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by Ridge Mahoney
[USA-EL SALVADOR REPORT CARD] Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players in their 2-1 win over El Salvador in World Cup qualifying on Saturday in Sandy, Utah.
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by Ridge Mahoney
[WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] For once, not all of the U.S. troubles against a supposedly overmatched Concacaf foe were of its own doing. Still, it fouled up on enough occasions to mar stretches of crisp, confident play while beating El Salvador, 2-1, in Sandy, Utah, Saturday. Goals by Clint Dempsey and ...
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by Soccer America
"I have four players who can play there - [Aaron] Lennon, David [Beckham], [Shaun] Wright-Phillips and [James] Milner." -- England coach Fabio Capello, who left David Beckham on the bench during a 2-1 friendly win over Slovenia while the other three midfielders he's competing for a spot in the lineup ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Ghana became the eighth team to clinch a berth in the World Cup when it beat Sudan, 2-0, on Sunday. Elsewhere, Ivory Coast, Algeria and Tunisia won to remain in first place, while Cameroon's 2-0 win at leader Gabon left Group A up for grabs.
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by Soccer America
[OFF THE POST] Georgia captain Kakha Kaladze, who plays his club ball with AC Milan, apologized for scoring two own goals in Georgia's 2-0 World Cup qualifying loss to Italy.
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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] On a World Cup qualifying weekend, Mexico's Primera Division was the only other major league besides MLS to hold games. New Mexico product Edgar Castillo, whom FIFA has cleared to represent the USA, played the entire 90 minutes in Tigres' 1-1 against Club America, the club that loaned ...
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by Soccer America
Brazil and Ghana became the seventh and eighth teams -- and the first from South America and Africa qualifying -- to clinch berths in the World Cup over the weekend. For all weekend results ...
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by Soccer America
Colorado helped its playoff cause and Toronto FC hurt its with the Rapids' 1-0 win over MLS's Canadian entry Saturday night. D.C. United's 2-2 tie at FC Dallas and New England's 4-2 loss to Kansas City left the Revs among four teams with 33 points -- tied for seventh place ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[USL-1] Miami FC kept its very slim playoff hopes alive when it snapped its six-game losing streak Saturday night, by beating the Austin Aztex, 3-1.
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by Soccer America
With 1-0 wins over SMU and host Tulsa, Akron climbed one spot and took over as No. 1 in the Soccer America Men's Top 25. North Carolina, which was held to a 1-1 tie by Northern Illinois, dropped to No. 2. Northern Illinois moved into the Top 25 along with ...
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North Carolina, Stanford and Portland remain 1-2-3 in the Soccer America Women's Top 25, but there were lots of changes in the rest of the rankings. Nine teams, eight for the first time this season, climbed into the Top 25.
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