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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS CUP 2009] What do the goals Landon Donovan scored against New England to win Goal of the Year and the penalty kick he converted to clinch a 2-0 victory over Houston in the Western Conference finals have in common? Answer: On both of them and just about every other ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[MY VIEW] What should be done in response to the Thierry Henry handball that led to the deciding goal in France's World Cup playoff series against Ireland? Replay the game? Will never happen. Ban Swedish referee Martin Hansson? It isn't, as we American fans all know, the first time he's ...
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by Soccer America
"The France team will go to South Africa courtesy of indisputable cheating, which highlights the downward spiral affecting soccer today." -- The French physical education teachers' union (SNEP-FSU) weighs in on the Thierry Henry handball scandal. (AP)
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by Soccer America
What should FIFA do about Thierry Henry's handball that led to France's qualification to the 2010 World Cup at Ireland's expense?
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] So much for a coaching search. Just 10 days after Chivas USA terminated him as head coach, Preki met the press in Toronto as the successor to Chris Cummins and John Carver at the helm of Toronto FC.
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by Paul Kennedy
[TELEVISION WATCH] ESPN2's broadcast of the MLS Western Conference -- the Los Angeles-Houston game that was stopped twice because the lights went out -- was seen in an average of 538,000 television homes (700,000 people 2+), based on a 0.5 rating, making it the most-watched MLS telecast ever on the ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[MLS] The Los Angeles Galaxy's Landon Donovan, winner of six Honda Player of the Year Awards as the top U.S. national team player, picked up his first top MLS honor in nine years in the league when he was named 2009 Volkswagen MLS Most Valuable Player.
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by Ridge Mahoney
[BEST OF MLS] A few names might seem to be missing from our ranking of outside midfielders, and that is because they have been, perhaps arbitrarily, placed in other categories, either as a central or attacking midfielder or one of the forward positions. Freddie Ljungberg finished the season as a ...
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by Soccer America
[COLLEGE] Making their first NCAA Division I Tournament appearances, Sacramento State and UNC Wilmington both won their first-round games on the road on Thursday. Also winning on the road was Portland, beating New Mexico, 2-1, after goalie Austin Guerrero was sent off in overtime. For the results and schedule ...
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