1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (573+ words) MEXICO CITY, July 4 (Reuters) " On Sunday afternoon, as England and Mexico meet in a World Cup showdown at the Azteca Stadium, the fault line between two football cultures will run straight through a British pub in the heart of Mexico…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (431+ words) IRVINE, California, June 29 (Reuters) " A confident United States team eyeing a deep World Cup run face a Bosnia and Herzegovina side looking to spoil the co-hosts" party in a last-32 clash in Santa "Clara on Wednesday. The U. S. won their opening…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (460+ words) FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, June 26 (Reuters) " World Cup winner and TV pundit Bastian Schweinsteiger on Friday rejected claims his comments on African football were racist, saying he was merely delivering an analysis of a playing style, with Germany's "state broadcaster backing him....

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (118+ words) WNWN-FM Soccer-Qatar FA sends message of support to Canada's Kone June 19 (Reuters) " The Qatar Football Association sent a message of support "to Canada midfielder Ismael Kone after he was injured during the teams' World Cup match on Thursday. Qatar "suffered…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (239+ words) June 4 (Reuters) " Soccer fans looking to bring the party to World Cup games will have to go without vuvuzelas, with "FIFA banning the plastic horns from "venues in the U. S. , Canada and Mexico in its stadium code of conduct. Vuvuzelas, a…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (468+ words) TORONTO, May 30 (Reuters) " Alphonso Davies will play for Canada at the World Cup, the final squad announcement showed on Friday, relieving the nation's fears that the injured captain wouldn't be better in time. The televised announcement of the 26-man team…...