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Schalke fan slaps Neuer in the face during cup celebration

The Soccer Room 22 May @ 05:43 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer's unwillingness to commit his future to the club has angered fans for a while now and during the celebration in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday after Saturday's DFB Pokal win, one supporter made his slappy feelings very clear to Neuer's face. The Bayern Munich and Manchester United target rode in [.

Protests in Yemen prompt soccer postponement

The Soccer Room 18 February @ 02:18 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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ZURICH, Switzerland — Soccer's ruling body has postponed Yemen's home qualifying game for the 2012 Olympics against Singapore because of anti-government protests. FIFA says it agreed with the Asian Football Confederation to delay Wednesday's scheduled first-leg match by one week until March 2. FIFA says the game could be switched to a neutral country if [.

Egypt suspends all matches amid political uproar

The Soccer Room 04 February @ 07:17 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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CAIRO, Egypt Egyptian soccer authorities indefinitely suspended all soccer in the country Friday until there is a "return of stability" to a nation convulsed by protests and violence. The Egyptian Football Association said in a statement it was postponing league games across all four of its professional divisions, as well as youth and junior [.

Women soccer fans in Iran may be banned from live broadcasts

The Soccer Room 22 January @ 02:24 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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TEHERAN, Iran Iranian authorities have ordered a ban on women from watching live broadcasts of soccer matches at public movie theaters, the semi-official ILNA news agency reported. A state police agency that monitors Iranian businesses called for the ban because "the presence of women and families at movie theaters increases security risks and inappropriate [.

Footballer fakes kidnapping to skip training

The Soccer Room 07 January @ 07:45 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil A Brazilian footballer who faked his own kidnapping to get out of a team training session faces up to six months in prison, according to police. Somalia, a player for the Rio club Botafogo, made a police report Wednesday alleging he had been carjacked by an armed man and forced [.