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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] A year removed from reaching MLS Cup 2008, Red Bulls' forward Juan Pablo Angel will gladly put the disastrous 2009 season behind him. "We weren't good enough this year in every way," said Angel Saturday, after a 1-0 loss to San Jose snuffed the faint hopes that the Red ...
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by Soccer America
"Thank heavens Argentina don't watch him -- he'd walk into their team. Whenever they ask for a video of him, I'll just send them ones of him making gaffes from about 10 years ago. They won't know the difference!" -- Crystal Palace coach Neil Warnock prefers his goalkeeper Julian Speroni ...
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by Soccer America
[WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] Frankie Hejduk, who has been limited to 12 MLS games this season and hasn't played for the USA since April because of injury, has been added to the U.S. roster for its games against Honduras on Saturday and Costa Rica on Wednesday.
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by Paul Kennedy
[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] Costa Rica pulled the biggest upset yet at the 2009 Under-20 World Cup when the Ticos knocked out host Egypt, 2-0, on Tuesday. Ghana and Hungary also advanced to the quarterfinals. For more on Tuesday's games and the complete schedule with viewing information ...
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by Soccer America
[OFF THE POST] Hertha Berlin's 19-year-old goalkeeper Sascha Burchert replaced injured Timo Ochs in the 33rd minute against Hamburg SV with the score tied 1-1, and five minutes later left the penalty area to head clear a through pass. It landed at the feet of David Jarolim, who lobbed the ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS PREDICTION] They may be the bottom-two teams in the Western Conference, and might finish the season there, yet San Jose and FC Dallas have plenty to prove when they meet at Buck Shaw Stadium Wednesday night.
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by Soccer America
[BOLIVIA] Marco Etcheverry, arguably MLS's greatest player, has been named head coach of Bolivian first division club Oriente Petrolero. Etcheverry was D.C. United's playmaker from 1996 to 2003 when it won three MLS titles, a U.S. Open Cup, and two international titles.
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