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by Ridge Mahoney
The stars came through with the goals but the real story of a 3-0 Women's World Cup quarterfinal defeat of England stems is that just about every U.S. player shone. Abby Wambach, Shannon Boxx and Kristine Lilly scored, yet defender Cat Whitehill earned two assists and her back-line counterparts, led ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS WEEKEND WRAP] Chivas USA stung Kansas City with a stoppage-time goal to move into the Western Conference lead; Chicago's tie with D.C. United keeps it a point ahead of ninth-place Columbus, which rallied for a win in Toronto; New York needed a rally at home to tie New England; ...
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by Soccer America
"For the most part, it was 'Really?' and then 'Why?' I walked them through my decision-making process ... They definitely bought into it."-- Andrew Hauptman on the reaction of friends and family to his purchase of the Chicago Fire from AEG for a reported $30 million. (Chicago Tribune)
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by Paul Kennedy
[VIDEO]Manchester United downed Chelsea, 2-0, in Avram Grant's first game as the Blues' new manager. With Ronaldinho sidelined, Argentine Leo Messi starred for Barcelona in its win against Sevilla. Unfancied Nancy remained the leader in France's Ligue 1, while former Mexican national team captain Tomas Boy took charge at struggling ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD/VIDEO] A week after getting his first Dutch Eredivisie goal, Michael Bradley pounced on a rebound to score his second in Heereveen's 3-2 loss to Utrecht. On-fire Bradley had scored twice on Thursday in a 5-2 UEFA Cup win over Swedish club Helsingborg. Clint Dempsey, who scored a goal ...
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by Paul Kennedy
The were no surprises in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Women's World Cup. The four winners were the three former champions -- the USA (1991 and 1999), Norway (1995) and Germany (2003) -- and the 2004 Olympic silver-medalist Brazil, the only unbeaten and untied team through four games at this ...
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by Soccer America
Germany, Norway and Brazil all joined the USA in the semifinals of the Women's World Cup with wins in the quarterfinals. For complete Women's World Cup results and goalscorers ...
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by Soccer America
The Seattle Sounders and Atlanta Silverbacks needed penalty kicks to win their USL First Division semifinal series and move into Saturday's championship game in Seattle (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, 10 pm ET). The Sounders, the 2007 regular-season champions, have won three USL-1 titles. Before this season, Atlanta had never ...
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