Soccer Roundup: Missing Some Stars, Brazil Wins Copa AmÃ©rica
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Brazil stunned favored Argentina, 3-0, Sunday to win its second straight Copa AmÃ©rica title in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
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An understrength Brazil retain the Copa America, beating favoured Argentina 3-0 in Maracaibo.
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BRAZIL striker Ronaldinho won FIFA&#39;s World Player of the Year award yesterday, ahead of France&#39;s Thierry Henry and Ukrainian Andrei Shevchenko.
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Brazil played better, and it didn&#39;t matter. The US women&#39;s soccer team occasionally looked slow, even disorganized, and it didn&#39;t matter.
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Missing most of its top players, the United States got spanked in its Copa America opener. Hernan Crespo scored twice, Pablo Aimar and Carlos Tevez added late goals and Argentina routed a youthful United States team 4-1 Thursday night in South America's championship.
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Sport: Julio Baptista sets Brazil on the way to a thumping win over Argentina.
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WORLD Cup champion Brazil lost its unbeaten record in South American World Cup qualifying yesterday, while Argentina held off Venezuela 3-2 to take over first place in the 10-team group.
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Brazil labored to another unconvincing victory in the World Cup, qualifying for the second round by beating Australia 2-0 Sunday.
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Order was restored in Europe, but South American leaders Brazil and Argentina couldn't find the net yesterday as both were held to 0-0 draws in World Cup qualifying.
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Germany equalised though Brazilian-born marksman Kevin Kuranyi, who cancelled out Ronaldinho&#39;s sensational early free-kick. It was Klinsmann&#39;s first home match in charge and his team turned in a determined
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Brazilâs star players Ronaldinho, Kaka and Robinho were picked yesterday for the 22-man roster for games next month in the United States. Brazil, the South American champion, will play the United States on Sept. 9 in Chicago and Mexico three days later in Foxborough, Mass.
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Still unable to put on the show everyone has expected in the World Cup, Brazil got another shaky win and a spot in the second round.
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Ronaldo proved an old adage in the World Cup. Form is temporary, class is permanent. The striker had been criticized for being overweight and performing poorly in Brazil&#039;s first two matches before he scored two goals to seal a 4-1 win over Japan on Thursday that secured the top spot in Group F.
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Fred? The name doesn&#039;t seem to fit among Brazil&#039;s galaxy of stars, the Ronaldos and Ronaldinhos &amp;#151; not to mention the Cafus and Adrianos.
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BRAZIL turned on the style here today to stay firmly on course for the 2006 World Cup finals. Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Adriano found the net in the first-half, with only some inspired goalkeeping from Leonardo
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Brazil striker Ronaldinho won FIFA&#39;s World Player of the Year award on Monday, ahead of France&#39;s Thierry Henry and Ukrainian Andrei Shevchenko.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Diogo Silva gave Brazil its first gold medal of the Panamerican Games on Sunday, but the celebration was quickly eclipsed as the soccer-mad country turned its attention to victory at the Copa America.