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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS PLAYOFF WATCH] The one-two teams in both conferences stayed where they were, with the respective leaders, the Crew and Dynamo, both on top with 43 points. Columbus (11-4-10) rallied for a 2-2 tie away to Chicago (10-6-10) to maintain a three-point lead over the Fire, and Houston (12-8-7) prevailed ...
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by Soccer America
"Had the referee blown 30 seconds or so earlier, at which point everyone other than United fans were convinced the game was over, we'd have been a substantial seven figure sum better off." -- Graham Sharpe, spokesman for bitter bookmakers William Hill, which lost $1.6 million to bettors who waged ...
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by Mike Woitalla
[MLS NAMES & NUMBERS] David Beckham scored his second goal of the season and notched his third assist in the Los Angeles Galaxy's 2-0 win over Toronto FC. Houston and Kansas City pulled off exciting wins, but Seattle disappointed its loyal following once again.
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Midfielder Michael Bradley was left out of Borussia Moenchengladbach's lineup for the third straight game. Among the few highlights for Americans abroad last weekend came from goalkeepers in England.
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by Paul Kennedy
[ENGLAND] Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson called it probably the greatest Manchester derby, and few fans would doubt him after United won the see-saw match, 4-3, on what Ferguson called a "world-class" goal by Michael Owen six minutes into stoppage time. On the other side, City manager Mark Hughes said ...
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by Soccer America
[USL-1] The USL First Division field had been set since Sept. 11, so the final week determined the first-round pairings for the six teams behind regular-season champion Portland. Carolina, which had never advanced to the playoffs, took second place and will defending champion Vancouver in the first round. Other first-round ...
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by Soccer America
The visiting Columbus Crew tied Chicago Fire, 2-2, in their Eastern Conference's top-of-the-standings clash and held on to its three-point lead with a game in hand. The Los Angeles Galaxy beat Toronto FC, 2-0, and kept it within two points of the Houston Dynamo, a 3-2 winner over Real Salt ...
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by Soccer America
Barcelona and Real Madrid romped in Spain, where they are tied with Athletic Bilbao for first place. Leaders Sampdoria and Juventus won their fourth games in a row in Italy. Bayern Munich, Hoffenheim and Mainz took advantage of ties by Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen to move to within three points ...
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by Soccer America
[COLLEGE] Akron and North Carolina remained 1-2 in the Soccer America Men's Top 25. Pac-10 teams UCLA and California moved up to third and fourth in the rankings, and South Florida rounded out the top five. For the complete Top 25 rankings ...
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by Soccer America
[COLLEGE] Stanford took over as No. 1 in the Soccer America Top 25 rankings following North Carolina's 0-0 tie with Auburn. The Tar Heels dropped to second. Boston College and Portland changed places at No. 3 and No. 4. Besides Stanford (9-0-0) and Boston College (8-0-0), the only unbeaten and ...
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