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Pasadena Star News
The Los Angeles Galaxy and other MLS teams have until March 3 to be salary cap-compliant, but thanks in large part to the designated player salaries (which count $400,000 against the cap) of David Beckham, Landon Donovan and Carlos Ruiz, the Galaxy is long way away. Galaxy GM Alexi Lalas ...
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Soccer By Ives
Sources tell Soccer By Ives that the New York Red Bulls included 2007 Rookie of the Year runner-up Dane Richards in a proposed trade for Chicago Fire defender Wilman Conde, a move that the Fire subsequently turned down. The package included Richards, a first round draft pick, cash and either ...
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Guardian
The Guardian translates the headlines in Italy following Inter Milan's 2-0 Champions League defeat against Liverpool at Anfield. Notwithstanding the harsh sending off of Marco Materazzi after 30 minutes, the assessments of Inter's play were rather damning. "Bitter but fair," said Alberto Cerruti of the Gazzetta dello Sport. "Clinging to ...
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BBC News
FIFA President Sepp Blatter's foreigner restriction rule proposal, which would reduce the maximum number of foreigners in a club's starting lineup to five, was dealt a near death blow on Monday when the European Commission ruled that the change goes against European Union law. "The Commission is not considering any ...
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Associated Press
Police in London revealed that Chelsea coach Avram Grant received anti-Semitic death threats in a package containing a mysterious powder at the club's training ground in Surrey. A member of the club's staff opened the package to find the powder and a note containing ethnic slurs and threats on both ...
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