You start to see what players go through in football when they have these penalty shoot-outs.

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Five Saudi border guards had recently been killed along the border in shoot-outs with well-armed smugglers, he added.

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We can't rely on penalty shoot-outs and we can't rely on luck.

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Brazil is no stranger to gun violence, with frequent shoot-outs in major cities, but the attack in Rio de Janeiro shocked the nation.

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Two of Mr Coke's brothers and a sister have been shot dead over the years, either by gangland killers or in shoot-outs with police.

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There have been a number of shoot-outs in the state in recent months but Morelos had escaped the high levels of violence seen in some other regions.

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In contrast, the knockout phase of the Europa League has been a steady parade of wild shoot-outs, improbable comebacks and gripping match-ups between teams with an unfailing commitment to attack.

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But the real appeal of their adventure lies not in the danger of shoot-outs, hold-ups (or Brad Pitt's abs), but in that unique bond that can only be forged on the open road.

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As a kid, she would sneak up to where the movies were being filmed and watch the biggest stars of the day, like Humphrey Bogart and Cary Grant, riding the grassy plains and waging battle in exciting canyon shoot-outs.

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The record of England's senior team in penalty shoot-outs is far from impressive, while memories of the heartbreaking defeat for the Under-21s two years ago were also fresh in the mind of England fans as the game went to penalties.

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