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At a fan-owned club, a ‘band of optimists’ reflects Canada’s soccer moment
VANCOUVER, July 1 : As fans descend on Vancouver’s BC Place for World Cup matches, TSS Rovers, a supporter-owned semi-professional club from nearby Richmond, offer a reminder that Canada’s soccer rise has been driven not only by elite investment but also by grassroots ambition.Founded in 2017 out of the TSS A
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Germany’s Merz and soccer: A PR move that backfired
“You’ve inspired us,” read a post by Chancellor Merz on X right after Germany’s lackluster performance and early elimination from the FIFA World Cup. It is seen as a communication blunder that has repercussions.
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San Francisco Mayor Lurie, a diehard soccer fan, riding the World Cup wave
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30 : While some U.S. mayors and politicians talk up their love for soccer in the spotlight of the World Cup, San Francisco’s Mayor Daniel Lurie insists he is the real deal. Lurie gets up early at weekends to watch live English Premier League games and has now attended five World Cups,…
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In soccer stronghold California, World Cup is a seismic event
SAN JOSE, California, June 30 : Flying high in their best-ever start to a season, the San Jose Earthquakes rule soccer in these parts of California, but they’re making way for new kings as the United States prepare for a World Cup knockout match against Bosnia on Wednesday. The clash in the San Francisco Bay
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Canada gets a new kind of sporting hero, and they don’t wear ice skates
TORONTO, June 29 : Not all Canadian heroes wear skates.Canada has produced a long list of sporting memories, and the ones that tend to leave the deepest mark on the Great White North have almost always unfolded on a frozen sheet of ice.But the hockey-mad country’s latest entry into its national sportin
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World Cup opens US eyes to soccer’s global roar
LOS ANGELES, June 27 : Evan Hand had seen viral sports moments before, but the one that changed how he understood soccer’s reach did not come from a superstar.It came from Vozinha, Cape Verde’s 40-year-old goalkeeper, whose seven-save performance in a goalless draw against heavily favoured Spain turned him in
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Dua Lipa interrupts Portugal coach Roberto Martinez’s press conference ahead of Euro 2024 clash
Portugal coach Roberto Martinez’s Euro 2024 press conference was briefly interrupted when Dua Lipa’s songs unexpectedly played over the stadium speakers.
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Citadel’s Griffin pays for talent — including US soccer coach
NEW YORK, June 26 : As the United States men’s national soccer team advances in the World Cup, fans from Wall Street to the wider world have an unexpected patron to thank for some of the American team’s recent success.Billionaire investor Ken Griffin, best known for running hedge fund Citadel and a lifelong s
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Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball heads to auction as soccer collectables soar
LONDON June 25 : The match ball from Argentina’s 1986 World Cup quarter-final against England — made famous by Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” goal — is set to go up for auction with a $2.5-million opening bid, Heritage Auctions said.The item, which the auctioneers describe as the “holy grail”
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Canada fans on the march turn Vancouver into sea of red and white
(Corrects spelling of Jamie MacLeod’s name in paragraph six)By Pearl Josephine Nazare and Mohammed BenmansourVANCOUVER, June 24 : Thousands of Canada supporters marched through Vancouver in high spirits to BC Place for their clash against Switzerland, singing and waving banners as they backed the Worl
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