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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former Yomiuri Giants player and manager Shigeo Nagashima (3) exchanges a few words with former Giants and New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui following their People's Honor Award ceremony at Tokyo Dome on May 5, 2013. Japanese baseball legend Nagashima died on June 3, 2025, aged 89.

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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Former Yomiuri Giants player and manager Shigeo Nagashima (R) receives a gold-painted bat during a People's Honor Award ceremony at Tokyo Dome on May 5, 2013. Standing next to him is former Giants and New York Yankees player Hideki Matsui. Nagashima, who was a key player on the Giants team that won nine consecutive Central League and Japan Series titles from 1965 to 1973 and later managed the club, died on June 3, 2025, aged 89.

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China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway to bring tangible benefits to participants: experts

STORY: China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway to bring tangible benefits to participants: experts SHOOTING DATE: June 11, 2024 DATELINE: June 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Academic at Istanbul-based Marmara University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies STORYLINE: An intergovernmental agreement on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project was signed last week. Experts say the project will bring tangible benefits to all participants in the region. The railway starts from Kashgar in China's Xinjiang, and enters the territory of Uzbekistan through Kyrgyzstan. In the future, it can extend to West Asia and South Asia. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Academic at Istanbul-based Marmara University "The agreement signed especially under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched in 2013 and this year becoming 1

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Miss Yangon (North) crowned Miss Universe Myanmar 2024

STORY: Miss Yangon (North) crowned Miss Universe Myanmar 2024 SHOOTING TIME: June 7, 2024 DATELINE: June 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. shot of the national flag 2. various of Miss Universe Myanmar 2024 3. various of Thet San Andersen receiving the award STORYLINE: Miss Yangon (North) Thet San Andersen was crowned the title of "Miss Universe Myanmar 2024" in the Miss Universe Myanmar 2024 finale held in Yangon on Friday night. A total of 52 beauty contestants representing big cities in Myanmar participated in the competition. Thet San Andersen, who represented North Yangon District of Yangon Region, won the crown to be a contestant in the upcoming 73rd Miss Universe pageant which will be held in Mexico. Miss Universe Myanmar Pageant 2024 is the 11th time of such kind, which has been held since 2013, and the previous titleholder was Amara Bo from Kengtung from eastern Myanmar's Shan State. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon, Myanma

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ChineseToday | A ranger guards forest for 37 years in NE China's Liaoning

(240602) -- ZHANGWU, June 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Li Dongkui cooks at home in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 3, 2013. Li Dongkui is a forest ranger at Zhanggutai Forest Farm in Zhangwu County. The forest farm is located on the southern edge of the Horqin Sandy Land and is part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program. In 1987, after retiring from the military, Li began working at the forest farm as a ranger. The most profound childhood memory Li has of his hometown is the fierce sandstorms. He knew that only by advancing sand control could this situation be fundamentally changed. However, the challenges Li faced were far beyond his imagination. In the beginning, the conditions on the forest farm were extremely harsh, far from populated areas, with no water or electricity, and the land was covered with sand dunes. The forest there had no roads and was rugged, so the forest farm equipped Li with a horse. To better patrol the forest, Li moved his home into the m

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ChineseToday | A ranger guards forest for 37 years in NE China's Liaoning

(240602) -- ZHANGWU, June 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Li Dongkui walks in the forest in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 3, 2013. Li Dongkui is a forest ranger at Zhanggutai Forest Farm in Zhangwu County. The forest farm is located on the southern edge of the Horqin Sandy Land and is part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program. In 1987, after retiring from the military, Li began working at the forest farm as a ranger. The most profound childhood memory Li has of his hometown is the fierce sandstorms. He knew that only by advancing sand control could this situation be fundamentally changed. However, the challenges Li faced were far beyond his imagination. In the beginning, the conditions on the forest farm were extremely harsh, far from populated areas, with no water or electricity, and the land was covered with sand dunes. The forest there had no roads and was rugged, so the forest farm equipped Li with a horse. To better patrol the forest, Li moved his home into

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ChineseToday | A ranger guards forest for 37 years in NE China's Liaoning

(240602) -- ZHANGWU, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Dongkui cooks at home in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 3, 2013. Li Dongkui is a forest ranger at Zhanggutai Forest Farm in Zhangwu County. The forest farm is located on the southern edge of the Horqin Sandy Land and is part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program. In 1987, after retiring from the military, Li began working at the forest farm as a ranger. The most profound childhood memory Li has of his hometown is the fierce sandstorms. He knew that only by advancing sand control could this situation be fundamentally changed. However, the challenges Li faced were far beyond his imagination. In the beginning, the conditions on the forest farm were extremely harsh, far from populated areas, with no water or electricity, and the land was covered with sand dunes. The forest there had no roads and was rugged, so the forest farm equipped Li with a horse. To better patrol the forest, Li moved his home into the mountains. Dur

