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by Ridge Mahoney
[TV PREVIEWS] Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney breaks down the action in MLS, which begins Friday when Kansas City hosts D.C. United. It's gut-check time for the Wizards and the Fire, who can solidify if not confirm postseason reservations by winning at home, and must-win time for skidding homies Columbus and ...
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by Soccer America
"I have decided that it is necessary to take firm action to reflect the fact that Ricardo Clark's violent kick to Carlos Ruiz in last weekend's game against FC Dallas, while out of character, is unacceptable behavior from an MLS player. In taking this action, Major League Soccer is sending ...
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by Soccer America
Midfielder Ricardo Clark, one of the defending MLS champion Houston Dynamo's key players and a player with a bright future on the U.S. national team, was banned for nine games -- an MLS record -- and fined $10,000 after a violent kick on Guatemalan Carlos Ruiz during last Sunday's FC ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
If New York coach Bruce Arena told his team it had to break its recent trend of tying three straight games, 2-2, the message came through garbled. Poised again to clinch a playoff spot by winning, again the Red Bulls faltered. They scored an own goal and had a player ...
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by Paul Kennedy
Arsenal's fast start has led to comparisons between Arsene Wenger's young Gunners and his "Invincibles" of four seasons ago. Manchester City's Brazilian, Elano, is one of the best summer signings in the English Premier League. After Marseille's victory at Liverpool on Wednesday, Belgian coach Eric Gerets must get down to ...
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by Soccer America
Of the seven Americans to play Thursday in UEFA Cup action, only three survived to reach the group stage. Ramiro Corrales and Danny Califf had reason to celebrate, as did Tim Howard after a dangerous trip to Ukraine. But Oguchi Onyewu saw red at Standard Liege, and Brad Friedel's Blackburn ...
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by Soccer America
Dutch club Ajax's European slide continued. Just five weeks after it lost in UEFA Champions League qualifying, the Amsterdam club was ousted from the UEFA Cup, falling to Dinamo Zagreb of Croatia on away goals in their first-round series.
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