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by Ridge Mahoney
More than a week prior to his arrival in Los Angeles, a source with ties to SUM said David Beckham won't play against Chelsea Saturday and instead will debut for the Galaxy in the SuperLiga. Galaxy coach Frank Yallop says Beckham's status is "day-to-day," league and team officials have been ...
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by Soccer America
"It is a bit warm. There is no sun in Europe whatsoever. Trust me, I've been everywhere in Europe this summer and there is no sun whatsoever and then you suddenly come out here, wake up this morning and it's 100 degrees. It's unfortunate it will be a slower game, ...
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by Soccer America
[TV PREVIEW] The MLS All-Stars, who in last year's All-Star Game downed defending English Premier League Champion Chelsea, take on Scottish champion Glasgow Celtic Thursday night in Commerce City, Colo., (9 pm ET, live, ESPN2 & Galavision). Two other MLS All-Star Games have been against visiting clubs. The All-Stars defeated ...
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by Soccer America
The USA blew a 2-0 halftime lead and lost to Bolivia, 4-2, in its second game in the men's soccer competition at the Pan-American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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by Soccer America
North Carolina's Nikki Washington and Casey Nogueira and Jessica McDonald of Phoenix College scored to give the USA a 3-0 win over Argentina to all but assure itself of a berth in the semifinals of the women's soccer competition at the Pan-American Games. The USA was dealt a blow, however, ...
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by Soccer America
Czech Republic advanced to the final of the Under-20 World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Austria on Wednesday in Edmonton. The Czechs will meet Argentina or Chile in Sunday's final in Toronto. The South American teams face off Thursday at BMO Field in the other semifinal.
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by Soccer America
Uzbekistan shocked Group C favorite China, 3-0, on Wednesday and knocked it out of the Asian Cup. Uzbekistan travels to Jakarta, Indonesia, to face Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Iran will stay in Kuala Lumpur and will face South Korea. Vietnam, the only one of the four co-hosts to advance, plays ...
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by Soccer America
A dispute between Ugandan brothers over the Copa America final resulted in fatal stabbing, according the New Vision newspaper. Brothers Sam Naluswa and Moses Kyegombe were watching the Brazil-Argentina game and after Brazil scored its second goal, Kyegombe, an Argentina supporter, turned off the television. Naluswa, a Brazil fan, lashed ...
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by Soccer America
MLS has created the Latin American Advisory Board (LAAB), which will look to disseminate targeted information as well as acting as a sounding board for the Latin American community. Upon receiving feedback, the board will advise MLS and its teams on the best practices in order to engage the Latin ...
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by Soccer America
Chivas USA became the fifth MLS team to fall in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup when it lost, 3-1, to the USA-1's Seattle Sounders, for whom Sebastien Le Toux scored twice. The Sounders face MLS's Colorado Rapids in the quarterfinals Aug. 7 in Seattle.
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by Soccer America
MLS has announced the creation of the Coaching Diversity Initiative, which requires the league's teams to interview candidates of diverse backgrounds for any open technical staff position. Technical staff positions include head coach, assistant coaches, youth coaches and technical director. Currently, among the 13 teams in MLS, there are two ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
Less than four months after holding a press conference at the Oakland Coliseum stating the Earthquakes could return as early as 2008, Oakland A's co-owner Lewis Wolff and San Jose Earthquakes, LLC are gearing up for an April kickoff. The MLS Board of Governors voted Tuesday to approve a San ...
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by Soccer America
Santa Clara's Kiki Bosio came off the bench to score the only goal in the 77th minute and give the U.S. under-21 women's national team a 1-0 victory over Norway in its opening game at the 2007 Nordic Cup in Narpio, Finland.
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