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by Paul Kennedy
[MARQUEE MATCHUP] AC Milan begins the defense of its UEFA Champions League title at home on Tuesday against Portuguese club Benfica. American Freddy Adu isn't in the Benfica traveling party to San Siro, where Milan will look to regain its form after a lackluster start to the 2007-08 season (one ...
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by Soccer America
[MAKING A LIST] Real Madrid's Raul enters the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League as the record holder in games played and goals. For the all-time leaders ...
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by Soccer America
"This is not new. I've been thinking about it since I took over. In my opinion, our green is confusing with the field - as grass is green. It looks like there are fewer players on the field. ... With the color change, I think we'll have the impression of ...
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by Soccer America
The group stage of the UEFA Champions League kicks off with live and delayed coverage of Tuesday's matches on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and Setanta Sports USA. There is also live pay-per-view coverage as well as Internet viewing on ESPN360.com.
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by Ridge Mahoney
Kudos to MLS for adding a new award category this year, a prize of far more interest to fans than the internally driven Executive of the Year and the like. (Incidentally, for filling nearly every seat for the entire season at BMO Field, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment is the ...
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by Paul Kennedy
Birgit Prinz became the all-time scoring leader in the Women's World Cup when she scored her 13th goal in Germany's 2-0 victory over Japan Monday in Hangzhou. England claimed second place ahead of Japan on goal difference thanks to its 6-1 win over Argentina in Chengdu. Former Seton Hall and ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS IN ENGLAND] Benny Feilhaber made his English Premier League debut on Monday as an 80th minute sub for Derby County in a 1-0 win over Newcastle. Feilhaber, 22, joined Derby from Bundesliga club Hamburg SV in the offseason but was prevented from an earlier debut because of delays in ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS IN MEXICO] Santos Laguna tied, 1-1, at Monterrey to remain undefeated in the Mexican Apertura season after eight games, all of which have seen New Mexico product Edgar Castillo go the full 90. Texas product Sonny Guadarrama entered the game for Santos in the 88th minute for his second ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Midfielder Michael Bradley scored his first goal for his Dutch First Division squad since joining Heereveen in the middle of the 2005-06 season. The 20-year-old scored the final goal of a 5-2 win at Excelsior on Saturday and assisted on his team's second goal, the 2-2 equalizer.
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by Soccer America
[CORRECTION] American goalkeeper Tim Howard did not play in Everton's 1-0 loss to Manchester United last weekend, as reported in Monday's Daily. Howard dislocated a finger in 58th minute of the USA's 4-2 loss to Brazil Sept. 9. He managed to play the rest of the game but was deemed ...
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by Soccer America
The Associated Press reports that the Los Angeles Galaxy will travel to Australia and New Zealand for exhibition games against Sydney FC on Nov. 27 and the Wellington Phoenix in early December. David Beckham is expected to have recovered from his knee and ankle injuries by then.
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by Soccer America
U.S. Soccer's Development Academy is set to debut competition with the inaugural Fall Showcase Weekend Oct. 6-8 at the National Training Center in Carson, Calif. Forty teams from 20 elite clubs will participate in the three-day event, which includes teams at the U-16 and U-18 age groups.
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