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Moroccan teenager convicted for offense to king

AP — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:59:32 +0000

A Moroccan youth was given a suspended prison sentence for writing that he preferred a soccer club to his king _ and now he fears the ruling could jeopardize his...

Get sporty with sports ball chair

Rahul — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:50:55 +0000

Sports-themed objects are perennial sizzlers. Here is a new product for this league, the sports ball chair. VIP Seating has accomplished this distinctive work with high-quality nappa leather and chromium. The Germany based manufacturer has...

Gun-toting Pa. mom gets back concealed gun permit

AP — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:11:40 +0000

A mother who angered fellow parents when she openly carried a pistol to her 5-year-old daughter’s soccer game got her concealed weapons permit back Tuesday after a Pennsylvania judge overruled a sheriff’s decision to revoke...

An Elite Pastime That Became a Passion of the Masses - Football's Museum

Celso Camargo — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:44:56 +0000

Walking into Brazil’s new soccer museum is like entering a hall filled with busts of Greek gods. Suspended on glass screens some eight feet tall in the darkened chamber are the outlines of a dozen or so of Brazil’s soccer legends in...

Women's soccer league on Fox network

AP — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:27:04 +0000

The new Women’s Professional Soccer league that launches next year will have a live Sunday night broadcast each week on the Fox Soccer Channel.

Pistol-packing Pa. soccer mom loses gun permit

AP — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:12:13 +0000

Officials in Pennsylvania have revoked a woman’s concealed-weapons permit because other parents complained that she was carrying her loaded handgun at her daughter’s soccer...

Soccer goals recalled after child's death

AP — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:20:46 +0000

About 190,000 MacGregor and Mitre folding soccer goals were recalled Tuesday, after the death of a young child.

AFRICA + WITCHCRAFT + SOCCER = 11 DEAD

Kevin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:11:59 +0000

Well, this was predictable: a soccer game in Congo was interrupted when one team’s goalie began practicing witchcraft on the field, yadda yadda, eleven people died.

Witchcraft rumor sparks riot at Congo soccer game

AP — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:27:09 +0000

A U.N.-funded radio station in Congo says 13 people are dead in a soccer riot sparked over allegations a player was using witchcraft during a friendly local match.

Red Devils hot on Real Madrid’s heels as EPL heads towards richer pastures

Sameer Kumar — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:55:18 +0000

Manchester United and the English Premier League might claim to be taking the commercial world by storm with their innovative marketing, but the golden rule that great football produces great cash still holds very true. As the annual listing...