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by Ridge Mahoney
[U.S. OPEN CUP] A rivalry born in the North American Soccer League and renewed in various forms turned another page Wednesday in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Seattle, formerly a fierce foe of Portland in the NASL as well as more recently in the A-League and United Soccer Leagues ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[U.S. OPEN CUP] Houston succeeded on two fronts Wednesday by playing a lot of its reserves while beating the USL-1 Austin Aztex, 2-0, in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
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by Soccer America
"There's a sense of urgency. We know the clock is ticking and that there are fewer and fewer games left. We can do the math in our head. It's not very hard. It's a very difficult task, to be quite candid. We have to turn it around and turn it ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Though many teams are stretched for roster openings and salary-cap space, moves are inevitable with the opening of the domestic transfer window July 15 and the passing of the June 30 contract guarantee date. Several teams have already waived and signed players, and in a rather curious move Red ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] The Galaxy isn't waiting for the arrival of David Beckham to accelerate its playoff pursuit.
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by Bryan Alvarez
[MLS] A year after helping Maryland win the 2008 College Cup, Rodney Wallace finds himself contributing significant minutes (1,336 in 16 games) to a resurgent D.C. United. This Costa Rica native, who moved to the USA at age 9, has chipped in two goals and three assists. Get to know ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Tim Hankinson, who has coached in MLS, the USL and the collegiate ranks and whose globetrotting has taken him to Iceland and Guatemala, is off to India to coach Goa's Salgaocar FC, which won promotion to the 2009-10 I-League First Division.
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by Paul Kennedy
[TRANSFER WATCH] Former great Zinedine Zidane has left his first mark on Real Madrid since returning to the club as a senior advisor. On his recommendation, the Spanish club shelled out almost $50 million to sign 21-year-old forward Karim Benzema, who like Zidane was born and raised in France to ...
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by Soccer America
[USL TEAMS OF THE WEEK] Guinean Mandjou Keita, who helped the Portland Timbers extend their franchise-record unbeaten streak to 12 USL-1 games Sunday with two goals in a 4-0 victory over the Montreal Impact, and Richmond's Matthew Delicate, who scored both goals for the Richmond Kickers in a 2-1 victory ...
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by Soccer America
[LIBERTADORES CUP] Mauro Boselli scored twice to give Argentina's Estudiantes a 2-1 win at Uruguay's Nacional and a 3-1 aggregate victory, booking a place in the final against one of the two Brazilian clubs, Gremio or Cruzeiro, which settle their semifinal series on Thursday.
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by Paul Kennedy
[WPS] The Chicago Red Stars snapped a nine-game winless streak -- the longest in Women's Professional Soccer's short history -- and did it dramatic fashion, becoming the first team in WPS history to come from behind to win a game with a 2-1 over Washington
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