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German fans feverish as World Cup final becomes nailbiter
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» More than 200,000 Germany fans thronged in central Berlin for the World Cup final Sunday, turning an avenue behind the Brandenburg Gate into a sea of black, red and gold flags.
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'Nothing will be the same again', admits Scolari
AFP, Published on 12/07/2014
» BRASíLIA - Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari admitted that a traumatic last six weeks both on and off the field will mark him for the rest of his life.
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'We're still here': The enduring anguish of Korea's ferry tragedy
AFP, Published on 10/07/2014
» JINDO (SOUTH KOREA) - When steel worker Huh Hong-Hwan heard his teenaged daughter might be trapped in a sinking ferry, he didn't hesitate.
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China web firms odds-on winners with World Cup gambling
AFP, Published on 04/07/2014
» BEIJING - China's Internet giants and insurance companies are finding ever more innovative ways to get around the country's strict betting laws and reap a payout as fans wager billions on the World Cup.
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World Cup drunkeness worries FIFA
AFP, Published on 03/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has expressed concern about the level of drunkeness in Brazil's World Cup stadiums.
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Broad calls for life ban for all fixers
AFP, Published on 01/07/2014
» England all-rounder Stuart Broad called Tuesday for all those found guilty of match-fixing to be given the same lifetime ban as handed down to former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent.
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Muslims mark start of Ramadan as deadly conflicts rage
AFP, Published on 29/06/2014
» Muslims began observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan on Sunday with Islamic leaders again concerned about entrenched conflicts as jihadists issued threats from Indonesia to Somalia.
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NBA stars to test Philippine team ahead of World Cup
AFP, Published on 26/06/2014
» One of the Philippines' wealthiest tycoons plans to fly in four American NBA stars for a tune-up game with the national team ahead of the country's quixotic quest at this year's World Cup.
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Sorting the World Cup's trash
AFP, Published on 25/06/2014
» World Cup tickets can cost hundreds of dollars, but Alex Pereira is paid to go to matches -- and he doesn't mind that he spends the game sorting through other people's garbage.
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World Cup brings global trail of carnage
AFP, Published on 24/06/2014
» The hangover goes around the globe like a Mexican wave -- a trail of destructive and sometimes deadly celebration is left after every win and the World Cup 'sickie' has become an epidemic.
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