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ChineseToday | A ranger guards forest for 37 years in NE China's Liaoning

(240602) -- ZHANGWU, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Dongkui walks in the forest in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 3, 2013. Li Dongkui is a forest ranger at Zhanggutai Forest Farm in Zhangwu County. The forest farm is located on the southern edge of the Horqin Sandy Land and is part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program. In 1987, after retiring from the military, Li began working at the forest farm as a ranger. The most profound childhood memory Li has of his hometown is the fierce sandstorms. He knew that only by advancing sand control could this situation be fundamentally changed. However, the challenges Li faced were far beyond his imagination. In the beginning, the conditions on the forest farm were extremely harsh, far from populated areas, with no water or electricity, and the land was covered with sand dunes. The forest there had no roads and was rugged, so the forest farm equipped Li with a horse. To better patrol the forest, Li moved his home into the mountain

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Int'l youth dialogue on civilization diversity held in China's Yunnan

STORY: Int'l youth dialogue on civilization diversity held in China's Yunnan DATELINE: June 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:06 LOCATION: HONGHE, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of International youth dialogue on inheritance and innovation of civilization diversity 2. various of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MARCELO MAM LIU, Peruvian student 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): KSENIA, Russian student STORYLINE: The International Youth Dialogue on Inheritance and Innovation of Civilization Diversity was held in Honghe Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Saturday. More than 100 young people from China and abroad attended the event. Yunnan, with its diverse ethnic culture, has many intangible cultural heritages, including the cultural landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, which was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in June 2013. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MARCELO MAM LIU, Peruvian student "I think the diversity of civilizations is the wealth of mankind. As a you

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Sci-tech innovation turns desert sands into arable land

STORY: Sci-tech innovation turns desert sands into arable land DATELINE: June 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the pilot fields in the Ulan Buh Desert in Inner Mongolia 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI YA, Desert soilization team, Chongqing Jiaotong University 3. various of the pilot fields in the Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG ZHIXIANG, Desert soilization team, Chongqing Jiaotong University STORYLINE: Using an innovative technique called "desert soilization," a group of Chinese scientists have turned barren desert sands into productive, farmable land at an affordable cost in northwest China. In 2013, Professor Yi Zhijian and his team from Chongqing Jiaotong University patented the technique after years of research, giving sands the same properties as soil -- with the same capacity to sustain water, air and fertilizer. The first test plot was established in the Ulan Buh Desert in

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows middle school student Lan Xiuxue studying at home on Jan. 16, 2023 (above) and 5-year-old Lan Xiuxue herding sheep on July 14, 2013 (below) in Nongyong Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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One-legged cyclist challenges China's longest national highway

STORY: One-legged cyclist challenges China's longest national highway DATELINE: April 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sun Youzhi cycling 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN YOUZHI, Cyclist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FEI YUAN, Cyclist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SUN YOUZHI, Cyclist 5. various of Sun Youzhi cycling STORYLINE: With only one leg, an amateur rider from central China's Henan Province is on his bicycle challenge along the country's longest and highest national highway. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN YOUZHI, Cyclist "I'm 34 years old. I lost my left leg in an accident in 2009. I took up cycling in 2013, and became interested in this sport. Since then, I have traveled by bike every year, sometimes for a long journey." Sun started to ride along the G219 highway on Feb. 20, and is expected to complete the over 10,000-km journey in mid-June. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FEI YUAN, Cyclist "I have ridden for a few days with Sun. He is very pushful with a really

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Ex-S.Korean President Lee Myung-bak granted special presidential pardon

STORY: Ex-S.Korean President Lee Myung-bak granted special presidential pardon DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press briefing by the Ministry of Justice (courtesy of Yonhap) 2. various of former President Lee Myung-bak (courtesy of Yonhap) 3. various of Lee Myung-bak attending a court trial (courtesy of Yonhap) STORYLINE: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday granted his special pardons to former President Lee Myung-bak as well as some other politicians and former government officials, according to the Ministry of Justice. Lee, who had served a single, five-year presidency until February 2013, was sentenced in October 2020 to 17 years in prison for bribery and embezzlement, but his sentence has been put on hold since June for his health problems. With the special pardon to be effective on Wednesday, Lee will be exempted from the remaining 15 years in prison. It marked the second presidential pardon that Yoon has granted si

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Sakai joins Stuttgart

STUTTGART, Germany - Japan Under-22 defender Gotoku Sakai (L) holds his new shirt during a press conference in Stuttgart, Germany, on Jan. 3, 2012, after joining German first-division team Stuttgart on loan from Albirex Niigata through June 2013.

