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Armadillo Unveiled as Mascot of 2014 World Cup

The mascot of the 2014 World Cup is a yet to-be-named Brazilian endangered armadillo.

FIFA said Brazilians will have until mid-November to choose the mascot's name from three choices — Amijubi, Fuleco and Zuzeco. The mascot's announcement was made Sunday on a television show with the participation of former Brazil star Ronaldo.

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Juventus Comes from behind to Beat Genoa 3-1

Serie A champion Juventus came from behind to beat Genoa 3-1 Sunday and extend its perfect record ahead of its return to the Champions League.

Ciro Immobile gave Genoa the lead against the club which still owns half his contract, and the home side had several chances to double its advantage as Juventus seemed headed for its first league defeat since May, 2011.

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Valencia and Malaga Earn La Liga Wins

French international full-back Aly Cissokho was the hero as Valencia beat Celta 2-1 on Saturday to record their first win of La Liga season.

The summer signing from Lyon, playing only his second game for the club, headed home a Tino Costa free-kick on 50 minutes for Valencia's winner.

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Scholes Scores in Landmark Match as City Held

Manchester United veteran Paul Scholes marked his 700th appearance for the club with a goal in a 4-0 Premier League win over Wigan on Saturday as champions Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw by Stoke.

Elsewhere, Arsenal thrashed bottom of the table Southampton 6-1 to leave the newly promoted Saints still searching for their first points of the season.

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Arsenal Hit Pointless Saints for Six

Arsenal taught Southampton a harsh lesson about the realities of life in the Premier League by hammering them 6-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

Ivory Coast international Gervinho led the rout with two goals while Lukas Podolski's effort, a late Theo Walcott strike and two own goals continued an unbeaten start to the season for Arsene Wenger's side.

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Dortmund Up to Third, Bayern Stay Top

With German Chancellor Angela Merkel watching in the stands, defending champions Borussia Dortmund enjoyed a convincing 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday to go third in the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich stay top of the league after their 3-1 home win over Mainz, but Dortmund moved up the table from sixth after they saw off Leverkusen at Borussia's sold-out Signal Iduna Park.

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Pastore, Ibrahimovic Give PSG First Home Win

Paris Saint Germain warmed up for the opening of their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 win over Toulouse on Friday, the big-spending team's first home victory of the season.

Argentine star Javier Pastore and Swedish international stiker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with his fifth of the season, were on target for PSG who moved into third place in Ligue 1 with nine points.

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Schoolboy Breaks 200m Breaststroke World Record

Japan's precocious 18-year-old set a new world record in the men's 200-metre breaststroke on Saturday, then vowed to be the next Kosuke Kitajima.

The high-school student clocked two minutes 07.01 seconds, breaking the previous world mark of 2:07.28 set by Daniel Gyurta of Hungary on August 1 at the London Olympics.

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Madrid Reveals Record Revenues, Drop in Debt

Real Madrid said it posted record revenue of more than a half a billion euros (dollars) in the 2011-12 season, an increase of seven percent.

The world's richest club says it earned €514 million ($673 million) — up from a record €480 million — for a profit of €34 million in the season it won the Spanish league.

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Fifa Extends Juventus Coach Conte's Ban Worldwide

Juventus coach Antonio Conte had his 10-month suspension for match-fixing violations extended by FIFA on Friday to include all matches worldwide, barring him from working at a Champions League game against Chelsea next week.

Conte's ban "covers all types of matches, including domestic, international, friendly and official fixtures," FIFA said in a statement.

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