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by Mike Woitalla
[MLS NAMES & NUMBERS] Only of one the weekend's seven games had more than one goal. Included in five 1-0 decisions were the New York Red Bulls' second straight win since their coaching change, David Beckham's first goal of the season, and D.C. United keeper's assault of a teammate.
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by Soccer America
"Michael Bradley is a young player, who for his age brings a lot, and for me has always been a starter. But in the last weeks he has played unfortunately and has made mistakes. It's not so much about the mistakes as it is how he reacted to his mistakes. ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Edgar Castillo, the Mexican-American left back who is eying a call-up by the U.S. national team, scored for Tigres with a 25-yard volley. In the English Premier League, Eddie Johnson made his first league appearance of the season and a pair of keepers celebrated wins. For how U.S. ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[SPAIN] Real Madrid debuted its $300 signings on Saturday, but they struggled to beat Deportivo Coruna, 3-2, in La Liga opener on Saturday in Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo, the most expensive signing at $131 million, converted a penalty kick, but he otherwise wasn't much of a factor in the game. Real ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[ENGLAND] Luck was not with Arsenal when the Gunners lost to defending champion Manchester United, 2-1, on Saturday. To make matters worse, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was sent off for kicking an empty water bottle late in the game -- a decision by referee Mike Dean on the advice of ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] A record five players from MLS's FC Dallas -- goalkeeper Josh Lambo, defenders Kyle Davies and Anthony Wallace and forwards Peri Marosevic and Brek Shea -- are among the 21 players named to the U.S. under-20 national team that will compete in the world championships in Egypt.
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by Soccer America
[WPS] As expected, Brazilian star Marta won the Michelle Akers Player of the Year Award as the top player in the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season. Winners of WPS year-end Award awards were announced during WPS's Awards Gala on the eve of Sunday's 2009 WPS All-Star Game in Fenton, Mo.
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by Paul Kennedy
[WPS] Women's Professional Soccer earned bragging rights as the best women's league in the world Sunday when its All-Stars rallied from two goals down after 15 minutes to beat an albeit depleted Swedish powerhouse Umea, 4-2, in an exciting All-Star Game in Fenton, Mo. WPS MVP Marta, a former Umea ...
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by Soccer America
[USL-1] Carolina, Charleston and Puerto Rico joined leader Portland in clinching berths in the USL First Division. Rochester, Montreal and defending champion Vancouver are in line to clinch the remaining three playoff spots.
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by Soccer America
The MLS playoff race is shaping up to be the tightest ever as wins by D.C. United, Colorado and New England tighten things considerably. Only three point separate the seven teams currently battling for the seven playoff berths. For all the weekend game summaries, current standings and leading scorers ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[USL-2] Second-half subs David Bulow and John DiRaimondo scored late goals to give the Richmond Kickers a 3-1 victory over the Charlotte Eagles in the USL Second Division final. The championship was the second for the Kickers, who were loaded with former MLS players.
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by Soccer America
Bayern Munich finally got its first win of the German season when it beat defending Bundesliga champion Wolfsburg, 3-0, Celtic and Rangers remain perfect in Scotland, while Braga is the surprise leader in Portugal. For all the weekend results and current standings ...
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[COLLEGE] The top four teams -- No. 1 North Carolina, No. 2 Stanford, No. 3 Portland and No. 4 Notre Dame -- remained unchanged in the Soccer America Women's Top 25, but there was lots of changes in the rest of the rankings. For this week's Top 25 rankings as ...
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