soccer
Omonoia: Feisty team blends sports and left politics
October 3, 2011On the island country of Cyprus, sports teams have come to be associated with certain segments of the population. In soccer, the main team associated with the working people is Omonoia Nicosia.
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Women’s World Cup: bright spot for Japan, women’s sports
July 21, 2011After a deadly earthquake, devastating tsunami and nuclear power plant disaster, the Japanese people got some good news July 17, when their women's soccer team won the 2011 FIFA World Cup Final.
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Women soccer players score union recognition
September 10, 2010U.S. professional women soccer players scored a goal this week after the Women's Professional Soccer Players Union won recognition through a majority sign-up, certified by an arbitrator with the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league.
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World Cup fans cheer “Thank you Africa!”
July 15, 2010SOWETO, South Africa -- South Africa will never be the same. That sums up the end of this World Cup 2010 Event.
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World Cup: a celebration of life
July 15, 2010PRETORIA, South Africa -- Make no mistake about it in hosting the 2010 World Cup the Black government of South Africa performed wonderfully.
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