[AMERICANS ABROAD] Charlie Davies tweeted the good news on Thursday: “It’s official! I’m done with rehab!!! Leaving forSochaux tomorrow! Who said I couldn’t be back training so soon!? Let’s go!! God Bless!!” Davies is finishing his fourth week of rehabilitation at the CERS de Capbreton, the sportstraining center in in southwestern France. He’s spent more […]
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'Chicharito' does it again for Mexico
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, Mexico’s 21-year-old sensation from Guadalajara, scored in the 69thminute to give Mexico a 2-1 win over North Korea Wednesday in Torreon and improve his tally to four goals in three World Cup warmups this year. Former Chicago Fire star Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored the game’s first goal on a 20-yard […]
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World Cup concert headliners announced
International stars Alicia Keys, Shakira, Black Eyed Peas and John Legendwill headline a three-hour World Cup concert at the renovated Orlando Stadium in the Johannesburg township of Soweto on June 10, the eve of the start of the tournament. The lineup alsofeatures South African folk singer Vusi Mahlasela and Malian groups Amadou & Mariam and […]
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BBC to spend $1.5 million on World Cup studio
The UK’s BBC is set to spend $1.5 million on a television studio to cover the World Cup after winning a bidding war to film the tournament from the top of a Cape Town hospital. The location, almost1,000 miles from the organisational center in Johannesburg allows presenters to sit in front of a panorama of […]
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Eriksson eyes Ivory Coast World Cup job
Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson, who flopped as Mexico’s national team coach, could be headed back to the World Cup for the third straight time. Eriksson, who coached England in 2002 and 2006, wants the Ivory Coast World Cup job turned down by Guus Hiddink following the ouster of Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic.
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The Shattering of the Beckham Fairy Tale
By Paul Gardner Suddenly, like a bolt from the blue, the soccer gods turned on David Beckham, and cut him down while he was doing the very thing at which he wassupposed to be divinely inspired: playing soccer. In a flash, the Beckham myth crumpled. Done in by the greatest mythical figure the Greeks had, […]
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USA to face Socceroos in final tuneup
[DATEBOOK] The USA will face Australia June 5 at Ruimsig Stadium in suburban Johannesburg town of Roodepoort, one week before playing its first match of theWorld Cup (TV: ESPN2, live, 8:30 a.m. ET). The match will follow games against the Czech Republic on May 25 in East Hartford, Conn., and Turkey on May 29 in […]
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Will World Cup be Rooney-Messi Show?
By Paul Gardner I have not found the prospect of the upcoming World Cup overly enthralling. Quite aside from the obviously political and anything-but-soccer reasons forstaging it in South Africa, I find am finding it difficult to get excited about the soccer itself. Why would that be? Mostly, I’ll admit, because of Brazil. Yes, I feel […]
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Beckham loss is not England disaster
Sunday’s news on the England national team front could have been worse. At least, it wasn’t Wayne Rooney. The loss of DavidBeckham with a torn Achilles’ tendon is a disappointment, but not a disaster because he wasn’t expected to be a starter at the World Cup. Coach Fabio Capello needs Ashley Cole and Rio Ferdinand […]
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Adriano celebrates Flamengo return with winner
Brazilian national team striker Adriano returned from his latest bout with what are believed to be alcohol problems to score the winning goal for Flamengo intheir 1-0 victory over Vasco da Gama in the Carioca championship derby. Adriano had not played since returning from London, where he played for Brazil in a friendly against Ireland […]