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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Oguchi Onyewu could have played his last important game for Standard Liege before heading to France. Scouts for French club Marseille were once again on hand Sunday to watch the giant American defender in action for the Belgian champion in its 4-1 win at Club Brugge, and reports ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[MLS] A month after its bid for its third straight MLS title ended, Houston Dynamo dealt star Dwayne De Rosario to Toronto FC as part of its effort to rebuild its attack. De Rosario, who grew up in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, returned home in a trade that sent ...
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by Soccer America
"Women's soccer is on a tremendous growth pattern in the U.S. This is a huge opportunity for us." -- Jochen Zeitz, chief executive of Puma, on the three-year deal the German company is expected to announce Monday with Women's Professional Soccer. Puma will pay roughly $10 million to become the ...
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by Soccer America
[CLUB WORLD CUP] Jose Francisco Torres became the first American to play in the Club World Cup when he started for Mexico's Pachuca in its 4-2 overtime win over Egypt's Al Ahly on Saturday before more than 30,000 fans in Tokyo.
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by Soccer America
[DIGICEL CARIBBEAN CHAMPIONSHIP] Former England star John Barnes passed his first test as Jamaica's national team coach with flying colors as the Reggae Boyz won the Digicel Caribbean Championship with a 2-0 win over Grenada in Sunday's final played at Kingston's National Stadium. Five MLS players -- Shavar Thomas, Tyrone ...
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by Ian Plenderleith
[SPAIN] Barcelona overcame Real Madrid with two late goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi in the superclasico. Despite appearing as a second-half sub, Jozy Altidore couldn't prevent 10-man Villareal from losing at Sevilla.
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by Ian Plenderleith
[ENGLAND] All the top four teams tied, allowing Brad Friedel and Aston Villa to slip ahead of Arsenal into fourth place after its 4-2 win over Bolton.
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by Ian Plenderleith
[ITALY] Juventus beat Milan, 4-2, in the weekend's big game as Serie A went wild, averaging over four goals per game. Inter beat last-place Chievo to retain its six-point lead.
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by Ian Plenderleith
[GERMANY] Hoffenheim took the unofficial "fall champion" title, but the top teams could only tie on the Bundesliga's final round of play before its six-week winter break.
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by Ian Plenderleith
[ARGENTINA] Boca Juniors, Tigre and San Lorenzo finished level on points at the end of the Opening Championship, meaning a three-way playoff for the title.
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by Soccer America
[MEXICO] Despite losing at home, 2-0, in the second leg of the Torneo Apertura final, Toluca won Mexico's opening championship when it prevailed 7-6, over Cruz Azul on penalty kicks.
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by Paul Kennedy
[U.S. WOMEN] Playing her first game as a striker in her international career, Tiny Ellertson scored to give the USA a 1-0 win over China on Saturday before 3,619 fans at the Home Depot Center.
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by Soccer America
Barcelona and Inter Milan opened up big leads in Spain and Italy, respectively. Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich are tied at the Bundesliga break. Liverpool and Chelsea remained 1-2 in England. Lyon's lead in France was reduced to three points. AZ won at Feyenoord, 1-0, to remain on top in the ...
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