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U.S. reserves help beat Venezuela 2-0
May 26 2006 11:42PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Bobby Convey and Clint Dempsey improved their chances of starting for the United States at the World Cup with sharp performances in a 2-0 win over Venezuela on Friday night.
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Romania beats Northern Ireland in soccer
May 26 2006 10:40PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Romania scored a pair of goals in the first 11 minutes and then held off an undermanned Northern Ireland squad for a 2-0 win in an international friendly Friday night at Solider Field.
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U.S. soccer coach Arena tough as nails
May 26 2006 8:20PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Bruce Arena is gruff, intimidating and sarcastic. He is smart, deliberative and incisive. And, above all, he is American.
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Czechs beat Saudis 2-0 in tuneup
May 26 2006 5:40PM (CT)
INNSBRUCK, Austria (AP) - The Czech Republic opened its World Cup prep series Friday with a 2-0 win over Saudi Arabia behind goals from Milan Baros and Marek Jankulovski.
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Germany a topflight World Cup host
May 26 2006 4:15PM (CT)
BERLIN (AP) - There's plenty more than soccer to offer for the more than 1 million visitors to Germany who will marvel at play during the World Cup. They also can admire great art, stroll medieval town squares and savor some of the world's best beer.
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Italian fans beleaguered by soccer scandal
May 26 2006 3:30PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - Millions of Italian soccer fans watch in despair as a scandal sweeping the nation's favorite sport unfolds, with each day bringing fresh details of alleged match-fixing, illegal betting and manipulation of referee assignments.
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Japan, S.Korea 2002 stadiums still in use
May 26 2006 2:21AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Despite dire predictions they would go to waste, the state-of-the-art stadiums built for the 2002 soccer World Cup are getting plenty of use four years after Japan co-hosted the tournament with South Korea.
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WORLD CUP 2006: U.S. lacks soccer star
May 26 2006 2:12AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Most older U.S. sports fans probably couldn't pick Landon Donovan out of a crowd. While Brazil has Ronaldinho and England has David Beckham, the United States lacks a household name when it comes to soccer. With the approaching World Cup, many are wondering when, or if, that hero will rise.
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