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This robot dog can play soccer on grass, mud and sand

Here’s a fun challenge: teaching a quadrupedal robot to successfully dribble a soccer ball. It is, in essence, a core component of RoboCup, the big international competition founded all the way back ...
Wall Street Journal

Brazilians Will Play Soccer Anywhere, Even Ankle-Deep in Mud

MACAPÁ, Brazil—Give a Brazilian a ball and the likelihood is it will be kicked. In soccer-mad Brazil, players will find just about anywhere for a quick game, from dusty clearings in violence-torn ...
Reuters

In waist-deep mud, soccer played in slow motion at swamp World Cup

HELSINKI (Reuters) - As soccer enthusiasts around the globe gear up for the World Cup's grand finale in Russia, the champions of a far muddier version of the game were crowned at a swamp in northern ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Mud doesn't slow Maroons down in big soccer win over Quincy

Moline exploded with six second half goals to knock off its Western Big 6 boy's soccer rival, Quincy, 7-0 at Browning Field on Saturday. With the rain all morning, and a light drizzle that continued ...