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Argentina Hits The Gas, Laps South Korea In Second Half

If you can look past Gonzalo Higuain’s hat trick—gifted to him by a generous and generously brilliant in the open field Lionel Messi—the crib sheet on Argentina emerged solidly in their 4-1 romp over South Korea. They score, they score again, and sometimes they burp up the ball in their own backfield and risk forfeiting all the offensive wizardry to defensive negligence. Messi was in fine form even though he didn’t score, threading the ball through South Korean defenders to find his teammates (especially Higuain) forward, and Carlos Tevez ground away with his usual manic work rate, and yes they scored four goals and looked spectacular doing so. When it all congeals it is the tastiest flan this year’s World Cup can offer, especially coming off the gilded toe of Messi. What the skeptic will say, however, is that the Argentines have a habit of smoking carelessly amidst all that high-powered ammunition they have. Sometimes this results in the careless goal surrendered before the half, or on the goalkeeping gaffe and defensive breakdown that could have surrendered an equalizer just before they recovered and drove down for a quick and decisive third goal. Make no mistake: they are magnificent moving forward. So was Spain, and they got an Alp dropped on them yesterday by the Swiss, a cautionary tale the Argentines should note moving forward into the knockout stage.

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Mexico vs. France 2010 World Cup Live Blog

Filed under: FIFA World Cup , France , Mexico FanHouse has a Mexico vs. France live blog for a World Cup 2010 Group A match in Polokwane, South Africa on Thursday. Mexico and France both tied their 2010 World Cup openers. Mexico tied South Africa 1-1, while France drew 0-0 with Uruguay. More Live Blogs Thursday: Argentina vs. South Korea | Greece vs. Nigeria More FanHouse UK: Injuries to Watch | Where Are They Now? | Full Coverage

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Jaguars, Lions Lose OTA Sessions

Filed under: Jaguars , Lions , NFL Training Camp The NFL continued its crackdown on overly intense offseason workouts, announcing Thursday that the Jaguars and Lions would lose practice sessions because of rules violations. Jacksonville and Detroit are the third and fourth teams to be stripped of offseason team activity (OTA) sessions. Previously, Baltimore and Oakland forfeited practice days. The league released a statement Thursday morning regarding Jacksonville’s punishment: “The NFL Management Council and the NFL Players Association have resolved a complaint by the Players Association against the Jacksonville Jaguars concerning violations of the Collective Bargaining Agreement’s offseason workout rules,” the statement said. “It was determined that the Jaguars violated the rules concerning the intensity and tempo of drills conducted on the club’s organized team activity days. “As a result, the Jaguars will forfeit a week of their offseason program (June 21-25, 2010). Jaguars players are not permitted to be at the facility on those days, but will be paid for the sessions. The club cannot reschedule the cancelled days.”

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