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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] If sources monitoring the Chicago situation are right, Denis Hamlett will soon join Preki in the unemployment line. Maybe if the Fire had reached the final, majority owner Andrew Hautpman would have been reluctant to cut him loose, but since the Fire fell agonizingly short, losing on penalty kicks, ...
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by Soccer America
"The loss in stadium lights during the match was due to two significant power dips in Southern California Edison Industrial grid in which the facility sits. Any time the facility experiences a power dip on the network, emergency event lights are activated and the stadium lights immediately reset, which takes ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[FIRE-RSL REPORT CARD] In a game with plenty of action but no goals, Real Salt Lake keeper Nick Rimando, who made a six saves in game action and three in the penalty-kick shootout, earned the highest marks.
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by Ridge Mahoney
[GALAXY-DYNAMO REPORT CARD] Defender Gregg Berhalter was the hero for the Los Angeles Galaxy, breaking the stalemate against Houston with a goal in the 103rd minute after forwards on both teams failed to make a mark. Landon Donovan sealed the win from the penalty spot in the 108th minute.
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by Paul Kennedy
[SLOVAKIA-USA] Slovakia, a middling European team, is just the kind of team the USA must beat if it wants to be taken seriously next summer in South Africa, so the Americans' performance in Bratislava was a reminder of how far it has to go if it is to be considered ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[SLOVAKIA-USA REPORT CARD] Soccer America's Paul Kennedy grades the U.S. players in their 1-0 loss to Slovakia Saturday in Bratislava...
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by Paul Kennedy
[DENMARK-USA] New Mexico product Edgar Castillo, whose international career began with Mexico, was among four players called up for Wednesday's Denmark-USA game in Aarhus.
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] One of the most dramatic days of World Cup qualifying sent three more teams to the finals: Nigeria, Cameroon and New Zealand. Saturday's action produced plenty of winners and losers ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Long before Algeria's bus was attacked after the team's arrival in Cairo, the deciding Egypt-Algeria game was going to be one of the most intensely followed qualifiers in recent history. The match did not disappoint as a goal by Emad Meteab five minutes into stoppage time ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[UNDER-17 WORLD CUP] Switzerland left no doubt who was the best team at the Under-17 World Cup, completing a seven-game sweep with a 1-0 victory over host Nigeria in the final. The championship was the first at any level for the Swiss.
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by Paul Kennedy
[U.S. WOMEN] U.S. women's national team coach Pia Sundhage has called in 24 players for a training camp Dec. 5-15 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
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by Soccer America
[COLLEGE] Akron, which completed the regular season with a 20-0-0 record, is No. 1 in the final Soccer America Men's Top 25 rankings. ACC champion Virginia moved up to No. 2 ahead of Wake Forest, North Carolina and UCLA. For the complete Top 25 ...
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