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Croatia’s Kranjcar to miss to World Cup

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Spain looks to soothe bruised Barcelona egos

By PAUL LOGOTHETIS - Associated Press

Spain looks to soothe bruised Barca egos for WCup

By PAUL LOGOTHETIS - Associated Press

Torres surprised after making Spain WCup squad

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7-year-old Michigan boy wins trip to World Cup

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In this May 11, 2014 photo, a couple takes a selfie during the Brazilian league soccer match between Fluminense and Flamengo, at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Experts say Cup visitors will discover that Brazil’s mobile communications services are severely lacking, mostly because the government and telephone companies are ill-prepared for the month-long tournament. Some even worry about possible mobile network blackouts. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Brazil’s weak service makes WCup Tweets unlikely

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO - Associated Press

Mignolet injured, misses Luxembourg warm-up game

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Real's Cristiano Ronaldo. takes off his shirt, at the end of the Champions League final soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, at the Luz stadium, in Lisbon, Portugal, Saturday, May 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Ronaldo shows off with 2nd Champions League title

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY MAY 25 - In this Monday, March 3, 2014 photo, 11-year-old Maynor Ayala holds a soccer ball as he poses for a portrait before practice at his neighborhood's pitch in Progreso, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Maynor allows himself to imagine going all the way to the World Cup one day, just like one of his heroes, Emilio Izaguirre, who will play in Brazil this summer on the Honduran national team. “I want to be a soccer player,” Maynor says. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Soccer helps some young Hondurans escape the gangs

By ALBERTO ARCE - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY MAY 25 - In this Monday, March 3, 2014 photo, 11-year-old Maynor Ayala holds a soccer ball as he poses for a portrait before practice at his neighborhood's pitch in Progreso, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Maynor allows himself to imagine going all the way to the World Cup one day, just like one of his heroes, Emilio Izaguirre, who will play in Brazil this summer on the Honduran national team. “I want to be a soccer player,” Maynor says. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Soccer helps some young Hondurans to avoid gangs

By ALBERTO ARCE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2013, photo, basketball commentator Gus Johnson holds a jersey during a news conference during the Big East NCAA college basketball media day in New York. Fox has picked Johnson as its lead soccer announcer and is teaming him with former U.S. star Eric Wynalda. “I completely realize that Gus and Eric, having two American voices, is a change for the hard core, absolutely,” says Fox Sports President Eric Shanks. “It’s a change that I believe in.” (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

World Cups to sound different in US in 2014, ‘18

By RACHEL COHEN - Associated Press

In this photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, United States manager Jurgen Klinsmann, right, talks with Landon Donovan during a World Cup qualifying soccer match against Mexico in Columbus, Ohio. The United States clinched its seventh straight World Cup appearance, getting second-half goals from Eddie Johnson and Donovan on Tuesday night in a 2-0 win over Mexico.(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Landon Donovan didn’t measure up to other U.S. forwards, Jurgen Klinsmann says

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

United States soccer coach Jürgen Klinsmann, right, speaks with goalie coach Chris Woods during training in preparation for the World Cup soccer tournament on Thursday, May 22, 2014, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Klinsmann dances around Donovan questions

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

FILE - This is a Friday, Oct. 11, 2013 file photo of Uruguay's Luis Suarez, as he reacts after falling during a 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer game against Ecuador in Quito, Ecuador. Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has undergone keyhole surgery on his knee and is expected to recover in time for the World Cup. The mother of the 27-year-old Liverpool striker says he had surgery Thursday May 22, 2014 to repair damage to his meniscus. Sandra Diaz tells The Associated Press that the surgery was successful and that he is expected to recover in 2-3 weeks. Uruguay plays its first match at the World Cup against Costa Rica on June 14. The team will then face England on June 19 and Italy on June 24. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

Uruguay star striker Luis Suarez has knee surgery

By LEONARDO HABERKORN - Associated Press

FILE - This is a Friday, Oct. 11, 2013 file photo of Uruguay's Luis Suarez, as he reacts after falling during a 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer game against Ecuador in Quito, Ecuador. Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has undergone keyhole surgery on his knee and is expected to recover in time for the World Cup. The mother of the 27-year-old Liverpool striker says he had surgery Thursday May 22, 2014 to repair damage to his meniscus. Sandra Diaz tells The Associated Press that the surgery was successful and that he is expected to recover in 2-3 weeks. Uruguay plays its first match at the World Cup against Costa Rica on June 14. The team will then face England on June 19 and Italy on June 24. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

Uruguay striker Suarez has surgery ahead of WCup

By LEONARDO HABERKORN - Associated Press

Cameroon to play Moldova after Guatemala cancels

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FILE - In this Jan 11 2014 file photo, Crystal Palace's Mile Jedinak pursues Tottenham's Nabil Bentaleb, unseen, during their English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace at the White Hart Lane stadium in London. Jedinak will lead Australia at the World Cup after getting the nod over Tim Cahill to replace long-term captain Lucas Neill. Australia coach Ange Postecoglou announced the decision Wednesday, May 21, 2014, five days ahead of the Socceroos' last friendly on home soil before the squad leaves for Brazil. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Jedinak preferred to Cahill as Socceroos captain

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Fan Jarbas Meneghini, 46, poses for a photo while holds replicas of FIFA World Cup trophies at his home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Meneghini, a mechanic, makes replicas of the trophy since 1996, after he saw former soccer star Dunga holding up the trophy in 1994 tournament. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

AP PHOTOS: Fan makes replica World Cup trophies

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FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2009 file photo, Germany's Philipp Lahm plays the ball during the friendly soccer match between Germany and South Africa in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) - YOU CAN FIND THE ENTIRE WORLD CUP COLLECTION ON APIMAGES.COM

Germany starts training camp with injury worries

By NESHA STARCEVIC - Associated Press

FILE - This Sept. 11, 2013 file photo released by Portal da Copa 2014 shows an aerial view of the Galeao international airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The chronic delays in airport renovations have matched stadium construction, but the Brazilian government is reassuring visitors they won't have problems on arrival. On Monday, May 19, 2014, Brazil's Civil Aviation Minister Wellington Moreira Franco said that although some of the &quot;work won't be finished, all airports will be prepared to adequately&quot; receive World Cup tourists. (AP Photo/Portal da Copa 2014, Daniel Basil, File)

Brazil tries to assure tourists airports are OK

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press