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by Ridge Mahoney
Fourteen games into the tenure of Coach Bob Bradley the U.S. takes its first trip to Europe, and much like the Copa America proved to be a valuable if somewhat humbling venture, the importance of this match extends beyond the result. There are no finished products on the 19-man roster ...
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by Soccer America
"Mentally, Germany is stronger, because we have experience of success in the last 20 years. We are always successful, not always winning, but somewhere near or winning, and that is what England is lacking. The pressure in England is so big. The media always lifts up players as world-class who ...
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by Soccer America
Despite his injured ankle, the Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham aims to play in England's friendly against Germany on Wednesday (TV live: 3 pm ET Setanta pay-per-view; delay: 5 pm ET Fox Soccer Channel & Fox Sports en Espanol). "He trained this morning and looked very, very good," said England ...
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by Soccer America
Mexico, eight of whose 17 games in 2007 have taken place on U.S. soil, faces Colombia in a friendly in Commerce City, Colo., on Wednesday (TV: live, 10 pm ET, Telemundo). Of its three remaining games this year after the Colombia clash, Mexico will play two in the USA. That ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[TV PREVIEWS] Two months remain in the regular season and only Real Salt Lake is without a real chance to make the playoffs. A nine-game slate of league action this week gets underway with Big Wednesday: a pair of crucial Eastern Conference matchups. D.C. United-New York and Kansas City-Chicago.
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by Soccer America
[PREVIEW] The USA hopes to bounce back from its disappointing 4-3 loss to Tajikistan in its U-17 World Cup opener when it faces Tunisia on Thursday. The game airs live at 4 am ET on ESPN, ESPNU and Galavision, and online at ESPN360.com. ESPNU rebroadcasts the game at noon ET ...
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by Soccer America
In its first action since lifting this summer's Copa America, Brazil faces Algeria in a friendly in Montpellier, France on Wednesday. (TV live: 12:30 pm ET Fox Soccer Channel & Fox Sports en Espanol). Brazil stars Ronaldinho and Kaka, who chose to skip the Copa, are expected to be used ...
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by Soccer America
[U-17 WORLD CUP RESULTS] Costa Rica became the first Concacaf team to notch a win at the U-17 World Cup when it downed host South Korea, 2-0. It was the host's second straight loss. Also in Group A, Peru and Togo played to a scoreless tie. In Group B, Brazil ...
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