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| A youth football coach in Colombia has been shot and killed down after a match about 80 kilometers (50 miles) southeast of Bogota. Caracol radio identified the coach as Alvaro Poveda, but authorities have offered few details about the shooting following the under-15 match involving his club, Acacias. |
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| Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed a law aimed at curbing fan violence in football stadiums. The law signed Tuesday includes fines and prison terms of up to two years for anyone involved in acts of violence inside the stadium or within a radius of up to 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the venue. |
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| FIFA has banned Egypt from playing in Cairo for two World Cup qualifiers after fans attacked Algeria's team before a match. FIFA ruled Tuesday that Egypt must stage its first two home matches in qualifying for the 2014 finals at least 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the capital. FIFA's disciplinary panel said Egypt's federation "failed to take all the necessary security precautions... |
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| FIFA has banned Egypt from playing in Cairo for two World Cup qualifiers after fans attacked Algeria's team before a match. FIFA ruled Tuesday that Egypt must stage its first two home matches in qualifying for the 2014 finals at least 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the capital. FIFA's disciplinary panel said Egypt's federation failed to ensure the Algeria's delegation safety before... |
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| Cynthia and Philomen Rakgoale hope to teach World Cup visitors a little bit about the Tswana language, starting with "dumela" -- so much more welcoming than a simple "hello." "Greetings are very important in South Africa," said Cynthia Rakgoale. "It's in our culture. |
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| Pedro Morales and Sebastian Toro scored to give Chile a 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago in an international friendly Wednesday. Chile coach Marcelo Bielsa fielded a team made up only of domestic players, with its Europe-based stars all missing from the match. The match was played in Iquique, located about 1,800 kilometers (1,150 miles) north of the Chilean capital Santiago. |
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MADRID (Reuters) - Liverpool's 2000-kilometre odyssey to arrive in Madrid for Thursday's Europa League semi-final first-leg against Atletico is unlikely to affect their performance, according to Atletico midfielder Jurado.
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| Liverpool's 2000-kilometre
odyssey to arrive in Madrid for Thursday's Europa League
semi-final first-leg against Atletico is unlikely to affect
their performance, according to Atletico midfielder Jurado.
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| Defending champion Barcelona has an extra hurdle to overcome ahead of its Champions League semifinal first leg away to Inter Milan. The Catalan side was forced to use buses for the 725-kilometer (450-mile) trip to Milan after flights were grounded due to the cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland that has spread across Europe in recent days. |
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| Defending champion Barcelona has an extra hurdle to overcome ahead of its Champions League semifinal away to Inter Milan. The Catalan side was forced to use coaches for the 725-kilometer (450-mile) trip to Milan after flights were grounded following the cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland that has spread across European skies in recent days. |
