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by Paul Kennedy
For the second time in six days, FC Dallas won, 2-1, on the road sin Carlos Ruiz in the starting lineup. On Saturday, FCD beat Kansas City. On Thursday, Coach Steve Morrow fielded the same starting lineup the beat the Wizards and FCD prevailed over Chicago in the Brimstone Cup ...
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by Soccer America
"Your dad is a cucumber!" -- What Crystal Palace fans chanted at Colchester United goalkeeper Dean Gerken, who was treated with "You should have stayed in a burger!" after giving up two goals. (BBC)
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by Paul Kennedy
[TV PREVIEW] The English FA Cup returns to Wembley -- the new Wembley Stadium built at a cost of $1.49 billion -- on Saturday when Manchester United and Chelsea meet in a grudge match. The game comes almost two weeks after United ended Chelsea's two year-reign as English league champion, ...
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by Mike Woitalla
[VIDEO] While preparing to take a goal kick, goalkeeper Maximiliano Kadijevic of Argentine second division club Defensores Belgrano signaled to the referee that nature was calling. The accommodating ref called for a stoppage and put the game on hold for several minutes, allowing Kadijevic to leave the field for the ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[TV PREVIEW] This is by far the most contentious weekend of league play to date. Six games in two days through which answers regarding many MLS teams will be provided. Among the clashes: D.C. United looking for only its second win of the season when it faces rising Toronto; a ...
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by Soccer America
[TV PREVIEWS] VfB Stuttgart looks set to clinch its fifth German league title when it takes a two-point lead over Schalke 04 and a seven-game winning streak into its final game against Energie Cottbus on Saturday (TV: GolTV, live, 9:30 am ET). in Spain, Real Madrid will look to continue ...
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by Soccer America
[TV SCHEDULE] Twenty-four hours after being held by Santos of Brazil to a 0-0 tie in the Libertadores, Club America returned to Azteca Stadium, where it beat Chivas, 1-0, in the first leg of their semifinal series in Mexico's Torneo Clausura. Regular-season leader Pachuca looked set to return to the ...
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by Soccer America
[HACKWORTH PODCAST] The USA faces first-time finalists Belgium and Tajikstan and Tunisia in Group E at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea, which will take place Aug. 18-Sept. 9 in seven venues. The U.S. U-17s, one of the seeded teams in Thursday's draw in Seoul, open against ...
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by Soccer America
[COPA LIBERTADORES RESULTS] Martin Palermo scored in the 90th minute to salvage a 1-1 tie for Argentine powerhouse Boca Juniors against Paraguayan champion Libertad in the first leg of their Libertadores Cup quarterfinal series on Thursday in Buenos Aires. Boca star Roman Riquelme and keeper Mauricio Caranta were the goats ...
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by Soccer America
[GOLD CUP ROSTER] Colombian Hernan Gomez, coach of Guatemala's national team, named his 23-player squad for the Gold Cup, where the Chapines will face the USA, as well as El Salvador and Trinidad & Tobago, in Group B. MLS star Carlos Ruiz and Pablo Melgar of Chilean club Antofagasta are ...
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by Soccer America
Brazil stars Ronaldinho and Kaka have been called up for friendlies against England and Turkey in June even though they requested to skip the Copa America. Coach Dunga said he wanted Ronaldinho and Kaka at the Copa America in Venezuela this summer but respected their decision to ask for a ...
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