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Portugal send penalty-chokers England packing
Portugal 0 (3) England 0 (1)
Ten-man England were sent crashing out of the World Cup here Saturday, losing a penalty shoot-out to Portugal after a controversy-packed quarterfinal battle.
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Red-faced Rooney
Wayne Rooney's World Cup fell apart on Saturday when he joined teammate David Beckham and Ray Wilkins as the only England players ever to be sent off in the finals.
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Argentines lament bad luck
Fans want Pekerman to stay
Argentina lamented their poor luck on Friday after losing their World Cup quarterfinal to Germany on penalties, a loss which saw coach Jose Pekerman resign amid mutual ill-feeling which boiled over at
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Argentina betray attacking style
Argentina played some of the best football of the World Cup and became the most feared team yet ultimately paid the price for a lack of belief in a potential match-winner like Lionel Messi.
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Ugly scenes follow quarterfinal
Players and officials from both teams clashed on the pitch and an Argentine substitute was given a red card after Germany beat Argentina 4-2 on penalties to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup on Friday.
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Riquelme change decisive?
Juan Roman Riquelme came to the World Cup as a potential player of the tournament but his slow march off the pitch with 20 minutes to go foreshadowed Argentina's quarterfinal defeat to hosts Germany on
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WC Briefs
Former foreign minister Joschka Fischer says the "wonderful" World Cup has changed Germany to the extent that his countryfolk could now almost pass for being from the Mediterranean.
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Leading Scorers
World Cup leading scorers after Friday's quarterfinals:
5: Klose (Germany)
3: Crespo (Argentina), Fernando Torres (Spain), Maxi Rodriguez (Argentina), Podolski (Germany), Ronaldo (Brazil), Villa
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We deserved it: Ballack
Germany captain Michael Ballack said on Friday that the hosts deserved to beat Argentina after winning their quarterfinal 4-2 in a penalty shootout. 'That was sensational,' said playmaker Ballack.
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Bierhoff shrugs off Italy
Germany's Euro 96 hero Oliver Bierhoff, now team manager, says Italy will be afraid of the hosts heading into Tuesday's World Cup semi-final in Dortmund.
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All quiet on D'mondi front
As the rain trickled from a fiery sky, a deafening hush descended upon Dhaka on Friday night as Jens Lehmann saved the crucial fourth spot-kick struck by Esteban Cambiasso.
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Third Eye
If we were playing word associations and you happened to mention the word quarterfinal, the most prompt reply would probably be 'intense.
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Wimbledon
Nadal finishes off Agassi
Andre Agassi's epic Wimbledon journey, which began in misery in 1987 and peaked with his 1992 title triumph, came to an end on Saturday when Rafael Nadal sent him crashing out on his farewell appearance.
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Trueman passes away
England fast bowling great Fred Trueman has died at the age of 75, his wife announced Saturday. "We lost Fred at 12.15pm (1115GMT) this afternoon," Veronica Trueman said.
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Marcus powers England
Marcus Trescothick's hundred was the centrepiece of England's 321 for seven against Sri Lanka as they looked to avoid their worst limited overs series whitewash, at Headingley here Saturday.
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Taylor troubles India
Jerome Taylor chose the occasion of a Test on home soil to capture five wickets in a Test innings for the first time, and helped West Indies make India rue their decision to bat first in the fourth and
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Pekerboys not men enough
Jose Pekerman may have led Argentina to three under-20 world titles, but at senior level it was not to be for Argentina as they slid out of the World Cup on Friday, beaten by Germany on penalties.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
European dream alive
Germany raised its arms towards the heavens and rejoiced as Argentina stared down at the floor in utter dejection.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Lehmann the toast of Germany
Germany's victorious goalkeeper Jens Lehmann had his picture plastered over German newspapers on Saturday after saving two spot-kicks in Friday's 4-2 penalty shootout triumph over Argentina as the hosts
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Defeated, not disappointed
Ukraine on Saturday forgave its footballers a 3-0 thumping at the hands of Italy in a World Cup quarterfinal, just grateful the team had gotten to the last eight in their debut appearance.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Friendly win counts for nothing, says Lippi
Italy humiliated Germany in a friendly four months ago, but Azzurri coach Marcello Lippi insists that result will have no bearing on the mouth-watering World Cup semi-final between the two teams.
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Blatter furious over Berlin brawl
FIFA chief Sepp Blatter has vowed to take tough action against those responsible for the free-for-all that marred the end of the Germany v Argentina World Cup quarterfinal.
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Klinsi wants more suspense!
Watching Germany's World Cup quarterfinal victory over Argentina was like sitting through a nail-biting film for Juergen Klinsmann but the coach said he always knew there would be a happy ending.
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Sheva laments lack of quality
Ukraine captain Andriy Shevchenko said his side lacked a playmaker like former AC Milan team mate Andrea Pirlo after bowing out of the World Cup to Italy on Friday.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
'Ukraine's future is bright'
Oleg Blokhin said Ukraine were leaving their first World Cup with their heads held high after Friday's 3-0 quarterfinal loss to Italy.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Beautiful game fails to win over Americans
If you look west from Germany you will see the United States stifling a yawn at the World Cup. Despite a doubling of television ratings for the first-round matches this month, before the U.S.
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Germany warned by Italian press
After weeks of criticising their team's lukewarm performances, Italy's media finally got behind the Azzurri after a 3-0 win over Ukraine on Friday set up a semifinal against host nation Germany.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Mental strength the key
Michael Ballack could hardly walk during extra time against Argentina on Friday but the Germany captain showed unflagging strength of character to haul his team into the World Cup semi-finals.
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Friend indeed
Diego Maradona was not in Berlin's Olympiastadion to see Argentina's World Cup quarterfinal defeat to Germany because a member of his entourage was not allowed in, FIFA said on Saturday.
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Klose-ing in on Klinsmann
Germany striker Miroslav Klose now stands seventh in the all-time World Cup goalscorer list with ten after scoring a vital equaliser that helped the hosts go on to win Friday's quarterfinal with Argentina
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Not so neutral
The German World Cup organisers were left red-faced on Saturday after admitting that the announcer for the Olympic Stadium here had been replaced after encouraging Germany in the quarterfinal.
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Zidane didn't do it
France midfielder Zinedine Zidane has refuted allegations that he kicked a dent in a door at a World Cup stadium in France's draw with South Korea in the first round.
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Owen's knee surgery in US
England striker Michael Owen revealed on Friday he will undergo surgery on his knee ligament injury in America next week.
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ETimor TV station lifts WC threat
East Timor's tiny television network Friday lifted its threat to pull World Cup matches from screens on the half-island following a mob attack on its offices.
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Drogba's transfer being scrutinised
Didier Drogba's transfer from Marseille to Chelsea is being investigated after the French club had its offices searched on Friday, according to a source close to an inquiry into the Mediterranean club.
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Dosek joins FC Thun
Swiss club FC Thun confirmed on Friday they have signed Czech Republic international defender Lukas Dosek from Sportfreunde Siegen.
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No foul so far!
Brazil defender Lucio entered Saturday's quarterfinal match against France with a chance to surpass the mark for most consecutive minutes played in a World Cup without committing a foul.
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Science fiction!
Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin said one of the most interesting things about his country's run to the World Cup quarterfinals on their debut was what people were saying about him and his team.
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Brazilian Joao Havelange was elected new president of world governing body FIFA in 1974, replacing Britain's Sir Stanley Rous.
Thierry Henry
(France striker)
"In Brazil they're born with a ball. On the beach, on the street, at school, everywhere you look, they're playing football."
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