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Brazil's talisman striker was fouled more times than any World Cup player in...
Brazil was held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland on Sunday in their first 2018 World Cup match.The match was full of fouls — 30 in total — 10 of which were directed at Brazil's superstar striker Neymar...
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FIFA's video-assisted referees aren't perfect, but neither are human referees
This year's FIFA World Cup is the first to debut video-assisted referees. Each game features one video assistant referee, three assistants, and four replay operators to help decide on close calls. Some...
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Senegal scored one of the most controversial goals of the World Cup when a...
Senegal's M'Baye Niang scored a controversial and confusing goal against Poland in the World Cup that was the difference-maker in the match.Niang was on the sidelines waiting to check back in, and he...
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Japan and Senegal fans were seen cleaning World Cup stadiums after matches...
Japan and Senegal fans have won headlines for staying behind after their World Cup matches to ensure the stadiums are left clean and tidy.Japan bested Colombia before Senegal beat Poland in separate...
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POWER RANKING: The 23 best World Cup players after the first round of action
The 2018 FIFA World Cup has arrived.The first round of group stage fixtures is already over, with every single one of the 32 World Cup nations competing at least once already — and boy, has the...
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Cesc Fabregas recalls the first time he played Leo Messi at 13, and that he...
Cesc Fabregas and Lionel Messi first played together as 13-year-olds at F.C. Barcelona's youth academy. Fabregas though Messi would be an easy opponent in one-on-one drills, but he was quickly amazed...
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Cristiano Ronaldo lost a game of ping pong to a former Manchester United...
Cristiano Ronaldo is an extraordinary competitor.World Cup analyst Patrice Evra recently told an anecdote on ITV that drove home just how dedicated the Portugal striker is to winning.Ronaldo lost a...
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Rising U.S. Soccer star Tim Weah crashed a rec league game in New York City
Tim Weah, a young soccer player for European powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain and a rising young star within U.S. Soccer, was looking to play some pick-up soccer while visiting his hometown of New York....
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Landon Donovan says controversial decision to support Mexico at World Cup...
Landon Donovan drew heated criticism from fans and former teammates alike when he announced he would be supporting Mexico at the World Cup in an ad for Wells Fargo.He recently appeared on a podcast and...
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Cristiano Ronaldo: How the biggest sports star on the planet makes and spends...
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most famous athlete on the planet.With a Real Madrid salary in the tens of millions and some of the biggest endorsement deals in football, he has a ludicrous amount of cash to...
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These 3 stats show how truly awful Lionel Messi was during Argentina's...
Argentina suffered a shock 3-0 loss against Croatia in a 2018 FIFA World Cup game on Thursday.Wilfredo Caballero's goalkeeping howler led to Croatia's opening goal, but Lionel Messi — Argentina's...
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Even the Argentina National Team coach admits that the team holds Messi back
The one big criticism of Leo Messi as a footballer is that he has not had the same success with Argentina that he has had at Barcelona. But even Argentina's coach, following another disappointing...
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A brutal missed call cost Sweden a huge opportunity against Germany in the...
Germany beat Sweden, 2-1, in the second round of group play at the World Cup with a gorgeous free-kick goal in the final minute of stoppage time.The match had huge implications as a win by Sweden would...
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Mo Salah is reportedly considering quitting Egypt's national team forever...
Mohamed Salah is said to be considering quitting the Egypt national soccer team.This is reportedly because of a global fallout from a meeting he had with the leader of Chechnya.Salah could feature in...
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This is everything Cristiano Ronaldo does before and after a big match
Cristiano Ronaldo has a very specific game-day routine and diet.He gets up early, stretches, eats, and looks at his own reflection in the mirror, according to a variety of sources.Ronaldo will likely...
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A Colombian playmaker is quietly matching 3-time World Cup winner Pelé in the...
James Rodríguez is quietly beginning to match the prolificacy of former Brazil striker Pelé.Rodríguez has competed in seven World Cup matches in total — and his goals and assists have been crucial for...
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Swedish national soccer team chants 'F--- racism!' after abuse directed at...
A Swedish midfielder was subjected to racist abuse after giving up a crucial foul in a World Cup match. He read a statement on camera condemning the abuse, and his teammates also came out against it by...
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A disastrous display from Cristiano Ronaldo against Iran may have screwed him...
Cristiano Ronaldo performed poorly in Portugal's final World Cup group game against Iran on Monday.Portugal surrendered a 1-0 lead and eventually drew 1-1 to a side ranked 33 places below them in the...
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Lionel Messi is 'stressed, unhappy, and treated like a loser' by fans after a...
Lionel Messi has lost his mojo.According to former Argentina national soccer teammate Pablo Zabaleta, the World Cup forward is "stressed and unhappy."Zabaleta also claimed he is subjected to criticisms...
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NEYMAR: How one of the world's highest-paid footballers makes and spends his...
Neymar Jr. has been compared to Pelé, and some believe he can even better than Lionel Messi.While that is debatable, what is not up for debate is that Neymar is now one of the highest-paid footballers...
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