The following articles on amputee soccer and amputee athletes have been gathered from both U.S. and international sources.








Brazil - Twice Amputee Soccer World Champions Brazil Wins Second Championship


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History - Thumbnail

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2009

AmpSoccer.org 19 Jan 2009 England Renegs on World Cup
Williams & Yazicioglu Quit
 

World Cup, November 2007 - Antalya, Turkey

Turkish Daily News 20 Nov. 2007 Turkish amputee football team loses in semifinal
BBC 16 Nov. 2007 Amputees in Turkey for World Cup
Turkish Daily News 15 Nov. 2007 Amputee players winning on and off the pitch
UNIOSIL 9 Nov. 2007 UN fetes Turkey-bound single leg amputee football team
FIFA 23 Oct. 2007 Liberian Amputee Football - Photos

February 2007
First All-Africa Amputee Football Tournament
Freetown, Sierra Leone

FIFA 22 Feb. 2007 Amputee footballers wow Freetown
bloggernews.net 9 Feb. 2007 All-African Amputee Football Championship kicks off in Freetown
BBC 9 Feb. 2007 African amputees' cup kicks off
The FA 21 Aug. 2007 England Beats Ukraine, Wins Bronze
FIFA 26 Jan. 2004 Sierra Leone's amputees play for peace
 

2003

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November 2003 Soccer Star Runs
NYC Marathon
On Crutches
Ampsoccer.org October 2003 IAFF Falls - WAFF Becomes
New World Governing Body
Ampsoccer.org August 2003 Philly Wins First US 4 X 4
Ampsoccer.org June 2003 ISOD Endorses US 4 x 4 Tourney
Ampsoccer.org May 2003 US Adopts 4 x 4 Format
 

2002 World Cup - Sochi, Russia

abda.org.br October 2002 Russia Ends Brazil's World Championship Streak

2001 World Cup - Rio de Janiero

Ampsoccer.org Nov. 2001 Brazil Wins Third Straight World Championship
Ampsoccer.org June 2001 '01 World Cup Set For Rio

2000 World Cup - Seattle, Washington, USA

Seattle Times Nov. 12, 2000 Amputee athletes gather here for World Cup
Seattle Times
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Nov. 14, 2000 Amputee soccer: a pungent mix of
pride and passion

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle Times Nov. 14, 2000 Amputee with cancer takes
new position on soccer team
Seattle Times Nov. 19, 2000 Amputee soccer: Brazil beats Russia 2-1
Seattle Times
New York Able Nov. 19, 2000 US Team Winless, Socreless in World Cup Play
New York Able

1999 - America's Remarkable Rookie

Over the Mountain Journal
Suburban Birmingham, Ala.
Sept. 23, 1999 Teen's Courageous Comeback Inspires Peers
Birmingham News Sept. 15, 1999 Back in the game he loves
activeamp.org October 1999 Activeamp.org Amputee of the Month

1st European Championships - Kiev Ukraine
August, 1999

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Kiev News July 28, 1999 Kiev July 28

1999

Ampsoccer.org June 20, 1999 Amp Team Makes History in 3-Vs-3 Challenge
Ampsoccer.org June 18, 1999 Amp Team to Challenge Two-Leggeds
in Philadelephia Shootout
Wilmington News-Journal, DE Jan. 10, 1999 Players prove you don’t need 2 legs
to get a kick out of life

1998

Ampsoccer.org Dec. 8, 1998 7 Nation Congress Forms
International Amputee Football Federation

International Press Release
Ampsoccer.org June 15, 1998 Philadelphia Region Amputee Soccer Clinic Set for June 27, 1998
Philadelphia, PA. Regional Press Release
Bucks County Courier-Times (PA) Nov. 15, 1997 Adapted sports no handicap for amputees
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