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Fake Togo Soccer Team Scams Bahrain

Imposters lose 3-0, but make off with cash

(Newser) - Last month, Bahrain's national soccer team hosted a friendly game against Togo, notching a 3-0 victory against a surprisingly weak team. Except the team wasn't Togo's, reports the Wall Street Journal, but rather a group of imposters looking to pocket fees generated by the match. The real Togolese team was...

Caribbean Soccer Star Shot Dead in Brooklyn

St. Lucian player killed after scoring winning goal

(Newser) - A St. Lucian soccer player was shot and killed on a New York City street hours after scoring a goal that sent his country through to the finals of a tournament for Caribbean teams. Isidore Philip Tisson was shot in the head by an unknown gunman who approached from behind...

Mob Sent Secret Notes Via Texts Aired in TV Ticker

Scrolled messages kept godfathers up to date

(Newser) - Mafia gangsters have been sending secret missives to imprisoned godfathers via text messages scrolled along the bottom of a popular Italian soccer program, a judge has revealed. The notes, which kept mob bosses informed of nefarious ventures, were tucked among innocent messages from fans that ran constantly throughout the program...

Man Rams Car Into Vuvuzela-Happy Bar

Suspect allegedly fired gun into the air first

(Newser) - An Italian man illustrated the dangers inherent in vuvuzela blowing yesterday, when, driven mad by the droning noise emanating from a nearby bar, he walked into the place with a rifle and fired several shots into the air, ANSA reports. Amazingly, the patrons ignored the shots and kept right on...

Seer Octopus Gets Agent
 Seer Octopus Gets Agent 
Jul 26, 2010 4:39 AM CDT

Seer Octopus Gets Agent

Paul raising funds for endangered Greek turtles

(Newser) - The world's most famous octopus has retired from predicting soccer outcomes but he'll be staying in the public eye. Paul the octopus—who correctly predicted eight of eight World Cup games—now has an agent, according to his German aquarium home. The octopus is believed to be worth millions in...

French Soccer Stars Held in Kid Hooker Probe

They 'didn't know she was underage,' says attorney

(Newser) - Two French soccer stars were grilled yesterday about sex with a teen prostitute by Paris officials investigating an underage sex ring operating out of nightclubs. A teen prostitute working for a Paris nightclub told police she had sex with the players, but attorneys for both Franck Ribéry, 27, and...

Church Cries Foul on Dutch Soccer Mass

Pastor suspended after praying for Holland to beat Spain

(Newser) - A Dutch priest is in hot water for praying— in vain —that the Netherlands would defeat Spain at a Mass celebrated the day of the World Cup final, reports the BBC . Paul Vlaar decorated his church in the team color, orange; wore orange and white vestments; and played along...

World Cup Gambling Rings Busted in Asia

More than 5,000 arrested in China, Singapore, Thailand

(Newser) - Illegal gambling dens across Asia are being rolled up in a post-World Cup crackdown. Police in China, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore have found almost 800 illegal gambling dens, arrested more than 5,000 people, and seized almost $10 million in bets, the BBC reports . The establishments handled more than $155...

No Love Child for Landon Donovan

Soccer star breaks the 'good news'

(Newser) - As suddenly as it began, Landon Donovan’s love child drama has ended. The US soccer star, who said last month that he would “provide the appropriate support” if in fact the alleged British babymama was carrying his child, tells E! , “I will not be a dad anytime...

Gay Players Cost Germany World Cup: Soccer Agent

Comments spark uproar

(Newser) - The agent for the captain of Germany's national soccer team has blamed "gay players" for the nation's failure to capture a World Cup title, sparking a firestorm of criticism. Michael Becker, who represents captain Michael Ballack, scoffed at the "bunch of gays" on the World Cup team in...

Spain's Captain Seals World Cup Interview With a Kiss

Iker Casillas loses it while being questioned by girlfriend

(Newser) - Spain captain Iker Casillas' emotional post-match interview melts even the hardest soccer-hater, writes Brook Peck on his Yahoo sports blog. After Spain beat the Netherlands to take the World Cup, 1-0, he was interviewed by his reporter girlfriend Sara Carbonero. Carbonero, who was blamed by Spain for its earlier loss...

