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Brazil Fans Celebrate Win Lament Losing Neymar
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Brazil exploded into collective celebration Friday night after its soccer team won a hard-fought World Cup quarterfinal match against Colombia, 2-1 - then mourned that an injury to star striker Neymar means he's out of the tournament. As the final whistle blew, thousands of fans wearing Brazil's canary-colored jersey and watching the match on Copacabana beach in front of a giant TV screen jumped and screamed with joy. ''After this game, I think that all Brazilians are feeling much more reassured about the team,'' said Luiz Almeida, a university student who celebrated the final whistle by joining in a bouncing group bear hug with friends on the beach. ''I think we're over the hump - I think Brazil will be champions.'' Then came the news that Brazil's leading scorer Neymar had cracked a vertebrae after taking a hard knee in the match - and would no longer play in the Cup.

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Dunga Is Favorite To Coach Brazils Soccer Team - Sources
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By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Former World Cup winning captain Dunga is the favorite on a short list of candidates to coach Brazil's national soccer team, two sources with direct knowledge of the situation said on Friday. Dunga, whose real name is Carlos Bledorn Verri, previously coached Brazil from 2006 to 2010, where he won the 2007 Copa America and the 2009 Confederations Cup. He was fired by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) after losing to the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup.

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Former US National Team Player DeMerit Retires
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Former U.S. national team player Jay DeMerit has retired from soccer. DeMerit, the first player signed by the expansion Vancouver Whitecaps in 2010 and the Major League Soccer team's first captain, officially announced his retirement Thursday. ''When it makes sense, when it's right, it's not sad,'' DeMerit said. It's something I am very proud of.'' The 34-year-old DeMerit will continue to work with the Whitecaps as an ambassador and has other business interests in Vancouver.

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Former US National Team Player DeMerit Retires
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Former U.S. national team player Jay DeMerit has retired from soccer. DeMerit, the first player signed by the expansion Vancouver Whitecaps in 2010 and the Major League Soccer team's first captain, officially announced his retirement Thursday. ''When it makes sense, when it's right, it's not sad,'' DeMerit said. It's something I am very proud of.'' The 34-year-old DeMerit will continue to work with the Whitecaps as an ambassador and has other business interests in Vancouver.

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Seattles Yedlin In Europe Meeting With Club
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Seattle Sounders defender DeAndre Yedlin is in Europe meeting with a team about a possible transfer, according to general manager Adrian Hanauer. Yedlin was absent from Seattle's practice Friday. Hanauer said Yedlin was having meeting in Europe. ESPN reported during the MLS all-star game earlier this week that Tottenham Hotspur of the Premier League had emerged as a possible destination for Yedlin, but Hanauer would not confirm who the meeting was with.

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Soccer-Iconic Match Of The Day Celebrates 50th Anniversary
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By Martyn Herman LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Hours after the dust has settled on the first skirmishes of a new Premier League season on Saturday, fans across Britain will flick on the TV, grab a cup of tea and settle down to digest the day's action from a comfy sofa. It is a time-honoured ritual enjoyed by generations, young and old, since the BBC's Match of the Day first appeared on flickering black and white screens on Aug. 22, 1964. When the jaunty, instantly recognisable theme tune strikes up after the BBC News on Saturday evening, former England forward Gary Lineker will invite five million viewers to share in a skilfully edited procession of wonder goals, flying saves and the obligatory contentious refereeing decisions. With sharply-dressed pundits joining Lineker in a plush studio in BBC sport's HQ in Manchester, it looks a bit different to the first episode aired on BBC2 featuring one match - Liverpool versus Arsenal - and introduced from the edge of the Anfield pitch by of king of the microphone Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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NWSL Playoffs Open Busy Time For Womens Soccer
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The country's top players are maintaining a delicate balance between supporting the NWSL at home while gearing up for a busy two years that include the women's World Cup in Canada next summer and the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Portland Thorns play an NWSL semifinal match at FC Kansas City on Saturday, and the Seattle Reign host the Washington Spirit on Sunday.

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Arsenal-Leicester City Preview
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The last time the Foxes were in the Premier League was in the 2003-04 season, when they took a point off the Gunners in a 1-1 draw at home and were beaten 2-1 at Highbury thanks to goals from Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira. Leicester City were relegated that season, while Arsenal went on to win the title. Arsene Wenger's side hasn't won the Premier League since. This generation of Leicester City players will be hoping for much better than a relegation scrap, having come up from the Championship with ease after a heavy spending spree.
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