Latvia bans football club for gambling - Daily Times

RIGA: Latvia’s football federation announced Monday that it has banned Dinaburg FC for the rest of the season after receiving information that the general manager and coach were betting on the team’s matches. Latvian Football Federation spokesman
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Soccer goalposts vanishing in Philly - WPVI
PHILADELPHIA - October 6, 2009 (WPVI) -- Police want to find whoever has been stealing soccer goalposts from the Philadelphia Soccer Club. In all, coaches say eight goalposts have been stolen since the middle of August from several different fields
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Mayor Sheila Dixon makes pitch for soccer stadium - ABC2 News
Mayor Sheila Dixon has asked the Maryland Stadium Authority to consider building a soccer stadium in Baltimore for DC United. DC United is a Major League Soccer franchise in Washington. It has said it is looking for a new place to play. Dixon's
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Girls soccer teams all post victories - Issaquah Press
The Skyline and Issaquah high school girls soccer teams began this week locked in a first-place tie in the 4A KingCo Conference standings. That won’t be the case after Oct. 8, when the rivals meet at 7 p.m. at Skyline. Last week, both teams won
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Soccer: Maradona ponders future - New Zealand Herald
Embattled Argentina coach Diego Maradona says he may consider resigning after the final two World Cup qualifying matches in the next week against Peru and Uruguay. Argentina is in danger of missing out on next year's World Cup in South Africa, and
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