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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Making his first start for Hull City since going on compassionate leave following the earthquake that hit Haiti, Jozy Altidore assisted on the Tigers' first goal and earned a penalty that led to their second goal in a 2-2 tie with Wolves. The performance was one of the ...
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by Soccer America
"Maybe it was a test to see how strong the union was, to see if we would cave early. But the players have been very united, and I've been very impressed with the determination of the group and where the group wants this CBA headed." -- Houston Dynamo goalkeeper and ...
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[AMERICANS ABROAD] Eddie Johnson scored his first goal with Greek club Aris thanks to an assist from Freddie Adu in his Aris debut, but it it was too littl, too late for Aris, which fell to Xanthi, 2-1, on Sunday.
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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Nine Americans started in England, France, Germany and Mexico on Saturday, and none lost. Everton remained unbeaten in EPL play since Landon Donovan joined the Toffees with a 1-0 win at Wigan. Carlos Bocanegra is back in grace at Rennes, a 4-0 winner over Grenoble, while Michael Bradley's ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Another possible starter for the U.S. World Cup team has been injured. Right back Steve Cherundolo hurt his shoulder in training on Sunday and will be out of action for four weeks.
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by Paul Kennedy
[ENGLAND] All the attention was on Wayne Rooney, who scored his 100th goal in the English Premier League, but the England star shared the accolades in Manchester United's emphatic 3-1 win at Arsenal with Portuguese Nani, who had a hand in the first two goals four minutes apart late in ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[UNDER-20 CONCACAF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP] UCLA star Sydney Leroux's goal in the 87th minute gave the USA a 1-0 win over Mexico in the final of the 2010 Concacaf U-20 Women's Championship in Guatemala City. The USA, Mexico and Costa Rica, which upset Canada, 1-0, in the third-place game, will play ...
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by Soccer America
[AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS] Egypt became the first team to win the Africa Cup of Nations three times in a row when it beat Ghana, 1-0, in Sunday's final.
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Not surprisingly, Nigeria became the first World Cup finalist to dump its head coach, parting company with Shuaibu Amodu following the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola. The name being mentioned as a possible replacement is young Frenchman Herve Renard, who led Zambia to first place in ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[JAMAICA-CANADA] Luton Shelton's goal in the 68th minute gave Jamaica a 1-0 friendly victory over Canada before 18,000 fans at Kingston's National Stadium on Sunday and tied him with Paul Young for the most international goals (28) in Jamaican history. Eleven MLS players -- four for Jamaica and seven for ...
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