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Indian High School Student Drowns In Pond In US: Reports
In a tragic incident, an 18-year-old Indian high school student drowned in a pond in the US state of New Jersey after he went into the frigid water to retrieve a soccer ball for children playing nearby, according to media reports.
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Orphaned Brothers Escaped A Massacre. Now They Have To Survive A Refugee Camp
Three months ago, these two Rohingya brothers had a loving family, a little house near a river, a worn soccer ball to play with and 15 cows for fresh milk.
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Nordic Prime Ministers Troll US President Donald Trump With This Pic
World leaders don't generally troll each other, but the prime ministers of the five Nordic countries are giving it a shot. They just posted a photograph of themselves clasping a soccer ball - a droll take on a photo of US President Donald Trump holding a glowing orb that went viral last week.
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Lionel Messi Statue In Argentina Vandalized; Torso, Head Sliced Off
A statue in Buenos Aires of Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi has been vandalized, with the head, torso and arms all being removed - leaving only the legs and a soccer ball on display.
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Erick Hernandez, Former Cuban Player, Sets Record for Soccer Ball Head Control
Former Cuban soccer player Erick Hernandez held a "Brazuca" ball for 30 minutes and one second with his head, breaking the 22-minute record imposed by the Luis Carlos Garcia, who is also Cuban.
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Argentine Feet and 21-Inch Holes Transform Play on the Links
Footgolf, which is played with a regulation soccer ball on a shortened golf course, was invented about six years ago in the Netherlands. It came to Argentina shortly after, in 2010, and has flourished: Organized leagues have been formed across the country and the best players, led by Otero, often compete abroad.
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HBO Goes to Trial for Libel over 'Hoax' Child Labour Report
Jury selection is expected to kick off today in a trial in which Home Box Office Inc faces libel claims over a report linking British sporting goods company Mitre Sports International to child labour in India.
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Holidays, Lost Business in Brazil World Cup's Lazy Days
Brazilians, who already are used to generous time off for Carnival celebrations and Catholic observances, have enjoyed even more holidays during the month-long soccer tournament.
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Pakistan to Produce FIFA World Cup Balls
When FIFA World Cup's supplier failed to keep up with the demand of soccer balls in Rio de Janeiro, a Sialkot ball manufacturing company then stepped in and got the contract.
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Man killed by car while dribbling soccer ball from USA to Brazil
The trip would have taken him on foot for more than a year through 11 countries before reaching Sao Paolo, Brazil, where the World Cup soccer tournament will be played.
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Towering inferno: Brazil nightclub fire douses FIFA ball
International soccer body dismisses links between the tragedy in Santa Maria and concerns about the World Cup.
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Facebook campaign wins a young child a soccer gravestone
A church in western Germany has bowed to public pressure and allowed the parents of a soccer-mad nine-year old boy who died from a brain tumour to erect a gravestone with a ball logo after a Facebook campaign spawned more than 100,000 angry messages.
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Beckham kicks ball at opponent, suspended for one game
David Beckham was suspended for one game by Major League Soccer on Thursday for kicking a ball at an opponent in the Los Angeles Galaxy's loss at San Jose.
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A mournful lament for a fabulous Euro 2012
With Germans wowing like Brazilians, the attack-minded Italians shedding their defensive skins and the Spanish hogging the ball to suffocate opponents rather than dazzling with "Ole!" artistry, the European Championship has delivered a festival of enthralling and cerebral soccer that has challenged national stereotypes.
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Soccer ball lost in tsunami, found in Alaska after a year
The good thing is that Misaki Murakami's name was on his soccer ball. It was lost in last year's tsunami in Japan but has been found across the Pacific on a remote Alaskan island.
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Indian High School Student Drowns In Pond In US: Reports
In a tragic incident, an 18-year-old Indian high school student drowned in a pond in the US state of New Jersey after he went into the frigid water to retrieve a soccer ball for children playing nearby, according to media reports.
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Orphaned Brothers Escaped A Massacre. Now They Have To Survive A Refugee Camp
Three months ago, these two Rohingya brothers had a loving family, a little house near a river, a worn soccer ball to play with and 15 cows for fresh milk.
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Nordic Prime Ministers Troll US President Donald Trump With This Pic
World leaders don't generally troll each other, but the prime ministers of the five Nordic countries are giving it a shot. They just posted a photograph of themselves clasping a soccer ball - a droll take on a photo of US President Donald Trump holding a glowing orb that went viral last week.
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Lionel Messi Statue In Argentina Vandalized; Torso, Head Sliced Off
A statue in Buenos Aires of Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi has been vandalized, with the head, torso and arms all being removed - leaving only the legs and a soccer ball on display.
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Erick Hernandez, Former Cuban Player, Sets Record for Soccer Ball Head Control
Former Cuban soccer player Erick Hernandez held a "Brazuca" ball for 30 minutes and one second with his head, breaking the 22-minute record imposed by the Luis Carlos Garcia, who is also Cuban.
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Argentine Feet and 21-Inch Holes Transform Play on the Links
Footgolf, which is played with a regulation soccer ball on a shortened golf course, was invented about six years ago in the Netherlands. It came to Argentina shortly after, in 2010, and has flourished: Organized leagues have been formed across the country and the best players, led by Otero, often compete abroad.
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HBO Goes to Trial for Libel over 'Hoax' Child Labour Report
Jury selection is expected to kick off today in a trial in which Home Box Office Inc faces libel claims over a report linking British sporting goods company Mitre Sports International to child labour in India.
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Holidays, Lost Business in Brazil World Cup's Lazy Days
Brazilians, who already are used to generous time off for Carnival celebrations and Catholic observances, have enjoyed even more holidays during the month-long soccer tournament.
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Pakistan to Produce FIFA World Cup Balls
When FIFA World Cup's supplier failed to keep up with the demand of soccer balls in Rio de Janeiro, a Sialkot ball manufacturing company then stepped in and got the contract.
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Man killed by car while dribbling soccer ball from USA to Brazil
The trip would have taken him on foot for more than a year through 11 countries before reaching Sao Paolo, Brazil, where the World Cup soccer tournament will be played.
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Towering inferno: Brazil nightclub fire douses FIFA ball
International soccer body dismisses links between the tragedy in Santa Maria and concerns about the World Cup.
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Facebook campaign wins a young child a soccer gravestone
A church in western Germany has bowed to public pressure and allowed the parents of a soccer-mad nine-year old boy who died from a brain tumour to erect a gravestone with a ball logo after a Facebook campaign spawned more than 100,000 angry messages.
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Beckham kicks ball at opponent, suspended for one game
David Beckham was suspended for one game by Major League Soccer on Thursday for kicking a ball at an opponent in the Los Angeles Galaxy's loss at San Jose.
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A mournful lament for a fabulous Euro 2012
With Germans wowing like Brazilians, the attack-minded Italians shedding their defensive skins and the Spanish hogging the ball to suffocate opponents rather than dazzling with "Ole!" artistry, the European Championship has delivered a festival of enthralling and cerebral soccer that has challenged national stereotypes.
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Soccer ball lost in tsunami, found in Alaska after a year
The good thing is that Misaki Murakami's name was on his soccer ball. It was lost in last year's tsunami in Japan but has been found across the Pacific on a remote Alaskan island.
