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Watching Soccer Similar To Making Love, Study Says
Thursday, April 19, 2012 8:04 am

Written by: Ben Maller

Many Americans have often wondered what the rest of the world finds so appealing about soccer, and perhaps we now have an answer. Soccer fans get as turned on watching a big match as they do during a night of making lo... >>

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Commitment, Fans, Food, Research, Soccer, Soccer Fans, Study, World Cup
Could Sports Open The Door To North Korea?
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 9:13 pm

Written by: Karie Meltzer

As the news of Kim Jong Il's death spread, the big story was, of course, what next? North Korea's extreme political isolation, combined with a nuclear program that has much of the world in fear, is certainly a dangerous... >>

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North Korea, Olympics, Soccer, South Korea, World Cup
Braves Ballpark Tops Global Stadium Study
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 8:05 am

Written by: Ben Maller

The Atlanta Braves might have choked away a playoff berth the final days of the season, but at least they have a world championship ballpark. In a new international study of 75 stadiums in 23 countries, all of which ha... >>

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Atlanta Braves, MLB, MLB-NC, Olympics, Sports Business, Study, World Cup
Women's World Cup: Tweet Success
Monday, July 18, 2011 3:21 pm

Written by: Victor Chi

The women's World Cup soccer tournament helped lift the spirits of a devastated Japan, re-invigorated enthusiasm for soccer in the United States and introduced us all to a new metric for determining the magnitude of an event'... >>

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Ashton Kutcher, Barack Obama, Ellen DeGeneres, Katie Couric, Lil Wayne, Nancy Pelosi, Ryan Seacrest, Seth Meyers, Soccer, Tom Hanks, World Cup
Women's Soccer Team May Have A Secret Weapon
Thursday, July 14, 2011 8:11 am

Written by: Ben Maller

When in doubt, go right -- that's what goalkeepers are more likely to do. Scientists from the University of Amsterdam examined every soccer penalty shoot-out in every World Cup from 1982 to 2010 to come up with that co... >>

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Soccer, World Cup

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