Tag: Soccer

FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk players celebrate a goal during a UEFA Europa League soccer game. (Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Russia-Ukraine conflict keeps soccer clubs apart

Sean Lengell · July 17, 2014 6:27 pm

In this photo taken with a long shutter, German fans celebrate their team after Germany won against Argentina by 1-0 at the soccer World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at a public viewing area called 'Fan Mile' in Berlin, Sunday, July 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany basks in 4th World Cup after 24-year wait

Washington Examiner · July 14, 2014 9:57 am

About that Soccer Tournament

The Scrapbook · July 14, 2014 4:00 am

No Defense

William Kristol · July 14, 2014 4:00 am

The World Cup’s big winner? Merchandise

Anne Peterson · July 13, 2014 4:54 am

FILE - The July 3, 2010 file photo shows Argentina's Lionel Messi, right, and Germany's Mesut Ozil during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Germany at the Green Point stadium in Cape Town, South Africa. On Sunday, July 13, 2014, Germany and Argentina will face each other again in the final of the 2014 soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)

World Cup defeat can hurt domestic stock market

Pan Pylas · July 11, 2014 12:44 pm

Soccer fans of the Argentina national soccer team cheer during a live telecast of the soccer World Cup semifinal match between Argentina and The Netherlands, inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Latin Americans reluctantly rally behind Argentina

Joshua Goodman · July 11, 2014 12:40 pm

The Argentinian soccer team watches nervously during the penalty shoot out at the 2014 FIFA World Cup semifinals game against the Netherlands Thursday in Brazil. Argentina won the game. (Rex Features via AP Images)

Harry Reid loves soccer shootouts

Sean Lengell · July 11, 2014 9:00 am

In this July 7, 2014, photo, Ph.D. candidate Stephen McGill works with a Nao RoboCup entree at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The international robot soccer tournament called RoboCup takes place in Brazil right after the World Cup. The ultimate goal of the yearly event is bold: To create a robot team that can defeat the human World Cup winners by 2050. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Heads up, World Cup teams: The robots are coming

Kathy Matheson · July 10, 2014 5:20 am

Germany's Sami Khedira, bottom, scores his side's 5th goal during the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Brazil and Germany at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, Pool)

FIFA claims 2 Twitter records for Germany rout

Washington Examiner · July 9, 2014 3:05 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, former Real Madrid soccer star and the club's honorary president, Alfredo Di Stefano of Argentina raises his glass during a tribute to his contribution to sport at the Argentine Embassy in Madrid, Spain. Real Madrid on Monday July 7, 2014 says Alfredo Di Stefano has died at age 88. Di Stefano helped Madrid win five straight European Champions Cups, and was voted European player of the year in 1957 and '59. (AP Photo/Paul White, File)

Real Madrid great Di Stefano dies at age 88

Harold Heckle · July 7, 2014 11:02 pm

Germany's Mats Hummels, centrer, scores the opening goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Germany and France at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, July 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Germany beats France 1-0, reaches World Cup semis

Steve Douglas · July 4, 2014 10:00 pm