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by Mike Woitalla
[MEXICO] Mexico hiring the Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson, who had only modest success during a six-year stint as England coach, never made a lot of sense. But just how disastrous an appointment it was went beyond predictions. After Wednesday's 3-1 loss at Honduras, which marked El Tri's sixth loss under Eriksson ...
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by Soccer America
"The proposed figure of [$15 million] they are offering is ridiculous. For that amount, the English club would only get Milito's ear." -- Enrico Preciosi, president of Italian club Genoa president, scoffs at Tottenham's offer for Argentine striker Diego Milito. (BBC)
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by Paul Kennedy
[WPS] Women's Professional Soccer moves into full gear with three games over the weekend. Marta's drawing power will be put to the test when Los Angeles travels to Sky Blue FC. Chicago travels across Illinois to face St. Louis on the campus of SIU-Edwardsville, while FC Gold Pride hosts Boston ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] With ties in its first two games, one at home and one on the road, one could give defending champion Columbus some benefit of the doubt. But after a 4-1 thrashing inflicted by Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium Thursday, there may be some cause for doubting the ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS PREDICTIONS] What will happen when the high-flying Sounders play their first road game? For all the predictions, as well as TV viewing information, and to see how we fared last week ...
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by Soccer America
[GOLD CUP] The longest and most expansive Gold Cup in history kicks off July 3 with a doubleheader -- Canada-Jamaica and Costa Rica-El Salvador -- at the Home Depot Center. The 12-team Concacaf event will be played in 13 cities -- more than any other regional championship ever -- over ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[GOLD CUP] The USA opens play at the 2009 Gold Cup on July 4 against Grenada at Qwest Field in Seattle. It also faces Honduras in Washington, D.C., on July 8 and Haiti at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., on July 11. The Honduras match comes a little more than ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] President Barack Obama, who played soccer as a boy while he was living in Indonesia but became a basketball enthusiast when he moved back to Hawaii, turned down a chance to chime in on World Cup qualifying at the G20 Summit in London.
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by Soccer America
[OFF THE POST] The German soccer federation [DFB] says it won't punish striker Lukas Podolski for lashing out at captain Michael Ballack during the team's 2-0 World Cup qualifying win against Wales.
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by Soccer America
[TELEVISION] The UEFA Champions League's move to Fox for the next three seasons gives it a chance to spread its coverage of Europe's most important competition across a number of affiliated networks, including Fox Soccer Channel, FSN, FX and Fox Sports en Espanol, boosting midweek programming on FSC and showcasing ...
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