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Now, nearly a month after his rebound volley provided another step forward for his game in his country, Donovan returns to the pitch with the hope of carrying some momentum from that dramatic Cup run into …

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BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil’s president says his country’s team blew a great chance at winning a sixth World Cup title. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva adds this should have been an easy World Cup for Brazil, calling …

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( PEOPLE.com ) — The upside for Enrique Iglesias: His beloved Spain just won its first World Cup soccer title. The downside: Now, he has to water ski naked in front of the entire city of Miami — as he promised he would …

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ZURICH — World Cup winner Spain tops the latest FIFA rankings, with runner-up Netherlands moving up to second. The reigning world and European champion overtook Brazil, which slipped to third in the table released …

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Ricardo Teixeira, president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, left, Brazilian former striker Romario, center, and Brazilian soccer coach Carlos Alberto Parreira attend a press conference at the World Cup Thursday …

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Over the last two decades South Africa has made the remarkable journey from pariah nation to 2010 World Cup host, the first time FIFA, soccer’s international governing body, has ever staged its premier tournament on …

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DURBAN, South Africa — South Korea has been a regular at the World Cup. All but one of its previous seven appearances ended disappointingly in the first round. There was, however, the 2002 tournament it co-hosted with …

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RUSTENBURG, South Africa — Maybe Uruguay is the best example of how strong South American nations have been in the first round of the World Cup. The last team to qualify for the tournament, Uruguay needed to beat Costa …

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Zimbabwe has yet to see any significant economic benefit from the World Cup of soccer unfolding in South Africa. Even so-called fan parks set up in various parts of Zimbabwe have not attracted many fans. Businessman and …

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup is in full swing, and the whole world is watching–on TV, on the web, via Twitter, and on their phones. The 2010 World Cup has even topped other happenings–including Barack Obama’s election–as …

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