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by Paul Kennedy
[MY VIEW] Wednesday's start to the Olympics for the U.S. women recalled their dramatic collapse in the semifinals of the 2007 Women's World Cup 10 months earlier. The Chinese venue was different, Qinhuangdao instead of Hangzhou, but the result was the same. The 4-0 loss to Brazil snapped Greg Ryan's ...
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by Soccer America
"Sir Alex Ferguson heard my arguments, I heard his and, in fact, it was settled that the best for both parties would be for me to stay. Therefore, I can confirm that, next season, I will play for Manchester United. Before rumors emerge saying that I will play against my ...
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by Paul Kennedy>, <Author: Ridge Mahoney
[RECAP] New U.S. coach Pia Sundhage asked that her players be more unpredictable, and unpredictable they were. After three wins over Norway by the margin of 12-1 in the last 10 months, who would have predicted the outcome of Wednesday's Olympic opener in Qinhuangdao? For a recap of the game, ...
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by Soccer America
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the appeals filed by FC Schalke 04, SV Werder Bremen and FC Barcelona, who were protesting FIFA's orders to release players - Rafinha, Diego and Lionel Messi, respectively -- for the men's Olympic tournament, an under-23 competition. But it seems unlikely ...
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by Soccer America
MEMBERSHIP ALERT: Soccer America apologizes for the delayed and imperfect delivery of yesterday's special edition of SoccerAmericaDaily with coverage of Wednesday's women's action. A special edition with U.S. Olympic soccer coverage will appear each day during the Olympics that a U.S. team is playing, so look for our coverage of ...
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by Soccer America
Soccer will continue on Thursday morning with live coverage of the USA-Japan men's game on MSNBC and delayed coverage on Universal HD at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET. Soccer will also be available on various NBC networks, including USA, CNBC and Telemundo. Complete soccer coverage will be available on ...
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by Soccer America
The U.S. men's national team dropped to No. 31 in the FIFA world rankings, its lowest placing since being at No. 35 in October 1997.
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by Soccer America
[VIDEO] A crowd of 38,152 at Giants Stadium watched Spanish giant Barcelona thump the New York Red Bulls, 6-2, in a friendly on Wednesday. Barcelona was up 3-0 within the first 24 minutes.
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by Soccer America
[MLS] Forward Pat Noonan, who had helped New England to three runner-up finishes before spending 2008 with Norwegian club Aalesund, has joined the Columbus Crew.
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by Soccer America
[OFF THE POST] Mark McGregor's career appeared to be over. Released by League Two club Port Vale in April, the 31-year-old failed to impress during a trial with Mansfield and was looking at a bleak, club-less future.
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by Soccer America
[MLS] The New York Red Bulls signed Venezuelan defender Gabriel Cichero, a 24-year-old defender who has played for Venezuela's Deportivo Italia, Bulgaria's Vihren Sandanski and Uruguay's Montevideo Wanderers.
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by Soccer America
[REF WATCH] Referees in Bulgaria can expect less job security this season after the federation's referee chief announced refs will be ousted for "serious" errors.
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by Joe Addison
[TRANSFER TALK] After a fifth-place finish in the Premiership last season, there was talk that Everton could break into the big four and fight for a place in next year's Champions League.
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by Soccer America
Longtime European contender Anderlecht was knocked out of the UEFA Champions League when the Belgian club fell to BATE Borisov of Belarus in the second round of qualifying. Another surprise was Cypriot club Anorthosis Famugusta's win over Rapid Vienna. For all the results ...
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