Mexico's football association ordered the game to be played without cheering fans in order to keep swine flu from spreading.

墨西哥足球协会下令，为防止猪流感传播，比赛必须在没有欢呼的球迷的观看下进行。

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Three weeks ago Capello exploited a power vacuum at the Football Association to remove a clause in his contract, which gave both sides a two-week window to sever their deal.

三个星期前，卡佩罗利用英足总的权利真空，删掉了他合同中的一个条款，结果就是给予了双方为期两个星期的窗口期来终止他们之间的合同。

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While the modern game of football started with the foundation of the football Association of England in 1863, its roots extend to opposite ends of the earth.

1863年英格兰足球协会的创立开创了现代足球运动的历史，但是足球的起源却在地球的另一端- - -古老的东方。

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The British Open Championship in golf began in 1860, Association football championships in 1871, cricket championships in 1873.

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Two studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association - on football in the UK and the US - have found a link between multiple concussions and neuropsychological problems.

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Adams says the professional football he encountered when he relocated to India from Britain in the early 1990s was "amateurish" and held back by the government-controlled Sports Authority of India and the AIFF, which administers association football in India and controls the top-tier I-League.

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