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Italy beats France for 4th World Cup title
Jul 9 2006 11:02PM (CT)
BERLIN (AP) - The beautiful game turned vicious, even venomous Sunday. It was all still beautiful to Italy. And very ugly for France, which lost captain Zinedine Zidane with a red card after his nasty head butt in extra time, and then went down 5-3 in a shootout after a 1-1 draw.
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World Cup final means goodbye for some
Jul 9 2006 7:41PM (CT)
BERLIN (AP) - Au revoir, Zizou. Adeus, Luis Figo, Roberto Carlos and maybe Ronaldo. Goodbye, Claudio Reyna. Auf wiedersehen, Oliver Kahn, and ciao, Alessandro Del Piero.
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Column: Despicable behavior at World Cup
Jul 9 2006 6:37PM (CT)
BERLIN (AP) - There's no need to buy the World Cup highlight DVD after this wacky final. The one game mirrored the entire month: Ugly play, despicable behavior, penalty kicks, shootouts, a head-shaking call by a referee, and fans who, while rowdy, were surprisingly well-behaved.
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Zidane writes a sad ending to great career
Jul 9 2006 6:23PM (CT)
BERLIN (AP) - All the trophies Zinedine Zidane hoisted, all the glory he brought France, all those sparks of magic that flew off his feet game after game, year after year_ all of a sudden, it's almost like they never happened.
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Zidane sent off in extra time for headbutt
Jul 9 2006 5:41PM (CT)
BERLIN (AP) - To the very end of his career, Zinedine Zidane could dictate the flow of play with rare skill and elegant control of the ball. In the World Cup final, Zidane lost control of his temper.
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Germany takes 3rd with win over Portugal
Jul 9 2006 2:16AM (CT)
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Fireworks thundered and flashbulbs popped all around the darkened stadium, illuminating the German players' brilliant white shirts and the thousands of flags that waved in their honor. Fans screamed and sang for an hour afterward, savoring the lingering moments as hosts of the World Cup. And that was after the consolation game.
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