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Articles of the author Brian Homewood
New Pro League designed to raise hockey's profile
LAUSANNE — Hockey hopes to begin a new era Saturday when Spain and Belgium kick off its ambitious annual Pro League, a new competition which aims to transform the sport and reduce its dependence on the Olympic Games for exposure. The league will (...)

16 - 01 - 2019
Football's fate now in the hands of unlikely duo
ATHENS — Barely one year ago, Gianni Infantino was best known by the football public as the figure who pulled balls from pots at European club draws while Aleksander Ceferin was a mystery outside his Slovenian homeland. Today, the two men, both (...)

15 - 09 - 2016
FIFA faces day of reckoning as threats mount
ZURICH — The spotlight at next week's FIFA Congress will fall on the presidential election — but the real key to the future of soccer's beleaguered governing body is embedded in a document with the unglamorous title "Draft statutes — Congress (...)

20 - 02 - 2016
Platini, romantic or pragmatist?
ZURICH — One of the most exquisitely gifted soccer players of his generation, Michel Platini likes to portray himself as an old-fashioned romantic with a mission to maintain the game's purity. As he now ponders a bid for the presidency of soccer's (...)

25 - 07 - 2015
Elano ruled out, criticizes referees
Elano's nagging ankle injury has ruled him out of Brazil's quarterfinal with the Netherlands, prompting him to criticize World Cup referees for not clamping down on violent play. Brazil team doctor Jose Luiz Runco said Elano was suffering a bone (...)

01 - 07 - 2010
Misery for Argentina, Brazil
Argentina was outplayed and beaten 1-0 by a Chilean team led by its former coach Marcelo Bielsa in the World Cup qualifiers on Wednesday while Brazil continued its astonishing run of goalless draws at home. Dunga's team, held 0-0 by Bolivia last (...)

17 - 10 - 2008
South American qualifiers marred by trouble
Brazil complained of hostile treatment in Venezuela and three players were sent off in Ecuador's win over Chile on Sunday to complete a stormy weekend in South American World Cup qualifying. The incidents followed Saturday's vicious River Plate (...)

14 - 10 - 2008
Politics mixes with soccer at US, Mexico ties
The United States and Mexico reeled off wins in CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers on Saturday on a day that mixed soccer with politics. The US beat Cuba 1-0 in Havana, their first visit to the Caribbean island for 61 years, with a first-half Clint (...)

08 - 09 - 2008
Argentina wins gold
Argentina retained its Olympic soccer title by beating Nigeria 1-0 on Saturday with a stunning Angel Di Maria goal in a final adversely affected by scorching conditions. Di Maria, guilty of a remarkable double penalty-miss in a group game against (...)

24 - 08 - 2008
Ronaldinho sends Brazil thru
Ronaldinho scored twice as Brazil strolled to a 5-0 win over New Zealand at the Olympics on Sunday, while a delightful goal from Ezequiel Lavezzi gave Argentina a late win over stubborn Australia. The wins left the South American pair with 6 points (...)

11 - 08 - 2008
Brazil held by Argentina 0-0
rivals Brazil and Argentina drew 0-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday but moved closer to leader Paraguay who lost 4-2 in Bolivia. Ecuador and Colombia also played out a goalless draw in Quito, leaving the Colombians as the only unbeaten team (...)

20 - 06 - 2008
Ten-man Paraguay stun Brazil in Cup qualifier
0 to 10-man Paraguay and Argentina needed a stoppage-time equalizer to hold Ecuador 1-1 at home in South American World Cup qualifiers on Sunday. Chile completed a dramatic day by winning 2-0 at high altitude in Bolivia with two goals from defender (...)

17 - 06 - 2008
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