Altidore Energizes US Soccer Team
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:08:42 -0700 von New York Times (blog)SANDY, Utah — There was a moment in the second half Tuesday night when Jozy Altidore, the enigmatic striker for the United States national soccer team, watched a defender for Honduras send a pass back toward the goalkeeper. It was a steamy night at ...
Read moreDriver charged in death of soccer fan dribbling to Brazil
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:06:58 -0700 von NBCNews.com (blog)By Lauren Gambino, Associated Press. The driver Oregon police say fatally struck a man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles from Seattle to Brazil for the World Cup has been arrested. Scott Van Hiatt, of Neskowin, Ore., was arrested Monday on a ...
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 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 moreSoccer goalie plays a full match after being shot in the head
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:15:57 -0700 von USA TODAYThe field where the incident occurred. (Photo from avaz.ba). No sense burying the lede on this one: a guy played a full soccer match after a stray bullet hit him in the head. It happened in an amateur game in Bosnia, and the 51-year-old goalie who was ...
Read moreAdidas Sees World Cup Boosting Soccer Sales to $2.7 Billion
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:51:43 -0700 von BloombergAdidas, the global leader in soccer, said today it will start introducing new products for the World Cup in the second half of this year. The company is one of six global marketing partners for the tournament, which kicks off in Sao Paolo on June 12 ...
Read moreChristenson takes over for Burke as Keuka women's soccer coach
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:26:00 -0700 von NCAA.comKEUKA PARK, N.Y. – Steve Christenson, who has a wealth of soccer coaching experience, was recently hired by Keuka to lead the Storm's women's soccer team, taking over for longtime head coach Jamie Burke, who is focusing her coaching efforts on ...
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