Uruguay President Jose Mujica claims that Luis Suarez needs help from a psychiatrist rather than a ban from soccer. The new Barcelona striker received a nine-game internationalsuspension, a four-month ban from all soccer-related activity, and a fine after being found guilty of biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini in Uruguay’s 1-0 win against Italy in theWorld Cup […]
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Gerrard Announces England Retirement
England captain Steve Gerrard on Monday announced that he is retiring from international competition. Gerrard made 114 appearances in 14 years representing England; he finishes as hiscountry’s third most-capped player, one shy of David Beckham. The Liverpool captain will now become an ambassador to the Football Association. “I have enjoyed every minute ofrepresenting my country […]
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Lahm Announces International Retirement
Germany captain Philipp Lahm on Friday announced his retirement from international duty, less than a week after leading Germany to its fourth World Cup title. The decision by the 30-year-olddefender caught the country by surprise. “This is the right time,” Lahm told the news agency SID. “I decided that the World Cup in Brazil would […]
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Proposing a radical rule addition to protect players
By Randy Vogt The best World Cup ever? Not if you are concerned about player safety. Referees have been told for the past decade about the dangers of headinjuries. With players on the ground holding their head or with players who appear to be woozy, I stop the game immediately no matter where the ball […]
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World Cup final ref gets big call wrong, punishes the victim, neglects concussion dangers
By Paul Gardner Of course there were concussion-incidents during the World Cup. Given that there are head-clashes in virtually every game of soccer that is everplayed, that was to be expected. Something else that might have been expected during FIFA’s showcase game was that these incidents would have been treated with elaborate care. Wesurely, by […]
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BVB Signs Ginter
Borussia Dortmund on Thursday completed the signing of young German defender Matthias Ginter from Frieburg. The 20-year-old signed a five-year contract after returning from the World Cup inBrazil, where he was part of Germany’s winning team. Ginter, a center back, will rival Mats Hummels and Sokratis Papastathopoulos for a spot in the BVB’s back four, […]
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U.S. victory over Ghana garners ESPY
[AWARDS] The U.S. men’s national team won best moment at the ESPYs for its 2-1 victory over Ghana in the opening group match of the 2014 World Cup in Natal. Clint Dempsey accepted the ESPY for Best Moment along with seven of his teammates — Jozy Altidore, DaMarcus Beasley, Kyle Beckerman, Jermaine Jones, Nick Rimando, […]
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Report: Expert Criticizes FIFA Over WC Concussion Protocols
A concussion expert tells the Associated Press that FIFA and the World Cup organizers repeatedly failed to follow their own concussion protocol and then did not take advantage of theopportunity to use the international event to teach fans and young players about the danger of head injuries. “I’m worried about how many kids emulate these […]
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Germans Ridicule Argentina During WC Celebration
The German media has questioned a celebratory dance carried out by six of Germany’s World Cup-winning members during the team’s celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Tuesday,claiming that the dance belittled Germany’s World Cup final opponent, Argentina. In front of the crowd of 300,000, Andre Schurrle, Mario Goetze, Miroslav Klose, Toni Kroos, RomanWeidenfeller, […]
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Top three World Cup goals in Flipbook form
[VIDEO PICK: Animation] Another flipbook video by Stabilo recreated the top three goals in the World Cup, starting with Australian Tim Cahill’sstunning volley against the Netherlands. Next, we see James Rodriguez’s beautiful left-foot volley against Uruguay, and finally the famous Robin van Persiediving header goal against 2010 World Cup champion Spain. The video ends congratulating […]