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by Mike Woitalla
[DENMARK-USA] The World Cup-bound Americans ended 2009 with a 3-1 loss at Denmark, which struck three times in the first 10 minutes of the second half after falling behind to Jeff Cunningham's 26th-minute goal. The loss came four days after the USA fell 1-0 at Slovakia. COLLEGE PLAYOFFS: Indiana gets ...
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by Mike Woitalla
[DENMARK-USA REPORT CARD] Soccer America's Mike Woitalla grades the U.S. players in their 3-1 loss at Denmark Wednesday ...
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by Soccer America
"2009 was an excellent year. The main job was to secure qualification for South Africa next June. Obviously the Confederations Cup was special in so many ways. And we'll always look for things as reminders for the work that still needs to be done. When you end with a game ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] France, the 2006 World Cup runner-up, left it until late to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, and when it did controversy quickly followed. Star Thierry Henry admitted he handled the ball with his hand on the sequence that led to William Gallas' overtime goal that ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Antar Yahia began his international career with France. Now he's going to the 2010 World Cup with Algeria after scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win over Egypt, a spectacular volley that decided one of the most intensely followed qualifiers ever. The tensions were stoked ...
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by Soccer America
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Uruguay grabbed the final spot in the 2010 World Cup, tying Costa Rica 1-1 in the tense second leg of their playoffs to take the playoff 2-1 on aggregate. France, Algeria, Greece, Slovenia and Portugal also won their playoffs on Wednesday.
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by Soccer America
[WORLD CUP 2010 COUNTDOWN] The 32-team field for the 2010 World Cup is set. With the qualification of France and Uruguay on Wednesday, that means every former champion will be in South Africa. The only team playing for the first time will be Slovakia.
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by Ridge Mahoney
[BEST OF MLS] The engine of any team is the midfield, and whether two or three players are asked to take up the roles and positions required centrally, how well they perform often dictates the outcome. In our three categories of midfielders - holding, central (two-way), and attacking - there ...
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by Soccer America
[MLS] Landon Donovan won the 2009 AT&T Goal of the Year, his first MLS goal of the year award in nine years in the league, and Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Pat Onstad was awarded the Degree Men Save of the Year.
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