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'Higuita's Rule' cut time wasting and, after 30 years, is still changing football
AFP, Published on 17/08/2022
» BOGOTA: Sweeper-keepers such as Manchester City's Ederson, his Brazilian compatriot Alisson Becker at Liverpool and Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer are all the rage in modern football.
Rakphol apologises to Thai fans after Kazakh drubbing
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 25/09/2021
» Thailand coach Rakphol Sainetngarm apologised to fans after his team failed to reach the quarter-finals at the Fifa Futsal World Cup in Lithuania on Thursday.
'Mind-blowing' Alpine triumph hauls Aussie O'Connor into Tour de France frame
AFP, Published on 05/07/2021
» TIGNES (FRANCE) - Australian climber Ben O'Connor soared to a high-altitude stage win on the Tour de France on a cold, rainy Sunday that culminated in an energy-sapping 21km ascent to the ski resort of Tignes.
Keep it real: Six goalkeepers, six dramatic goals
AFP, Published on 17/05/2021
» PARIS - After Alisson Becker headed in a 94th minute winner for Liverpool against West Brom on Sunday his manager Jurgen Klopp declared: "It's the best goal I've ever seen scored by a goalkeeper!"
World Cup superstitions putting a spell on players
AFP, Published on 21/06/2018
» MOSCOW: Some players believe World Cup success is earned through exercise, diet and endless practice drills -- others are convinced it's a matter of wearing lucky underwear.
Mini-art meets mini-football in World Cup fan's works
AFP, Published on 29/06/2014
» The great moments in World Cup history loom large in the memories of football fans everywhere, but in Terry Lee's studio, they measure about the size of a thimble.
Japan look for missing spark against Colombia in Group C
AFP, Published on 24/06/2014
» Coach Alberto Zaccheroni must urgently find a way to unlock Japan's attacking potential against already-qualified Colombia on Tuesday but is relying on events elsewhere if his side are to reach the World Cup last 16.
Heroics put Mexico's Ochoa firmly in shop window
AFP, Published on 18/06/2014
» Guillermo Ochoa is effectively a free agent, but the queue of clubs hoping to acquire the goalkeeper's services will have lengthened after his exceptional performance in helping Mexico hold Brazil to a 0-0 draw in the World Cup.