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Brazil look for Silva lining as Argentina try to replace di Maria
AFP, Published on 07/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Hosts Brazil are waiting anxiously to see whether FIFA will rescind the suspension of their captain Thiago Silva for Tuesday's semi-final with...
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China, Germany in auto, aircraft deals as Merkel visits
AFP, Published on 07/07/2014
» China and Germany signed a series of trade and investment deals on Monday during a visit by Chancellor Angela Merkel, including agreements on two new Volkswagen...
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FIFA hit back at World Cup referee leniency claims
AFP, Published on 07/07/2014
» FIFA angrily hit back Monday at suggestions referees had been told not to give red and yellow cards in order to provide a more entertaining World Cup.
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China president Xi heading to South America for BRICS summit
AFP, Published on 07/07/2014
» BEIJING - China's President Xi Jinping will visit South American nations including Brazil next week, where he will meet India's new prime minister for the first...
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FIFA reject Brazil Silva plea, Neymar probe
AFP, Published on 07/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - FIFA disciplinary chiefs issued a double snub to World Cup hosts Brazil on Monday, rejecting an appeal for captain Thiago Silva's semi-final...
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Neymar injury could help Brazil, Schweinsteiger
AFP, Published on 07/07/2014
» SANTO ANDRé (BRAZIL) - Germany are disappointed Brazil's star Neymar is ruled out of Tuesday's World Cup semi-final and believes his injury could yet galvanise...
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Hazard flops, but hope for Belgium
AFP, Published on 07/07/2014
» BRASíLIA - The sight of Eden Hazard traipsing from the pitch in the 75th minute of Belgium's World Cup quarter-final loss to Argentina symbolised the shattered...
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Dutch happy campers motoring under Van Gaal
AFP, Published on 07/07/2014
» SALVADOR (BRAZIL) - Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has drawn attention for his tactical surprises but a rare unity among his players has forged a sense the...
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Brazil players ready to cope in Neymar absence
AFP, Published on 07/07/2014
» TERESóPOLIS (BRAZIL) - The two leading contenders to replace Neymar in Brazil's World Cup semi-final line-up against Germany insisted on Sunday they can still...
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Germans urge ref to check tough-tackling Brazil
AFP, Published on 07/07/2014
» SANTO ANDRé (BRAZIL) - German star Bastian Schweinsteiger said the referee must pay close attention to tough-tackling Brazil in Tuesday's World Cup semi-final...