Clashes follow soccer cup final
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There has been trouble involving soccer fans following a cup final at Windsor Park in south Belfast, say police.
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The Football Association will investigate the crowd violence that marred Chelsea&#39;s 1-0 win over West Ham in the League Cup. Mateja Kezman, who scored the only goal Wednesday night at Stamford
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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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The tension is building in Paris with kick-off in the World Cup final just a few minutes away.
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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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The race to reach the UEFA Cup last 32 was overshadowed by the death of a French fan who died from gunshot wounds after a clash with police in Paris.
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The tension is building in Paris with less than two hours before kick-off in the World Cup final.
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The atmosphere is building ahead of the Carling Cup final in Cardiff between Chelsea and Arsenal.
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Two moments in World Cup history are guaranteed to start arguments between soccer fans -- Geoff Hurst's winning goal for England in 1966 and Diego Maradona's "Hand of God" strike for Argentina 20 years later.
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The United States and Mexico will meet in the final of the Gold Cup for the third time after winning their semi-finals on Thursday.
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Around 30 protestors tonight forced a stoppage to Manchester Unitedâs reserve team game against Birmingham as the battle to keep the club out of American Malcolm Glazerâs clutches intensified.
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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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A brawl erupted between spectators,  officials, police and competitors at the Olympic freestyle  wrestling Sunday after a close bout between a Russian and  Belarussian athlete.
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The French national team went all the way to the World Cup final again in 2006, but a shooting outside a Paris stadium has forced a reckoning with the violent racism of some of its fans
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CHICAGO -- There was more on the line than usual in the Gold Cup final between the United States and Mexico yesterday, the winner qualifying for the 2009 Confederations Cup and a potential multimillion-dollar payoff.
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Greek and Albanian soccer fans fought across the country, and Athens police fired tear gas to disperse crowds following a loss by European champion Greece in a World Cup qualifier.