FIFA’s disciplinary committee on Monday ruled that no retrospective action would be take on Colombia and Napoli defender Juan Zuniga for the tackle on Neymar that left theBrazil star with a fractured vertebra and ended his World Cup. In a statement, the world governing body said that its own rules prevented the case from being […]
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FIFA Pronounces 2014 World Cup Drug Free
FIFA on Monday announced that the more than 1,000 drug tests performed on players at the 2014 World Cup have all come back negative, and that every player on each of the 32 competing teams — 736in total — had provided blood and urine samples. FIFA said players from the tournament’s four remaining teams would […]
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Report: 2014 World Cup Most Streamed Event Ever
The 2014 FIFA World Cup isn’t over yet, but it’s already the most streamed event in history, according to content delivery network provider Akamai, as soccer fans watch games online ingreater numbers than ever before. In the U.S. alone, a record-breaking 5.3 million unique viewers tuned in to Watch ESPN and Univision for the USA’s […]
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Could Dutch royalty be split on semifinal?
[WORLD CUP: Off the Post] The Dutch press is questioning whether both King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima will be pullingfor the Netherlands in Wednesday semifinal. After all, the Queen hails from Argentina. Born Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti in Buenos Aires, she met the future king in 1999 inSpain. They were married two years later and last year […]
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Loew calls for end to 'brutal tactics'
[PREVIEW: Brazil-Germany] Rarely has so much attention been placed on a referee in an important match. Mexican MarcoRodriguez is dubbed “Chiqui Dracula” for his resemblance to a Dracula character in Mexican TV and his penchant for disciplining players. After two consecutive Brazil games marredby excessive fouling, Germany coach Joachim Loew hopes Rodriguez will put a […]
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Brazil Diary: The 'Invisible Man' worries Selecao fans
By Mike Woitalla Neymar‘s injury isn’t the only topic that gets Brazilian fans riled up. Just mention Fred, the center forward whohas scored only one goal in Brazil’s first five games. “He’s like a cone on the field” … “He can’t move.” … “He doesn’t shoot. He supposed to head the ball in but doesn’t […]
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Monaco Not Selling Rodriguez, Falcao
AS Monaco VP Vadim Vasilyev insists that the French giant will not be forced to sell Colombian stars James Rodriguez and Radamel Falcao while also confirming that formerBarcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes will not join the Ligue 1 club. Despite bowing out at the quarterfinal stage, Rodriguez is still the World Cup’s top scorer with six […]
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Brazil's Last-Ditch Efforts for Silva, Neymar Returns
Brazil has launched an appeal against the yellow card captain Thiago Silva received during its 2-1 World Cup quarterfinal win against Colombia on Friday, which rules him out ofTuesday’s semifinal clash with Germany, while the host country is also reportedly exploring the remote possibility of a World Cup final return for Neymar, who broke a […]
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Di Maria Out, Aguero in for Semifinal
Angel Di Maria will miss Argentina’s World Cup semifinal clash against the Netherlands following the thigh injury the Real Madrid winger picked up in the 1-0 quarterfinal win againstBelgium on Saturday, but forward Sergio Aguero has recovered from a muscle strain and will be fit to play in Wednesday’s game, Albiceleste doctor Daniel Martinez told […]
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Costa Rica Reflects on Concacaf Success
Costa Rica’s players reflected on how far Concacaf has come after bowing in the World Cup quarterfinals on penalties to the Netherlands on Saturday. Mexico and the USA also made it tothe tournament’s second stage, bowing out in the round of 16, but the Ticos were the region’s only representative in the final eight. After beating […]