What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"I couldn't believe how great everyone was singing, on key. It was rough men singing gently. It was an excellent experience. I want to learn more and more. I kept asking questions, 'How many teams are in the league?', 'How many games?' -- until I was told to shut up." ... Read the whole story

Bradley sticks with Azteca gang

by Paul Kennedy>, <Author: Ridge Mahoney

[USA] U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley called up 24 players who will train in advance of the World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador Sept. 5 in Sandy, Utah, and and Trinidad & Tobago Sept. 9 at Trinidad & Tobago. All 20 players who traveled to Mexico City for the ... Read the whole story

SuperClasico heads critical weekend

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS PREDICTIONS] FC Dallas takes the week off as Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA double up after their match on Wednesday (a 4-0 RSL win). Three teams are coming off Concacaf Champions League duty in midweek, and major intraconference clashes are set for national television. ESPN2 carries the SuperClasico ... Read the whole story

Atlanta group buys minor league from Nike

by Paul Kennedy

[USL] Nike sold United Soccer Leagues to an Atlanta group NuRock Soccer Holdings LLC headed by real-estate developer Rob Hoskins and attorney Alec Papadakis, a former NASL player. Read the whole story

All-Stars wrap up season against Sweden's Umea

by Paul Kennedy

[WPS] Women's Professional Soccer will wrap up its inaugural season Sunday when the&nbsp; league's All-Stars face Sweden's Umea in Fenton, Mo. (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, 5:30 pm ET). Read the whole story

Italian and Spanish titans to clash

by Paul Kennedy

[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Barcelona-Inter Milan and Real Madrid-AC Milan -- those are the two biggest pairings in the eight groups drawn for the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League on Thursday in Monaco. Read the whole story

Biggest Spain La Liga deals

by Soccer America

[TRANSFER WATCH] Indicative of their dominance in Spain, Real Madrid or Barcelona has been involved in each of the 10 biggest La Liga transfers of the summer. The impending $35 million deals sending Dutch winger Arjen Robben from Real Madrid to Bayern Munich and Ukrainian defender Dmytro Chyhrynskiy from Shakhtar ... Read the whole story

Club-by-club summer moves

by Soccer America

[SPAIN] Jozy Altidore, La Liga's lone American in 2008-09, was loaned by Villarreal to English club Hull City after last season's loan to then-second division club Xerez expired. Danny Szetela moved to D.C. United after after his loan at Italian Serie B club Brescia ended and Racing Santander did not ... Read the whole story

Comeback keeper

by Soccer America

[OFF THE POST] Italian goalkeeper Lamberto Boranga, whose pro career in the 1960s through 1980s included stints with Fiorentina and Parma, is coming out of retirement at age 66 to play for amateur club L'Ammeto. He last played at age 50. Read the whole story

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