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by Paul Kennedy
USA gets England June 12 in Rustenburg and then plays Slovenia June 18 in Johannesburg and Algeria June 23 in Tshwane/Pretoria! Mexico plays host South Africa in the June 11 opener. The Group of Death: Brazil, Portugal, Ivory Coast and North Korea in Group G. For the complete draw ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[SLOVENIA] Considered by many to be the weakest of the 13 European teams at the World Cup, Slovenia rallied to qualify for the World Cup for the second time. Its 2-0 win at Slovakia on the last weekend of group play allowed it to advance to the European playoffs, where ...
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by Mike Woitalla
[REACTION] U.S. coach Bob Bradley said his team looks forward to launching its World Cup campaign against England. "It's a great way to start," he said. "It's big challenge, but when you come to the World Cup and you have a chance to kick it off against an opponent like ...
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by Soccer America
"Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the hearts of people. Which is why it is so important that the FIFA World Cup will, for the first time ever, be hosted on the African continent in ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[ALGERIA] A beneficiary of FIFA's more liberal rules it introduced regarding the change of allegiance of national team players, Algeria was the last African team to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, needing a hotly contested playoff game to defeat reigning African champion Egypt. The Desert Foxes will be viewed ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[ENGLAND] England will head to the World Cup brimming with confidence. It doesn't hurt that the English have been placed in what they will view as an easy group in which to play.
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by Mike Woitalla
[WORLD CUP 2010 DRAW] The most dramatic soccer event that doesn't happen on grass delivered relief for the USA, which has been grouped with England, the lowest ranked of the seeded teams besides the host, Algeria, the least intimidating of Africa's entrants, and Slovenia, the smallest European nation at the ...
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by Soccer America
"It's out there now. Sometimes I have good days and bad days. I've never hidden it but it's something I've had for a good few years now. I hope it turns into a positive because I've been able to play for many years with the condition. I know there are ...
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by Soccer America
[WORLD CUP 2010] Jabulani, the official 2010 World Cup ball, was unveiled at ceremonies on Friday morning. The adidas ball is named after the isiZulu word for "to celebrate," and its 11 colors represent the 11 players on a team, the 11 official languages of South Africa and the 11 ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[WORLD CUP 2010 DRAW] The first thing you can say about the past World Cup draws for the United States is none of them have been favorable, and the prospects for Friday's 2010 draw aren't promising with the USA and other Concacaf nations grouped with teams from Asia and Oceania ...
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by Soccer America
[WORLD CUP 2010 DRAW] Los Angeles Galaxy star David Galaxy will be on hand to unveil the adidas ball that will be the official match ball for the 2010 World Cup at ceremonies in Cape Town. Follow Beckham, former German great Franz Beckenbauer and FIFA president Sepp Blatter with the ...
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by Soccer America
[WORLD CUP 2010 DRAW] The countdown to the 2010 World Cup will begin in earnest with Friday's draw in Cape Town, South Africa. For information on viewing parties ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] However much allocation money has been allotted to Philadelphia for its expansion season, the club hasn't been reluctant to use it. After sending, according to reports, more than $200,000 to Real Salt Lake in exchange for goalkeeper Chris Seitz, the Union swapped an undisclosed amount of allocation money to ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[WOMEN'S WORLD CUP] FIFA has decided to expand the Women's World Cup from 16 teams to 24, beginning with the 2015 tournament.
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by Soccer America
[MLS] The Kansas City Wizards hired Octavio Zambrano, who has the second-best winning percentage in MLS history, as an assistant coach under Manager Peter Vermes.
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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Fulham stayed alive in the Europa League with a 1-0 win at CSKA Sofia on Thursday night. American Clint Dempsey came off the bench late in the game in which several other regular Fulham starters were also rested.
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