A Soccer Win for Tahiti? A Goal Would Be Terrific
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:33:28 -0700 von New York TimesEtaeta is the 43-year-old coach of Tahiti's national soccer team, which is making its first appearance in an international tournament at the Confederations Cup this month in Brazil. But unlike the seven other coaches attending from powerhouse teams ...
Read moreDavid Beckham Is Consolation Prize for China's Sad Soccer Fans
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:21:51 -0700 von ABC NewsBEIJING — It might not be a goal in the soccer field, but David Beckham is scoring big in another arena: China. “Hi I am David! Welcome to the OFFICIAL David Beckham Sina Page! Talk to you soon!” was the Englishman's first post on Sina Weibo, China's ...
Read moreDriver charged in death of soccer fan dribbling to Brazil
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:06:58 -0700 von NBCNews.com (blog)Richard Swanson, of Seattle, planned to dribble the ball for more than a year through 11 countries before reaching Sao Paolo, Brazil, where the opener of the World Cup soccer tournament will be played June 12, 2014. He was hit from behind by a pickup ...
Read moreCity of Los Angeles wants a downtown soccer stadium, team to fill it | THE ...
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:09:14 -0700 von Major League SoccerThe City of Los Angeles wants to build a soccer stadium, and subsequently wants to land a Major League Soccer franchise to inhabit its new downtown digs. At least, that's the inference being taken from a recent community draft report seeking to elevate ...
Read moreHomeless Soccer Players Find Community on Facebook
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:15 -0700 von MashableJimmy Flebotte was in San Francisco the night he hit rock bottom, hammered on the booze that had come to run his life. Alcohol addiction had already left him homeless. It had already drowned his career as a cook. Now, as Flebotte staggered through the ...
Read moreBrazil protests: a love for soccer, but not the pricetag (+video)
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:00:00 -0700 von Christian Science MonitorThe wave of protests that swept across Brazil in recent nights started out about rising bus fares, not soccer stadiums. But organizers of next year's World Cup are increasingly finding themselves in the cross hairs of angry demonstrations. Skip to next ...
Read moreHow to throw a game away, by the Japanese national soccer team
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:21:07 -0700 von SB NationHow to throw a game away, by the Japanese national soccer team. By Kevin McCauley on Jun 19 2013, 7:19p @kevinmccauley +. Stay connected with SB Nation Follow @sbnation. Dean Mouhtaropoulos. Japan dominated Italy for 40 minutes and went up ...
Read moreSubway, Salad, Soccer Protests in Brazil
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:33:29 -0700 von BloombergBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff's administration is having a hard time making sense of the protests erupting across the country. A couple of things are clear. Rousseff must come to terms with the end of a period of nearly boundless popularity. And ...
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