West Germany were 2-1 ahead when the clock ticked past the hour in their Italy 1990 opener against Yugoslavia, and Lothar Matthaus had already curled home a fine goal from the edg ...

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FIFA's on-field officials for the World Cup will insist on keeping matches moving by taking rule changes designed to limit ...

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