Police prepare for World Cup clashes
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German and British police warned that the World Cup&#039;s off-the-field calm could be tested Tuesday as both Germany and England play key games.
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Ireland and France are both under huge pressure going into Friday's vital World Cup clash in Paris.
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FIFA began investigations on Monday into the death of four people and injuries to eight in a stadium crush after Togo&#39;s World Cup qualifier against Mali.
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A World Cup victory few expected. A corruption scandal that disgraced some of Italy's most famous clubs. And now, the death of a police officer during riots by Sicilian soccer fans.
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SOCCER matches in Italy will resume this weekend after the government approved a tough set of measures to fight hooliganism, despite resistance by clubs.Comment
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LONDON  - An investigation has been opened into crowd trouble at Chelsea&#39;s League Cup match with West Ham at Stamford Bridge.
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Sport: World No1 begins defence after rain delay.
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World soccer body FIFA is investigating a clash between Chile's Under-20 soccer team and Toronto police late Thursday, with Chileans accusing police of using pepper spray and electric-shock guns against their players.
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One final horn-honking, flag-waving frenzy for the fans. One last, glorious opportunity for 40 of the world&#39;s best players to pull on their nation&#39;s colours and leave them wanting more in what should be a tremendous World Cup final.
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In city after World Cup city, police are reporting no more problems than normal &amp;#151; and this with tens of thousands of impassioned, alcohol-fueled fans roaming the streets.
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Sport: An extraordinary World Cup is reaching its climax with thousands of England fans descending on Paris.
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FIFA is under pressure to act decisively  following the racist abuse directed at England players during  Wednesday's friendly against Spain in Madrid.
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OSAKA, Japan  - Police and fried chicken outlets will be on alert for anything going splash in the night during the world athletics championships in Osaka.
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London, England (Sports Network) - English national team coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is under the usual pressure to perform as his side prepares for two road World Cup qualifiers.
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FIFA will open a disciplinary investigation into Zinedine Zidane&#039;s conduct in the World Cup final, when he was sent off for head-butting Italy&#039;s Marco Materazzi.
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Argentina, England, the Czech Republic and Tunisia got ready for the World Cup with victories in warmup games Tuesday.
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Police said Saturday morning they had arrested about 100 English soccer fans after disturbances in a main square, a day ahead of England's second-round World Cup match against Ecuador.