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The Canadian PressTurmoil at home swirls around Iran team ahead of World Cup
GENEVA (AP) â Political issues are swirling around the Iran menâs soccer team amid turmoil on the streets at home just weeks before the World Cup where it will play the United States, Wales and England. At home in Iran, two weeks of demonstrations and a violent crackdown by state authorities have followed the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, in the custody of the morality police. She had been detained for allegedly wearing a mandatory headscarf too loosely. Players made their silent pr
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HiguaĂn's late goal lifts Miami over Toronto FC 1-0
TORONTO (AP) â Gonzalo HiguaĂn scored in the 86th minute to give Miami a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC on Friday night. Miami (13-13-6), which entered holding onto the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, has won two straight and is tied with Orlando City for sixth place in the conference standings with 45 points. Miami concludes it regular season with home matches against Orlando City and Montreal. HiguaĂn tapped in his shot just inside the right post and into the back of the net for his
The Canadian PressHiguain scores late winner to spoil Toronto FC's final home game of season
TORONTO â Gonzalo HiguaĂn came through at just the right time as his 86th minute goal lifted Inter Miami CF to a 1-0 win to spoil Toronto FC's final home game of the season on Friday. HiguaĂnâs goal was the culmination of a very strong second half by Miami (13-13-6), which was in desperate need of a victory having entered the game holding onto the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference by way of a tiebreaker. Miami controlled the ball throughout the game, finishing with 59 per cent possess
