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Brazil strikes mar run-up to World Cup
AFP, Published on 22/05/2014
» A bus drivers' strike stranded more than two million passengers in Sao Paulo, just 22 days before the Brazilian megacity hosts the opening match of the World Cup.
Dreaming on the touchline
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/05/2014
» Zico is glad that the Thai national women’s team have qualified for the World Cup in Canada next year. The former striker-turned-national coach for the men’s national side, Kiatisak “Zico” Senamuang, admits, however, that to expect the same from their male counterparts any time in the near future is a tall order.
France on security alert for World Cup showdowns
AFP, Published on 30/06/2014
» Hundreds of riot and other police were deployed in French towns and cities Monday as authorities braced for possible unrest linked to World Cup showdowns involving France and its former colony Algeria.
Goalkeeper Tim Howard: the new Captain America
AFP, Published on 03/07/2014
» Americans are embracing their newest superhero: Team USA goalkeeper Tim Howard, whose pluck and one-man defiance in an excruciating World Cup loss electrified his home nation.
Goalkeeper Tim Howard: the new Captain America
AFP, Published on 03/07/2014
» WASHINGTON - Americans are embracing their newest superhero: Team USA goalkeeper Tim Howard, whose pluck and one-man defiance in an excruciating World Cup loss electrified his home nation.