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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Seven teams remained in contention to claim three playoff spots still up for grabs as MLS headed into the 32nd and final week of regular-season play. Five teams have clinched playoff berths, and only three teams have been eliminated.
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"We absolutely wanted to win for our player who remains in the United States and has suffered so much, and we did it. It was his victory tonight." -- Coach Francis Gillot after Sochaux won, 2-0, at first-place Lyon, in the club's first game since American star Charlie Davies was ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS BY THE NUMBERS] After starting slowly, the Seattle Sounders have gotten hot on the road. They clinched a playoff berth with a 3-2 victory at Kansas City on Saturday, their fourth away win in their last six games. For more on the playoff race ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[MLS] Former England international Paul Mariner resigned his position as New England Revolution assistant coach following the Revs' match against the Chicago Fire on Saturday in order to pursue a position as head coach at English Second Division club Plymouth Argyle.
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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Michael Bradley scored a late consolation goal -- his first goal of the Bundesliga season -- in Borussia Moenchengladbach's 2-1 loss to defending champion. The American star of the weekend was Brad Friedel, who brushed aside a monumental error he made on Didier Drogba's goal for Chelsea to ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[UNDER-17 WORLD CUP] FIFA's release of the official rosters for the Under-17 World Cup, beginning Oct. 26 in Nigeria, included at least one surprise in the U.S. squad. Attacking midfielder Sebastian Lletget, one of the stars of the USA's qualifying campaign in Tijuana, was not on Coach Wilmer Cabrera's 21-player ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] Short-handed Ghana became the first African team to win the Under-20 World Cup when it beat Brazil, 4-3, on penalties in the 2009 final played Friday before a crowd of 70,000 in Cairo. The shootout followed a 0-0 tie after regulation and overtime.
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by Paul Kennedy
[USL-1] The Montreal Impact became first USL First Division team in a decade to sweep all its playoff games when it beat the Vancouver Whitecaps, 3-1, Saturday before more than 13,000 fans at Stade de Saputo and captured the championship series, 6-3, on aggregate. The Impact's third championship team featured ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[USL-1] Puerto Rico's Cristian Arrieta earned 2009 Most Valuable Player and Defender of the Year honors in the 2009 USL First Division. Portland's Gavin Wilkinson earned Coach of the Year honors, while Vancouver's Marcus Haber, 20, was named the Rookie of the Year.
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by Soccer America
Streaking FC Dallas kept its playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 win over Colorado. D.C. United remained in contention with a 1-0 victory over defending champion Columbus. For all the weekend summaries, as well as standings, schedule and leading scorers ...
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by Soccer America
After opening the season with six straight wins, Spanish leader Barcelona had to settle for a 0-0 tie at Valencia. Inter Milan is back on top in Italy thanks to a 5-0 win at Genoa. Manchester United regained the lead in England with a tense 2-1 win over Bolton Wanderers. ...
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by Soccer America
[COLLEGE] Akron is No. 1 in the Soccer America Men's Top 25 for the seventh straight week. UCLA, unbeaten in its last nine games, is again No. 2. Wake Forest and North Carolina change spots and complete the top five with Maryland at 3-4-5. For the complete Men's Top 25 ...
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by Soccer America
[COLLEGE] No. 1 Stanford, which beat ranked Pac-10 rivals UCLA (2-0) and USC (4-0), remains No. 1 in the Soccer America Women's Top 25. Portland, North Carolina and UCLA again follow at 2-3-4, while Florida State moves back into the No. 5 spot. For the complete Women's Top 25 rankings ...
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