La Liga se jugará en Estados Unidos
08/30/2018 - 10:50
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Después de años de disputar partidos amistosos, los mejores equipos españoles realizarán encuentros de su máxima competición al otro lado del Océano Atlántico.
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After years of staging only exhibition games, the best Spanish clubs will play true contests on North American soil.
La Liga will play in the United States
08/30/2018 - 10:44
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After years of staging only exhibition games, the best Spanish clubs will play true contests on North American soil.
Ni Messi es profeta en su tierra
08/06/2018 - 15:20
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La desastrosa participación de Argentina en Rusia 2018 ratificó la imposibilidad de Leo de triunfar con su selección.
Not even Messi is a prophet in his own land
08/06/2018 - 15:16
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Argentina’s awful performance in Russia 2018 confirmed that Leo can’t succeed with his national team.
Argentine bull dubbed Mbappé in honor of French soccer star
07/17/2018 - 12:21
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The "very beefy Angus" named after the World Cup star was the first specimen to enter Argentina's 132nd Livestock, Agriculture and Industry Expo on Monday.
World Champion: Politics and immigration undermine France's World Cup victory
07/16/2018 - 10:31
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France is the champion for the second time in World Cup history, but the diversity of its team has put on the table the sharp immigration debate that occupies the political discussions of the European continent.
Campeón del Mundo: política e inmigración minan la victoria de Francia en el Mundial
07/16/2018 - 10:11
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Francia es el campeón por segunda vez en la Copa Mundial de Fútbol, pero la heterogeneidad de su equipo ha puesto sobre el tapete el agudo debate migratorio que ocupa las discusiones políticas del continente.
The Salvadorian photographer who was trapped by Croatia's euphoria
07/12/2018 - 07:34
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Yuri Cortez, head of photographers of the France Press desk in Mexico, was smashed at the bottom of the crowd of jubilant Croatian players, who had just made it to the finals of the Russia 2018 World Cup. But Cortez never stopped shooting
Rusia 2018 reivindicó a Yerry Mina en lo humano y lo profesional
07/06/2018 - 10:33
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El defensa colombiano fue el bastión de una selección a la que volvió a faltar suerte para llegar lejos en el torneo.
Yerry Mina reclaimed his star status in Russia 2018
07/06/2018 - 10:30
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Colombian defenseman Yerry Mina was the leader of a national squad that was once again not lucky enough to reach the tournament’s elite eight.
Philadelphia to hold free World Cup watch party in Fairmount Park
06/28/2018 - 10:54
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The City of Philadelphia will feature the Round of 16 Uruguay v. Portugal match on June 30 and anticipates the start of the International Unity Cup in August.
Russia 2018: Reporting on the World Cup in Quechua
06/22/2018 - 07:40
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Peruvian radio reporter Luis Soto has spent almost ten years collecting football vocabulary in Quechua, the mother tongue of thousands of Peruvians of indigenous origin, to be able to report on the matches of the World Cup.
Where to watch the 2018 World Cup in Philadelphia
06/14/2018 - 15:40
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Check out the bars with the best reputations for showing soccer matches, offering happy hours, game specials and the best viewing options for international fans.
21 Days to go: Argentine 1978 victory over Peru marred by controversy
05/24/2018 - 12:52
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Argentina made it back to the World Cup final after a 48-year drought with a 6-0 trouncing of Peru in a second-round match on June 21, 1978, but the host country's lopsided victory was marred by controversy.
It is Colombia’s time
02/27/2018 - 12:03
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After an excellent performance in Brazil’s 2014 World Cup, Team Colombia will try to prove in Russia in 2018 that it belongs amongst planet football’s top squads
[OP-ED]: The worst day in the history of US soccer
10/17/2017 - 16:44
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Everything seemed to be finally right after blowing out Panama in Orlando, 4-0. Team USA only needed a tie on the road against a weak Trinidad and Tobago team that had won one of nine qualifying games in the final six-team tournament to secure at least a wild card spot for Russia 2018. In fact, even a loss could get the Americans in the World Cup if either Panama or Honduras did not win…
[OP-ED]: Marcelo: planet football’s best left back
08/18/2017 - 17:52
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Marcelo has always worked better with managers who are not tactically strict and allow him to move freely. The left back also benefits when having tough defensive midfielders on his side, currently Brazilian Casemiro, who covers him when he moves forward.
[OP-ED]: Neymar, the most expensive player in the history of soccer, is already focusing in Russia 2018
08/11/2017 - 15:22
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It is true no other country has won the World Cup more times than Brazil (5), but it is also true the South American powerhouse has not conquered the world of soccer since 2002.
[OP-ED]: The Middle East morass
06/13/2017 - 14:50
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Donald Trump returned from his first overseas trip convinced that he had unified America’s historic Arab allies, dealt a strong blow against terrorism and calmed the waters of an unruly Middle East. Since then we have seen a series of terror attacks in Europe and the Middle East, and an open split within the Arab world. What is going on?
[OP-ED]: Mbappé: present of Monaco and future of France
05/19/2017 - 15:59
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No European soccer player has improved in one year as much as French forward Kylian Mbappé (l), who was born in Paris less than 20 years ago. The young striker has led Monaco to its best season ever.
[OP-ED]: All Spain has fallen in love with midfielder Isco
05/12/2017 - 12:33
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Nobody doubts the skill level of Francisco Alarcón “Isco” since he was selected in 2012 as the Golden Boy: Europe’s top Under 21 soccer player. Despite being born in Benalmádena in Málaga, the finesse midfielder was developed in Valencia’s farm system, but the club let him go back to his native province not wanting to renew his contract in 2011.
[OP-ED]: Paulo Dybala: The Emerging Argentinean Jewel
05/05/2017 - 15:13
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There is no doubt. In Argentina, just by looking at the qualifying South American standings for the 2018 Russia World Cup people get nervous. The white and light blue squad ranks fifth with 22 points behind Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay and Chile.
[OP-ED]: Finally FIFA succeeds with instant video review
03/31/2017 - 15:46
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Geoff Hurst’ goal in the championship game of the 1966 World Cup or Diego Maradona’s hand score in the 1986 World Cup. Without going that far in time everybody remembers Sergio Ramos’ goal in an offside position in the last Champions League final contest or, less than a month ago the penalty kick awarded to Barcelona for a non-existing foul on Luis Suárez by a Paris Saint-Germain defender…
Hope is not Lost
03/29/2017 - 22:49
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With four games left, can Colombia capture a place in the 2018 World Cup?
What a Messi!!!
03/28/2017 - 16:08
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A possible four-game suspension could put Argentina's World Cup qualifying hopes in danger