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by Soccer America
[YOUTH] The U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Boys Winter Interregional will begin Friday for the 1992 age group at Wilson Gillette Soccer Complex in Wilson, N.C. The event is held in conjunction with the Men's College Cup in nearby Cary.
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by Paul Kennedy
[MEDIA WATCH] By the time the USA-England World Cup game is played June 12 in Rustenburg, we'll all surely be sick of the hype and glad the match is over. Tim Howard must already be sick of the hype. On Monday morning, the British media were already banging the drums, ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
&art[AMERICANS ABROAD] Concerns about the U.S. central defense eased Monday when Jay DeMerit, sidelined for more than three months with an eye infection, returned to action for Watford in the League Championship, England's second division.
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by Soccer America
"I have an orthomanual therapist who I call Jan-Jan the Hammer Man. Twice a year I see him. He scans the whole of my body to find out which bones and joints are out of place because of all the kicks I get. He bangs with a hammer on the ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Five weeks before the 2010 SuperDraft, the Red Bulls don't yet have a head coach, but they do have a commander-in-chief. The club presented its new general manager and sporting director, Erik Soler, yesterday, and he jumped right into the subject of MLS knowledge being a short-term goal, not ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[USL1-NASL DISPUTE] United Soccer Leagues and the North American Soccer League have been requested by U.S. Soccer to provide by Thursday details of their Division II pro league plans for 2010. The request followed Sunday's meeting of representatives of the two leagues in New York with U.S. Soccer President Sunil ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[GAME OF THE WEEK] Resurgent Bayern needs to win at Juventus on Tuesday or it will be eliminated from the UEFA Champions League (TV: Setanta Sports USA, 2:30 pm; Fox Soccer Channel, delay, 5 pm ET; Fox Soccer en Espanol, 7:30 pm ET).
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by Soccer America
[AWARDS] Lionel Messi, the 2009 Golden Ball winner, and Barcelona teammates Andres Iniesta and Xavi are joined by Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka of rival Real Madrid on the short list for the 2009 FIFA World Men's Player of the Year award.
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by Soccer America
[AWARDS] Brazilians Marta and Cristiane, Germans Inka Grings and Birgit Prinz and England's Kelly Smith are the five finalists for the 2009 FIFA World Women's Player of the Year award.
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by Soccer America
[OFF THE POST] A cash delivery firm in Sao Paulo was robbed of $5.7 million by thieves who took advantage of the fact that all eyes were on the final games of the Brazilian championship. Police believe the robbers tunneled into the building and waited until Sunday afternoon to break ...
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by Soccer America
[AWARDS] Stanford and Portland lead all teams with four players each on the NSCAA's 2009 NCAA Division I All-American team. For all the All-American selections ...
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[U.S. UNDER-20 WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM] Amber Brooks, a starting midfielder on North Carolina's 2009 women's national championship team, was among the players called up for the U.S. U-20 womens camp beginning Saturday in Sunrise, Fla. For the complete roster ...
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[U.S. UNDER-15 BOYS NATIONAL TEAM] U.S. under-15 boys national team coach Jim Barlow has called in 32 players, all born in 1995, for a domestic training camp from Dec. 12-19 in Bradenton, Fla.
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