World Cup stars score on the silver screen
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Ronaldinho and David Beckham are joining  Tom Hanks and Johnny Depp on the multiplex marquee this summer  as cinemas on both sides of the Atlantic try to reel in extra  customers by screening World Cup matches.
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When the competition includes players like Thierry Henry, David Beckham, and Zinedine Zidane, you are definitely surprised to hear someone like Shevchenko winning the European Footballer of the Year award.
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The deaths of more than 30 Togo and Zambia supporters overshadowed weekend African Nations Cup qualifiers in which superstars Didier Drogba and Sameul Eto&#39;o were among the scorers.
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For France, England and Greece, tonight&#39;s World Cup qualifiers will provide an opportunity to redeem themselves less than a week after disappointing games in their opening matches of the 2006 World Cup campaign.
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Talk about a change of scenery. Just more than two months ago, Alessandro Del Piero, Gianluigi Buffon and Mauro Camoranesi lifted the World Cup trophy before a packed stadium, with hundreds of millions watching around the world.
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From Stanley Cup to World Cup, Vincent Lecavalier starred again.
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PARIS : French striker Thierry Henry, Brazilian Ronaldinho and Andriy Shevchenko of Ukraine were nominated for FIFA&#39;s world player of the year award for 2004.
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The game certainly is a must-win affair if the Scots are to have any chance of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup finals. With just one point from home games with Slovenia and Norway, they are already trailing in Group Five.
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TORONTO -- Pavel Datsyuk, Alex Kovalev, Sergei Samsonov, Alexei Yashin, and Alexander Ovechkin scored for Russia in a 5-2 victory over Slovakia last night in the final preliminary game of the World Cup.
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Germany, Spain and France are all in action in Saturday's qualifying matches.
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David Beckham attracted Hollywood stars Sunday the same way he draws defenders on the soccer field.
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Ronaldo scored his 15th World Cup goal on Tuesday to become the tournament&#039;s all-time scoring leader. The Brazil striker scored in the fifth minute of his team&#039;s match against Ghana in the second round of the World Cup. He dribbled past the goalkeeper after receiving a perfect through pass from midfielder Kaka.
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The idea is to put the ball in the net, not just keep it out. Ukraine figured that out a lot quicker than Switzerland in the shootout Monday night. And the World Cup newcomers are headed to the quarterfinals because of it.
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The steps of Cologne&#039;s famous cathedral are a sight to behold, 31 stone stairs stretching almost the length of a football field at their longest point. On this workday, though, the scene on the steps is even more impressive. It&#039;s not even noon, and every spare inch is filled with boisterous World Cup fans dressed in their nation&#039;s colors. The Germans are standing and singing, the English are waving banners, the Swedes are clapping.
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Brazilian players have picked up the most nominations for FIFA&#39;s World Player of the Year award with a total of six, including Real Madrid&#39;s Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos.
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Real Madrid&#39;s super soccer star and England captain David Beckham will reveal his talent, other than play football, in a film of $100 million soccer trilogy -- GOAL.
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Barcelona&#39;s Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho was named FIFA World Player of the Year on Monday. Ronaldinho, 24, totalled 620 points followed by Thierry Henry of Arsenal and France on 552.