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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Chivas USA and D.C. United met twice, fielding different squads, in Texas, but the two losses won't be Chivas USA coach Preki's main concern.
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by Soccer America
[REF WATCH] In the wake of the horrific foul by Birmingham defender Martin Taylor that shattered the leg of Arsenal's Eduardo, which earned Taylor a three-game suspension, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said that players guilty of deliberately dangerous tackles should be banned from the game.
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by Soccer America
"There are gay footballers but they don't declare it because they think it will not be accepted in these macho organizations. Look at women's football: homosexuality is more popular there." -- FIFA President Sepp Blatter. (Telegraph)
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by Soccer America
Despite a series of strong saves by American goalkeeper Tim Howard, Everton fell at Italian club Fiorentina, 2-0, on a pair of late goals in the first leg of their round-of-16 series on Thursday. Freddy Adu, who is with the U.S. U-23s for the upcoming Olympic qualifying competition, was unavailable ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Players on loan are usually forbidden to play against the clubs that have loaned them out, but for the annual USA-Brazil Challenge between FC Dallas and Clube Atletico Paranaense an exception was made.
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by Soccer America
The English FA Cup moves into the quarterfinals with two matches on Saturday and two more on Sunday. In the only game involving Premier League teams, Manchester United hosts Portsmouth on Saturday. Spanish title contenders Barcelona and Villarreal meet on Sunday. French soccer fans can watch Sunday's top-of-the-table clash between ...
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by Soccer America
[OFF THE POST] Flamengo midfielder Toro was ejected in the Brazilian club's 3-0 loss to Uruguay's Nacional in Libertadores Cup play for pushing a ball boy down as he chased the out-of-bounds ball in the 43rd minute. The 13-year-old was cheered by the home crowd for the rest of the ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Adam Moffat scored the lone goal as Columbus beat the Blackburn reserve team, 1-0, at the Blackburn training grounds on Thursday while Crew coach Sigi Schmid continues the search for reinforcements.
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by Soccer America
[SERBIA] With millions of dollars exchanging hands on the international transfer market, there's all kind of opportunities for fraud and embezzlement, as recent cases in Serbia demonstrate.
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by Soccer America
[OLYMPIC QUALIFYING] New Mexico product Edgar Castillo went the full 90 minutes for Mexico's U-23 national team in its final two warm-up games for CONCACAF Olympic qualifying, which starts next week. On Thursday, Mexico tied Finland, 0-0, in front of 11,780 fans in Frisco, Texas. On Sunday, Castillo hit the ...
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by Soccer America
[OFF THE POST] Lack of lodging for its World Cup qualifying game at Syria has become an issue for the United Arab Emirates national team because all Damascus hotels have been booked up by delegates attending the Arab Summit, which overlaps with the March 26 game.
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by Soccer America
Play begins Friday in the U.S. Youth Soccer ODP National Championships at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. Regional champions will compete in four competitions -- 1991 and 1992 boys and girls. Cal South leads all state associations with teams represented in all four competitions. North Texas has three teams ...
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