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Bavarian boy-next-door out to take World Cup home
AFP, Published on 12/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Thomas Mueller could leave Brazil with another Golden Boot, but all the Bavarian boy-next-door really cares about is winning Sunday's final to take the World Cup home to Germany.
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Brazil booed as Netherlands claim third
AFP, Published on 12/07/2014
» Brazil's miserable World Cup campaign ended to a chorus of boos on Saturday as the hosts slumped to a 3-0 defeat against the Netherlands in the third place playoff match.
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Brazil leader hails World Cup as a success
AFP, Published on 12/07/2014
» BRASíLIA - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said the World Cup has been a success but acknowledged the host country's football team needs reform after its humiliating elimination from the tournament.
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Ukraine leader to attend World Cup final, as will Putin
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» BRASíLIA - Ukraine's leader has accepted an invitation to attend Sunday's World Cup final, with Russian President Vladimir Putin also among the spectators, amid a crisis between their countries, Brazilian officials said.
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Pope stays above the fray for World Cup final
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» VATICAN CITY - Football fan Pope Francis stayed neutral on Saturday ahead of the World Cup final between his native Argentina and Germany, saying the tournament in Brazil had shown the importance of dialogue between different cultures.
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Putin backs Argentine call for 'multipolarity' on visit
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Argentine counterpart Cristina Kirchner Saturday, backing her call to curb Western dominance of international relations as they cemented a nuclear energy deal.
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A Brazilian with his hands on the Cup
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio artist Jarbas Meneghini has got his hands on the World Cup in a way that his country could only dream of after their humiliation on the pitch.
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Ticket executive will be exonerated
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - FIFA said Saturday it was confident a World Cup ticketing services executive accused by Brazilian authorities of illegally selling match passes would be exonerated.
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Argentina a hotbed of talent - for Europe
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» BUENOS AIRES - Football has become a huge export industry for World Cup finalists Argentina with Lionel Messi the leader of a huge flock of talent that has fled abroad to seek riches.
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Olympics "top priority" after Cup -- IOC
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» BRASíLIA - The 2016 Rio Olympics will be "top priority" for Brazil once the World Cup ends Sunday, IOC head Thomas Bach said after meeting President Dilma Rousseff late Friday.
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