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by Ridge Mahoney
[ENGLAND] Not for the first time, Everton manager David Moyes is pondering the addition of a U.S. international to his roster. According to The Guardian newspaper, Moyes is considering a loan deal for Landon Donovan to bolster his injury-riddled team's battle against relegation. This possibility was one reason Donovan hedged ...
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by Soccer America
"The league is very much at a crossroads. This is about big ideas. Not the minutiae." -- MLS Players Union executive director Bob Foose on collective bargaining agreement negotiations to replace the CBA that expires Jan. 31. (USA Today)
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by Ridge Mahoney
[USA] Whether it's for the money or to assist preparations for the 2010 World Cup, U.S. Soccer is negotiating to play a friendly against Mexico in February. Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney looks at what the USA's World Cup preparation game schedule could look like.
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by Paul Kennedy
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Cristiano Ronaldo's second game against Marseille turned out better than his first one did. Ronaldo, sidelined for two months after being taken out by Senegalese defender Souleymane Diawara in the first game in Madrid, scored twice in a magnificent effort to lead Real to a 3-1 win ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Bayern Munich knocked Juventus of the UEFA Champions League with a sensational 4-1 win in Turin on Tuesday and moved into the knockout stage. Needing a win in Turin, the German club came back from a goal down -- getting the equalizer from goalie Hans-Joerg Butt -- ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Former Duke star Mike Grella scored two goals in overtime to help Coca-Cola League One (third level) leader Leeds to a 5-1 win over non-league Kettering Town and set up a lucrative date with Manchester United in the third round of the English FA Cup.
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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Eddie Johnson is one of five players who Fulham has advised for English Premier League clubs will be available for sale during the January transfer window in order to cut its salary expenses.
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by Soccer America
[BY THE NUMBERS] With North Carolina's 1-0 victory over Stanford in Sunday's final of the 2009 Women's College Cup, Coach Anson Dorrance became the winningest coach in NCAA Division I history by capturing his 20th title in a single sport.
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by Soccer America
[U.S. UNDER-17 BOYS NATIONAL TEAM] The U.S. under-17 boys national team completed its first outing against international competition since a new class of players entered residency with a 3-0 loss to the Netherlands Monday at the 2009 Nike International Friendlies. The Americans finished with a tie and two losses in ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[OBITUARY] Hall of Famer Pat Smith, best known for his pioneering work as a referee, died Sunday at his home in Callaway, Fla. He was 86.
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