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by Ridge Mahoney
[CONFEDERATIONS CUP] Unlike its depressing defeats against Italy and Brazil, in beating Egypt, 3-0, the USA. exploited flaws and characteristics it had detected, but only because its execution and spirit matched the occasion.
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by Soccer America
"It's like that quote from 'Dumb and Dumber': 'So you're telling me there is a chance.' That's what we kept saying." -- Defender Jonathan Bornstein explains the USA's unlikely passage into the semifinals of the Confederations Cup after losing its first two games before downing Egypt, 3-0. (AP)
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by Ridge Mahoney
[USA-EGYPT REPORT CARD] Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players and comments on their performance in Sunday's 3-0 win over Egypt in the Confederations Cup.
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by Paul Kennedy
[CONFEDERATIONS CUP] The USA didn't just need to beat Egypt by three goals. It needed a three-goal Brazil victory over Italy in the other Group B game on Sunday -- which it got, thanks to three Brazilian goals scored in the last eight minutes of the first half. Italy's early ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[CONFEDERATIONS CUP] South Africa's Brazilian coach, Joel Santana, could breathe a sigh of relief. Even though the Bafana Bafana fell to Spain, 2-0, in Saturday's Group A finale, they advanced to the semifinals when Iraq could only tie New Zealand, 0-0.
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by Mike Woitalla
[MLS WINNERS & LOSERS] The Red Bulls finally got a point and FC Dallas notched a rare home win. The Los Angeles Galaxy lost a second straight as it was once again let down by its backline leader.
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by Soccer America
[SUPERLIGA] MLS teams managed two wins and a tie in the four SuperLiga matches played last weekend to kick off the third annual matchup of American and Mexican club teams. Defending champion New England rallied to down Santos Laguna, 4-2, and a goal by Mexican international Brian McBride enabled Chicago ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[WPS] It took 11 games, but Amy Rodriguez, the No. 1 pick in the 2009 WPS Draft, finally got her first goal, scoring in the Boston Breakers' 2-0 win over the struggling Chicago Red Stars. Frenchwoman Camille Abily added to her leading-league tally, scoring in the leader Los Angeles Sol's ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[USL-1] The Puerto Rico Islanders, last year's USL First Division regular-season champions, are back on top in the USL-1 following a pair of 1-0 wins over the Charleston Battery.
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by Soccer America
It was a good week for MLS clubs at the bottom of the standings. New York, last in the Eastern Conference, earned a point in a 1-1 tie with Seattle, while the Western Conference's bottom two teams, FC Dallas and San Jose, both won. For all the game summaries, standings, ...
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