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Russian Track Team Faces Ban From Olympics: Here’s What We Know – New York Times
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Europe|France Arrests More Than 300 in Euro Soccer Tournament’s First Week – New York Times
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Iceland’s Plucky Soccer Team Is a Mystery to No One – Wall Street Journal
MARSEILLE, France—Ever since Birkir Bjarnason scored a miracle goal Tuesday that allowed Iceland to pull off a shocking 1-1 draw against Portugal in soccer’s European Championships, Steiney Skuladottir, a 26-year-old actress, has been imploring her roommate to reach out to the player. It’s not just that her roommate might have a crush on the handsome blond-haired midfielder: They actually know each other. They dated in middle school. “They never broke…
The USMNT ditched pretty soccer for throwback grit, and they’re into the semifinals – FOXSports.com
Throughout the group stage of Copa America Centenario, the United States showed signs of growth. Even in defeat or struggles, they did everything they could to get numbers forward and keep the ball. They were “proactive,” just like Jurgen Klinsmann promised five years ago. But when they got to the quarterfinals, that all went out the window. After a bright first half-hour, the U.S. were ugly and physical. In the…
Europe|France Arrests More Than 300 in Euro Soccer Tournament’s First Week – New York Times
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Russian Track Team Faces Ban From Olympics: Here’s What We Know – New York Times
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Teen killed in Scotch Plains crash was star hockey player – NJ.com
SCOTCH PLAINS — “Tough on the ice, but a gentle spirit off the ice,” is how Bill Buckley remembers Dan Triano, the Kenilworth teen who was fatally injured in a head-on collision on Cooper Road yesterday. Buckley’s son Charlie played with Triano on the Devils Youth Hockey Team, a competitive traveling team. Triano played at the AAA level, the highest level of play for a travel team, and with the Dayton-Brearley…
Hooliganism isn’t the soccer tradition we want to bring to America – For The Win
On Wednesday night NASL side New York Cosmos beat MLS’ NYCFC in a U.S. Open Cup match 1-0. It was a big win for the second division club, on a nice night that should have been a spirited rivalry game between two New York clubs. The game was marred, however, by pre-match fights between supporters of the two clubs. Reports vary from both sides about who caused the fight, but the…
Soccer Players’ Fatigue Grows as Matches Go on, and on, and on – New York Times
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Russian Track Team Faces Ban From Olympics: Here’s What We Know – New York Times
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France Arrests More Than 300 in Euro Soccer Tournament’s First Week – New York Times
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Hooliganism isn’t the soccer tradition we want to bring to America – For The Win
On Wednesday night NASL side New York Cosmos beat MLS’ NYCFC in a U.S. Open Cup match 1-0. It was a big win for the second division club, on a nice night that should have been a spirited rivalry game between two New York clubs. The game was marred, however, by pre-match fights between supporters of the two clubs. Reports vary from both sides about who caused the fight, but the…
Soccer Players’ Fatigue Grows as Matches Go on, and on, and on – New York Times
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Hooliganism isn’t the soccer tradition we want to bring to America – For The Win
On Wednesday night NASL side New York Cosmos beat MLS’ NYCFC in a U.S. Open Cup match 1-0. It was a big win for the second division club, on a nice night that should have been a spirited rivalry game between two New York clubs. The game was marred, however, by pre-match fights between supporters of the two clubs. Reports vary from both sides about who caused the fight, but the…
WATCH: Turkish soccer fan loses his mind after girlfriend pulls meanest prank ever – CBSSports.com
Let’s set the stage here. Your favorite team is playing an incredibly important game. During one of the most intense and pivotal moments of the game — boom — your TV cuts out. Is there anything more frustrating as a sports fan? Operating under that principle, a woman pulled the ultimate prank on her Turkish soccer fanatic boyfriend by using a second remote to cut off the TV every time…
Violence at Euro 2016 Soccer Tournament Puts Russian Fans in the Spotlight – Wall Street Journal
The cafes of Marseille’s sun-soaked Place aux Huiles were full on Saturday afternoon, as England soccer fans awaited the start of their Euro 2016 soccer match against Russia. Then, a group of around 50 Russians—led by four imposing men in black T-shirts—appeared on the main avenue. Sylvie Manolino, a restaurant owner, said that after the group turned the corner and charged down the plaza, fans grabbed tall glass water bottles,…
Sports|A Sport Without Referees? It’s the Ultimate Debate – New York Times
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They said it couldn’t be done: Soccer makes it in America – Quartz
You may have heard that soccer is America’s sport of the future. But it’s turning out to be the sport of the summer. This summer, more than 330 hours of international football tournament play will be broadcast on US television. One major tournament—the Copa America—is hosted in stadiums across the country, with the US team in the quarterfinals tonight. The women’s national soccer team is aiming for nothing short of…
UEFA ‘regrets’ overnight soccer violence ahead of England-Wales match – Reuters
PARIS UEFA said on Thursday it regretted the unrest on the streets of Lille overnight on the eve of the Euro 2016 soccer match between England and Wales, but it stopped short of taking any action to punish fan violence. French riot police charged and used tear gas to disperse rowdy English soccer fans on Wednesday night. Police said about 50 people were hurt during Wednesday, 16 of whom were…
The Kremlin Backs Brawling Soccer Hooligans in France – Daily Beast
While British hooligans are famous for their drinking, the Russians are in training, literally. “Now many people are boxers or into mixed martial arts, and Russian hooligans often follow a very healthy way of life, avoiding alcohol, which used to be part of the subculture,” journalist Andrei Malosolov, co-founder of Russia’s Fans’ Union, told the BBC.