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The name of absolute Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Liliya Podkopayeva is constantly on everyone's lips, but many perceive her as a public figure leading a social life. In reality, the…
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On September 10, 2006, after the Italian Grand Prix, legendary racing driver German Michael Schumacher, author of countless records in the premier class of motorsport, announced the end of his sports…
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Many have long been interested in the question: does a person's name influence his future destiny? Can an actor with the surname Pupkin get the lead role in a modern blockbuster? And if an athlete…
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Zinedine Zidane has won everything there is to win in his life, it seems. But he will go down in football history not so much for his victories as for his famous headbutt to the chest of Italian…
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Last week in Rome, hearings were resumed in the corruption case in Italian football. Despite the victory of the 'Azzurri' at the World Cup, thirteen members of the national team, representing…
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The World Cup, which recently concluded in Germany, is remembered not so much for the beautiful games—of which, it must be admitted, there were not that many—but for the individual personalities, the…
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With his harsh officiating at the World Cup, Russian referee Ivanov incurred FIFA's displeasure. Was it not because this story caused such a scandalous resonance that it pointed to the long-standing…
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Of course, the World Cup is the most coveted football trophy on the planet. However, players and coaches are inspired not only by the opportunity to take a photo with the famous gold trophy weighing…
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Globalization is penetrating football as well. For many years, national teams have not relied solely on their own homegrown players, but have also brought players from other countries under their…
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The Football World Cup, like any other event of such scale, generates an incredible amount of accompanying news, incidents, and simply interesting cases. Happy are the fans who manage to see the…
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The opening matches of the World Cup in Germany have already shown that refereeing is far from impeccable. In the England-Paraguay match, referees forbid the players of foggy Albion to drink during…
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When a foreigner leads the national team to victory, many see it as unpatriotic. However, for the current FIFA World Cup in Germany, a good half of the national teams have been brought by foreigners…