Guzan's Villa survives 10-goal thriller

by Paul Kennedy

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Brad Guzan is headed to Wembley Stadium for the first time but not after pulling the ball out of his net four times on Wednesday. Aston Villa's 1-0 advantage from the first leg of their English League Cup semifinal series quickly evaporated as Blackburn was ahead 2-0 after ... Read the whole story

Guevara and Pavon return with Catrachos

by Paul Kennedy

[USA-HONDURAS] Honduran national team stars Amado Guevara and Carlos Pavon, both former MLS players, are among the 20 players who traveled with the Catrachos for Saturday's friendly against the USA at the Home Depot Center (TV: Fox Soccer Channel and Galavision, live, 9 pm ET/6 pm PT.). Roger Espinoza of ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"We know in football there's two things which happen to football managers: you do well and you move on or you don't and you're moved on." -- Owen Coyle, who recently joined Bolton from Burnley. (BBC) Read the whole story

New Red Bull boss Backe gets a little grief

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS] To a long gauntlet of barriers that have impeded foreign coaches hired by MLS teams, new Red Bulls leader Hans Backe has added a new one: A "hostile" U.S. consul. Read the whole story

Nigeria's Super Eagles glide into quarterfinals

by Paul Kennedy

[AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS] Nigeria made it four of four World Cup finalists to advance to the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-0 win over Mozambique Wednesday night. The Eagles recovered an opening game loss to Egypt to defeat Benin and Mozambique. They got goals from ... Read the whole story

Four MLS players lead USA at Copa Chivas

by Paul Kennedy

[U.S. UNDER-20 NATIONAL TEAM] Four MLS players -- Amobi Okugo and Jack McInerney, both first-round picks by the Philadelphia Union, and rookie defender Zac Herold and third-year pro Fuad Ibrahim at Toronto FC -- are among 20 players who will represent the U.S. under-20 national team at the 2010 Copa ... Read the whole story

Barcelona's Guardiola stays put for now

by Paul Kennedy

[SPAIN] Pep Guardiola, who coached Barcelona to a record six titles in 2009, has agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2010-11 season, ending speculation -- at least for now -- of a move to Manchester United. Read the whole story

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