Brazil and Argentina are longstanding rivals, especially on the football pitch, so there was a lot of humour on social networks.
France's football coach said the matter was in judicial hands and did not affect the players' role on the football pitch or in the national team.
Dogs on leads will be allowed in the new Country Park which opens in Welshpool in the summer, and they will be allowed on land in Brookfield Road, but not on the football pitch in the area.
Mr Suarez said in evidence that he will not use the word 'negro' on a football pitch in England in the future, and we believe that is his genuine and firm intention.
There they have set up makeshift camps on the town's football pitch, in sweltering heat.
"Having Nike players wearing our product on the pitch on football's biggest stage is a huge advantage for our brand, " says Derek Kent, U.S. media relations director.
I'm responsible for the behaviour of my team on the pitch and the way we play football.
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It is very cold and snowy here in Hannover, and customers for the devices on hand shiver as they pass from one of the 27 football pitch sized halls.
It was the latest high-profile case of a football player collapsing from heart failure on the pitch, coming less than a month after Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba suffered cardiac arrest during a game in England.
Owen believes, for every second he is on a football pitch, that the ball is about to come to him and he will score.
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Though soccer is comprised of 11 players on the pitch identical to American football, soccer exhibits characteristics more similar to the NBA in terms of the impact that a marquee player can have on TV ratings.
Harry Redknapp became the latest football manager to heavily criticise the pitch's condition on Sunday after he saw his Tottenham team and opponents Portsmouth struggle on the slippery surface, which cut up badly during the sides' FA Cup semi-final.
It's not all parties, easy football in the park and on-pitch integration.
Our correspondent said the plane broke up on impact, scattering debris and passengers' belongings across an area the size of a football pitch.
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Manchester City fan Matthew Stott, 21, was stopped by City goalkeeper Joe Hart after running onto the pitch during the football match on 9 December.
Fraser is a laid-back and jovial character away from the football pitch, but he is very competitive on it, as his disciplinary record this season would prove.
Several years later, an American remake, also entitled "Fever Pitch", was on the cards, switching baseball for football and the Red Sox title drought for Arsenal's 18-year wait for a league title.
Two football players needed surgery for broken jaws after a fight broke out on the pitch during a reserve game.
The fire, which covers an area the size of a football pitch, broke out in fermenting green waste on 30 November.
Blind football is played on a five-a-side pitch, with the sighted goalkeeper, the coach and a guide behind each goal telling the players where the ball is.
As long as results went Eriksson's way on the pitch it appeared he was safe in his position - and then the football side of things started to falter.
While Spanish football's reputation for sophistication and flair has made la Liga one of the most attractive and marketable competitions in world football, attitudes in the stands have not always kept apace with the cosmopolitanism on display on the pitch.
From here, on paper, things should get simpler as the target you're aiming for is the size of a football pitch.
The fire, which covers an area the size of a football pitch, broke out in 1, 000 tonnes of fermenting wood mulch on 30 November.
Ms Rousseff said the inauguration of Castelao and the success of Sao Paulo football team Corinthians in the Club World Cup final showed Brazil was able to perform off and on the pitch.
Wembley will host a rugby union game between Guinness Premiership teams Saracens and Harlequins on Saturday and fears have been expressed that the pitch will again be in poor condition for the FA Cup decider on 15 May and the England football team's World Cup warm-up match against Mexico on 24 May.
Football, of course, generated most of the best jibes, the two countries being staunch rivals on the pitch.
The weather has also lead to the postponement on Saturday of the League One football match between Crawley Town and Carlisle United at the Broadfield Stadium because of problems with the pitch.
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