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by Ridge Mahoney
The Columbus Crew attack overran a vaunted Chivas USA defense last Saturday and rang up four goals -- a mark it failed to reach in 30 games last year -- to win, 4-3. Guillermo Barros Schelotto earned Player of the Week honors with a penalty-kick goal and two assists. All ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[MLS] Major League Soccer isn't like American leagues such as the NFL and NBA, which have ready-made stars emerge from their drafts each year. The lack of young impact players is the most glaring weakness of American soccer, leaving MLS clubs to struggle to make use of the annual player ...
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by Soccer America
[ENGLAND] Manchester United looks more and more likely to defend its English Premier League title following its 2-1 victory over Arsenal on Sunday and second-place Chelsea's 1-1 tie at home against lowly Wigan on Monday. Emile Heskey's shock equalizer in stoppage time left Chelsea five points behind Manchester United with ...
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by Soccer America
"The big problem is the increase in traffic -- this is what they should be focusing on. Then they can really call themselves climate protectors." -- Lydia Matzka-Saboi, spokeswoman for Global 2000/Friends of the Earth Austria, critical of the impact of Euro '08 on the environment in Austria. Environmental groups ...
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by Soccer America
[IN THE SPOTLIGHT] To the the delight of Tapatios and Chivas supporters everywhere, Guadalajara beat Club America, 3-2, Sunday night in Mexico's Superclasico to pile on the misery for the Mexico City club. The loss dropped America's record to 2-10-2 (W-L-T) in the Torneo Clausura and extended its winless streak ...
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by Soccer America
[OFF THE POST] Beitar Jerusalem was leading Maccabi Herzliya, 1-0, with four minutes to play in Sunday's Israeli Cup final when Beitar fans began celebrating the apparent victory. Thousands of fans rushed on to the field, and Maccabi was handed the cup by default when officials were unable to clear ...
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by Soccer America
[YOUTH] The U.S. under-15 girls national team opened a training camp Monday in Palo Alto, Calif., where it will play five matches against college teams -- two full matches and three mini-matches -- at the 2008 Stanford University Kicks Against Breast Cancer Tournament. For U.S. head coach Tad Bobak's roster ...
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