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by Ridge Mahoney
Officially, American keeper Tim Howard earned Man of the Match honors for his superb work in a 0-0 tie with Argentina at the Meadowlands Sunday night, but truth be told he really rated nothing more than second-best. In just 45 minutes of work, Lionel Messi dazzled the sellout crowd and ...
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by Soccer America
"You idiot." -- What Japan coach Takeshi Okada said to Yoshito Okubo as the striker left the field of a 1-1 World Cup qualifying tie with Oman after getting red-carded for a brutal foul on Oman keeper Ali Al Habsi. (Reuters)
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by Ridge Mahoney
[USA-ARGENTINA GRADES] Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players' performance in their 0-0 tie with Argentina on Sunday.
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by Mike Woitalla
[MLS NAMES & NUMBERS] D.C. United, which started the season so poorly, notched its biggest win of the season. ... The Galaxy kept up its high-scoring ways against a Colorado team that showed up in L.A. without shorts. ... A referee reportedly checks the big-screen replay to make a call. ...
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by Mike Woitalla
[GERMANY-POLAND REPORT CARD]Germany won its first European Championship game since its victory in the 1996 final when in its Group B opener it downed Poland, 2-0. German striker Lukas Podalski, who was born in Poland, scored in the 20th and 72nd minutes. Each was set up by Miroslav Klose, another ...
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by Mike Woitalla
[SWITZERLAND-CZECH REP. REPORT CARD] Alexander Frei, Switzerland's captain and leading scorer, forced two saves from Czech keeper Petr Cech before suffering a first-half knee injury that takes him out of the tournament. Substitute Vaclav Sverkos latched on to a pass over the Swiss defense to volley low into the goal ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[PORTUGAL-TURKEY REPORT CARD] Portugal showed that it is more than a one-man team in beating Turkey, 2-0, in their Group A opener in Geneva on Saturday. Cristiano Ronaldo was excellent for Portugal, but it was his supporting cast that did the damage. Brazilian-born Pepe (on a brilliant one-two with Nuno ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[AUSTRIA-CROATIA REPORT CARD] After a fourth-minute penalty kick converted by Luka Modric, it looked like it would be a blowout for Croatia, but it had to hang on for a 1-0 win over host Austria that was scrappy but ultimately lacking in ideas. Soccer America's Paul Kennedy grades the players.
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by Paul Kennedy
[EURO '08 PREVIEW] The Group of Death could be something less. Injuries are a major for concern for France, Italy and the Netherlands heading into the Group C openers on Monday in Switzerland. For a look at the Group C teams and their rosters ...
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by Soccer America
Euro '08 continues all week on the ESPN family of networks with coverage beginning at 11:50 am and 2:30 pm ET. In addition to game coverage, ESPN2 also offers extensive studio analysis, featuring its ESPN axis to break down key plays. Euro 2008 Today at 7 pm ET provides all ...
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by Soccer America
Defending champ Houston, after starting the season with a six-game winless streak, has moved into a tie at the top of the West after its 3-1 win over Toronto FC. For the up-to-date MLS standings and leading scorers, all the weekend summaries and this week's schedule. ...
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by Soccer America
Vancouver and Charleston remained 1-2 in the USL First Division with 3-1 wins over Portland and Montreal, respectively, on Saturday. For the slumping Impact, the goal was its first in six games. Defending champion Seattle moved into a tie for third place with Portland thanks to a 3-1 win of ...
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by Soccer America
Iran and Iraq captured must-win games in Asia's World Cup 2010 qualifying, while China dropped to last place in its group with a 1-0 loss at home to Qatar. In African qualifying, The Ivory Coast was held to a disappointing goalless draw at Madagascar and Togo suffered an embarrassing 2-1 ...
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