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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Charlie Davies is back in France at Sochaux four months after being seriously injured in a car accident that took the life of another passenger in Northern Virginia on the eve of the USA-Costa Rica World Cup qualifier. In a lengthy and quite revealing interview for the Sochaux ...
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by Soccer America
"It's a privilege to receive the recognition as it comes from the supporters."-- Landon Donovan, who was voted Everton's Player of the Month for January. (EvertonFC.com)
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, the new darling of Mexican soccer, headlines the team of 18 players -- all domestically based -- Mexican national team head coach Javier Aguirre named for the upcoming international match on Wednesday at Candlestick Park in San Francisco against Bolivia.
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke confirmed what had been reported for weeks. World Cup ticket sales are suffering. Twenty percent of VIP tickets for luxury boxes have been sold. And the number of expected visitors to South Africa for the World Cup has been revised downward by ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[FIFA] By almost any standard, the United States should be a cinch to land one of the World Cups up for bid: 2018 or 2022. It has everything: stadiums, infrastructure, organization and a home market of soccer-crazy fans. The United States could be awarded the World Cup tomorrow and put ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] In its La Manga Cup opener Thursday, Seattle started with most of its regulars but nevertheless ended up losing, 3-0, to Norwegian champion Rosenborg BK
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by Soccer America
[EUROPA LEAGUE] Juventus and Liverpool, two of the great names of European soccer, are enduring rough seasons but picked up wins in the Europa League, the old UEFA Cup that moved into the knockout phase this week. For all Thursday's results ...
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by Soccer America
[DATEBOOK] Women's Professional Soccer opens its second season Saturday. All eight teams will be in action this weekend, including defending Sky Blue FC, which will face Chicago in the first Sunday television game on the Fox Soccer Channel. For the complete schedule ...
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by Soccer America
[TELEVISION WATCH] The Fox Soccer Channel debuted as Fox Sports World in 1997 for a reason. It offered more than soccer. Now that Fox Soccer Plus -- Fox Soccer Channel 2 if you will -- will air, beginning on March 1, it will return to its roots. Rugby will be ...
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