run “in the deep,” makeattacking runs behind […]
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'Witchcraft' split Ghana squad says coach
Michael Oti Adjei of the BBC reports that Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic has said that some players used witchcraft against their own teammatesat the Africa Cup of Nations, at which Ghana fell to eventual champ Zambia in the semifinal. “We all need to help in changing some players’ mentality about using ‘black power’ to destroythemselves, […]
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Zambia triumphs on date with destination
[AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS] Almost 19 years after it national team perished in a plane crash off the coast of Gabon, Zambia returned to Libreville and won theAfrica Cup of Nations, defeating Ivory Coast, 8-7, on penalty kicks after their match finished 0-0. “There was a sign of destiny, a force within us. Maybe it […]
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Zambia to play to honor memories of '93 team
Few would have given Zambia a shot at reaching Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final, but its 1-0 win over Ghana in the semifinals means that it is in the Gabon capital of Libreville for a date withdestiny. It was Libreville where a military plane carrying Zambia’s national team to Senegal for a World Cup […]
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Gervinho genius leads Elephants into final against Zambia
[AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS] Sub Emmanuel Mayuka’s third goal of the tournament in the 78th minute gave Zambia a 1-0 win overheavily favored Ghana and moved the Chipolopolo into the final of African Nations Cup for the first time since 1994. Zambia will face Ivory Coast, a 1-0 winner over Mali on a brilliant goal […]
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Zambia and Mali out to surprise
[AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS] Zambia and Mali will be underdogs when they face Ghana and Ivory Coast, respectively, in the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations,but both teams, coached by Frenchmen, enter the game full of confidence. The Chipolopolo, Zambia’s team of no-names, is seeking its first appearance in the final since 1994, while […]
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Africa Cup of Nations this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Both co-hosts fell in the quarterfinals of the the Africa Cup of Nations.Didier Drogba made amends for his miss on a penalty kick midway through the first half, scoring twice to give Ivory Coast a 3-0 win over Equatorial Guinea, while Gabon fell to Mali on penaltykicks after their game ended in a 1-1 […]
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Cheers for co-hosts, boos for Ba and Lions of Atlas
[WINNERS & LOSERS] Co-hosts Equatorial Guinea and Gabon were the surprises of the Africa Cup of Nations, advancing to the quarterfinals that will be heldthis weekend. On the other hand, African powerhouses Senegal and Morocco exited quickly. For a look at the tournament’s winners and losers … WINNERS Brazilian Gilson Paulo took over as coach […]
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Ghana Golazo by Badu
[VIDEO PICK] Ghana’s Emmanuel Agyemang Badu‘s brilliant goal in a 1-1 tie with Guinea earned Ghana a spot in the quarterfinals of the AfricaCup of Nations. The 21-year-old Badu received a pass well outside the penalty area, flicked the ball up with his left foot, and volleyed home with his right. Badu’s goal in1-1 tie […]