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by Soccer America
"I've always been a Milan fan and my idols were [Ruud] Gullit and [Marco] van Basten. If [Milan vice president Adriano] Galliani would call me, what would I do? I would reply with a 'hello'." -- Italy's new star, American-born Giuseppe Rossi, telling Gazzetta dello Sport he'd love to play ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP 2018/2022] The USA Bid Committee's short list of stadiums associated with host cities it has requested submit proposals to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup consists of 45 stadiums representing 37 metropolitan markets. Underscoring the size advantage the USA will have in the bid process, the short ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[CONFEDERATIONS CUP] Rejecting Egypt's complaint, FIFA cleared up the matter of the awarding of Brazil's winning penalty in its 4-3 win over Egypt on Monday in Bloemfontein, saying that referee Howard Webb awarded the penalty after consulting with his assistant referee, not the fourth referee and that the refereeing team ...
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by Soccer America
[CONFEDERATIONS CUP] Midweek international action from the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa continues Wednesday with two games. For the complete television schedule ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[U.S. OPEN CUP] The Premier Development League's Ocean City Barons are the only amateur team still alive in the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after they knocked off the Real Maryland Monarchs, 1-0, in overtime in Tuesday's second round. For their efforts, the Barons have a third-round date with ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Toronto FC announced Tuesday that it has waived 22-year-old American forward Johann Smith, and director of soccer/manager Mo Johnston confirmed the team will announce the signing of a striker "within 24 hours."
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS PREDICTION] ESPN2 televises a pair of games this week, starting with an interconference match Wednesday between four-time MLS champ D.C. United and expansion Seattle.
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by Soccer America
[WORLD FOOTBALL CHALLENGE] With more than a month to go before the AC Milan-Chelsea match, the first soccer game at M&T Bank Stadium, the NFL's Baltimore Ravens have sold more than 60,000 tickets for the game -- the most of any venue for the six-city World Football Challenge.
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by Soccer America
[USL TEAMS OF THE WEEK] Brian Cvilikas, who helped guide the Minnesota Thunder to its first win of the season, and Crystal Palace Baltimore new addition Machel Millwood earned the USL First Division and Second Division Player of the Week honors, respectively. For the USL-1 and USL-2 Teams of the ...
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