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Thousands throng to pay respects to Alfredo Di Stefano
Football | Jul 09, 2014, 07:20 AM ISTMADRID : Thousands of football fan queued for hours in midsummer heat on Tuesday to pay their respects and mourn the death of Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano. Queues several hundred yards (meters) long
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Is Neymar a victim of the World Cup show
Football | Jul 06, 2014, 08:38 AM ISTRIO DE JANEIRO : "I kept getting tripped up and kicked to pieces ...," said Brazil's superstar player, "and the referee did nothing to protect me or my teammates from these rough-house tactics." Neymar, describing
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FIFA World Cup: Juan Zuniga apologizes to Neymar for tackle
Football | Jul 06, 2014, 04:28 AM ISTRIO DE JANEIRO:Colombia defenderJuan Zuniga has sent a letter of apology to Neymar, saying he is "deeply sorry and sad" for causing the injury that knocked the Brazil striker out of the World Cup. "Although
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World Cup's leading goal scorer going home
Football | Jul 05, 2014, 04:52 AM ISTFORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) -- Full of tears and inconsolable, the World Cup's leading scorer is going home.James Rodriguez put Colombia back into the match against Brazil by scoring a late penalty Friday, but it wasn't
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FIFA World Cup: Maicon to start for Brazil against Colombia
Football | Jul 05, 2014, 01:19 AM ISTFORTALEZA, Brazil: Maicon will start in Brazil's defense instead of Dani Alves when the host team faces Colombia on Friday in the World Cup quarterfinals. Maicon has yet to play at this year's tournament. Also,
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FIFA World Cup: Brazil vs Colombia; Germany vs France
Football | Jul 04, 2014, 06:34 PM ISTRio De Janeiro: One thing for certain on Friday is that a South American team and a European team will secure their spots in the World Cup semifinals. A pair of 22-year-old forwards who have
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Know how an unfamiliar face of Colombia can be seen at World Cup
Football | Jul 04, 2014, 07:50 AM ISTBOGOTA, Colombia : The euphoria in soccer-mad Colombia is deafening, and wonderfully contagious, ahead of Friday's do-or-die World Cup match against host Brazil.Never before has the star-crossed nation made the quarterfinals. Some are even waxing
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FIFA World Cup: Brazil emotionally ready to face Colombia says Neymar
Football | Jul 03, 2014, 08:33 AM ISTFORTALEZA, Brazil : Neymar is tired of all this talk about the pressure of playing the World Cup at home. He guarantees Brazil is emotionally ready for the challenge.Just two days before Brazil plays Colombia
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FIFA World Cup : Brazil downplays Neymar injuries ahead of quarter final against Colombia
Football | Jul 01, 2014, 04:41 AM ISTTERESOPOLIS, Brazil : Neymar will be fit to play in the World Cup quarterfinal against Colombia despite thigh and knee injuries sustained against Chile The confederation said team doctor Jose Luiz Runco checked Neymar again
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FIFA World Cup: Diego Forlan not ready to leave international game
Football | Jun 29, 2014, 08:03 AM ISTRIO DE JANEIRO : Diego Forlan isn't ready to announce his retirement from international football, even though he knows that at his age the clock is certainly ticking. The 35-year-old Forlan, who was voted the
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FIFA World Cup: Diego Forlan starts up front for Uruguay
Football | Jun 29, 2014, 01:32 AM ISTRIO DE JANEIRO : Diego Forlan will start up front for Uruguay in place of banned striker Luis Suarez in Saturday's second-round World Cup match against Colombia. Forlan was named the best player of the
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FIFA World Cup: Knockout stage in sight for Ivory Coast, Colombia
Football | Jun 18, 2014, 07:19 AM ISTBrasilia, Brazil: As two of world football's underachieving nations, Ivory Coast and Colombia will be desperate not to let slip a rare chance to qualify for the knockout stages of the World Cup when they
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FIFA World Cup: Colombia wins World Cup tuneup over Jordan, 3-0
Football | Jun 07, 2014, 10:15 AM ISTBuenos Aires: Colombia used two penalty kick goals to ease past Jordan 3-0 in a warm-up for the World Cup on Friday. Twice Jordan, which did not qualify for the international soccer championship, committed hand
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Colombia's Falcao to miss World Cup with injury
Football | Jun 03, 2014, 11:16 AM ISTBOGOTA, Colombia : Monaco striker Radamel Falcao has been left off Colombia's squad for the World Cup after failing to recover from a knee injury. Coach Jose Pekerman made the announcement at a news conference
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World Cup: All four teams fancy their chances in Group C
Football | May 31, 2014, 01:47 PM ISTRio de Janeiro: Of all the pools in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Group C is arguably the most open and has sent the bookies into a tizzy. Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan will
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32 children die in Colombia bus fire
World | May 19, 2014, 01:46 PM ISTLondon: At least 32 children were burnt to death Sunday when their bus caught fire in Colombia, authorities said.The incident took place near the town of Fundacion in Magdalena department.Magdalena police chief Adan Leon said
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Colombia sets Guinness record for world's biggest pound cake
World | Dec 03, 2013, 10:25 AM ISTBogota: More than 180 Colombians prepared a 606.6-metre pound cake in Bogota over the weekend, setting a Guinness record for the world's biggest pound cake and easily breaking the old mark of 500 metres.Guinness World
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Teams qualified for 2014 World Cup
Football | Nov 20, 2013, 11:01 AM ISTNew York: Following are the teams qualified for the 2014 World Cup after Tuesday's play-offs. A total of 32 teams will compete at the tournament, according to Xinhua.Europe: Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, England,
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Colombia beats Belgium 2-0 in friendly
Football | Nov 15, 2013, 10:44 AM ISTBrussels: Radamel Falcao led Colombia to a 2-0 victory over Belgium in a friendly between top-five teams on Thursday. In a face-off between two potential stars of next year's World Cup, Falcao got the better
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Colombia enters World Cup, Ecuador, Chile in queue
Football | Oct 12, 2013, 01:46 PM ISTBarranquilla, Colombia: Colombia booked its place at next year's World Cup and Ecuador moved to the brink of doing the same by getting the results they needed in Friday's round of South American qualifying. Colombia