Football: Copa America kicks off
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Football's Copa America tournament kicks off in Venezuela with a colourful ceremony.
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North and Central American soccer clubs will compete in a European-style Champions League from August, the region's governing body CONCACAF announced on Monday.
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The Copa America, scheduled June 26-July 15 in Venezuela, began in 1910 and is the oldest and among the most prestigious international soccer tournaments. The United States will participate for the third time, but this could mean bringing several players who will have just performed in the Gold Cup, set to conclude June 24. Landon Donovan has decided to perform ...
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It&#39;s difficult to know where to start this week, but it might be nice to actually begin by talking about football. Ronaldinho: A symbol of the shift of power in Spanish football?
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A round-up of Saturday's World Cup qualifying matches in Europe.
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Argentina is 15-8-8 against Brazil in Copa AmÃ©rica matches, but it is Brazil that will be trying to defend the South American title when the teams take the field Sunday.
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Winning its next two World Cup qualifying games will propel the United States into the CONCACAF finals by Wednesday night. The Americans play at El Salvador at San Salvador on Saturday in Group A of the North
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Africa's first amputee football cup is kicking off in Sierra Leone on Friday when the hosts meet Nigeria.
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SHAUN Wright-Phillips is on standby to make his World Cup debut for England in Saturday&#39;s qualifier against Austria. Manchester City&#39;s pocket dynamo is set to play in the biggest game of his career in Vienna
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The Americaâs Cup begins Saturday in Valencia Spain, with Alinghi, the defending champion, taking on Emirates Team New Zealand in the best-of-nine-race series.
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Football&#39;s world governing body FIFA announced Wednesday that host Germany will play in the opening match of the 2006 World Cup finals.
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There is everything to play for in Group B, with Steaua Bucharest the only team having qualified. Tonight, Parma (already out) host Besiktas (four points), while Standard Liege (four) entertain Athletic Bilbao (6).
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After an offseason of change, an unpolished United squad faces Olimpia in Honduras, in the opening leg of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup quarterfinals.
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World Cup 2006 hosts Germany may pass the honor of playing the opening game of the soccer showpiece to current champions Brazil. The proposal is seen as another example of team chief JÃ¼rgen Klinsmann&#39;s growing control.
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There&#039;s only one more off day the World Cup resumes. Next up are the quarterfinals with Germany facing Argentina and Italy taking on Ukraine on Friday. Saturday&#039;s games are England vs. Portugal and Brazil against France.
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The US men&#39;s national soccer team will begin the final round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup with a pair of road matches, including a trip to play arch rival Mexico at 114,000-seat Azteca Stadium early next year.
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Athletes prepare to compete in the Pan-American Games due to open in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro shortly.