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5 Things You Didn’t Know about the FIFA World Cup

5 Things You Didn’t Know about the FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is the biggest sporting event in the entire globe; it’s so big, that almost half the population in the world watched the 2010 World Cup held in South Africa. And it shouldn’t be a surprise, watching your favorite players face off in an international tournament is enticing enough, but the fact that it’s held every four years only make the tensions rise higher every time. Since…

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Some of The Best Goals Ever

Some of The Best Goals Ever

Going to any football match is exciting enough, but being able to see first hand your favorite team score a goal is just an experience that you can’t describe. There are some times, however, when a player from your team does the impossible, scoring an unbelieveable goal that goes against all odds. Maybe the player went ahead alone and manage to overcome every defender and managed to beat the goal…

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FIFA 2014 World Cup Highlights

FIFA 2014 World Cup Highlights

Every four years we are treated to one of the biggest sporting competitions in the world, the FIFA World Cup. The whole world stops for a complete month as they witness several teams from all over the world achieve the highest honor in football, winning the World Cup. Last World Cup competition was hosted by Brazil, one of the most popular contries in Latin America. As in many events of this…

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Controversial Moments in FIFA World Cups

Controversial Moments in FIFA World Cups

Football Controversies

A little while ago we selected some of the most famous, or infamous, controversial moments in FIFA World Cup history. Now it is time to learn a little more about those shameful stains in the history of this worldwide event. Football may be one of the best sports in the world, but every now and then something happens that truly puts this amazing sport to shame.

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FIFA World Cup's Controversies

FIFA World Cup’s Controversies

FIFA World Cup Controversies

 Football has not always been the most elegant sports. Controversies have risen throught the ages and the ones happening at the FIFA World Cup events have always been the most comented ones. Let’s check out some of them:

France vs Kuwait, Spain 1982: the first time ever a match official reversed his decision happened during this match. The president of the Kuwait…

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Madrid FC Could enter Guiness Record for Winnings

Madrid FC Could enter Guiness Record for Winnings

Real Madrid celebrating a victory

Madrid’s winning streak is about to break through the frontiers and become an all-time world achivement in history. The Real Madrid Football Club is now the Spanish team with the most victories on a row: 19 wins, and will be facing next the challenge of beating the Brazilian team of Curitiba, who won 24 games straight.

Curitiba player – the holder of the Guinness…

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Here Are the 10 Things you Probably Didn't Know about the World Cup by Roberto Enrique Rincón

Here Are the 10 Things you Probably Didn’t Know about the World Cup by Roberto Enrique Rincón

2010 World Cup

The World Cup is, without a doubt, the most followed sport event of all -too bad it only happens every 4 years-. When you say or see the words World Cup it is obvious and unquestionable that it refers to the sport event that gathers nations worldwide. The last tournament was watched by 3.2 billion people worldwide (which is approximately 46.4 percent of the world).

Even though all…

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Stephanie Roche: the Woman Who May Be Awarded with Best Goal of the Year by Roberto Enrique Rincón

Stephanie Roche: the Woman Who May Be Awarded with Best Goal of the Year by Roberto Enrique Rincón

Twenty-first century. Many breakthroughs and barriers down so far, but we may be in for one of the greatest: a woman may be taking credit for the best goal of the year 2014.

Stephanie Roche

You probably have not heard or her just yet, but her name is Stephanie Roche, a 25 year-old Irish woman who plays for the national team, might see her face next to Neymar’s, Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo,…

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These Were the 5 Most Expensive Transfers of 2014

These Were the 5 Most Expensive Transfers of 2014

This was definetely a good year for Latin American soccer players. With the World Cup shocking and unprecedent surprises, a wave of very expensive transfers came upon us. Argentinians, Uruguayans and Colombians took the lead.

Here are the biggest transfers of the year and some of the top paid soccer players of the world, as of 2014:

5. Alexis Sánchez: 44 million euros

Alexis Sánchez – Arsenal

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Pelé Has Had Positive Recovery after Kidney Stone Surgery

Pelé Has Had Positive Recovery after Kidney Stone Surgery

One of the most famous soccer players worldwide, the Brazilian Pelé, is recovering really well after undergoing kidney stone surgery at the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. According to previous reports, Pelé was hospitalized due to intense stomach pains and, then, he underwent successfully a kidney stone surgery.

Pelé

As a matter of fact, due to his stomach pains, he had to cancel a

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Take a Look to the 2018 World Cup Logo

Take a Look to the 2018 World Cup Logo

Official logo of the 2018 FIFA World Cup

The official logo of the 2018 FIFA World Cup was unveiled by cosmonauts at the international space station, and, then, the emblem was shown in the famous Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia. The event was broadcast live during the popular Russian talk show Evening Urgant. For this event, important personalities attended, such as:

FIFA president Sepp Blatter,

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These Are the Hidden Facts about Soccer Players

These Are the Hidden Facts about Soccer Players

We know that some soccer players are famous for their talent, aerial abilities, speed, strength, discipline,determination and more skills that are required to be an awesome footballer. However, we guess that you do not know some hidden and interesting facts about some soccer players, specifically World Cup players. Start scrolling to find out which are the best kept-secretsof these popular soccer…

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Kaká Will Play Against Brazil?!

Kaká Will Play Against Brazil?!

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, better known as Kaká, will play for the American team Orlando City in a friendly match against Brazilian team Flamengo. The match will take place on January 28th at the Arena Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil, according to the Brazilian media. This match is part of Orlando City’s pre-season program while they prepare for their debut in the Major League Soccer season.

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Most Promising Soccer Players, According to Roberto Enrique Rincon

Most Promising Soccer Players, According to Roberto Enrique Rincon

This is not an article about Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi because their talent as soccer players is undeniable. This article is about some soccer players who are not as famous as the footballers mentioned before, but they have shown to the world that they can be the next big stars of soccer due to his incredible skills and their rising popularity. These are some soccer players that we…

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Racism Will Not Be a Problem in Russia 2018 World Cup

Racism Will Not Be a Problem in Russia 2018 World Cup

The chief executive of the Russia’s 2018 World Cup committee, Alexey Sorokin, stated that the Russian Football Union is fighting against racism in order to get rid of this kind of violence. In addition, Sorokin assured that Russia is not the only country that has racism.

Russia Will Solve any Issue regarding Racism

Russian football or soccer fans are famous for being controversial fans. As a…

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They Just Play and Are the Richest Footballers in the World!

They Just Play and Are the Richest Footballers in the World!

Being a soccer player is a hard job, but nevertheless if you are incredibly talented, you can be one of the richest people in the world. However, footballers have to work under pressure, they are public figures; therefore, just like celebrities, paparazziare always chasing them just to take a photo. In addition, their relationships and personal life are known by everyone. Despite of that fact,…

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Top 5 World’s Best German Football Players

Top 5 World’s Best German Football Players

Germany is a very successful country in so many ways, and one way is football or soccer. The European countryhas accomplished to win four world cups: in 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014 in the Brazil World Cup. In addition, the team has won three European championships: in 1972, 1980, and 1996. For that reason, after Brazil, Germany has become in one of the world’s greatest soccer teams; therefore,…

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