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by Ridge Mahoney
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] With not much at stake other than for a few players to get their first taste of World Cup qualifying, albeit a Caribbean stadium basking in a crowd of picnic proportions and mellow mood, the USA beat Barbados, 1-0, in Bridgetown to complete a 9-0 aggregate ...
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by Soccer America
"Like all the Spanish camp I'm delighted by this victory. But we've done nothing more than win a small battle. ... We did the job and in Spain we have always talked about not getting past the quarters, but now we have a chance of getting to the final. The ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[USA-BARBADOS REPORT CARD] Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players' performance in their 1-0 win over Barbados on Sunday. ...
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by Soccer America
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Trinidad & Tobago overcame a 2-1 deficit from its loss at home to Bermuda in the first leg of their Concacaf second-round series to win, 2-0, away in the second leg and advance in World Cup 2010 qualifying. The Soca Warriors, Guatemala and Cuba will join ...
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by Soccer America
[MLS NAMES & NUMBERS] D.C. United is making up for its slow start to the season. It has scored 14 goals in a five-game unbeaten streak, which includes Sunday's win over the struggling Earthquakes. The Los Angeles Galaxy remains the league's highest scoring team - its 31 goals seven more ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[SPAIN-ITALY REPORT CARD] Spain was the only group winner to avoid defeat in the quarterfinals of the European Championship, but it wasn't easy.
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by Ridge Mahoney
[RUSSIA-NETHERLANDS REPORT CARD] The Netherlands joined the group winners to go down in the quarterfinals after surrendering, 3-1, to overtime goals by Dimtri Torbinski and Andrei Arshavin after Ruud van Nistelrooy had nodded home a free kick to tie the match, 1-1, late in regulation. Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[TURKEY-CROATIA REPORT CARD] Turkey added yet another unbelievable comeback to its Euro 2008 adventure by equalizing (1-1) in stoppage time of extra time, and then dispatching Croatia on penalties, 3-1, to qualify for its first semifinal. Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the players.
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by Soccer America
Reigning Asian champion Iraq was knocked out of World Cup 2010 qualifying when it fell to Qatar, 1-0, on the final day of the semifinal round of qualifying in the Asian zone. For all the African and Asian qualifying results ...
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by Soccer America
New England lost at Salt Lake and Los Angeles was held to a 3-3 tie at home by Columbus, but the Revs and the Galaxy remain atop the Eastern and Western Conferences, respectively. 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
[OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN] The U.S. women's national team won its fourth tournament of the year and improved to 17-0-1 under first-year coach Pia Sundhage with a 1-0 victory over Canada in the final of the 2008 Peace Queen Cup.
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by Soccer America
[YOUTH] The USA moved into the semifinals of the Concacaf qualifying tournament for the 2008 Under-20 Women's World Cup with a 9-0 win over Cuba on Friday and 3-0 win over host Mexico on Sunday.
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by Soccer America
The first-place Vancouver Whitecaps had to settle for a 1-1 tie with visiting Miami FC in USL First Division action on Sunday night. For all the results and goal scorers ...
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by Soccer America
[YOUTH REGIONALS] Slammers FC won three girls titles at the US Youth Soccer Region IV championships in Honolulu. The So Cal Blues captured two girls championships. The Blues' U-16 girls, the defending national champions, were the only team to successfully defend their regional title. For all the results in the ...
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