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[AMERICANS ABROAD] Defender Michael Orozco scored his second goal of the season, in San Luis' 4-0 win over Chivas Guadalajara, but otherwise it proved a disappointing weekend for Americans who ply their trade abroad. Oguchi Onyewu remained on the AC Milan bench and Michael Bradley sat out a second straight ...
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"I said to Nana: 'You're not the best looking kid, so go and put your head in there'" -- Toronto FC coach Chris Cummins jokes about defender Nana Attakora's first MLS goal, a header that provided his team with the third goal in a 3-2 triumph over Colorado. (Toronto Sun)
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[MLS NAMES & NUMBERS] For the second time this season, FC Dallas scored six goals in one game, this time downing Los Angeles at the Home Depot Center. Defending Columbus Crew is the league's best after a 2-1 win over Houston. For highlights of the weekend's MLS action ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[ENGLAND] Big-spending Manchester City's perfect start to the 2009-10 Premier League season was marred by the outrageous behavior of one of its biggest signings, Emmanuel Adebayor, in City's 4-2 win over Arsenal, his former club. The Togolese star surely faces a suspension, which could not come at a worst time ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[MLS] After a move to Turkey fell through, U.S. international Heath Pearce is returning home to play for MLS's FC Dallas, which acquired him via its No. 1 allocation ranking. Pearce will be added to the FCD senior roster upon receipt of his International Transfer Certificate.
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] The effect of signing international midfielder Julian De Guzman as its first Designated Player may not take full effect until next year, but Toronto FC has already put another piece into play for 2010. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLS&E), the team's primary investor, has received approval from the ...
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The Columbus Crew regained the lead in the Eastern Conference with a 2-1 win over Western Conference leader Houston on Eddie Gaven's goal in stoppage time. Seven teams are separated by three points in the battle for the four wild-card berths in the playoffs. For all the weekend summaries, standings ...
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The two Genovese teams, Genoa and Sampdoria, share the lead in Italy with Juventus. Barcelona and Real Madrid are two of four teams to win their first two games in Spain. Braga is the surprise leader in Portugal. For all the weekend results and standings in Europe's major leagues and ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[USL-1] Despite losing to the bottom two teams at home, Austin and Cleveland, in the space of three days, the Portland Timbers clinched the USL First Division regular-season title.
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[COLLEGE] Akron and North Carolina remained 1-2 in the Soccer America Men's Top 25 rankings. Wake Forest, Creighton and Dartmouth each moved up one spot to complete the top five. For this week's complete Men's Top 25 rankings ...
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[COLLEGE] North Carolina, Stanford and Portland are again 1-2-3 in the Soccer America Women's Top 25. The other unbeaten and untied teams in the Top 25 are No. 4 Boston College, No. 9 Maryland and No. 12 South Carolina. Unranked Santa Clara moved up to No. 10 with wins over ...
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[COLLEGE] Sophomore Stephen Knox's first goal of the season gave Boston University a 1-0 win over No. 3 St. John's on Sunday night at Nickerson Field. No. 7 UC Santa Barbara lost, 2-1, at home to Loyola Marymount. No. 1 Akron and No. 4 Wake Forest rolled on the road ...
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[COLLEGE] No. 2 Stanford beat No. 7 Notre Dame, 2-0, to gain revenge for its loss to the Irish in last year's Women's College Cup semifinals. Two days after beating Notre Dame, Santa Clara knocked off No. 8 Purdue. No. 10 Wake Forest and No. 12 Indiana lost for the ...
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