Schmid upset with Open Cup draw

Seattle Times

Sigi Schmid, coach of the Seattle Sounders, who are aiming for a fourth straight U.S. Open Cup title, told Joshua Mayers, "I think U.S. Soccer is trying to make it difficult for us to win an Open Cup." Read the whole story

Chelsea shells out for Hazard

AFP

European champion Chelsea isn't resting on its laurels. It completed the signing of 21-year-old Belgium Eden Hazard from French club Lille for $49 million on Monday. Hazard is the second winger the Blues have signed after young German Marko Marin. Read the whole story

Indifference returns to South African soccer

Reuters

World Cup action returned to South Africa as the Bafana Bafana opened their 2014 qualifying campaign with a 1-1 tie with Ethiopia in Rustenburg. But the enthusiasm that swept South Africa two years ago at the World Cup is long gone. Only 5,000 fans bothered to watch the South Africa-Ethiopia ... Read the whole story

Euro injury blow for Italian defense

AFP

Italian central defender Andrea Barzagli is a major doubt for the European Championship that begins this week. Read the whole story

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