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by Ridge Mahoney
Of the 18 players named to the U.S. roster to face Poland Wednesday in Krakow, perhaps the most obvious selection is the one who should have been omitted: Landon Donovan. Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney explains.
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by Soccer America
"In all my years in the game, that's probably the worst performance I've ever seen." -- Toronto FC's first-year coach John Carver after last season's worst MLS team finished its 2008 preseason with a 2-0 loss to the USL's Charleston Battery. (National Post)
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by Soccer America
[OLYMPIC QUALIFYING GRADES] U.S. under-23 national team coach Peter Nowak got a look at all 20 players on his roster during Concacaf Olympic qualifying that concluded Sunday. Every player who was with the team for the duration played at least two games. Top marks for players who played two or ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS COUNTDOWN] Last year, Kansas City pounded D.C. United, 4-2, to start a season that eventually produced the Wizards first postseason appearance in three years. The Wizards will open against D.C. again when the 2008 season kicks off this weekend, and tuned up for their repeat performance by beating Real ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
Building depth is one of Toronto FC's tenets for its second MLS season but based on results and the comments of Coach John Carver at the Carolina Challenge Cup just having enough bodies doesn't mean you have a deep squad.
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by Ridge Mahoney
San Jose and Red Bull New York were supposed to meet Saturday on the opening day of the season but renovations to the Quakes' temporary home, Buck Shaw Stadium, couldn't be completed in time, and so both teams instead will have a bye this weekend. They did meet in late ...
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by Soccer America
[REF WATCH] Recent incidents in the English Premier League have Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson saying, "The haranguing of referees is ridiculous, we know that" and Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the players' union (PFA) suggesting an "exclusion zone" around referees.
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by Soccer America
[CORRECTION] Texans FC Red from Houston, coached by Carl Fleming, won the Dallas Cup U-16 crown last weekend, beating the Rampage Blue (Calif.), 2-0, in the final and the Lonestars Red (Texas), 3-1, in the semis. Led by Marcos "Junior" Escobar's eight goals, Fleming's team scored 14 times in its ...
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