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"I think I felt a combination of shock and disappointment. We feel we as players let [Bob Gansler] down." -- Kansas City goalkeeper Bo Oshoniyi after Coach Bob Gansler tendered his resignation at general manager Curt Johnson's request. (The Kansas City Star)
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FIFA has suspended Italian defender Marco Materazzi for two games and fined him $4,000 for provoking French captain Zinedine Zidane to head-butt him during the World Cup final. Both players agreed that Materazzi's insults were defamatory but not of a racist nature, according to FIFA's statement, which did not expand ...
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Veteran Chris Henderson beat Columbus keeper Noah Palmer from a tight angle and Jerrod Laventure lobbed him from 28 yards as the New York Red Bulls notched a 2-0 win in Columbus in their first game since Bruce Arena was named head coach. Interim head coach Richie Williams was still ...
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The U.S. under-21 women's national team had to settle for a 1-1 tie with Iceland in the second group match for both teams at the 2006 Nordic Cup in Norway. UCLA's Danesha Adams tallied on a penalty kick for the lone U.S. score. Iceland's Margaret Vidarsdottir had scored off a ...
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Klaus Augenthaler, coach of German club Wolfsburg, says his players earn too much money to be affected by fines. That's why players guilty of tardiness and dress-code violations are being punished by having to tell jokes or sing in front of the entire squad. Augenthaler says his German players are ...
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For all the week's MLS and Libertadores Cup action: http://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137410
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