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Thai Boys Rescued From Cave Won't See World Cup Final Live Tonight
Twelve boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded Thai cave will watch a recording of the World Cup final which takes place on Sunday, not the live broadcast, an official at the hospital they are staying in said.
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"How Dumb Do They Think Russia Is," Says Envoy On UK Couple Poisoning
Britain is foolish if it believes Russia staged a new nerve agent attack in England in the middle of the soccer World Cup, Russia's embassy to the Netherlands wrote on social media on Thursday.
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Nike May Beat Football Giant Adidas At World Cup
In a World Cup brimming with upsets, Nike Inc looks on track to defeat soccer juggernaut and archrival Adidas AG in the closely watched jersey sponsorship battle.
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Messi Scored, Argentina Won But Twitter Only Obsessed With Maradona Memes
It's hard to believe Twitterati would be talking about anyone other than Lionel Messi and Marcos Rojo after last night's thriller of a match that saw Argentina beat Nigeria to stay in the World Cup. But football legend and captain of Argentina's 1986 World Cup winning team Diego Maradona seems to have stolen some of their thunder.
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Sikh Soccer Fan Racially Targeted For Supporting England Football Team
A Sikh football fan was targeted in a vile and racist letter due to his "skin colour" after he put up British flags on his shop window, according to media reports.
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Japan, Senegal Match Ends In Tie. Fans Win Hearts By Cleaning Up Stands
Images of Japanese soccer fans cleaning up the stands after World Cup games have impressed the rest of the world, and this time they were joined by supporters of the Senegalese team.
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Pushed To Brink, Germany Keeps World Cup Hopes Alive With Stunning Goal
Now Germany has three points in Group F alongside Sweden behind front-running Mexico on six, even as the people who saw it play Sweden will carry home memories soccer fans so seldom have.
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World Cup Cameo Propels 'Cute' Iceland Midfielder To Viral Fame
A blonde Iceland midfielder has become a social media sensation, attracting more admirers than the population of Iceland after a cameo role in the 1-1 World Cup draw with Argentina. Rurik Gislason came on as a second-half substitute on Saturday to win admirers worldwide purring over his cool Nordic looks.
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After Seeing Moscow, I Understand Why FIFA Gave The World Cup To Russia
FIFA World Cup 2018: Moscow is the vibrant heart of this soccer celebration, welcoming tens of thousands of visitors.
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On Video, Taxi Ploughs Into Moscow Crowd, Driver Runs, Chased Down Street
A taxi drove into a crowd of pedestrians near Moscow's Red Square on Saturday, injuring eight people including two Mexicans in the city for the soccer World Cup which Russia is hosting, officials and eyewitnesses said.
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"Let Us Be Free": Iran's Women Football Fans Protest Decades-Long Ban
Iranian women, who have been banned from soccer stadiums in Iran since 1980, have taken their protest to the globe's biggest sporting event: the World Cup.
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Italy Fail To Qualify For World Cup For First Time Since 1958
The Netherlands, United States, Ghana and now Italy, a four-time champion and a pillar of soccer for almost a century, all will be absent from the 2018 tournament.
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Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Welcomes Putin But Mentions Differences
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi welcomed visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin today but offered no sign of breaking ranks with international partners over European Union sanctions against Moscow.
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The Guardian View on Sepp Blatter's Re-Election: Football's Missed Chance
Fifa's critics and sponsors must decide whether they have the stomach and the forces for a boycott of the World Cup.
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Russia Should Lose 2018 Soccer World Cup Over Ukraine, Says UK Deputy PM
Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, the most senior British politician to call for such action, said Vladimir Putin's behaviour towards Ukraine was "beyond the pale" and had reached "a tipping point". FIFA, soccer's world governing body, has so far rejected calls from some German politicians to stop Russia hosting the World Cup in 2018.
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Thai Boys Rescued From Cave Won't See World Cup Final Live Tonight
Twelve boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded Thai cave will watch a recording of the World Cup final which takes place on Sunday, not the live broadcast, an official at the hospital they are staying in said.
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"How Dumb Do They Think Russia Is," Says Envoy On UK Couple Poisoning
Britain is foolish if it believes Russia staged a new nerve agent attack in England in the middle of the soccer World Cup, Russia's embassy to the Netherlands wrote on social media on Thursday.
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Nike May Beat Football Giant Adidas At World Cup
In a World Cup brimming with upsets, Nike Inc looks on track to defeat soccer juggernaut and archrival Adidas AG in the closely watched jersey sponsorship battle.
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Messi Scored, Argentina Won But Twitter Only Obsessed With Maradona Memes
It's hard to believe Twitterati would be talking about anyone other than Lionel Messi and Marcos Rojo after last night's thriller of a match that saw Argentina beat Nigeria to stay in the World Cup. But football legend and captain of Argentina's 1986 World Cup winning team Diego Maradona seems to have stolen some of their thunder.
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Sikh Soccer Fan Racially Targeted For Supporting England Football Team
A Sikh football fan was targeted in a vile and racist letter due to his "skin colour" after he put up British flags on his shop window, according to media reports.
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Japan, Senegal Match Ends In Tie. Fans Win Hearts By Cleaning Up Stands
Images of Japanese soccer fans cleaning up the stands after World Cup games have impressed the rest of the world, and this time they were joined by supporters of the Senegalese team.
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Pushed To Brink, Germany Keeps World Cup Hopes Alive With Stunning Goal
Now Germany has three points in Group F alongside Sweden behind front-running Mexico on six, even as the people who saw it play Sweden will carry home memories soccer fans so seldom have.
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World Cup Cameo Propels 'Cute' Iceland Midfielder To Viral Fame
A blonde Iceland midfielder has become a social media sensation, attracting more admirers than the population of Iceland after a cameo role in the 1-1 World Cup draw with Argentina. Rurik Gislason came on as a second-half substitute on Saturday to win admirers worldwide purring over his cool Nordic looks.
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After Seeing Moscow, I Understand Why FIFA Gave The World Cup To Russia
FIFA World Cup 2018: Moscow is the vibrant heart of this soccer celebration, welcoming tens of thousands of visitors.
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On Video, Taxi Ploughs Into Moscow Crowd, Driver Runs, Chased Down Street
A taxi drove into a crowd of pedestrians near Moscow's Red Square on Saturday, injuring eight people including two Mexicans in the city for the soccer World Cup which Russia is hosting, officials and eyewitnesses said.
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"Let Us Be Free": Iran's Women Football Fans Protest Decades-Long Ban
Iranian women, who have been banned from soccer stadiums in Iran since 1980, have taken their protest to the globe's biggest sporting event: the World Cup.
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Italy Fail To Qualify For World Cup For First Time Since 1958
The Netherlands, United States, Ghana and now Italy, a four-time champion and a pillar of soccer for almost a century, all will be absent from the 2018 tournament.
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Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Welcomes Putin But Mentions Differences
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi welcomed visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin today but offered no sign of breaking ranks with international partners over European Union sanctions against Moscow.
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The Guardian View on Sepp Blatter's Re-Election: Football's Missed Chance
Fifa's critics and sponsors must decide whether they have the stomach and the forces for a boycott of the World Cup.
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Russia Should Lose 2018 Soccer World Cup Over Ukraine, Says UK Deputy PM
Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, the most senior British politician to call for such action, said Vladimir Putin's behaviour towards Ukraine was "beyond the pale" and had reached "a tipping point". FIFA, soccer's world governing body, has so far rejected calls from some German politicians to stop Russia hosting the World Cup in 2018.
