Soccer
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Giles
@Giles -
18 days ago
A Chess Formula Is Taking Over the World
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Atlantic: In October 2003, Mark Zuckerberg created his first viral site: not Facebook, but FaceMash. Then a college freshman, he hacked into Harvard's online dorm directories, gathered a massive collection of stude…
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Kristina
@Kristina -
about 2 years ago
Abramovich puts Chelsea soccer club up for sale - Reuters
Russian businessman Roman Abramovich said on Wednesday he would sell Chelsea Football Club, 19 years after buying it and setting the team on a path to sporting glory, and promised to donate money from the sale to help victims of the war in Ukraine.
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Hannah
@Hannah -
over 2 years ago
Afghanistan: Women's youth soccer team escapes to Pakistan
Their departure comes as part of a wider exodus of female cultural and sporting stars.
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Felicita
@Felicita -
about 4 years ago
Japan urges firms to have staff work from home over coronavirus; soccer postponed
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan urged businesses on Tuesday to have staff work from home to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, and its top-flight soccer division announced it was postponing matches, just months before the country is due to host the Summer Olympics.FILE P...continued
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Americo
@Americo -
almost 2 years ago
Historic win for US women's soccer: equal pay - Reuters
U.S soccer men's and women's national team players will receive equal pay and prize money, including at World Cups, after they came together to agree on landmark collective bargaining agreements with the U.S Soccer Federation on Wednesday.
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George
@George -
almost 5 years ago
Watch Rose Lavelle Do Amazing Soccer Tricks At Age 11
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Kraig
@Kraig -
almost 5 years ago
The Problem With 'Pay Them'
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Ismael
@Ismael -
4 months ago
Awni Eldous: The Palestinian boy who found YouTube fame after death
Awni Eldous, who ran a small gaming channel, was one of the first Palestinian children to be killed in the war.
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
over 2 years ago
UK's Johnson slams racist abuse of soccer players - Reuters
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on world soccer's governing body FIFA on Friday to take action over what he described as "disgraceful" racist abuse aimed at England players by Hungary fans during a World Cup qualifier. Olivia Chan reports.
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Iva
@Iva -
over 2 years ago
Afghan girls' soccer team settle in Portugal - Reuters
15-year-old Sarah says leaving her homeland Afghanistan was painful. But now, safely in Portugal, she hopes to pursue her dream of playing soccer professionally - and perhaps meeting her idol, star striker Cristiano Ronaldo. Lauren Anthony has more.
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Izaiah
@Izaiah -
almost 5 years ago
Soccer-Dutch head into World Cup semis after 2-0 win over Italy
Soccer-Dutch head into World Cup semis after 2-0 win over ItalyVALENCIENNES — Second half headers from Vivianne Miedema and Stefanie van der Gragt earned the Netherlands a 2-0 win over Italy in their women’s World Cup quarter-final on Saturday.The Dutch, who qualify for t...continued
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Teagan
@Teagan -
almost 5 years ago
USA coach hails rise of European nations before facing Spain
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Bart
@Bart -
almost 2 years ago
Kyiv fans shaken by Ukraine's soccer loss - Reuters.com
The Ukrainian national soccer team hoped against the odds to make it to the World Cup in Qatar, as a sporting competition attracted new attention for a nation at war and under attack. This report produced by Zachary Goelman.
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Manley
@Manley -
almost 3 years ago
Denmark soccer player 'awake' after collapsing - Reuters
Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen was rushed to hospital after collapsing during his side's Euro 2020 opening match with Finland and being given CPR on the pitch on Saturday, with soccer officials later saying the player was stable and awake.
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Eleanora
@Eleanora -
over 2 years ago
Africa's rising soccer stars train in Egypt's refugee academy - Reuters
Professional soccer player Francis Deng Kowal imagines that life without soccer would be "very harsh", and that's why he founded a soccer academy in Egypt with the hope of inspiring young African refugees through the sport.
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Arvid
@Arvid -
over 2 years ago
UK July retail sales drop amid soccer frenzy - Reuters
British retail sales unexpectedly fell sharply last month, according to official data which suggested at least some consumers were more focused on England's progress in the Euro 2020 soccer tournament than going to the shops. Ciara Lee reports
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Jany
@Jany -
almost 5 years ago
BC-CRI--CWC-World Cup-The Latest
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Hannah
@Hannah -
almost 5 years ago
BC-SOC--Copa America-Brazil-Argentina Preview
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Jeffrey
@Jeffrey -
over 2 years ago
Soccer player stands trial over sex tape affair - Reuters.com
The trial of Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema opened in France on Wednesday (October 20) over charges of complicity in the attempted blackmail of former international team mate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape. Francis Maguire reports.
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Grayce
@Grayce -
over 2 years ago
No future for women like me: Afghan soccer player - Reuters
Fanoos Basir is a 25-year-old civil engineer and former player on Afghanistan's national soccer team. Now she's fled to France, and says that her generation wasn't mentally prepared for the return to Taliban rule.
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Maida
@Maida -
about 2 years ago
Equal pay dispute settled with US women's soccer - Reuters
The U.S. women's national soccer team and governing body U.S. Soccer said on Tuesday they have agreed to resolve a years-long dispute over equal pay on what the players described as a landmark day for the sport.
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Maureen
@Maureen -
almost 3 years ago
Soccer crowds are driving Europe COVID cases: WHO - Reuters
Crowds at Euro 2020 soccer stadiums and in pubs and bars in host cities are driving the current rise in coronavirus infections in Europe, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. Soraya Ali reports.
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Meggie
@Meggie -
over 3 years ago
Italy farewells soccer legend Paolo Rossi - Reuters
Italian soccer legends and football lovers on Saturday (December 12) gathered in Vicenza to pay homage to one of the country's favourite soccer sons, Paolo Rossi.
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Colin
@Colin -
over 3 years ago
Italy farewells soccer legend Paolo Rossi - Reuters India
Italian soccer legends and football lovers on Saturday (December 12) gathered in Vicenza to pay homage to one of the country's favourite soccer sons, Paolo Rossi.
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Alexandro
@Alexandro -
almost 3 years ago
Spain's top soccer league gets $3.2 bln boost - Reuters
Spain's La Liga soccer league has agreed to sell a 10% stake to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, but fans may be disappointed if they think that means a frenzy of big-name transfers. Julian Satterthwaite reports.
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