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PRI's The World
October 28, 2016
Carlos Alberto was the captain of Brazil's World Cup-winning team in 1970, one of the best soccer squads ever. He was also a humble defender who led a bunch of attacking superstars like Pelé to glory in Mexico City.
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Univision's World Cup Spanish commentary has surprised some Latinos
PRI's The World
June 20, 2014
Felix Sanchez isn't a big soccer buff, but this year he decided to catch some World Cup matches. When he tuned into the Spanish language broadcaster Univision he was surprised by what he heard.
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A stray dog adopts a team of Swedish trekkers on an endurance race in the Amazon
PRI's The World
November 24, 2014
Sometimes we choose dogs — and sometimes they choose us. A scruffy, yellow Ecuadorean street dog followed a team of Swedish trekkers on a race through the Amazon. He became the star of the race and ended up becoming the trusty companion to the team's captain.
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Why won't Team USA dip its flag at Olympic opening ceremonies?
PRI's The World
August 05, 2016
The United States isn't the only country that has refused to lower its flag.
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Why Formula 1 has a sound problem
PRI's The World
March 18, 2014
Fans of Formula 1 car racing are upset over a new move to go green. This season, all F1 cars are required to use hybrid technology. The engines cut down on pollution, but also the noise.
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Women's bodies as recruiting tools: How Louisville basketball welcomed high schoolers with paid escorts
November 13, 2015
The truly scandalous aspect of the whole ordeal is that institutionalized sexism has become such a routine part of the game behind the game.
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Iranians share their anger, and apologies, over the World Cup draw in Brazil
PRI's The World
December 11, 2013
Brazilian supermodel Fernanda Lima has received a torrent of online abuse from Iranian soccer fans, following her appearance at last week's World Cup draw. Lima's dress was too revealing for Iranian TV, which interrupted the live program every time the cameras focused on the model — which was often.
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A baseball player hits a double, and it launches the career of Haruki Murakami
PRI's The World
September 03, 2015
Haruki Murakami, the perennial favorite to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, says his desire to write is all due to a double hit by an American baseball player named Dave Hilton. Really? We tracked down that player, and an expert on creativity to see if the story is truth, or fiction.
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Want company while cheering your World Cup team? Help create our World Cup venue guide
PRI's The World
June 04, 2014
Welcome to PRI's crowd-sourced guide of the bars, restaurants, community halls and other places where fans are flocking to cheer their home countries during the 2014 World Cup.
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How to sound simultaneously English and Spanish at the World Cup
The World in Words
July 03, 2014
Native Spanish speaker Fernando Palomo does English language TV commentary for ESPN. He offers US viewers instant analysis that draws on his soccer-obsessed Latin American background.
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The NFL returns to Mexico City for Monday Night Football
PRI's The World
November 17, 2016
The Oakland Raiders will battle the Houston Texans in Mexico City's famed Azteca Stadium. Players are warned about not going out alone. But if they do, they'll probably run into people crazy about the game.