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Jun 19, 8:01 PM EDT
"We must be highly realistic and it is impossible for us to beat Spain, quite impossible. They are the European ...
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Jun 19, 7:41 PM EDT
The Confederations Cup continues on Wednesday. ... MLS Week 17 kicks off on Wednesday. ... The U.S. women host South ...
Neymar leads Brazil past Mexico
Jun 19, 7:06 PM EDT
[CONFEDERATIONS CUP] Brazil handed Mexico's second straight defeat at the Confederations Cup with 2-0 win on Wednesday in Fortaleza. Neymar ...
Stevenson hired to head new MLS business unit
Jun 19, 4:48 PM EDT
Veteran sports media and marketing executive Gary Stevenson has been named president and managing director of MLS Business Ventures, MLS's ...
U.S. Report Card: Altidore's goal rewards resilient defensive effort
Jun 19, 4:08 PM EDT
A patient and confident U.S. performance was rewarded when Jozy Altidore scored in his fourth consecutive game to earn a ...
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Reports: Capello to Join PSG
Jun 19, 3:06 PM EDT
After Sky Sports Italia on Tuesday reported that Paris Saint-Germain had agreed to pay the $4 million necessary to free ...
Several Clubs in Gomez Talks
Jun 19, 3:06 PM EDT
Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez, who was the back-up to Croatia international Mario Mandzukic for most of Bayern's treble-winning season, ...
Report: Brazil's Under-Prepared Tourism Industry
Jun 19, 3:05 PM EDT
We're less than a year ahead of next summer's World Cup in Brazil, and the AP says that for travelers ...
West Ham Completes Record Carroll Signing
Jun 19, 3:04 PM EDT
West Ham United on Wednesday signed Andy Carroll from Liverpool on a six-year deal for a club record $23.5 million. ...
Chelsea Lands Favorable EPL Schedule
Jun 19, 3:03 PM EDT
The English Premier League schedule was released on Tuesday, and by most accounts, David Moyes' Manchester United was handed the ...
Man City Linked with Several Big Moves
Jun 19, 3:03 PM EDT
Spanish wonderkid Isco won't make a decision on his future next week at the earliest, the Express reports, with Manchester ...
Selecao Offers Support for Brazil Protests
Jun 19, 3:02 PM EDT
The violent protests that started in Brasilia with the opening game of the FIFA Confederations Cup have turned into the ...
Jozy and Johnson move USA closer to Brazil
Jun 19, 2:55 PM EDT
[USA-HONDURAS] Jozy Altidore has paved a smooth path to Brazil for the USA. The red-hot striker scored with a low, ...
U-20s to provide glimpse of future U.S. stars?
Jun 19, 2:50 AM EDT
Since the U-20 World Cup was launched in 1977, the biennial tournament has introduced to the world some of soccer's ...
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Hoping for high-scoring at the Confederations Cup
The Confederations Cup has taken a good deal of abuse in its short lifetime, mostly because it has seemed to be an unnecessary tournament, a money-making event imposed on already overworked players.
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| WHAT THEY'RE SAYING |
"It's easy to enjoy your vacation and enjoy some cold beers and swimming pools on a high. We're in the driver's seat now. It's been a very good summer."
-- U.S. goalie Tim Howard, who like most of the other European-based players on the national team, will head off on vacation following the USA's 1-0 win over Honduras that gave it
nine points out of a possible nine from the three June World Cup qualifiers. (New York Times)
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