Mexico emerges as key in development chain

by Paul Kennedy

[AMERICANS ABROAD] No foreign country has proved a more fertile ground for developing American players than Mexico. A dozen Americans played in the Liga MX in 2012-13 -- the most ever in Mexico's top league -- and nine of them have spent their entire pro careers at Mexican clubs. Mexico ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"We apologized to Crystal Palace as soon as the vandalism in their dressing room was discovered, and again more formally a few days after the match." -- Brighton & Hove Albion chief executive Paul Barber on his club being sorry that Crystal Palace found excrement smeared over the visitors' locker ... Read the whole story

Goodson's Brondby avoids relegation

by Soccer America

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Clarence Goodson started for Brondby, which beat Horsens, 1-0, to stay up in the Danish Superliga. A loss would have leapfrogged Horsens over Brondby on the final day of the season. Conor O'Brien scored the winning goal for FC Nordsjaelland in its 1-0 over Esbjerg. Read the whole story

Four goals for Press; two for Horan

by Soccer America

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Christen Press scored four goals to lead Tyreso to a 10-2 win over last-place Sunnana and take over the scoring lead in the Damallsvenskan with seven goals in seven games. Teenager Lindsey Horan scored her 15th and 16th goals of the season as Paris St. Germain beat Juvisy, ... Read the whole story

Mexico recalls Peralta, de Nigris and Barrera

by Soccer America

[HEXAGONAL COUNTDOWN] Winless with three ties in its first three games in the final round of 2014 World Cup qualifying, Mexico recalled 2012 Olympic hero Oribe Peralta, Aldo de Nigris, who led Monterrey to its thi straight Concacaf Champions League title, and Pablo Barrera, who has helped Cruz Azul reach ... Read the whole story

USASA teams move into spotlight

by Paul Kennedy

[U.S. OPEN CUP] Two teams from the USASA -- Icon FC from New Jersey and the Dearborn Stars from Michigan -- are still alive in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, which moves into the second round of its centennial edition on Tuesday. Icon FC (whose roster includes one-time phenom ... Read the whole story

Teen keeper's disastrous debut includes an own goal for the ages

by Samuel Charles

[VIDEO PICK: Off the Post] An 18-year-old goalkeeper in Moldova tossed the ball straight into his own net last week in a one-goal loss, offering a late contender for worst own goal of the season just 10 minutes into his first game. Read the whole story

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