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Balotelli lifts Italy over Mexico in Confederations Cup

Mario Balotelli's strike 12 minutes from time lifted Italy to a 2-1 victory over Mexico in Confederations Cup group A play on Sunday at the Maracana Stadium.Andrea Pirlo opened the scoring for Italy, but the goal was canceled out by a penalty kick from Javier Hernandez for Mexico. But it was the much-maligned Balotelli who scored in the 78th minute to assure a full three points for his side.The result pulls Italy into a tie with Brazil for the top spot in group A with three points, while Mexico and Japan sit on the bottom of the group.Both sides had ample scoring opportunities in the first half, but it was Pirlo who gave Italy the 1-0 lead in the 27th minute when he curled a beautiful right-footed free kick over the wall and into the top left corner of the net, leaving Mexico goalkeeper Jose Corona with no chance for a save.Six minutes later Mexico got back into the game when forward Giovani Dos Santos was pulled down in the penalty area by Italian defender Andrea Barzagli, resulting i...

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  1. Lazio signs Uruguay forward Alfaro

    Lazio signed Uruguay forward Emiliano Alfaro on Thursday from Uruguayan side Liverpool FC of Montevideo.Alfaro, 23, made the switch on an undisclosed transfer fee an...

  2. Police: Uruguay athlete drowns in Cayman swim race

    Police in the Cayman Islands say a member of Uruguay's Special Olympics swim team has apparently drowned during a competition in the waters off a popular beach.A Mon...

  3. Uruguay considers putting government in charge of selling marijuana to take money from dealers

    Peaceful Uruguay is planning a novel approach to fighting rising crime: having its government sell marijuana to take drug profits out of the hands of dealers.Under t...

  4. Ex-Barcelona president defends Messi on tax fraud

    Former Barcelona President Joan Laporta defended Lionel Messi on Thursday against allegations of tax fraud that could carry a prison sentence for the Argentina star....

  5. Colombia holds off Peru

    Colombia strengthened its hold on second place in the final South American 2014 World Cup Qualifying group on Tuesday after posting a comfortable 2-0 victory over Pe...

  6. Uruguay returns independence hero to mausoleum

    The remains of Uruguayan independence hero Jose Artigas were returned to a mausoleum in Montevideo's main square Friday, a year after they were removed to be restore...

  7. Inter Milan signs Uruguayan winger Pereira

    Inter Milan signed Uruguayan winger Alvaro Pereira from FC Porto on Friday for $12.5 million.Pereira, 26, played for Porto from 2009-12 and has 41 caps for Uruguay. ...

  8. Panathinaikos signs Uruguayan forward Fornaroli

    Panathinaikos signed Uruguayan forward Bruno Fornaroli from Sampdoria on Saturday on a three-year deal.Fornaroli, 24, joined Sampdoria in 2008 from Nacional in Urugu...

  9. Uruguay inaugurates former guerrilla leader Jose Mujica as president

    MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A former guerrilla leader who won the trust of voters with his homespun manner and promises to govern as a conciliator became Uruguay's ne...

  10. Uruguayan judge to question young Haitian man about alleged abuse by UN peacekeepers

    A 19-year-old Haitian man who has accused six Uruguayan peacekeepers for the U.N. of sexually abusing him in the poor Caribbean country will testify Thursday to a ju...

  11. Uruguayan judge to question young Haitian man about alleged abuse by UN peacekeepers

    A 19-year-old Haitian man who has accused six Uruguayan peacekeepers for the U.N. of sexually abusing him in the poor Caribbean country on Thursday arrived at court ...

  12. Nixon urged death threats to save American agent kidnapped in Uruguay , once-secret cables show

    MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Long-secret diplomatic cables show President Richard Nixon wanted the Uruguayan government to threaten to kill leftist prisoners in an att...

  1. Oduamadi's hat trick helps Nigeria ease past Tahiti

    Nnamdi Oduamadi scored a hat trick as Nigeria easily coasted past Group B minnows Tahiti on Monday by a 6-1 score in Confederations Cup play.As expected, Nigeria had...

  2. Nigeria swamp Tahiti in Confed Cup opener

    Nnamdi Oduamadi claimed a hat-trick as Nigeria shook off the jet lag to thrash minnows Tahiti 6-1 in their opening Confederations Cup game in Belo Horizonte on Monda...

  3. 38 countries beat UN targets to reduce hunger

    Thirty-eight countries have beaten a U.N.-imposed deadline of 2015 to cut in half the proportion of hungry people.The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization on Satur...

  4. Uruguay , Argentina agree to cooperate on river after UN court backs Uruguayan pulp mill

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina and Uruguay both professed neighborly affection, if not brotherly love, after a U.N. court delivered a long-awaited ruling t...

  5. Manchester United announces Varela signing

    Manchester United confirmed Tuesday that the club has signed defender Guillermo Varela from Penarol on a five-year contract.Varela, 20, had a two-week trial with the...

  6. Uruguay leader caught on tape insulting Argentine

    Argentines and Uruguayans are joking about insulting comments that Uruguayan President Jose Mujica was caught making about his Argentine ally, President Cristina Fer...

  7. Google launches Internet-beaming balloons

    Wrinkled and skinny at first, the translucent, jellyfish-shaped balloons that Google released this week from a frozen field in the heart of New Zealand's South Islan...

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