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| UNICEF has appointed Barcelona forward Lionel Messi a global Goodwill Ambassador. The 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year received the honor in a ceremony in Barcelona. A UNICEF statement said that Messi's "determination to use his fame to help the world's most vulnerable children" led to his being chosen for the role. |
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| The Football for Hope movement has received the award for Philanthropy and Cooperation through Sports at the Global Sports Forum. Football for Hope is a social development project led by FIFA and streetfootballworld which has carried out a range of initiatives in areas such as education, children's rights and anti-discrimination since 2005. |
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| Striker Edson Puch headed
a stoppage-time equaliser to salvage a 2-2 draw for Universidad
de Chile against Universidad Catolica in an all-Chilean
Libertadores Cup match on Tuesday.
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| Chile wants to host the 2015 Copa America tournament as it looks to rebuild after a devastating earthquake. Brazil is set to host the South American tournament that year but Chilean football federation president Harold Mayne-Nicholls said talks are under way to move it to Chile. "We have been looking, with Brazil, to try and see if we can organize the Copa America in 2015," Mayne-Nicholls... |
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| Chile has its sights set on hosting the 2015 Copa America tournament as it looks to rebuild after a devastating earthquake. Brazil was due to host the South American tournament then but Chilean football federation president Harold Mayne-Nicholls says talks are under way to change that. Mayne-Nicholls, speaking at the Global Sports Forum in Barcelona, believes hosting the tournament would help Chile... |
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| The sought-after Chilean insists he is ready to further his career and hopes to return to the San Siro. |
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| West Bromwich Albion players aim to raise money for the victims of the Chile earthquake on Tuesday with the words "Help Chile" on their shirts at a League Championship match against Sheffield Wednesday. Albion's Chile defender Gonzalo Jara, who is sidelined with a broken bone in his foot, had to evacuate his wife and children from their apartment in Santiago when the earthquake... |
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| Chilean clubs decided on
Saturday to suspend this year's two championships and play a
single tournament as a result of the devastation caused by a
massive earthquake in Chile.
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| Chilean midfielder announces his return and speaks of tragic events in his homeland… |
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| The Chilean youngster may face an extended spell on the sidelines... |
