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by Ridge Mahoney
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The second phase of the regional championship's group play gets underway this week, as the teams run through their three opponents for the second time. Houston starts off action for the three MLS participants Tuesday by hosting Panamanian club Arabe Unido at Robertson Stadium (10 p.m. ET), ...
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by Soccer America
"It is not that the club asked me to win the Champions League - they asked me to win the Champions League, the Premier League, the FA Cup and the League Cup." -- Carlo Ancelotti, whom Chelsea hired as head coach last summer, outlines the club's expectation. (Irish Times)
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by Bryan Alvarez
[MLS] Jeremy Hall was the New York Red Bulls' first selection in the 2009 SuperDraft. Even though he was drafted as an attacking player from last year's NCAA champs, Maryland, Jeremy has found his way on the field with the Red Bull's as a defender and has made 20 appearances. ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[UNDER-17 WORLD CUP] The USA is holding its final international training camp to prepare for the U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. Coach Wilmer Cabrera brought in 22 U-17 players for a 10-day camp in Cobham, England. The only player not currently in the under-17 residency program in Bradenton, Fla., is ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] The league is doing what it can to build its ratings on ESPN2. A scheduled telecast for an Oct. 7 meeting between FC Dallas and San Jose that likely will have no effect on the playoff race has been scrapped; instead, the final game of the season, New England ...
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by Soccer America
[OFF THE POST] Universidad Chile striker Juan Manuel Olivera had to be taken away by ambulance after a collision with O'Higgins goalkeeper Jorge Rivera. Then Olivera's arrival at the hospital was delayed for two hours because the ambulance crashed and the replacement vehicle was stuck in rush-hour traffic.
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by Paul Kennedy
[USL-1] The two-leg series in the USL First Division quarterfinals will take place Thursday and Sunday. The two Canadian entrants, defending champion Vancouver and Montreal, will be at home in the first leg, while Puerto Rico will travel to Rochester in the third game, two days after the Islanders host ...
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by Soccer America
[COLLEGE] Freshman goalie Amy Howard, who made 12 saves to earn Auburn a 0-0 tie against top-ranked North Carolina, is Soccer America Women's Player of the Week for games played Sept. 14-20. For the Soccer America Women's Team of the Week ...
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by Soccer America
[COLLEGE] Michael Nanchoff, who scored on a free kick to give No. 1 Akron a 1-0 win over Indiana, is Soccer America Men's Player of the Week for games played Sept. 14-20. For the Soccer America Men's Team of the Week ...
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