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by Soccer America
"That is not true. I have a contract with Colorado [of Major League Soccer] ... Unfortunately, it's just a good rumor." -- Fernando Clavijo, responding to reports in Spanish-language Los Angeles-based daily La Opinion that he has agreed to terms with U.S. Soccer to be assistant national team coach to ...
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Claudio Reyna's appearance in Manchester City's 3-1 win over Fulham marked the former U.S. captain's 100th English Premier League game. He joins goalkeepers Brad Friedel and Kasey Keller, and forward Brian McBride in the group of Americans who have hit the century mark in England's top tier. Reyna started his ...
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American defender Jay DeMerit, who scored in the playoff game that clinched promotion for Watford last May, scored his first English Premier League goal in Watford's 2-1 loss to Portsmouth. But DeMerit, who scored five goals at the second tier, was called for the foul that gave Portsmouth the penalty ...
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Californian Kamani Hill, 20, has signed a two-and-a-half year contract with German First Division club Wolfsburg with an option for an additional year. "He's very far along for his age," said Wolfsburg coach Klaus Augenthaler. "We will do everything we can to make him successful for us." Augenthaler, 1990 World ...
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Mexico defeated Trinidad & Tobago, 3-0, at Tropical Park in Miami Sunday to set up a date with the USA Wednesday night in the semifinals of the Women's Gold Cup. A berth in the 2007 Women's World Cup will be on the line when the USA faces Mexico at the ...
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Sao Paulo clinched its fourth Brazilian championship with two games to spare despite having to settle for a 1-1 tie at home against Atletico Paranaense on Sunday. Sao Paulo is eight points ahead of second-place Internacional with two games to play after Internacional lost, 1-0, at Parana. Rains delayed the ...
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Iceland forward Eidur Gudjohnsen came up big for Barcelona, scoring two goals to help the Spanish champion maintain its La Liga lead with a 4-1 win at Real Mallorca 4-1 on Sunday. Barca is without strikers Samuel Eto'o, Javier Saviola and Lionel Messi, who are all injured, so the pressure ...
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A complaint by France coach Raymond Domenech that the ball boys in Glasgow took they own sweet time getting the ball back in play while France lost 1-0 to Scotland Oct. 7 in European Championship qualifying was upheld by UEFA. "Before the game I knew that the Scottish fans and ...
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