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by Paul Kennedy
[ITALY-FRANCE REPORT CARD] Few would have thought that the Group of Death tag given Group C would mean the loser of the Italy-France finale would finish last. But that's what the French did after falling, 2-0, on Wednesday. Soccer America's Paul Kennedy grades the players.
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"My future? The only plan I have is to marry [French television reporter] Estelle [Denis]. There are beautiful things in life. In difficult moments, you want to tell people you love them, you want to say the things that matter." -- France coach Raymond Domenech, announcing plans to marry his ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[NETHERLANDS-ROMANIA REPORT CARD] Italy's win over France rendered the result moot in any case, yet while Romania's hopes of advancement were still flickering, it seldom raised its game enough to trouble an under-strength yet confident Netherlands and went down, 2-0. Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the players.
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[EURO '08] Following France's elimination from Euro '08, veterans Lilian Thuram and Claude Makelele confirmed their international retirement.
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[OFF THE POST] Austria's Euro '08 ended not with a first-round exit but with a stunnng victory -- at least that's the outcome of mock documentary by filmmaker David Schalko.
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by Ridge Mahoney
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] A regional confederation that often conducts its competitions and draws in Byzantine fashion on Monday completed its "draw" for the the inaugural Concacaf Champions League by releasing the makeup of the four groups that commence play in September.
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[OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN] In a rematch of their 2007 Women's World Cup semifinal, the USA got revenge with a 1-0 win over Brazil on Tuesday at the 2008 Peace Queen Cup in Suwon, South Korea.
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[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] In a battle of potential U.S. opponents in the semifinal round of Concacaf qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, Cuba won, 4-3, at Antigua & Barbuda on Tuesday night in the first leg of their second-round series.
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Group play at Euro '08 wraps up with the final first-round games on Wednesday. The quarterfinals begin on Thursday and continue through Sunday with one game each day.
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[EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES] Soccer America provides the latest on employment opportunities for soccer-related positions. They include college coaching opportunities, as well as opportunities in pro soccer, youth soccer, the soccer industry and television.
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