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The Guardian
Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas, considered by many to be among the greatest soccer players of all time, lost his battle with pneumonia Friday morning at the age of 79. Jonathan Wilson of The Guardian calls him "one of the two greatest European players of all time," alongside Dutch master Johan ...
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Associated Press
Klinsmann or no Klinsmann (or Argentine Pekerman, as Los Angeles daily La Opinion is now reporting to be the new U.S. coach), the U.S. Soccer has agreed to its first friendly of 2007, which will be played against Denmark in the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. It will be ...
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Associated Press
Real Salt Lake has become the first team in a major American sports league to display a sponsor's name on its jersey, according to the Associated Press. Utah-based juice company XanGo, which markets itself as a dietary supplement has reportedly signed a deal worth $4-$5 million to place its brand ...
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BBC Sport
When soccer players retire, the logical next step is usually a career in management or as a TV commentator, but Brad Friedel, former U.S. national team goalkeeper and long-time veteran of the English Premier League, has bigger ideas: he wants to take on a social problem plaguing the sport in ...
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The Guardian
The renovation of Wembley Stadium has to go down as one of the worst stadium construction disasters in the history of sport. In fact, the Guardian tells how the English Football Association almost fell apart as a result of the botched project. Wembley National Stadium Limited is the wholly owned ...
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