Iran took on South Korea in a World Cup 2010 Qualifier today, and several players were spotted wearing green wristbands during the match. Green is the color used by supporters of Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the opposition candidate most people believe was robbed in the recent election in Iran. Since the match was watched by millions of people in Iran, their statement of…

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Peruvian soccer player Hernan Rengifo is livid with the management of Peru's national team. He's got a pretty good reason. Following Peru's 1-0 loss in Colombia, the team left Rengifo behind, only realizing that he was still in Medellin when they had arrived back in Lima. Of all of the places in the world that you'd not want to be left…

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In most places, if you run across the field, your reward might be a quick but gentle escorting from the field by security, plus a light charge and a small fine. In Kazakhstan, they do things a bit differently. Kazakhstan faced England in a World Cup qualifier this weekend, and as the score became worse and worse…

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Germany humped Liechtenstein 4-0 on Saturday in a World Cup Qualifying Match, and this guy decided the best way to celebrate that occasion was to hump the German mascot, Paule The Eagle. That's gotta be scarring for the kids in the stands, seeing their beloved mascot get violated like that. Mommy, what's a furry? Please Don’t

Following last night's USA beatdown of Mexico 2-0, assistant Mexican soccer coach Paco Ramirez had some words for American Frankie Hejduk. To accompany those words, he had a slap.

Afterward, Hejduk said:
"I was just trying to pump the crowd up [as he was leaving the field]. I was actually saying, 'F*&% yeah!' I think they thought I was saying, 'F*&% you.' It was a misunderstanding…

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