Americaâs Pastime Is Only a Blip in Soccer-Crazed Brazil
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Brazilâs national amateur team hopes that a strong performance in the Pan American Games can help put baseball on the map in a country where the most popular sport by far is soccer.
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The Americans should have had a comfortable task of seeing off a weak opponent. But poor finishing and farcical defending allowed Panama to make it more difficult for the United States.
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ZURICH, Switzerland -- Brazil was chosen to host the 2014 World Cup, the first time since 1950 the soccer showcase will be held in the country that has won the event a record five times.
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Freddy Adu was billed as the savior of American soccer. Now he has to worry about saving himself.
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Soccer is a sport with a field 80 yards wide by 120 yards long, and 22 players running for 90 minutes. Often times the only players that stand out are the ones that put up &#39;big&#39; numbers, scoring goals and setting up others.
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Brazilâs star players Ronaldinho, Kaka and Robinho were picked yesterday for the 22-man roster for games next month in the United States. Brazil, the South American champion, will play the United States on Sept. 9 in Chicago and Mexico three days later in Foxborough, Mass.
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Panama, who will play the United States in the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup, is a prime example of a traditionally weaker Central American team that has elevated its level of play.
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Brazil advanced to the Copa America finals last night, eliminating Uruguay, 5-4, on penalty kicks.
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America's stars were too much for Brazil's women Saturday &#151; right from the opening minute.
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No matter how meticulously a Brazilian coach prepares for the new season, his plans can be wrecked in an instant by the international transfer window.
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Brazil got a go-ahead goal on Ronaldinhoâs free kick late in the second half to rally past the United States in a wide-open exhibition game Sunday.
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It may be known as the land of slender supermodels, champion soccer players and itsy-bitsy bikinis, but Brazil is increasingly fattening up like the United States.
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THE Brazil women&#39;s team were the better team, dribbling and faking just like their more illustrious male counterparts. On the other hand, the US team looked slow, even disorganised.
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The gold and bronze medal finals last night at the Athens Olympic Games mark the end of American women&#39;s soccer. Not the team, of course, which will go on to play, probably at the highest level, for decades to come.
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Forget last year's stirring World Cup victory. A deadly fan riot, corruption scandals, and mediocre on-field performance have exposed the country's once beautiful game in all its ugliness
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Once upon a time, America ruled. No, no. I mean ruled . When I was growing up, we were international sports tyrants. We took it all for granted.
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While David Beckham is the headliner, players like Juan Pablo Angel and Juan Toja could be every bit as important to the future of soccer in America.