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Mt. Fuji climbers

TOKYO, Japan - Climbers aim for the summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain (3,776 meters) and a UNESCO world heritage site, around its 8th station on the Yoshida Trail in Yamanashi Prefecture in June 2013. The Japanese Society of Travel Medicine reported June 19, 2014, about 50 percent of children developed symptoms of altitude sickness climbing Mt. Fuji. The survey was conducted on 245 children (5-12 year old) climbing down at the 5th station in August 2012 and 2013.

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No. 3 reactor at Genkai plant in Saga Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - The No. 3 unit (R) of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai power plant in Genkai Town, Saga Prefecture, is photographed in June 2013.

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Hakodate city suit over MOX reactor

TOKYO, Japan - A June 2013 photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Oma nuclear power plant (bottom) under construction in Aomori Prefecture. At top is the city of Hakodate, Hokkaido, across the Tsugaru Strait. The city of Hakodate filed a lawsuit on April 3, 2014, against the Japanese state government and Electric Power Development Co. seeking suspension of the construction of a plutonium-uranium mixed oxide fuel reactor at the Oma plant due to safety concerns.

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Cubs' Fujikawa practices in bullpen

MESA, United States - The Chicago Cubs' Japanese pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa practices on March 3, 2014, during the MLB club's spring training in Mesa, Arizona, as pitching coach Chris Bosio looks on. It was Fujikawa's third pitching practice in the bullpen since having Tommy John surgery in June 2013.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Neymar is surrounded by reporters after Brazil defeated Spain in the Confederations Cup final 3-0 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar saves a penalty taken by Spain's Sergio Ramos (15) during the second half of the Confederations Cup final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil players are congratulated by fans after the award ceremony following the team's victory in the Confederations Cup final against Spain 3-0 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's Neymar kisses the trophy after the team won the Confederations Cup final against Spain 3-0 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Spain players pose for a team shot before the Confederations Cup final against Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil players pose for a team shot before the Confederations Cup final against Spain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - (From L) Brazil's Neymar, Dani Alves and Thiago Silva celebrate with the trophy after the team won the Confederations Cup final against Spain 3-0 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazils' Fred (C) holds up the trophy after the team won the Confederations Cup final against Spain 3-0 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar (L) with his teammate David Luiz acknowledges cheers from spectators after the team won the Confederations Cup final against Spain 3-0 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's Neymar (L) and Spain's Xavi greet each other after Brazil defeated Spain in the Confederations Cup final 3-0 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Spain's Iniesta (R) and Pedro show their disappointment after the team lost to Brazil 3-0 in the Confederations Cup final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil players pose for photos after the team won the Confederations Cup final against Spain 3-0 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Spain players are pictured after the team lost to Brazil 3-0 in the Confederations Cup final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil players celebrate after the team won the Confederations Cup final against Spain 3-0 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's Neymar celebrates with supporters after the team won the Confederations Cup final against Spain 3-0 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil players celebrate after the team won the Confederations Cup final against Spain 3-0 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil players celebrate after the team won the Confederations Cup final against Spain 3-0 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Spain's Gerard Pique (3) is shown the red card to be sent off for fouling Brazil's Neymar (L below) during the second half of the Confederations Cup final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's Fred (R) celebrates with his teammate Neymar after scoring the team's third goal during the second half of the Confederations Cup final against Spain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Spain's Sergio Ramos (L) reacts after missing a penalty kick during the second half of the Confederations Cup final against Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's Neymar (R) and Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari (L) celebrate after Neymar scored the team's second goal just before halftime in the Confederations Cup final against Spain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's Fred (R) scores the team's third goal during the second half of the Confederations Cup final against Spain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's Neymar (10) touches hands with his teammate Fred (far L) after scoring the team's second goal just before halftime in the Confederations Cup final against Spain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's Neymar (10) scores the team's second goal just before halftime in the Confederations Cup final against Spain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's Neymar (far L) celebrates after scoring the team's second goal just before halftime in the Confederations Cup final against Spain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil supporters watch the Confederations Cup final against Spain at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's Neymar celebrates after scoring the team's second goal just before halftime in the Confederations Cup final against Spain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's Luiz Gustavo (17) and Spain's Iniesta (front L) compete for the ball during the first half of the Confederations Cup final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Spain's Fernando Torres falls after being challenged near the goal area during the first half of the Confederations Cup final against Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's Neymar (10) scores the team's second goal just before halftime in the Confederations Cup final against Spain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's Fred shoots during the first half of the Confederations Cup final against Spain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Confederations Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil supporters watch the Confederations Cup final against Spain at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 30, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.