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The guy scores a few goals at the World Cup, gives a shout out to his ex-wife after a big win and allegedly knocks up a British chick. All that gets you on Letterman, Regis & Kelly, The Early Show, MTV, a visit to MLS headquarters and another opportunity to ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
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I ran across this video of the Scotland Swamp Soccer finals and I’m not sure what to say about this.  Teams like Swampdoria, Mudchester United and Real Mudrid battle it out at the annual Swamp Soccer event and I had no idea that there is a world championships. Is it a real sport? Is it only a way for overweight players to keep up with the fit ones? Should only skinny chicks be allowed to play? At least they have clever names. What do you think?

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The Paraguay vs Japan round of 16 match was the first game in this year’s World Cup  to go down to penalty kicks. Sport Science broke down how difficult it is to save a PK and they give you the math to prove it.

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Paraguay kept its cool through a shootout and advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time, beating Japan 5-3 on penalties Tuesday after a 0-0 draw.
Yuichi Komano hit the crossbar on the third penalty, while Paraguay substitute Oscar Cardozo walked up casually and scored the winning kick, faking out the goalkeeper.
Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino said the team only practiced taking penalty kicks once.
“Nobody could say we weren’t prepared,” Martino said. “But our execution (in practice) wasn’t too good.
“There is a lot of fear and …

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David Villa finished off a move of Spanish perfection to finally break down Portugal’s defensive wall Tuesday, giving the European champions a 1-0 win and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals.
Villa scored his fourth goal of the tournament in the 63rd minute, while Cristiano Ronaldo again failed to inspire Portugal.
A trademark Spanish passing move found Andres Iniesta in the center. He flicked the ball through to Xavi Hernandez, who backheeled to Villa, who was bordering on being offside as he charged in on the left.
The …

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Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk has demanded unity among his World Cup players after Robin van Persie’s angry outburst.
Van Persie’s irate reaction at being substituted in the 2-1 win over Slovakia threatened to derail preparations for the quarterfinal against Brazil.
Van Marwijk said Tuesday he called a team meeting after reports in Dutch media that the striker said midfielder Wesley Sneijder should have been brought off instead of him.
“I will never accept anything that could upset the next match,” Van Marwijk told Dutch national broadcaster NOS.
“I spoke to Robin and …

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FIFA will look again at introducing video technology to assist referees after president Sepp Blatter apologized to England and Mexico for the officiating errors that helped eliminate them from the World Cup.
Blatter said Tuesday that FIFA will reopen the debate on high-tech methods to improve decision-making on the pitch following the mistakes in Sunday’s matches in Bloemfontein and Johannesburg.
“Naturally, we deplore when you see the evidence of referees’ mistakes,” said Blatter, adding it would be “a nonsense” for FIFA not to look again at goal-line technology with its rule-making …

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Brazil moved closer to a sixth World Cup title on Monday, beating South American rival Chile 3-0 to reach the quarterfinals.
Juan, Luis Fabiano and Robinho scored a goal each at Ellis Park.
“It was a very good performance for Brazil,” playmaker Kaka said. “I’m happy with how we played. It shows that we are improving after each match, just as planned.”
Center back Juan gave his team the lead in the 35th minute with a firm header from a corner, sending the ball into the upper left corner …

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Fred scored the go-ahead goal in the 79th minute to help the Philadelphia Union open their new stadium with a 3-1 win over the Seattle Sounders on Sunday.
Sebastien Le Toux, who assisted on the Brazilian’s goal, scored on a penalty in the 55th for his team-leading sixth goal. Seattle’s Tyrone Marshall took down Alejandro Moreno in the box.
Five minutes later, the Sounders were also awarded a penalty, but Noonan’s shot was saved by Chris Seitz.
Rookie Danny Mwanga added a goal in the 85th minute to seal the win at …