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by Paul Kennedy
[WINNERS & LOSERS] A day after defending champion AC Milan went out at home, nine-time champion Real Madrid was upset by Roma, 2-1, to fall in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League for the fourth straight year. Chelsea made it 3-for-3 for English clubs when it disposed ...
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by Soccer America
"I don't believe any decision will be made on the basis of one game. He may not have had full control of the game but I haven't heard any complaints about specific decisions." -- Japanese soccer federation official Hideto Teshima says there won't be repercussions after referee Masaaki Iemoto's performance ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
Nowhere, it seems, can MLS teams in preseason training escape the specter of bad fields. Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney explains.
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] It's preseason, yes, but what's going on with the Houston defense? Gamba Osaka lit up the Dynamo with a 6-1 thumping in the Pan Pacific Championship final a week and a half ago; on Wednesday, the first day of play in the Texas Pro Soccer Festival, Houston conceded three ...
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by Soccer America
[U.S. SOCCER] The U.S. men's national team, which is already scheduled to play Spain June 4, is close to finalizing friendlies against England at Wembley May 28 and Argentina June 8 at Giants Stadium.
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by Soccer America
[ALGARVE CUP] The U.S. women's national team handed China the worst defeat in their storied rivalry when it opened play at the Algarve Cup with a 4-0 victory Wednesday in Albufeira, Portugal.
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by Soccer America
[OFF THE POST] Controversy has surrounded plans to erect a 12-foot tall statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the British city of Leicester after a "No Gandhi" campaign was launched by residents who prefer a statue of former England forward Gary Lineker. Now a TV soccer commentator, Lineker began his career ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Former Kansas City Wizards reserve keeper Chris Konopka signed with Bohemians of the eircom League, Ireland's top flight that plays a spring-fall season. For all the winter overseas transfers involving Americans ...
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