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[VIDEO] David Beckham, who has become an L.A. Lakers fan and hangs out with Kobe Bryant, hasn't fared so well actually playing basketball. The Galaxy midfielder suffered a cut on his nose playing with his 9-year-old son, Brooklyn. While appearing on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Beckham explained, "I was playing basketball ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[PORTUGAL-CZECH REP. REPORT CARD] Portugal broke open a tight game just after the hour mark with a superb Cristiano Ronaldo finish and added a clinching goal by Ricardo Quaresma in stoppage time to beat Czech Republic, 3-1, Wednesday and earn a spot in the Euro 2008 quarterfinals. A powerful Libor ...
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"This is not the opera, this a soccer game. I know we're in Austria but please don't ask me these questions. This is for kids magazines or metalheads, not for the day before a match and plus I already answered it yesterday from one of your Bulgarian colleagues." -- Croatia ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[SWITZERLAND-TURKEY REPORT CARD] Turkey rallied on a rain-sodden field to eliminate one of the hosts, 2-1, with second-half goals by Arda Turan and substitute Semin Senturk after Hakan Yakin had pushed home a puddle-slowed service from Eren Derdiyok for a 1-0 halftime lead. The Swiss succumbed to the roars of ...
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[OFF THE POST/EURO 2008] While Dutch and Italians fans swarmed to Bern to the delight of businesses in the Swiss capital, it hasn't been so festive in Geneva, where food stall operators who paid $35,000 for restaurant spots near the Fan Village have threatened to strike because promises of 20,000 ...
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Euro '08 continues 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.
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State championship play is winding down as the U.S. Youth Soccer's regionals are set to begin next week. Beadling Soccer Club, whose roots date back to 1898, won nine of 12 titles in the Pennsylvania West upper-age divisions. For all the state champions ...
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[DATEBOOK] Four teams from MLS and the USL-1 will compete in the preliminary round of the new Concacaf Champions League. Eight teams will qualify for the group stage, where they will join eight seeds, including the MLS champion Houston Dynamo and D.C. United.
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Houston hosts New England in MLS's Thursday night game. For all the week's MLS TV action. ...
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The U.S. under-20 women's national team is in Park City, Utah, for the final training camp before it heads to Puebla, Mexico, for the Concacaf qualifying tournament for this fall's Under-20 Women's World Cup in Chile. For the 24-player roster ...
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The USL-1 Atlanta Silberbacks beat the Austin Aztex on penalty kicks in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday. The Portland Timbers were the only USL-1 team to lose, falling to Hollywood United, 3-2. Former Timber Matt Taylor scored two penalty kicks for Hollywood United. Its president ...
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