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AP
The World Cup on English-language television has come a long way over the last quarter century. As recently as the 1986 World Cup, less than half the games were available on English-language television. When the 2010 World Cup kicks off on June 11, ESPN2 will go all-soccer for 24 hours ...
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AP
Unable to practice in Port-au-Prince since the Jan. 12 earthquake that killed as many as 250,000 people, the Haitian national team is in Texas training for its May 5 friendly at Argentina. "I eat well here. I sleep well," forward Charles Herold Jr. said. “But I cannot help but think ...
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Columbus Dispatch
Frenchman Leandre Griffit is in his fifth week of practice with Columbus and has reached a contract agreement with the Crew and MLS. Griffit, 25, who played seven games during 2 1/2 seasons with Southampton of the English Premier League in 2003-05, is an attacking midfielder.
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Minnpost.com
American Patrick McGrann is organizing a World Cup of all his own, a 16-team tournament that he hopes will bring some normalcy to Gaza, the besieged strip of land, where 1.6 million Palestinians live.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Union defender Danny Califf, one of the team's most experienced players, was red-carded after elbowing Toronto's Julian de Guzman in the neck.
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