The U.S. women’s national team will face Women’s World Cup semifinal rival France as well as Colombia and familiar foe North Korea in the first round of the 2012 Summer Olympic tournament in the United Kingdom.
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2012 London Olympics: U.S. women draw rivals in soccer group play
The 2012 Olympics may be seen in many parts of Britain as the London Games, but not in Coventry. There is no mistaking local pride at being involved in an event which, for the city, begins with Monday’s final qualifying match for the Olympic men’s football tournament between Oman and Senegal at the Ricoh Arena.
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London Olympics gives Midlands city new sense of identity
As Euro 2012 looms, Poland fans got a chance on Friday to get up close to the tournament trophy, though few here expect their team to lift it in the final.
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Football: Poles get up close to Euro trophy
Imagine the team U.S. coach Caleb Porter could have for this month’s Olympic qualifying tournament if European clubs cooperated. Porter filled the last slot on his 20-man preliminary roster Tuesday by adding forward Tony Taylor, who plays for Estoril Praia in Portugal.
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Soccer Capsules: Porter adds Taylor to Olympic qualifying roster
When the NCAA men’s basketball tournament takes center stage in about a month, we’ll hear plenty usage of the term “blind résumé.” It is a comparison method for decision-makers to look at the body of work for teams on the tournament-field bubble without being clouded by predetermined bias linked to a school’s name or conference affiliation.
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Avi Creditor: Kljestan's brilliance in Belgium merits look from Klinsmann
Series tickets for the elimination-round matches of the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park go on sale next week, U.S. Soccer announced on Tuesday.
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Sporting Kansas City Weekly Update: Jan. 4, 2012
Madrid, Dec 24 : The draw for the last 16 of the Spanish Copa del Rey knockout tournament has the possibility of the two biggest teams in Spain, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, meeting each other in the quarter-finals.
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Barcelona-Real Madrid quarter-final clash likely
