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Italy To Play England Without Goalkeeper And Captain Gianluigi Buffon
36-year-old goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been ruled out of tonight's match against England after tweaking his ankle training Friday night in Manaus. Italian coach Cesare Prandelli initially downplayed the injury—"It is nothing serious but, yes, he left training early and, yes, is having treatment...
Colombia Know How To Celebrate A Goal
Greek goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis froze on a deflected ball from the foot of Colombian defender Pablo Armero and could only watch as it trickled past him and into the back of the net. Kostas Manolas got a foot on it for Greece, but the change of pace tripped up Karnezis, giving Columbia a 1-0 lead a...
World Cup Goals, As Called By Local Announcers: June 13
Here's every goal scored at the World Cup yesterday, as called by that country's home announcers. GOL!!!...
How To Stream Colombia vs. Greece
Colombia takes on Greece at noon Eastern time. Here are your relevant streaming links:...
Ruud Gullit: The Netherlands' Response To White Supremacy
From Eduardo Galeano's classic, now available as an ebook. We'll have excerpts throughout the week....
How To Stream Chile Vs. Australia
Here are your links for streaming the Chile-Australia World Cup match live, either with U.S.-based English/Spanish commentary or home nations' local broadcasts....
It's Rough Being The Only Croatian Fan At A Brazilian Party
Cameras captured a lone Croatian supporter at the official viewing party in Manaus during Brazil's controversial penalty kick yesterday. Godspeed, solo Croat; you should have numbers for Cameroon next week....
Chile-Australia Will Probably Be A Bloodbath
For most, match day two of the World Cup will be entirely about Spain and Netherlands–a titanic sequel to one of the most miserably negative cup finals in the history of the event. ...
This Is The Perfect Sports Photo
I don't know what else could have possibly gone right in this shot. You get van Persie sprawled out watching his work troll past Casillas, Casillas with nothing to do about it, the mid-ground littered with disbelieving Spanish defenders, and mess of traveling orange shirts all over the stands. It's ...
Arjen Robben Gives The Netherlands The Lead Over Spain With Filthy Goal
So, when Robin van Persie scored the goal of the young tournament in the first half against Spain, we didn't think it could get much better. Then, eight minutes into the second half, this happens. ...
The Best Photos Of Robin Van Persie's Amazing Flying Header Goal
Robin van Persie pulled the Netherlands even with Spain at 1-1 just before the half with this preposterous flying header on an equally preposterous ball from Daley Blind. Here are the best photos (that we're allowed to use) from the AP and Getty. ...
Robin van Persie's Rainbow Header Equalizes For Holland
The Netherlands tied things up with Spain just before halftime thanks to this terrific pass to and perfectly-placed header from Robin van Persie. ...
Diego Costa Gets Tripped Up In The Box To Win Penalty
Spain are playing the Netherlands, and took the lead midway through the first half when David Silva slipped a ball to striker Diego Costa on the left side of the box. He cut the ball back to his right, and an onrushing Daryl Janmaat slid, missed the ball, and clipped Costa's foot. Penalty....
FIFA Is Systematically Destroying Brazilian Favelas
From Dave Zirin's newest book, Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup the Olympics and the Fight for Democracy, available now. We'll be running excerpts throughout the World Cup....
How To Stream Spain vs. The Netherlands
Here are your links for streaming the World Cup match live, either with U.S.-based English/Spanish commentary or home nations' local broadcasts....
Your Spain-Netherlands Open Thread
It's time for the match of the day: Spain vs. The Netherlands, rematch of the last World Cup's final. Let's talk about it, OK?...
Here's Mexico's Goal To Squeak Past Cameroon
Mexico played Cameroon today in what was expected to be a fun, attacking match. Neither team disappointed. ...
How To Make A Caipirinha, Brazil's Weird-Ass National Cocktail
I'm fired up for the World Cup, and you should be, too, even if you, like me, don't know shit about soccer. Or make that especially if you don't know shit about soccer. The beauty of The Most Popular Game on Earth™, at least for the open-minded neophyte, is that it's so breathtakingly easy to follow...
Mexico's Hat Game Is Elite
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