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England Fans Exit World Cup Quietly

In the end, England's soccer fans accepted World Cup defeat with dignity — and without the drunken violence authorities had prepared for and hoped against. Complete Story

German Motorist Injures 21 at World Cup

A German motorist injured 21 people Sunday when he drove a Volkswagen Polo through a concrete barrier that protects Berlin's main World Cup public viewing area, police said.

Beckham Quits As Captain After Brits Lose

David Beckham quit as England captain Sunday, the morning after his team went out in the World Cup quarterfinals on penalties to Portugal.

Chivas USA Blanks FC Dallas 3-0

Mexican defender Claudio Suarez scored two goals in his first game back from the World Cup as Chivas USA beat FC Dallas 3-0 on Saturday night.

AP Blog: Brits Sing 'We're Going Home'

Now that the World Cup is underway, AP writers will be filing periodic, behind-the-scenes reports during soccer's largest spectacle:

France Upsets World Cup Favorite Brazil

France stole Brazil's rhythm, its style, even its samba. Along the way, the French also knocked the defending champions out of the World Cup.

Hornish Celebrates 27th Birthday With Win

Sam Hornish Jr. celebrated his 27th birthday with his second straight Indy Racing League victory — and the season points lead.

Calm Prevails After England's Loss

A handful of "drunk people" were arrested Saturday night in the aftermath of England's loss to Portugal — nothing close to the clashes police had feared — and authorities compared it to nights when the local club team plays.

Italy Winds Way Through Off-Field Woes

Forget about the opponents. Italy's toughest obstacles in reaching the World Cup semifinals have come from home.

Portugal Defeats England 3-1 in Shootout

The ending is familiar: Luiz Felipe Scolari pumps his arms, his players wildly celebrate and their English rivals slump to the field, beaten and exhausted.

England's Beckham Hurt, Rooney Red-Carded

The World Cup could be over for England's David Beckham and Wayne Rooney.

Italy Rides Emotion to Beat Ukraine 3-0

The country is beset by its biggest match-fixing scandal in two dozen years, and a former teammate is fighting for his life after falling from a window.

Jose Pekerman Quits As Argentina Coach

Jose Pekerman quit as Argentina coach Friday, minutes after it lost to Germany in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

Brazil Defender Lucio Nears Foul-Less Mark

Brazil defender Lucio enters Saturday's quarterfinal match against France with a chance to surpass the mark for most consecutive minutes played in a World Cup without committing a foul.

Tenacious Germans Beat Out Argentina

Racked with exhaustion, its leader hobbled by cramps and fatigue, Germany summoned its last ounces of energy.

Germans, Argentines Renew Rivalry Today

The World Cup quarterfinals start today with Germany facing Argentina and Italy taking on Ukraine on Friday. Saturday's games are England vs. Portugal and Brazil against France.

World Cup Fever Infects Cuban Children

Cuba, the land of baseball fanaticism, has caught World Cup fever. Children across the island are putting down their bats in favor of the ultimate foot game, turning patches of grass into soccer fields and using everything from basketballs to crumpled-up pieces of paper as balls.

World Cup Emotions Run High on Internet

For World Cup fans who couldn't make the trip to wave their national flags in packed stadiums or Germany's streets, emotions run just as high — and low — on hundreds of Web sites, blogs and discussion boards.

English Referee Quits International Soccer

English referee Graham Poll, who showed a Croatian player three yellow cards before sending him off in a World Cup match, is quitting international officiating.

Claims of Racist Abuse Target Players

Claims of racist abuse targeting players at the World Cup emerged hours after FIFA and local organizers promoted the "Say No to Racism" campaign on Wednesday.

Argentina Vs. Germany: an Old Rivalry

The rivalry between Argentina and Germany is an old one, including two World Cup finals, with one victory each. And it's bubbling up again.

Ukraine Soccer Unites Divided Nation

Suddenly, all the old divisions don't seem so important. Ukrainians — bitterly split over language, politics and whether they belong in the West or with Russia — have been savoring a rare taste of unity with their country's gritty advancement to the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

Column: Still Waiting for Beautiful Soccer

It's a shame that some of the cream of the World Cup already has turned sour.

Police Say World Cup Security Successful

The party atmosphere across Germany has spared the World Cup from major bouts of violence and hooliganism so far, security officials said Wednesday.

Germans, Argentines Renew Rivalry Tomorrow

There's only one more off day the World Cup resumes. Next up are the quarterfinals with Germany facing Argentina and Italy taking on Ukraine on Friday. Saturday's games are England vs. Portugal and Brazil against France.

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Djorkaeff lied to watch World Cup game

Source: metroempire.matchnight.com

A day after the New York Red Bulls announced that Youri Djorkaeff took a leave of absence from the club for "personal reasons," the French International and Red Bulls midfielder was spotted in the stands at the Brazil-France World Cup Quarterfinal Match.

'Rabid superfeminist' in Sweden: It's a man

Source: iht.com

When Claes Borgstrom called on Sweden's soccer team to boycott the World Cup as a protest of prostitution in Germany, the uproar proved that the politics of gender can stir strong feelings even in a country with one of the world's narrowest gender gaps.

