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by Soccer America
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Make that six years in a row Real Madrid has exited the Champions League in the round of 16. Lyon added to Real's misery, holding the Spanish club to a 1-1 tie in Madrid and going through to the quarterfinals, 2-1, on aggregate. Real's elimination immediately led ...
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by Soccer America
"Boy George, I mean George Boyd, has had a chance for Nottingham." -- BBC's commentator Ivan Gaskell during the live coverage of Nottingham Forest vs Swansea briefly gets Forrest's midfielder mixed up with an androgynous singer. (BBC)
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by Soccer America
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Even with a bad knee, Wayne Rooney was once again too much for AC Milan. The England striker scored once in each half to give him four goals in two games against Milan -- and 30 on the season -- and lead Manchester United to a 4-0 ...
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[MLS] While talks between Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Union continue in Washington, D.C. under the auspices of mediator George H. Cohen, the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, at least one player rep says the union anticipates that the 2010 MLS season won't start on ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Boyzzz Khumalo's goal with 20 minutes remaining broke a 2-2 tie and provided D.C. United with a 3-2 triumph over Santos Laguna Wednesday in Torrejon, Mexico. Goals by Chris Pontius and Jaime Moreno gave United a 2-0 halftime lead that Santos erased when Francisco Torres and substitute Carlos Quintero ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[CONCACAF UNDER-17 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP] The USA scored early -- after only 92 seconds -- and often -- Lindsay Horan had four goals in the last 23 minutes -- as it routed Haiti, 9-0, in the opening game of the Concacaf Under-17 Women's Championship in Costa Rica. Afterward, Haitian goalie Alexandra ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] The San Jose Earthquakes won their second straight game during their visit to London by beating Tottenham's reserves, 1-0, Wednesday on a goal by Bobby Burling. Coach Frank Yallop sent an almost completely different team than the group that beat West Ham's reserves Monday. He paired Burling in central ...
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by Soccer America
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] If any team is going to break Mexico's stranglehold in the Concacaf Champions League, it could be Marathon of Honduras. It opened the knockout phase of the regional club championship with a 2-0 win over UNAM Wednesday thanks to a pair of penalty kicks.
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by Soccer America
[OFF THE SEASON] It's billed as Pepsi's World Cup commercial, though Coca-Cola, not Pepsi, is a FIFA sponsor. The commercial featuring Lionel Messi, Kaka and Didier Drogba is certainly unusual. Take a look ...
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