Expired food found at World Cup team hotels
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil ● A Brazilian consumer defense agency said it’s found past-expiration food in the hotels where national soccer teams from Italy and England will stay during the World Cup. The...
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Martinez signs new 5 year Everton contract
LIVERPOOL, England ● Everton have confirmed that manager Roberto Martinez has signed a new five-year contract with the club. Former Wigan boss Martinez was installed as David Moyes’ replacement after...
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Intriguing 2018 World Cup qualifiers Asia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia ● The sheer enormity and rich diversity of Asia offers a bitter-sweet opportunity to the region’s World Cup hopefuls. After a revamp of the qualifying procedure, Asia’s...
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PSG recover with Lille stumping
PARIS, France ● Paris Saint-Germain quickly got back on track after their Champions League loss to Barcelona as Ezequiel Lavezzi netted a hat-trick in a resounding 6-1 win over Lille at the Parc des...
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Whitecaps let victory slip away
Pedro Morales scored the Caps only goal VANCOUVER, BC ● The Vancouver Whitecaps ended the day as they started — with the most points in Major League Soccer. But there were also regrets as the...
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Player of the Year award for Eden Hazard
LONDON, England ● Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard’s impressive season was recognised by his peers when he won England’s Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year award on Sunday. The...
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Sweden’s Sjogran quitting after double century of caps
STOCKHOLM, Sweden ● Sweden’s most-capped international is to retire after this year’s World Cup in Canada and she wants to win one last medal before taking over as sporting director of Rosengard....
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Club America destroy Impact Concacaf dream
MONTREAL, Quebec ● Dario Benedetto scored three second-half goals and Club America of Mexico beat the Montreal Impact 4-2 on Wednesday night to win the CONCACAF Champions League title. Club America...
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Carver accuses Williamson of deliberately getting himself sent off
Mike Williamson of Newcastle United fouls Jamie Vardy of Leicester City leading to his red card LEICESTER, England • Newcastle boss John Carver accused defender Mike Williamson of getting sent off...
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No surprises in Cascadia derby between Timbers and Whitecaps
Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri runs onto the field before an MLS soccer game against the Vancouver Whitecaps in Portland PORTLAND, Ore. ● It was a pretty tame affair compared to Cascadia Cup...
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