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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] More so than previous World Cup teams, the USA's first team in South Africa this summer will consist almost entirely of foreign-based players. A rash of injuries to foreign-based players has raised alarm bells, though. But let's look on the positive side. Several key players are playing ...
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by Soccer America
"Our relationship is really good. I know when I'm with the national team, he is not my father-in-law but the coach. ... Outside soccer, he's my father-in-law and we act more like family. On the national team, though, I have to work in the same way I did with the ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] It was good night for Americans in EPL action. Landon Donovan and Tim Howard were on the winning side for Everton against leader Chelsea, Brad Friedel's Aston Villa held second-place Man. United to a 1-1 tie, Marcus Hahnemann picked up a shutout win for Wolves against Tottenham, while ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Freddy Adu made a rare start in a competitive game and only his third start in more than two years when he started for Aris in its 1-1 tie with Xanthi in the Greek Cup on Wednesday.
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by Soccer America
[USA] More bad news for Kevin Alston, one of the most promising young outside backs in MLS. He strained his left hamstring while training with the New England Revolution, ruling him out of the U.S. national team's training camp that began Wednesday at the Home Depot Center.
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] A day before meeting Kansas City in its first competitive action of the preseason, San Jose on Tuesday announced the signing of forward Eduardo Adelino da Silva. The 30-year-old had been training with San Jose since preseason began in late January. He accompanied the team to Phoenix, Ariz., and ...
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by Soccer America
[MLS] Signed to a new contract just last week, forward Kei Kamara celebrated by scoring all three goals as Kansas City beat San Jose, 3-0, during a 120-minute scrimmage in Phoenix, Ariz. Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney checks on how the teams' coaches reacted to their players' early preseason performance.
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by Soccer America
[MLS] Chivas USA suffered a blow when Maicon Santos suffered an injury to the medial collateral ligament in his left knee in a collision at the end of last Thursday's scrimmage against Loyola Marymount University. The Brazilian will miss roughly six weeks.
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by Paul Kennedy
[TELEVISION WATCH] The Seattle Sounders take their soccer seriously. MLS's top-drawing team has lured Arlo White from the BBC to be the club's new play-by-play announcer on all television and radio broadcasts.
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