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Slovakia Knocks Out Italy With 3-2 Upset

 Slovakia Knocks Out Italy 
 With 3-2 Upset 
World Cup
Jun 24, 2010 11:27 AM CDT

Slovakia Knocks Out Italy With 3-2 Upset

Defending champs finish dead last in Group F

(Newser) - Defending champion Italy was eliminated from the World Cup today after a humbling 3-2 loss that sent Slovakia through to the round of 16. For the third consecutive match, the Azzurri allowed an early goal, and this time they never recovered. Robert Vittek put Slovakia ahead in the 25th minute...

Here's USA's Winning Goal
 Here's USA's 
 Winning Goal 
world cup
Jun 23, 2010 1:46 PM CDT

Here's USA's Winning Goal

Landon Donovan chips it in to save the team

(Newser) - Even American sports fans who roll their eyes at soccer have to appreciate the drama of Landon Donovan's clutch goal in the waning moments of today's World Cup game against Algeria. He doesn't knock that in, and the US is done. Instead, they're advancing to the knockout round with a...

We Hate Vuvuzelas, But Condone Tomahawk Chop?

Sports spectators should apply their outrage elsewhere

(Newser) - The constant drone of vuvuzelas is annoying for people watching the World Cup, but Derrick Z. Jackson thinks American spectators should apply their "outrage to more serious sports matters." Specifically, the stereotypes about American Indians that still abound. Consider the tomahawk chop at Atlanta Braves and Florida State...

North Korea Allows First Live Soccer Broadcast
North Korea Allows First
Live Soccer Broadcast
but team is trounced
Jun 22, 2010 5:29 AM CDT

North Korea Allows First Live Soccer Broadcast

Players can expect harsh welcome home after 7-0 thrashing by Portugal

(Newser) - North Koreans, for the first and possibly only time, watched their nation's soccer team play on foreign soil yesterday live on TV. Censors, fearing the appearance of anti-government protesters at matches, usually slap lengthy delays on such broadcasts—17 hours in the case of North Korea's game against Brazil. No...

French Team Mutinies After World Cup Striker Axed

They boycott training

(Newser) - France's World Cup team is refusing to practice since a player was sent home after a furious row with a coach during a disastrous game against Mexico. Bizarrely, the players announced their protest through a statement read by the same coach. "All players without exception want to declare their...

US-Slovenia Spotlight Shines on Ref
 US-Slovenia Spotlight 
 Shines on Ref 
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Jun 18, 2010 3:57 PM CDT

US-Slovenia Spotlight Shines on Ref

Koman Coulibaly of Mali stirs controversy by nullifying late goal

(Newser) - The most famous person in American soccer today isn't an American or a soccer player: He's Koman Coulibaly, a World Cup referee from Mali. In today's US-Slovenia match , a 2-2 draw, Coulibaly awarded a free kick on an obvious dive, then negated a goal that would have given the Americans...

US Battles Back to Tie Slovenia 2-2
 US Battles Back 
 to Tie Slovenia 2-2 
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Jun 18, 2010 10:59 AM CDT

US Battles Back to Tie Slovenia 2-2

Americans trailed 2-0 at halftime

(Newser) - The United States rallied from two goals down at halftime to salvage a 2-2 draw with Slovenia today in World Cup Group C play. Michael Bradley and Landon Donovan scored in the second half as the United States denied the Slovenians a win that would have made them the first...

Head-Turning Reporter Blamed for Spanish Loss
Head-Turning Reporter Blamed for Spanish Loss
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Jun 18, 2010 2:30 AM CDT

Head-Turning Reporter Blamed for Spanish Loss

Fans: Keeper's squeeze should stay off the pitch

(Newser) - Spanish soccer fans are blaming their country's shock World Cup loss to Switzerland not on the goalkeeper who let the game's only goal in, but on his girlfriend. Sara Carbonero, the girlfriend of goalie Iker Casillas, is a sports reporter for Spanish TV, and fans charge that her über-comely...

How to Remove Vuvuzelas From World Cup Recordings

German fans post fix for annoying horns

(Newser) - The World Cup isn't about to ban vuvuzelas —the plastic horns many consider a noisy nuisance—but sensitive viewers may have another option. Some German soccer fans have posted a YouTube video of a technique to remove the vuvuzela's call from audio recordings. (You need to be watching on...

