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World Cup casualties mount
AFP, Published on 07/06/2014
» France star Franck Ribery was ruled out of the World Cup as fears of burnout mounted over a lengthening list of players who will miss the tournament through injury.
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Germany's Lahm, Schweinsteiger set to return
AFP, Published on 06/06/2014
» Germany host Armenia on Friday in their final World Cup warm-up match before Brazil 2014 with stars Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger to return, while goalkeeper Manuel Neuer misses out.
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England, Germany arrive for World Cup
AFP, Published on 09/06/2014
» England and Germany arrived in Brazil Sunday to launch their World Cup campaigns, with reigning champions Spain expected later and disgruntled Cameroon delaying their departure over a bonus row.
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Fifa pressed over Thailand graft
AFP, Published on 09/06/2014
» Major sponsors Adidas, Sony and Visa on Sunday demanded that Fifa thoroughly investigate corruption allegations over Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid, piling pressure on football's rulers over the scandal.
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Portugal boss agonizes over star duo
AFP, Published on 10/06/2014
» Portugal coach Paulo Bento is weighing up whether to gamble on both Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe in Tuesday's friendly with the Republic of Ireland, as the star duo race to be fit for the World Cup.
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Australia make three changes to face 'desperate' France
AFP, Published on 10/06/2014
» Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has made three injury-enforced changes to his starting XV for Saturday's second Test against 'desperate' France, when Michael Hooper will become one his country's youngest ever captains.
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Clashes, tear gas as Brazil World Cup party starts
AFP, Published on 12/06/2014
» Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as protests broke out just hours before Sao Paulo hosted the opening game of the Brazil World Cup on Thursday.
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Football-mad Brazil's World Cup ambivalence
AFP, Published on 11/06/2014
» The protests, strikes and general malaise ahead of the World Cup in Brazil have been all the more surprising given the country's long-time love affair with football.
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Returning Ronaldo leads Portugal to big win
AFP, Published on 11/06/2014
» Cristiano Ronaldo had a hand in a goal and hit a post on his return as Portugal concluded their World Cup preparations with a 5-1 romp over the Republic of Ireland.
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Players can’t blame the ball this time
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/06/2014
» One of the positive things about the current World Cup is that, unlike previous years, there doesn’t appear to be any major controversy over the Brazuca ball being used in Brazil.
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