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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] A clasico turned into a bit of a fiasco Thursday night at Home Depot Center, where amid a blizzard of yellow cards and penalty kicks, Chivas USA squandered a 2-1 lead and lost to Chicago, 3-2, in a showdown of conference leaders.
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by Soccer America
"On behalf of the coaching staff, we want to thank Peter [Nowak] for all of his efforts with U.S. Soccer. He is an outstanding coach and a great friend. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with him as both a player in Chicago and as a partner with the national team. ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS PREDICTIONS] Former Crew coach Sigi Schmid leads the Sounders against Columbus in a match to be presented on Fox Soccer Channel (Saturday, 10:30 p.m. ET), and is just one of five interconference tussles to be played on Weekend 11. Chicago (21 points) has widened its Eastern Conference lead and ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[HONDURAS] Former Los Angeles Galaxy striker Carlos Pavon and Carlos Costly, who combined for the three goals that neat Mexico, 3-1, in March and cost Tri coach Sven Goran Eriksson his job, will lead Honduras when the Catrachos face the USA June 6 in World Cup qualifying. MLS players in ...
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by Soccer America
[TELEVISION] Wednesday's UEFA Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United broadcast live on ESPN was the highest-rated and most-watched UEFA telecast in U.S. cable television history, attracting an average of 1,066,000 homes for a 1.1 rating. That represented an increase of almost 34 percent over the previous record set ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[COSTA RICA] Gonzalo Segares of the Chicago Fire and former MLS players Andy Herron and Michael Umana are among the players who have called up for Costa Rica's World Cup 2010 qualifier against the USA Wednesday at Saprissa Stadium in San Jose.
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] U.S. midfielder Jose Francisco Torres went the full 90 for Pachuca in a 1-0 loss to UNAM Pumas in the first-leg of the Mexican Clausura 2009 final. Pachuca hosts the second leg on Sunday (TV: 8 pm ET, Telefutura).
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by Paul Kennedy
[WPS] It's official: Ian Sawyers is out as Sky Blue's coach and general manager. Kelly Lindsey will be in charge for Sky Blue's first game at Rutgers' Yurcak Field on Sunday. Elsewhere, Saint Louis and Washington both take four-game unbeaten streaks into weekend play as the pack tries to close ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] U.S. keeper Tim Howard hopes to win a second FA Cup when he lines up for Everton on Saturday (TV: 10 am ET, Setanta Sports USA) against Chelsea. In 2004, Howard became the first American to win the FA Cup when he helped Manchester United beat Millwall, 3-0.
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by Soccer America
[MLS] Chivas USA signed Cesar Zamora, an 18-year-old midfielder from Sylmar, Calif., and a product of the Chivas USA youth program, to a Developmental Contract. Zamora is the third player the club has promoted to the first team roster from its youth ranks.
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