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Did Luis Suarez bite another opponent? It sure looked like it. During the second half of Uruguay’s World Cup game against Italy on Tuesday, Suarez appeared to bite the shoulder of Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini. It was tough to tell if …
Italy were forced to play most of the second half against Uruguay one man down after Claudio Marchisio was sent off with a red card in the 59th minute. Marchisio was trying to maintain possession when an official ruled that he went over the top of …
Mario Balotelli received his second yellow card of the World Cup on Tuesday.Balotelli, who was subbed out after the first half in fear that he would pick up a third yellow, was booked after he jumped through the air in the 22nd minute and kicked …
David Villa played in the final World Cup game of his career on Monday afternoon, and the Spanish striker went out in style. Villa, who is Spain’s all-time top international goal scorer, netted an impressive back-heel goal against Australia. …
Cristiano Ronaldo hardly looked excited on Sunday night after his perfect cross in the 95th minute resulted in a stunning draw between Portugal and the United States. After Germany blew them out 4-0 in the opening game of group play, Portugal needed …
A draw in Thursday’s Group G match between the US and Germany would guarantee that both teams advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup. If one team wins and the other loses, the losing team would have to worry about the outcome of the …
The United States would have advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup if they had beaten Portugal Sunday, but a late goal resulted in the teams tying 2-2. Despite the tie, the US still has a good shot of advancing to the round of 16. Here are …
The United States were 25 seconds away from advancing to the knockout rounds with an improbable win over Portugal on Sunday. Then Cristiano Ronaldo happened. The US battled back to take a 2-1 lead over Portugal after falling behind 1-0 early. All …
The US entered the second half trailing Portugal 1-0 on Sunday, but the deficit would have been larger if not for an outstanding save by Tim Howard in the first. Howard somehow lost track of a shot that was taken from outside the box. Fortunately, …
ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap was reporting live from the site of Team USA’s upcoming World Cup match against Portugal on Sunday, and the conditions were unlike anything he had ever experienced before. We’re not talking torrential downpours …
Considering Samsung mobile devices are designed to bring you stuff like emails, text messages and news as quickly as possible, I can’t really think of a worse promotion than the one Samsung Mobile Arabia ran on Sunday morning. The official …
If you want to know what type of match Germany and Ghana played on Saturday afternoon, just look at Thomas Muller’s face. The German forward was bloodied on the final play of the 2-2 draw after taking a shoulder to the head on a free kick. …
Lionel Messi, one of the best forwards in the World Cup, scored in stoppage time on Saturday to lift Argentina over Iran. Messi’s beautiful goal in the 91st minute secured his nation’s spot in the knockout rounds. Messi put a beautiful …
Police are reportedly investigating a group of fans who attended a World Cup game in wheelchairs for possible ticket fraud. According to The Telegraph, several photos shown on CCTV and seen on social media sites appear to show Brazilian fans that …
Greek captain Kostas Katsouranis was sent off Thursday during Greece’s Group C game against Japan at the 2014 World Cup after receiving his second yellow card of the match. Katsouranis was going for the ball and slide tackled Makoto Hasebe 38 …
Clint Dempsey suffered a broken nose during USA’s win over Ghana when he was kicked in the face by a high leg. The 31-year-old striker’s nose was shaped like a Christmas tree and he was coughing up blood, so it’s going to kill if he …
