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by Ridge Mahoney
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Houston set up a monumental clash with Mexican club Pachuca by beating Arabe Unido of Panama, 5-1, in Group A of the regional championship Tuesday. Four different Dynamo players scored, with substitute Stuart Holden netting twice, and Brian Mullan logged two assists as Houston (2-1-1, 7 points) ...
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by Soccer America
"The visit was part of a charity event and had been planned for a long time. However, it was not agreed with the club. Of course I accept the measures taken by the sporting management. That evening, I drank only half a Radler [a beer and lemonade] and then mineral ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The Puerto Rico Islanders, the sensations of the inaugural Concacaf Champions League, find themselves on the verge of elimination in the 2009-10 edition following a 1-1 tie with Costa Rica's Saprissa on Tuesday. They must now turn their attention to the USL First Division playoffs, which begin ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[REF WATCH] A former MLS head coach who shall remain nameless once uttered these words in regards to penalty kicks and the amount of time spent discussing them by players, coaches, and journalists: "Every week, in every league and every competition in every part of the world, you're going to ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] After sitting out the last three league games, Michael Bradley started and went 90 minutes for Borussia Moenchengladbach and was yellow-carded as it fell, 1-0, in the German Cup to second division MSV Duisburg. Americans in England didn't fare well either.
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS PREDICTION] After splitting back-to-back games with Toronto FC earlier this month, Colorado hosts San Jose five days after the teams played a 1-1 tie in Northern California. This is the penultimate home game of the 2009 season for the Rapids; the finale is against New England, so they need ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[WPS] Expansion teams Atlanta and Philadelphia made their selections in Women's Professional Soccer's expansion draft, selecting five players apiece whose WPS rights they acquired.
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by Soccer America
[REF WATCH] Swiss referee Massimo Busacca, the man in the middle for the last UEFA Champions League final and a World Cup 2006 ref, has been banned for three games for flipping the bird at Young Boys fans after they jeered him during a game against third division FC Baden.
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