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Blatter joins Twitterati in time for World Cup

FIFA president Sepp Blatter will be giving his thoughts on football in slightly shorter bursts than usual after opening up a Twitter account just in time for the World Cup in South Africa.

Yahoo signs Beckham as brand ambassador

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Yahoo Inc said it signed British soccer star David Beckham as a brand ambassador ahead of the World Cup tournament in a move to draw more users to the online media company's products.

Gold, platinum to get soccer boost

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Global platinum production is set to face some crisis in the coming month as the world watches one of the biggest sports festivals in the world, the FIFA World Cup Soccer. It is strange that a sports event will help lift the prices of precious metals in the global markets. But this is not the first time sports events helped lift the prices of commodities. During the Beijing Olympics, several commodities witnessed a surge due to the increased demand from China for construction and other purposes....
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Lane Garrison writing one from the Heart

Prison Break actor Lane Garrison, out of jail after serving time for vehicular manslaughter, is taking on a project about troubled teens and the redemptive power of football.
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Football fever gives Adidas confidence for 2010

Adidas AG, the world's second-largest sports goods maker, is confident on consumer demand heading into the Christmas season and ahead of next year's soccer World Cup, after posting an in-line third quarter.
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FX's League a showcase for potty humor

ESPN promos for SportsCenter are particularly clever, but would they be as funny if their take on men and sports was expanded from 30 seconds to, say, a half-hour?
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Players kick off World Cup anti-malaria fight

Footballers are teaming up with governments, companies and international health campaigners to push for action against malaria ahead of next year's World Cup finals in South Africa.
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Ex-NFL star anchors winning team in Brothers

From Fred Dryer to Merlin Olsen, the small screen always has loved former pro football players. So it's no surprise that charismatic, gap-toothed former New York Giants star Michael Strahan is looking to score with a sitcom vehicle. What is surprising, though, is just how watchable and amusing Brothers is, even if it doesn't break new ground.
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Japan's Hatoyama, U.S. envoy talk shared interests

Japan's new leader and Washington's envoy bonded over a football helmet on Thursday as they sought to allay concerns about their alliance after an election win by Yukio Hatoyama's party, which has pledged a more independent diplomatic course.
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LSU class of 2009 ranks No 1

LSU, the Tigers' 21-member class is ranked No. 1 by Rivals and ESPN Scouts Inc. and No. 2 by Scout.com rankings on national signing day, Wednesday.
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Hundreds of football fans flock to NFL

Today, Hundreds of football fans flock to the NFL Experience, the league's interactive gaming park outside of Raymond James Stadium at Tampa, Florida.

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