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Raul is going to Schalke but the Bundesliga may not end up getting the best of the transfer trading with Spain this year.
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Spain's sporting dominance goes on and on but what's behind their run of glory?
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Critics said the World Cup lacked quality because the players were tired after a long, draining season. If we want to give players a proper rest and ensure the next World Cup sparkles, scrapping tiring pre-season tours would be a start.
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Joe Cole has signed for Liverppol rather than Arsenal or Tottenham. Can he really play in the middle with Steven Gerrard and should he have considered playing abroad?
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Manchester City may be the only major European club to really spend big
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Some British journalists still brand the Uruguayans as dirty and sneaky based on a game against Scotland which happened 24 years ago. For the record, Uruguay were far from being among the dirtiest teams at the World Cup.
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Spain or the Netherlands, whichever country's team loses the World Cup final can expect a drag on its market index of 49 basis points, according to Wharton business school professor Alex Edmans.
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Miroslav Klose's four goals at this tournament so far have brought him level with the great Gerd Mueller on 14 World Cup goals in total. He is one behind Ronaldo, though in reality he already does share the record.
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This Sunday will decide the World Cup champion. Yet, most nations will ask themselves again what’s needed to build a world-class national team?
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Spain's queen visits the locker room after the national team beats Germany in World Cup semi-finals, sending a blushing, towel-clad Puyol to hide behind his teammates.
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2010 is almost over - the 2010 Soccer World Cup, that is. In South Africa, we simply referred to the greatest sporting event to hit our shores as 2010.
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Paul the Octopus has become the unlikely star of this World Cup, scoring the same number of goals as Lionel Messi and Wayne Rooney while correctly predicting the results of all five of Germany's matches so far, even the shock defeat against Serbia. Who...
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The Sky Blues may or may not beat the Netherlands for a place in the World Cup final, and debate over the Suarez handball will go on for a long time. But there are corners of some foreign fields that are forever Uruguay.
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Former Brazil great Tostao belives players should be judged not on their performances at the World Cup but on how they play for their clubs. Is he right? Do we give too much importance to the World Cup?
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Diego Maradona and his beaten team were given a rapturous welcome back to Buenos Aires but the former playing great did not solve Argentina's problems at the World Cup, he merely disguised them for a while.
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Diego Maradona has still to make a decision on his future. Despite Friday's heavy defeat by Germany there are many reasons why he deserves a second chance.
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Paul Radford, Felix Bate, Jon Bramley and Kevin Fylan discuss the merits and demerits of Uruguay's chaotic victory over Ghana and the Dutch win over Brazil.
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It is hard not to be left with the feeling that Luis Suarez and Uruguay benefited from foul play against Ghana. But what's the solution? Once again, soccer may have to look at other sports for a fairer way to deal with such incidents.
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Everything you need to know about the first two World Cup quarter-finals from the Reuters World Cup podcast team.
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