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by Paul Kennedy
[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] Not much was expected of the USA at the 2009 Under-20 World Cup in Egypt, and it certainly did nothing to dispel its doubters with a horrendous display in the opening game. Germany got two goals two minutes apart on the half hour and cruised to a ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] Soccer America's Paul Kennedy grades the U.S. players in Saturday's 3-0 loss to Germany at the Under-20 World Cup in Suez ...
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by Soccer America
"I'm really proud that we didn't lose faith in the way we can play on the road." -- San Jose Earthquakes coach Frank Yallop after his team ended a 20-game road winless streak with its first away win in 477 days when it downed D.C. United, 2-1. (San Jose Mercury)
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS PLAYOFF WATCH] Defending champion Columbus secured a playoff spot by beating the Galaxy, 2-0, but the real news came from the other end of the standings. The bottom three teams - New York, FC Dallas, and San Jose - all dented the hopes of teams in the chase by ...
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by Mike Woitalla
[MLS NAMES & NUMBERS] Fredy Montero scored on a spectacular long-range rocket but the Seattle Sounders went down to New England. Columbus remained red hot when the Galaxy came to town. FC Dallas' Jeff Cunningham moved to the top of the league-scoring lead at Real Salt Lake's expense. For highlights ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] After sitting out three straight league games, midfielder Michael Bradley came on as a halftime sub for Borussia Moenchengladbach, which gave up three second-half goals in a 3-0 loss to Freiburg. Aside from keeper Tim Howard winning with Everton in the Premier League, not much went well for ...
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by Soccer America
[USL-1] For the second year in a row, the Puerto Rico Islanders overcame a first-leg deficit and knocked the Rochester Rhinos out of the USL First Division playoffs. The two Canadian quarterfinalists, Montreal and Vancouver, held on to their first-leg advantages and joined Puerto Rico and regular-season champion Portland in ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[ITALY] Sampdoria, which hasn't won the Serie A title since 1991, is the surprise of the Italian season, taking over first place with a 1-0 win over defending champion Inter Milan, its fifth victory in six games.
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by Soccer America
[GOLAZO] Uruguay substitute Tabare Viudez scored with a stunning scissor-kick in the 84th minute to down England, 1-0, at the U-20 World Cup.
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by Soccer America
D.C. United blew a 1-0 lead at home to Western Conference last-place team San Jose and lost 2-1. The loss left it in ninth place in the overall standings, behind Colorado, Chivas USA, Seattle and New England in the race for the four wild-card playoff berths. For all the game ...
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by Soccer America
Chelsea lost its first game in the English Premier League, falling to Wigan, 3-1, and allowing defending champion Manchester United to pull even in first place. Barcelona and Real Madrid remained perfect in Spain's La Liga. In Germany, Hamburg, a 1-0 winner over Bayern Munich, and Bayer Leverkusen are tied ...
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by Soccer America
[COLLEGE] No. 1 Akron, No. 9 Monmouth and No. 25 UMBC are the only unbeaten and untied teams left in the Soccer America Men's Top 25. UCLA moved up to No. 2 with a pair of wins, while ACC teams Maryland, Wake Forest and North Carolina complete the top five. ...
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[COLLEGE] Stanford and North Carolina both overcame close calls and remain 1-2 in the Soccer America Women's Top 25. Portland, UCLA and Florida State all moved up one spot and complete the top five. For the complete Soccer America Women's Top 25 rankings ...
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