Germany Beats Uruguay for Third Place
 Germany Beats Uruguay 
 for Third Place 
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Jul 10, 2010 3:52 PM CDT

Germany Beats Uruguay for Third Place

Championship between Spain, Holland is tomorrow

(Newser) - Sami Khedira scored late in the 82nd minute to give Germany a 3-2 victory over Uruguay and third place for the second straight World Cup. The game sets up tomorrow's championship match between the Netherlands and Spain. Khedira's header ended Uruguay's hopes of beating Germany for the first time in...

Why You Must Root for Spain
 Why You Must Root for Spain 
world cup final
Jul 10, 2010 11:00 AM CDT

Why You Must Root for Spain

The Dutch are 'gorgeous losers,' so let's keep it that way

(Newser) - Brian Phillips is pulling for Spain to win Sunday's World Cup. Or, more precisely, he's pulling for the Netherlands to lose, for the good of the sport and its traditions. Holland's teams, he explains, "are soccer's most gorgeous losers." They earned this stamp in the 1970s, when their...

Brazil Soccer Star's Lover 'Fed to Dogs'

'He was angry she decided to have their baby'

(Newser) - The former lover of a popular Brazilian goalkeeper was "fed to dogs," according to police. The body of Eliza Samudio, 25, hasn't been found, but traces of her blood were discovered in soccer star Bruno Fernandes de Souza's car, say authorities. Samudio was kidnapped from a hotel, beaten,...

Brazil Soccer Star Surrenders After Lover Vanishes

Cops: Mother of his son likely beaten to death

(Newser) - Popular Brazil goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes de Souza has surrendered to Rio police after a cousin reported he helped the soccer star in a plot to abduct and kill his mistress. Police believe Eliza Samudio, 25, was beaten to death, and traces of her blood were discovered in Fernandes' car, reports...

Spain Beats Germany, Will Play Holland in Finals

One of the nations will win its first title

(Newser) - The all-knowing octopus got it right again: Spain rediscovered its flair in a 1-0 victory over Germany today that put it into the World Cup final. Spain's midfield controlled the game from the start through trademark slick passing and quick touches before Carles Puyol's 73rd-minute header broke the tie. Spain...

World Cup 'Psychic Octopus' Predicts Spanish Win

Bad news for home country Germany

(Newser) - Paul the octopus isn't betting on his home country this time. The "psychic" octopus, who has become a sensation in Germany for correctly predicting the results of all the country's World Cup games so far this year, picked Spain to win the semi-final game. Paul, who lives in a...

Uruguay Basks in Return to Soccer Glory
 Uruguay Basks 
 in Return to 
 Soccer Glory 
World Cup Preview
Jul 6, 2010 8:43 AM CDT

Uruguay Basks in Return to Soccer Glory

Soccer means everything to once-great nation

(Newser) - For Uruguayans, today’s semi-final World Cup match is more than a soccer match; it’s a symbolic return to glory, writes Uruguayan Eduardo Kaplan in the Wall Street Journal . Uruguay’s last period of soccer greatness—the country won gold at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics, and World Cup...

Brazil Cans Soccer Coach, Staff
 Brazil Cans 
 Soccer Coach, Staff 
WORLD CUP LOSS FALLOUT
Jul 5, 2010 11:56 AM CDT

Brazil Cans Soccer Coach, Staff

Disappointed by quarterfinal exit, to say the least

(Newser) - Mere days after Brazil was beaten by the Netherlands in the World Cup quarterfinals, the Brazilian Football Federation fired coach Carlos Dunga and his staff today. The decision was widely expected after Friday's 2-1 loss to the Dutch. Brazil led 1-0 on Robinho's first-half goal, but allowed two goals and...

All World Cup Teams Look the Same
 All World Cup Teams 
 Look the Same 
OPINION
Jul 1, 2010 1:31 PM CDT

All World Cup Teams Look the Same

Different styles have evaporated; everybody looks like Brazil

(Newser) - In World Cups of yore, each country had its own style, and each game was like a clash of cultures. The Italians had a punishing defense, and the English could be relied on to chuck bombs down the pitch. But tune into any game in South Africa, and you'll see...

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