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by Ridge Mahoney
By tried-and-true methods -- efficiency on set plays and the unerring daring of Dwayne DeRosario - Houston duly returned to the MLS Cup by beating Kansas City, 2-0, Saturday. But those elements are only part of a formula that for the past two seasons has proven tough to break down ...
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by Soccer America
"I'm happy to be here as an assistant coach and to be able to say that I can actually work with Ruud Gullit. Obviously it will be a little bit of a change for me, but it's something that I look forward to."-- Cobi Jones, whose first job after retiring ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[INTERNATIONAL HEADLINERS/VIDEO] Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo may lose out to Brazilian Kaka and Argentine Lionel Messi in balloting for the two year-end international player of the year awards, but he is certainly the class of European soccer, as evidenced by his two superb goals for Manchester United against Blackburn on Saturday. ...
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by Soccer America
[ROSTER] Josmer Altidore, who turned 18 last week, has a chance to make his first full national team appearance in the USA's Nov. 17 friendly in South Africa. He is among six MLS players called up by Coach Bob Bradley for the Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup game. Altidore scored nine ...
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by Paul Kennedy
Italian soccer was thrown into chaos when three key matches were either postponed or suspended in the aftermath of the shooting death of a Lazio fan on Sunday. Gabriele Sandri, a 26-year-old disc-jockey, was shot by a police officer after Lazio and Juventus fans clashed at a gas station on ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
No surprise here: On Friday, the MLS Board of Governors approved a Seattle franchise to start play in 2009 as the league's 15th franchise. MLS commissioner Don Garber will be in Seattle Tuesday for a formal announcement. The new team will play at Qwest Field, home of the NFL Seattle ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS IN BRITAIN] West Ham's American defender Jonathan Spector celebrated his first English Premier League goal but later found out his strike against Derby County in a 5-0 win was credited as an own goal by countryman Eddie Lewis. The 21-year-old Spector moved in England in 2004 when he joined ...
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by Soccer America
The Los Angeles Galaxy again failed to beat a USL team in regulation time for the second time within a week, but at last this time marquee attraction David Beckham made an impact, assisting on Edson Buddle's goal in a 1-1 tie with Minnesota Thunder in front of 20,123 fans ...
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by Paul Kennedy
The USL-1's Puerto Rico Islanders moved into the semifinals of the 2007 CFU Club Championship with a 7-1 win over SV Leo Victor of Suriname on Sunday in Macoya, Trinidad. Former Colorado Rapids player Fabrice Noel scored goals in the 18th and 22nd minute to put the Islanders ahead for ...
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