Family Kills Man for Trying to Watch Soccer: Police

South African man beaten to death by wife, kids

(Newser) - A South African man was killed by his family for asking to watch soccer, the AP reports. David Makoeya, 61, was assaulted by his wife, 68, and two adult children over the remote control during Sunday's World Cup match between Germany and Australia. Makoeya's family wanted to watch a gospel...

Vuvuzela: Horn of Deafness, Disease
 Vuvuzela: Horn of 
 Deafness, Disease 
Beyond annoying
Jun 16, 2010 9:41 AM CDT

Vuvuzela: Horn of Deafness, Disease

Horn is dangerously loud, a great way to disseminate disease

(Newser) - The only good thing that can be said about the vuvuzela, it appears, is that it's beloved to its devotees: Not only is it annoying to everyone else, but it's apt to destroy your hearing and scatter germs everywhere just for good measure. The Wall Street Journal takes a stern...

Annoying Horns Here to Stay
 Annoying Horns Here to Stay 
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Jun 14, 2010 4:15 PM CDT

Annoying Horns Here to Stay

World Cup officials won't ban vuvuzela

(Newser) - World Cup fans and teams will have to learn to live with the blaring of plastic horns: Organizers have no plans to ban the vuvuzela, Reuters reports. Though the horns are tormenting players and spectators , a rep says, "Vuvuzelas are here to stay and will never be banned. People...

World Cup May Silence Annoying Horns

Organizers weigh ban on vuvuzelas

(Newser) - The nonstop drone of plastic horns has been the soundtrack of the World Cup so far, on and off the field, and they're so annoying that FIFA is considering a ban. It can't come soon enough for some. "We can't sleep at night because of the vuvuzelas." the...

UK Tabs Crucify Goalie: 'Hand of Clod'

Clever meanness heaped on bumbling keeper

(Newser) - England goalkeeper Robert Green is getting knocked around by today's British newspapers. Green's the keeper who fumbled Clint Dempsey's 25-yard shot last night, giving the United States a 1-1 surprising tie with England in the World Cup opener for both teams. The banner in the News of the World and...

Soccer Haters, Here's Why to Root for the US

For starters, the team is pretty darn good

(Newser) - If you're tuning out the World Cup and assuming the US is going to have an early exit, Katharine Rust and Casey Sommers would like to "disabuse you of this notion." For starters, "the Yanks are good," they write in the Atlantic . They're not the best...

US, England Tie 1-1

 Goalie Gaffe Helps 
 US Tie England, 1-1 
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Jun 12, 2010 3:30 PM CDT

Goalie Gaffe Helps US Tie England, 1-1

Easy shot somehow goes in

(Newser) - Oops. The United States played to a 1-1 draw with England today after a stunning mistake by English goalie Robert Green, reports AP . With his team trailing 1-0, USA's Clint Dempsey put an apparently harmless 25-foot shot on net that Green bumbled and fumbled and let slip in late in...

World Cup Swamps the Internet
 World Cup Swamps the Internet 
Jun 11, 2010 2:13 PM CDT

World Cup Swamps the Internet

News sites see record demand

(Newser) - World Cup fever is gripping the globe, and the internet can barely handle it. Today saw the greatest demand ever for news sites, according to Akamai’s bandwidth monitoring. Akamai, the world’s largest computer network operator, has received 11 million visitor requests every minute today, a 233% jump above...

World Cup Starts With a Bang
 World Cup Starts 
 With a Bang 
Jun 11, 2010 12:39 PM CDT

World Cup Starts With a Bang

Mexico, South Africa open tournament with 1-1 tie

(Newser) - Soccer's big moment has arrived: The World Cup opened today in South Africa with much pomp: a star-studded opening ceremony, followed by a 1-1 tie in the opening match between the host country and Mexico. AP has details on the game here . The US plays its first game 2:30pm...

World Cup Refs Learn English Swear Words

They want to be prepared for Wayne Rooney

(Newser) - The referees for Saturday’s US/England World Cup match have specifically brushed up on English profanity in an effort to crack down on foul language. In a move sure to terrify Wayne Rooney, Brazilian referee Carlos Eugenio Simon has had his team memorize 20 curse words. “We can’t...

South Africa Fans Pin Hopes on World Cup Witchcraft

A bit of magic could boost Befana Befana

(Newser) - A bit of magic just might boost South Africa's chances in the World Cup. That's what practioners of muti—a Zulu word referring to traditional medicine and witchcraft—are hoping as they brew concoctions of plants and animal parts in a bid to help the second-lowest-ranked team in the competition,...

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