U.S. team loses five players

by Paul Kennedy

[GOLD CUP] Charlie Davies' signing with French club Sochaux was good news for the New Hampshire product but bad news for the U.S. national team, which faces Panama Saturday in the quarterfinals at the Gold Cup. He is the fifth player to leave the U.S. team to return to his ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"As I told Robert, for a couple of naturalized citizens, we've done OK." -- German-born Sigi Schmid, coach of the 2008 MLS champion Columbus Crew, after touring the White House with former Polish international Robert Warzycha, before Monday's ceremony with President Barack Obama at the White House. Schmid, who now ... Read the whole story

Blanco replaces DeRo on all-stars

by Soccer America

[MLS] Talk about an inconvenient conflict! Toronto FC's Dwayne De Rosario was selected to the MLS All-Star First XI for the All-Star Game July 29 against Everton in Sandy, Utah, but he'll be unavailable because of his club's CONCACAF Champions League preliminary match against the Puerto Rico Islanders the same ... Read the whole story

Carlos Ruiz moves to Mexico

by Paul Kennedy

[UPDATE] Carlos Ruiz, who played a supporting role in the much-publicized "The Beckham Experiment" as the overpaid (for purposes of getting the Los Angeles Galaxy under the salary cap) foreign star, is on the move for a second time since leaving Major League Soccer. After a successful Apertura campaign at ... Read the whole story

Murphy manages powerless Livingston

by Soccer America

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Former MLS assistant coach John Murphy is the first American to manage a Scottish pro club, taking over second-level Livingston, but it's hardly a glamorous position. The club's stadium has been without electricity since last month because it has been unable to pay the bill, and fans weren't ... Read the whole story

Big weeks for Sanchez and Watson

by Soccer America

[USL TEAMS OF THE WEEK] Minnesota's Ricardo Sanchez, who had a goal and an assist in the Thunder's 3-0 win over Montreal, and former U.S. U-17 international Jamie Watson, who had a goal and three assists in the Wilmington Hammerheads' 4-0 victory over the visiting Western Mass Pioneers, earned the ... Read the whole story

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