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Columbus Dispatch
There's an old soccer cliché that there's no worse time to concede a goal than just before half-time. RB New York coach Juan Carlos Osorio would beg to differ. Conceding a goal just after halftime is much worse, just as his side did 19 seconds after the interval to go ...
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Seattle Times
As the Seattle Sounders shape up to play their final regular season game in the United Soccer Leagues this weekend, its players have one eye on the move to Major League Soccer in 2009, reports Matt Massey. And they can't help but notice that so far only two of their ...
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Denver Post
The Colorado Rapids' home record has deteriorated since it moved to its soccer specific stadium in Commerce City from Invesco Field at Mile High two seasons ago. Whisper it quietly so you're not heard above the murmur of the home fans, but it might be down to a lack of ...
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Goal.com
Toronto FC's GM Mo Johnston recently went to South America and liked what he saw, and is planning to sign some fresh young talent from the continent to bolster the side's roster for next season. What, no more aging Brits? "I'm not looking at guys who are 33 or ...
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L’Equipe
Brazilian striker and three-time World Player of the Year Ronaldo, 31, will be ready to play again by the end of this year, he told the French sports daily. He is recovering from a ruptured knee ligament suffered in February. Ronaldo has been linked with English Premier League side ...
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BBC Business Online
EPL side Arsenal announced a rise in profits last season to $64.4 million, but also a 12 percent rise in its debt level to $580 million. The club also confirmed the appointment of Denver Nuggets and Colorado Rapids owner Stan Kroenke as a non-executive director.
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AllAfrica.com
The South African tourist industry has refuted claims by FIFA President Sepp Blatter that the country has insufficient tourist accommodation for the 2010 World Cup.
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ESPN Soccernet
Australia's chances of hosting the 2018 World Cup have been given a boost by the appointment of Football Federation Australia chairman Frank Lowy to the World Cup Organizing Committee. The committee will decide where the 2018 event is held. Not that anyone's suggesting Mr. Lowy will be anything but objective.
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When Saturday Comes
English second-tier club Queens Park Rangers, recently taken over by a consortium of wealthy businessmen, has shocked fans by increasing ticket prices to as high as $91 for games against teams like last year's Premier League failures Derby County.
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