Bosnian soccer club plays for more than the game
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TABANCI, Bosnia  - Like every coach, Jusuf "Jufi" Malagic of FC Guber Srebrenica gathers his players on the pitch before each game for a short pep talk, asking them to do their best for victory.
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IN THE ordinary course of events, the final fixture in a Champions League group that a team have won might have little meaning for staff or players.
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Fans at the African Cup of Nations encourage -- no, they demand -- that their teams play an attractive, attacking game that results in lots of goals.
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In a more innocent age, soccer clubs would take the field with five attackers and only three defenders and attempt to win games by outscoring their opponents.
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BUENOS AIRES -- Even by the standards of Argentina, where people like to joke that soccer is less a pastime than a pathology, a recent surge of fan violence has been exceptional.
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The World Cup is soccer&#039;s greatest spectacle. It&#039;s also a monthlong grind, and the fatigue is starting to show.
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There was more scoring in todayâs games than usual, and several sides greatly improved their standing with important wins. Parma defended their home pitch against Lazio, with a 3-1 victory.
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They play with a confident air these days, even a swagger, more befitting the Brazilians and Germans.
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Thousands of kids play soccer for fun, but yearslong involvement with the game can have more health benefits than routine physical activity.
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Even with the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium half empty, there was no mistaking it: towards the end of Wednesday night&#39;s international friendly, not an isolated few, but thousands upon thousands of
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In the battle between Major League Soccer and the national teams of several players over the coming weeks, there will be likely few winners.
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Bosnia and Balkan neighbor Serbia and Montenegro played to a scoreless tie amid tight security in a World Cup qualifying match yesterday in Sarajevo.
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With many of the stars on the U.S. national team playing with Major League Soccer clubs this weekend, some of the younger players got a chance to show they can contribute in international play.
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IN A manner that stretched the boundaries of the credible, Liverpool last night extended their participation in this seasonâs Champions League.
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Sport: Carling Cup: Vibrant performance will encourage Roman Abromovich.
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In the the African Cup of Nations, which began Sunday, there is no such thing as an easy game for any team.
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The Sarajevo film festival that once represented an unusual act of defiance to war has proven its worth as the most important showcase for films in south east Europe this week as it drew thousands of people to its screenings.