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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] If Landon Donovan played his last game for Everton at Goodison Park, he sure went out in style. In 20 minutes off the bench, the U.S. star scored a goal and added an assist in the Toffees' 5-1 win over Hull City Sunday. Interviewed after the game, Donovan ...
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by Soccer America
"You know, you've got to move. You've got to exercise ... and soccer is one of my favorite ways of doing it." -- First Lady Michelle Obama, taking her "Let's Move" anti-obesity campaign to the soccer field. She worked out with about 60 young players as they took part in ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Herculez Gomez needed only three minutes to score in his fourth straight game for Puebla -- giving him five goals in seven games -- but La Franja slumped to a 4-1 loss at UNAM in Mexico City.
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] The stats from a weekend of league and cup action abroad: 10 U.S. players who faced the Netherlands on Wednesday were in action over the weekend abroad, and four Americans scored. Among them was Ryan Guy, who scored for St. Patricks on the opening day of the 2010 Irish ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[WPS] Preseason begins Monday around Women's Professional Soccer a month ahead of its Year 2 kickoff. An impressive list of offseason signings confirmed WPS is the top women's league in the world. Off the field, it's been two steps forward and one step back, as the league has added teams ...
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by Soccer America
[OFF THE POST] Soccer players still have a ways to go in the recognizability factor as Jeff Cunningham proved in a spoof on Media Day for FC Dallas. The 2009 MLS leading scorer pretended to be Freddy Adu during an interview on the club's 2009 season. Have a look ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Eric Ustruck banged home the rebound of a saved Dominic Oduro shot in the final minutes to rescue a 1-1 tie for Houston against USSF Division II foe Austin on Sunday.
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by Soccer America
[FRANCE] Montpellier missed a chance to tie first-place Bordeaux in Ligue 1 when it had to settle for a 1-1 tie with the defending champions after missing two penalty kicks. On the second penalty, Colombian Victor Hugo Montano started toward the ball, stopped and then faked out keeper Cedric Carrasso ...
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