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World Cup comes to an end
July 30, 2010Ask anyone why he or she loves a sport and you will hear similar responses about athletic skill, strategy, and the beauty of a game well played or a sport well executed. So what sets soccer apart from other sports? Mainly its worldwide appeal. The 2010 World Cup Tournament ended a few weeks ago. Thousands [...]
PUMA announce Project Pink with Women’s Professional Soccer
July 30, 2010World Cup PUMA is excited to announce a new initiative that links women’s soccer with a well-deserving cause: launching this month, PUMA’s Project Pink will strive to raise awareness — and funds — in support of the fight against breast cancer. In conjunction with their partnership with Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS), PUMA will outfit some of the best female players in the world in special ...
The Shame of the World Cup
July 30, 2010by Tim Parks For any practitioner of Zen who imagines he has achieved a state of detached equanimity, the ultimate test must be to watch his national side play at soccer’s World Cup. That England’s team is dull, I tell myself after the first game, I can handle; that they are truly dire, I reflect after the second and third, is perhaps only par for the course. When, in their first ...
M. Soccer. Dillon Powers And U.S. U-20s To Play In Milk Cup Final On Friday
July 30, 2010Dillon Powers (Plano, Texas/Plano Senior), a rising sophomore on the Notre Dame men's soccer team, is part of the United States Under-20 squad that will face host country Northern Ireland in the Milk Cup Elite Section final on Friday (July 30). Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. (ET).
Soccer Team Avalanche Ends Season With a Win
July 30, 2010Local coaches Alex Gallego and Larry Van Patten brought talent from Oyster Bay, Bayville, and young athletes from the Hispanic Cultural Center (CCU) together to build one of Oyster Bay’s most competitive youth soccer teams, the Avalanche. “We’ve put together a very diverse and special group of young men. It includes some from the CCU who are still learning English to help them integrate into ...
World Cup Crime in South Africa
July 30, 2010People in South Africa feel under attack, literally. Why? Well, look at the following crimes that have not been reported, these specific cases occurring in the space of about three days and excluding hundreds of other crimes not ever talked about.
Berlusconi Beating Murdoch in TV Soccer as Mediaset Upsets Sky
July 30, 2010Mediaset SpA and Sky Italia Srl, the competing broadcasters controlled by tycoons Silvio Berlusconi and Rupert Murdoch , are in a price war for soccer viewers.
Spain makes history with first World Cup
July 30, 2010Spain 1, Netherlands 0 (A.E.T) After more than 98 hours of World Cup fever, it took extra time to settle a tense final. Spain lifted the World Cup for the first time in history, marking the end of the month-long soccer spectacle. The game had many subplots, with both teams known for very different styles of soccer. Spain was labeled to be the more glamorous side and was known for controlling ...
WRAPUP 1-Soccer-Suarez strike not enough for Ajax
July 30, 2010Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, in the headlines at the World Cup for the handball incident against Ghana, was on target for Ajax Amsterdam in the Champions League on Wednesday but they were held 1-1 at home by PAOK Salonika.
Matchnight: MLS all-stars vs. Manchester United - Washington Post
July 30, 2010 ABC Online | Matchnight: MLS all-stars vs. Manchester United Washington Post Throughout the summer World Cup soccer was on the front pages and enjoyed record setting popularity - while under everyone's breath they said how awful the ... Major League Soccer Players' Absence From The 2010 World Cup Landon: I would love to go back to Everton MLS chief Don Garber wary of World Cup over-reach |