UN hails World Cup environmental efforts

Source: fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Sunday welcomed the success of the 'Green Goal' project in making the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ in Germany environmentally friendly, notably by slashing carbon emissions.

2006 World Cup Semi-Final (Previews & Predictions)

Only one of our original quarter final predictions came true - but then again betting on Italy to beat Ukraine was like betting on Lampard not scoring in the England-Portugal quarter-final.

Shootout saves not down to luck, says Ricardo

Source: today.reuters.co.uk

Portugal goalkeeper Ricardo, who saved a record three penalties in a shootout win against England in their World Cup quarter-final on Saturday, said his exploits were down to more than luck. "Penalty shootouts are a lottery, but I train well too, but I'm not going to tell you m …

Parreira stunned by Brazil quarter-final defeat

Source: soccernet.espn.go.com

Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said he and his squad were stunned to be knocked out of the World Cup by France in Saturday's quarter-final.

Beckham hands in England captain's armband

Source: soccernet.espn.go.com

A tearful David Beckham has quit as England captain following their World Cup exit after five-and-a-half years at the helm.

World Cup: Zizou on fire ends Brazil's hopes

Source: www.geekzone.co.nz/juha

Zizou bids adieu to Brazil in his own, inimicable style.

God isn't an England fan

It's hard being an English football fan. Once again we have failed to deliver in the world cup, but that should hardly be surprising given our recent tournament record.

Brazil 0-1 France

Source: fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

The perfect of France and Zidane

Way Too Easy To Blame Lampard For England’s Defeat

Source: SoccerLens

England lost today despite being the better team over 120 minutes of goalless football. It's a shame to see England go out of the World Cup like this, and a lot of blame will fall on Lampard, Eriksson and Beckham.

Zidane's masterclass blows Brazil away

After the 1-1 draw with South Korea, you would have bet your house against France beating Spain, much less reaching the semi-final of the 2006 World Cup. But now, thanks to the magic quartet of Zidane, Henry, Vieira and Ribery, France have one eye on Berlin.

United’s Ronaldo Not To Blame For Rooney’s Dismissal

Source: SoccerLens

Rooney's push on Ronaldo in the second half led to him being red carded. It has a really, really harsh decision considering that for a greater infraction (hitting a player in the privates (by mistake, i might add)) there had been no card but just a free kick.

England beaten on penalties again

Source: news.bbc.co.uk

From the page: -- England went out of the World Cup 3-1 on penalties after their quarter-final with Portugal ended 0-0. --

Is Youth Soccer Hurting U.S. World Cup Chances?

In a recent Sports Illustrated article, authors Mark Bechtel and Grant Wahl, with supporting arguments from U.S. captain Claudio Reyna, made the assertion that American organized youth soccer is hurting the U.S. game.

World Cup Prognostics - Day 21

Last semifinal to be defined today. Both my favorite teams are playing, so today's prognostics might be a little biased, but they also have good chances of being correct. Let's see.

Blatter angry about Berlin brawl

Source: soccernet.espn.go.com

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is 'furious' with the on-field violence which followed Germany's penalty shoot-out victory over Argentina in Friday's World Cup quarter-final in Berlin.

England's Plan For Beating Portugal

By this point, very few people consider England as genuine contenders for joining Germany and Italy in the World Cup semi finals. And if that was a stretch, hardly anyone would consider the chance of England being in Berlin as being anything more than wishful thinking.

Germany-Argentina Post-Match Fight (Video & Analysis)

Source: SoccerLens

Following up on the incident that took place in Berlin after the Germany vs Argentina quarter final, this article takes a look at what exactly happened.

Italy set up semi-final date with Germany

For a team that barely broke a sweat in their 3-0 win over Ukraine tonight, the Italians showed that they will be as hard to beat as Argentina were for the Germans.

Fighting Breaks Out After Germany Beat Argentina On Penalties

Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Emotions run over as Lehmann saved the fourth penalty and sent Argentina crashing out of the 2006 World Cup. Players, team officials and match officials from both sides clashed on the sidelines, the melee supposedly started by an Argentina unused substitute.

Brazil vs France - A Grudge Match To End All Grudge Matches

Two men go into the Brazil vs France quarter-final at Frankfurt looking to raise the World Cup trophy for one last time in their careers. For those who think that this is about football, think again. This is about winning, this is about being champions, again.

Germany vs Argentina - Quarter Final Preview

The hosts vs the most 'complete' team in the tournament. At this stage it's hard to chose between sides, but a lot of the hype surrounding both teams is just that - hype.

Italy Almost Through to the Semi Final

It must be a strange feeling for the Azzuri - they scraped through to the top of their group playing efficient football without really looking like winning the tournament, they have been constantly troubled by the corruption scandals at home (13 of the 23 player-squad are from th …

World Cup Prognostics - Day 20

Finally it is Friday and we are back to the World Cup.Today we have quarter-finals and from now on it will be harder to predict any result, but I will try anyway.

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