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Robben isolated due to Holland's tactics
Thursday, July 10, 2014 From theguardian.com
Holland winger was on his toes and hungry for the ball but seldom received it in a sterile World Cup semi-final This was not Total Football. It was Attritional Football. And after losing on penalties, Arjen Robben, wearing the captain’s armband in t... [View All]
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Sabella: Advantage with Germany
Thursday, July 10, 2014 From theguardian.com
• Argentina players ‘sore, beaten, tired as a result of war’• Louis van Gaal says two players refused to take first penalty The Argentina manager, Alejandro Sabella, has admitted Germany’s freshness will hand them a considera... [View All]
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Messi stifled but can still light up the final
Thursday, July 10, 2014 From theguardian.com
Argentina playmaker finds it tough to escape suffocating tactics in semi-final but will now play on World Cup’s greatest stage This was a difficult and at times rather painful night in São Paulo: for those watching this turgid, tactically const... [View All]
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Netherlands 2 : 4 Argentina
Wednesday, July 09, 2014 From PA
Argentina are just 90 minutes away from lifting the World Cup in the Maracana after they edged past Holland on penalties in Wednesday's semi-final at the Arena Corinthians. After a dull, uneventful and goalless 120 minutes, the match went to a penalty sh... [View All]
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Scolari to decide his future after the weekend
Thursday, July 10, 2014 From skysports.com
Luiz Felipe Scolari: Brazil boss will decide his future after the World Cup is over Brazil manager Luiz Felipe Scolari will wait until the World Cup third-fourth place play-off before deciding his future. Scolari has been under fire from sections of the B... [View All]
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Scolari and Thiago pose with 'lucky' Argentina flag
Wednesday, July 09, 2014 From YAHOO Sport
Brazil manager Luiz Felipe Scolari is a superstitious man. So superstitious that he's taken to posing for photos with a specific Argentina flag before matches. Yes, while some Argentine fans dance in the streets of Brazil with replicas of Neymar's injure... [View All]
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Brazil fans crushed by 7-1 loss to Germany
Wednesday, July 09, 2014 From YAHOO Sport
The tears started flowing before half time, and by the end of a 7-1 shellacking in the World Cup semifinal, millions across Brazil were in dazed, damp-eyed disbelief. The national team wasn't just defeated by a powerful German team. It was routed in fron... [View All]
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Low feels sympathy for Brazil
Wednesday, July 09, 2014 From teamtalk.com
Thiago Silva of Brazil consoles David Luiz after Germany's 7-1 victory Joachim Low felt sympathy for Brazil after watching his Germany team crush the hosts 7-1 in the World Cup semi-finals. Low insists he knows how the Brazil team – and the nation &... [View All]
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Luiz and Cesar say sorry
Wednesday, July 09, 2014 From skysports.com
David Luiz and Julio Cesar sent their apologies to the people of Brazil after the World Cup hosts lost 7-1 to Germany in the semi-finals. Brazil had hoped to reach Sunday’s final at the Maracana but their dream became a nightmare as Germany ran rio... [View All]
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Mancini flattered by Italy link
Wednesday, July 09, 2014 From Foxsports.com
Roberto Mancini is flattered by speculation that he could be the next coach of Italy. Mancini stepped down as coach of Galatasaray last month and is among the reported candidates to replace Cesare Prandelli, who resigned as national boss after the Azzurr... [View All]
Key Words: Roberto Mancini Cesare Prandelli Italy
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