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Full title: 'You are once again united and keeping the peace': Police dog which broke hearts when it placed its paw on its partner's coffin dies four years after the officer was shot dead Figo the German shepherd was a K-9 officer with Bardstown police He was seen resting his paw on the casket of fallen officer Jason Ellis at the May 2013 funeral service in Bardstown, Kentucky Ellis, a drug enforcement officer, was killed by multiple shotgun blasts in what police say was a planned ambush on the 33-year-old father-of-two His killer has never been found A retired police...

The canine sidekick of a police officer shot to death in the line of duty gave a heart wrenching goodbye to his fallen partner Thursday, standing vigil at the funeral just before the casket was lowered into the ground. It was a deeply emotional funeral for Bardstown, Kentucky police officer Jason Ellis, 33, who was murdered on a highway exit ramp May 25 in what police believe was a planned setup to lure the officer from the safety of his car. His canine partner, Figo, stood beside his casket at Highview Cemetery in Chaplin, Kentucky and a touching photo shows...

SNIPPET: "The al-Hanein forum appears to have fallen on hard times:" SNIPPET: "Meanwhile, they have a video channel, complete with a chat feature, here: http://www.mogulus.com/hanein Be sure to send them my fondest regards. That goes double for AWOLGI and Figo - the demise of al-Hanein is probably on account of them."

Note: Posted here for archival purposes only. 27 October 2009 POOR FIGO... ...he's evidently feeling lonely.

Portugal takes on France at 3 p.m. ET (ESPN) in Munich. Discuss.

The Germans and Italians meet in Dortmund on Tuesday (2:55 p.m. ET, ESPN) to play for the right to go to the World Cup Final on Sunday. The loser will play in the third-place game Saturday against the losing team of the other semifinal to be held Wednesday.

The quarterfinal round concludes with a pair of enticing match-ups. The day's first match pits England against Portugal (10:30 a.m. ET, ABC) in Gelsenkirchen, while a rematch of the 1998 final between Brazil and France (3:00 p.m. ET, ESPN) will wrap the Round of 8.

English Soccer Captain David Beckham has signed a four year contract with Real Madrid.Manchester United confirmed on Tuesday that they had agreed to sell the 28 year old midfielder to the Spanish giants for a fee of 24.5 million pounds.'The deal is expected to be completed in July, conditional upon approval by the boards of Manchester United and Real Madrid and on the provision of satisfactory payment guarantees,' the Premiereship Champions said in a statement.David Beckham has agreed to personal terms with Real Madrid and expects to sign his new contract with the club on completion.

South Korean football player Lee Young Pyo has declared that the Portuguese star player, Luis Figo, elected FIFA World Player of the Year 2001/2002 proposed that both teams should play for a draw. (In the final qualifying match that sent the US into the second round VIA a South Korean win) Meanwhile in Lisbon Figo is rumoured to be giving up his international career after the hostile reception the Portugese team was given by the fans.Lee Young Pyo has stated that Luis Figo approached him at the start of the second half of the (South Korean-Portugal) game and suggested that...