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| For more than a month, D.C. United have enjoyed a firm wind at their backs, rolling up an eight-game unbeaten streak in all competitions and scoring 21 goals in the process. |
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| For the past two months, the San Jose Earthquakes and their long, winding road trips have borne an uncanny resemblance to Dorothy from the "Wizard of Oz." |
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| European Championship organizers apologized Thursday for the 18-minute coverage blackout of the Germany-Turkey semifinal that left TV companies unhappy and mulling possible action. A freak storm in Vienna, with hurricane-force winds of up to 87 mph, created three power outages Wednesday that disrupted the worldwide telecast of the final stages of the thrilling game, which Germany won 3-2 in the... |
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Coach Josef Hickersberger has told Austria to throw caution to the wind against Poland in a Group B game on Thursday that will leave the losers perilously close to a Euro 2008 exit. |
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| Coach Josef Hickersberger has
told Austria to throw caution to the wind against Poland in a
Group B game on Thursday that will leave the losers perilously
close to a Euro 2008 exit.
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| It all seemed so clear what was supposed to happen Saturday night at Toyota Park. But the Chicago Fire saw their opportunity for at least one point go out the window in extra time. |
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| "Wednesday is
strudel day" exclaims a huge, emphatic sign in a cafe window in
the centre of Stegersbach, the south-east Austrian village of
just 2,500 people playing host to the nation's Euro 2008 team.
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| Hull earned promotion to England's top soccer league for the first time in its 104-history, beating Bristol City 1-0 Saturday in the League Championship playoff final. Dean Windass scored for his hometown club on a spectacular volley in the 38th minute. The victory will be worth as much as $119 million to the team in television money, sponsorship and other revenue. |
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| Hull will play in the Premier League for the first time in their 104-year history after a stunning goal from Dean Windass clinched a 1-0 win over Bristol City in Saturday's Championship play-off final. |
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