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Germans agonise over World Cup 'gaucho' victory dance
AFP, Published on 16/07/2014
» Commentators chided Germany's football champions Wednesday for mocking Argentina during a giant World Cup title party in Berlin, an event that marked a rare exuberant celebration of national pride.
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Qatari official 'paid millions' for 2022 World Cup
AFP, Published on 01/06/2014
» A former top Qatari football official paid more than $5 million to get support for the tiny emirate's controversial campaign to host the 2022 World Cup, a British newspaper alleged Sunday.
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Qatar denies World Cup bid corruption claims
AFP, Published on 02/06/2014
» Qatar's 2022 football World Cup organisers vehemently denied any wrong-doing after a British newspaper alleged a top official paid more than $5 million to secure support in the bidding process.
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Brazil's president defends World Cup preparations
AFP, Published on 05/06/2014
» With the June 12 kickoff looming, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff defended her government's preparations for the World Cup on Wednesday amid criticism over chronic delays and soaring costs.
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New protests hit Brazil eight days from World Cup
AFP, Published on 05/06/2014
» Sao Paulo underground workers announced an open-ended strike amid fresh protests Wednesday, hitting World Cup preparations as Brazil defended itself against criticism over chronic delays and soaring costs.
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Genocide survivors, stateless compete in non-FIFA World Cup
AFP, Published on 06/06/2014
» Despite yet another crushing defeat, Darfur United's goalkeeper is still upbeat about playing in an international soccer tournament near the snow-peaked foothills of northern Sweden.
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World Cup matches face possible 'black screen'
Online Reporters, Published on 10/06/2014
» With only two days to go before the World Cup kicks off, RS Plc, the broadcast rights holder for the much-awaited global sporting event, on Tuesday threatened to cancel broadcasting all 64 matches on all platforms if it loses a court case with regulators over its broadcasting issue.
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GAME ON
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 13/06/2014
» Some of you may be reading this with panda eyes caused by watching the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup (Jun 12-Jul 13).
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Neymar tops tweet chart as World Cup social media battle kicks off
AFP, Published on 13/06/2014
» Brazil hero Neymar topped the Twitter charts as football fans in more than 150 countries sent out 12.2 million tweets during the opening match of a World Cup set to represent a landmark in the development of social media.
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Japan FA defends World Cup ref Nishimura
AFP, Published on 17/06/2014
» The Japan Football Association (JFA) has defended referee Yuichi Nishimura's command of English after his controversial performance in the World Cup opener, according to a media report Monday.
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