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by Ridge Mahoney
As soon as the euphoria of qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games began to subside late Thursday began the speculation of which over-age players head coach Peter Nowak and U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley might select. A 1-0 overtime loss to Honduras in the final on Sunday offered opportunities.
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"I don't interfere in politics because I know nothing about it. ... It is one thing to talk about a bullfight but another thing to be in the arena facing the bull." -- South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira tells the nation's politicians to stop interferring with his attempts to ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[USA-HONDURAS GRADES] Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. U-23 players in their 1-0 loss to Honduras in Olympic qualifying on Sunday.
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[WINNERS & LOSERS] Manchester United extended its lead in the English Premier League to four points with 3-0 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford while Arsenal's title hopes are fading after it fell to Chelsea, 2-1, in the second half of the Easter Sunday Grand Slam in the English Premier ...
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[AMERICANS ABROAD/VIDEO] Michael Bradley struck twice for Dutch Eredivisie club Heerenveen in its 4-3 win over Roda JC. The 20-year-old now has 15 league goals this season, putting him in a tie for fourth among the Eredivisie's leading scorers.
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[AMERICANS ABROAD] Fulham fell, 2-0, to Newcastle, which hadn't won in its last 13 EPL games. For Fulham, in second-to-last place and four points in the relegation zone, Kasey Keller started in goal, forward Brian McBride played the first 66 minutes before being replaced by Clint Dempsey, and Eddie Johnson ...
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[ROSTER] Coach Bob Bradley has named an 18-man roster for Wednesday's friendly at Poland that is comprised of 15 European-based players and three MLS players.
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Four different players scored for Chivas USA in their preseason finale, a 4-1 triumph over Honduran club Real Espana at Cal State Fullerton Saturday, and all four, in a way, were newcomers.
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by Soccer America
[DALLAS CUP] In the hometown of its controversial co-owner Tom Hicks, Liverpool won the Super Group at the 2008 Dallas Cup with a 3-0 win over Tigres of Monterrey, Mexico, in the final. Hicks drove directly to the final at Pizza Hut Park Sunday after returning from a family trip. ...
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