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The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.

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The latest news from the USOC - May 30

Discus thrower Jeremy Campbell (Perryton, Texas) tossed a new world record of 62.

18 meters en route to his gold-medal finish at the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester, England, on May 22. Meanwhile, April Holmes (Somerdale, N.J.) and Tatyana McFadden (St. Petersburg, Russia) were crowned champions in the women's T53/54 100 - and 400-meter races.NEXT STOP: LONDONThree U.S. crews - the women's eight, women's pair and women's quadruple sculls - had gold, silver and bronze-medal performances on May 27 at the 2012 Samsung World Rowing Cup II in Luzern, Switzerland, to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games. Also qualifying for the Games was the lightweight women's double sculls team, which finished fourth, and Genevra "Gevvie" Stone (Boston, Mass.), who qualified in the women's single sculler. Earlier in the week, the women's doubles sculls, lightweight men's four and men's eight crews qualified for the Games.ARCHERYThe U.S. men's recurve team totaled 221 points en route to a first-place fin...

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  1. Soccer , anyone? World Cup fever at Wimbledon as England , US win key matches in South Africa

    WIMBLEDON , England (AP) — Tennis is sharing the stage with soccer at Wimbledon, where fans and players at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament have been keeping tr...

  2. Obama, Cameron set the sudsy stakes, betting beer on US-England soccer game in World Cup

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron set sudsy stakes on Saturday's World Cup soccer match between their countries.The t...

  3. US women's soccer to play pre-World Cup exhibition on April 2 at England

    The U.S. women's soccer team will play a pre-World Cup exhibition at England on April 2.The game will be at Leyton Orient's Brisbane Road stadium in London, The Foot...

  4. Brazilian soccer federation president calls English media 'corrupt' on eve of World Cup draw

    The president of Brazil's soccer federation questioned the integrity of British journalists Friday on the eve of the 2014 World Cup qualifying draw.When approached b...

  5. Premier League chairman Richards apologizes for saying FIFA stole soccer from the English

    The chairman of the Premier League accused FIFA and UEFA of stealing the game of soccer from the English and derided his Qatari hosts' restrictions on selling alcoho...

  6. Defending champion US women drawn with France, Colombia, North Korea in 1st round of Olympics

    With tension escalating between their governments, the United States and North Korea were drawn Tuesday into the same first-round group for this summer's Olympic wom...

  7. 5 football hooligans arrested in England ahead of World Cup

    BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Five convicted English soccer hooligans have been arrested in early morning raids as part of a crackdown ahead of the World Cup.Police say...

  8. John Terry removed as England captain while awaiting trial on racism charge but can still play

    John Terry was removed as England's soccer captain Friday as he awaits trial for racial abuse. The star Chelsea defender remains eligible to play for the national te...

  9. Column: Excuses, excuses, excuses: Capello clears way for another soccer flop by England

    Their colonial history notwithstanding, the English often like to think of themselves as being good at doing the right thing.In deciding that John Terry should no lo...

  10. Joe Cole says displays 'might not be pretty' at World Cup as England loos to stifle opponents

    RUSTENBURG, South Africa (AP) — England fans preparing to witness soccer with a flair from their World Cup team may be disappointed, with midfielder Joe Cole caution...

  11. Qatar official questions need for alcohol in 2022 World Cup stadiums, considers other areas

    Qatar won't say whether it will sell alcohol at stadiums during the 2022 World Cup, although a top official said Wednesday that the Gulf nation was discussing with F...

  12. Elite tennis players gear up for Wimbledon, but World Cup soccer is on their minds

    WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer joked that he would install a TV screen on Centre Court so he can watch Switzerland's soccer team play in the World Cup durin...

  1. Blatter predicts calm at FIFA congress, regrets delay in selecting anti-corruption officials

    Sepp Blatter said Tuesday he expects the FIFA Congress of world soccer nations to be a lot calmer than the last one."I am an optimist. I am sure it is a very positiv...

  2. Stoppage Time: Champions League final tarnished by suspensions

    You may have never heard of David Alaba, a 19-year-old Austria international who is one of the rising stars in soccer. In just a few days, you should be introduced t...

  3. Euro 2012 Venue - Donbass Arena

    Opened in 2009, Donbass Arena cost $416.5 million to build and was funded by Shakhtar Donetsk owner Rinat Akhmetov. Shakhtar, one of the best club's in Ukraine, play...

  4. Ricardo Teixeira resigns as head of Brazilian soccer federation, 2014 World Cup organizing

    Ricardo Teixeira resigned as head of the Brazilian soccer federation and the 2014 World Cup organizing committee on Monday after a contentious 23-year stint in charg...

  5. Soccer Fans Hope U.S.-England World Cup Match Will Boost Sport's Popularity

    It's the most popular sport in the world, and it invokes riotous passion like no other – everywhere but in America, that is.In America, the game the rest of the worl...

  6. World Cup proves that England not a soccer superpower, 1966 may have been a one-off

    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Yet again, the World Cup has produced cold, hard evidence to blow away the long enduring myth that England is a mighty soccer power.It is simply ...

  7. Brazil government to cut ties with FIFA's Valcke after criticism over World Cup preparations

    Brazil's sports minister criticized "unacceptable" comments by FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke about slow preparations for the 2014 World Cup and said Saturday ...

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