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Roman Abramovitch, the George Steinbrenner-like owner of the big London soccer team Chelsea, so prized Ghana's exquisite midfielder Michael Essien that he splashed out 36 million pounds to pry the man loose from the French league champions, Lyon. Essien was worth the money, his presence on the pitch helping Chelsea to the Premiere League championship...
...soccer team's likely elimination from the World Cup is not the only thing putting Japan on edge these days. Mounting evidence that North Korea may be preparing to test-fire a missile has shaken the country far more seriously. On Sunday night, Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Aso said during an evening talk show that Japan would consider imposing economic sanctions immediately, and request that the U.N. Security Council take action, if North Korea decided to test a missile. Any test would violate a voluntary North Korean moratorium on long-range missile tests, Aso said, adding that protest from...
...FESTS All 12 host cities are having nonstop parties, so soccer lovers can experience the Cup even without tickets to a match. Key ingredients: big screens and beer...
...bizarre and wonderful night for U.S. soccer: Handed a lifeline by the Czech Republic, which had lost to Ghana earlier in the day, Team U.S.A. did its best to strangle itself with it, only to emerge with a 1-1 tie against Italy after playing most of the second half with 9 players to Italy's 10. "Our guys did a tremendous job. They played with a lot of heart," said U.S. coach Bruce Arena after the game...
...rare territory. "I've never experienced that," Arena said after the game. "We've trained 11 versus 10 but never 10 versus 9." This particular disadvantage required maximum effort from all the U.S players - it's a lot of space to cover on a 130-yard soccer field. "Claudio was fantastic, he had a great game," said Arena of his captain, Claudio Reyna, who marshaled the U.S. team with a combination of smarts and aggression, picking apart Italy's midfield with his passing. Despite the manpower shortage, the U.S. still managed to defend and attack in numbers. Arena inserted DaMarcus...