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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Quakes rookie defender Ike Opara scored his second goal in as many games, heading home a Bobby Convey corner kick to clinch a 2-0 victory against New England Saturday. Paired in central defense with Jason Hernandez, he also helped shut down former college teammate Jack Schilawski, who had scored ...
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by Soccer America
"I always spray perfume on my shirt before we play ... the other guys are happy with it because when I score they know I smell good when we celebrate. And also when we change shirts after games mine smells good even if it needs to be washed."-- Chelsea midfielder ...
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by Mike Woitalla
[MLS ATTENDANCE] Four weeks into the 2010 season, MLS's average attendance is up by more than 2,000 compared to 2009's average for the entire season. At the same stage (29 games) in 2009, average attendance was 3,000 less than this season. The boost is thanks to the fact that the ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] World Cup hopeful Alejandro Bedoya continued to make a case for himself with an assist in Orebro's 3-1 win at Gefle in Sweden's Allsvenskanliga on Monday. For Orebro video highlights ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Ryan Adeleye, who played on North Carolina's 2008 NCAA Division I runner-up team, scored his first goal in Israel's top-level Toto League Saturday when he scored for Hapoel Beer Sheva on a header in its 4-0 win over Maccabi Netanya. Adeleye was one of four Americans to play ...
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by Soccer America
[DATEBOOK] Juventus will play a postseason exhibition against the New York Red Bulls at their new Red Bull Arena on May 23, making it the third Serie A powerhouse to announce plans to head to North America.
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by Soccer America
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Will the return of former Inter star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, back from injury, make up for the loss of playmaker Andres Iniesta in the Barcelona midfield? Will Samuel Eto'o continue his recent run of fine form and score for Inter against his old club? There will be few ...
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by Soccer America
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The Icelandic volcano that spewed clouds of ash that have drifted across Europe and closed airports played havoc with the visiting teams traveling this week for the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinals. Lyon had to borrow 10 minivans from their academy to travel to ...
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by Soccer America
[HALL OF FAME] Before there was Ricky Davis or Paul Caligiuri or John Harkes or Landon Donovan or any one of the other trend-setting American pro stars of the last 30 years, there was Kyle Rote Jr., the first and perhaps most important American pro star. Rote was elected to ...
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by Soccer America
[MAKING A LIST] Six rookies -- five first-round draft picks and St. Louis Athletica defender Carolyn Blank, the No. 46 pick overall -- have played every minute and two other rookies have also started both games in the first two weeks of Women's Professional Soccer.
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by Soccer America
[TELEVISION GUIDE] How does a kid from East Texas make it to the Premiership? Jeremy Schaap travels to the backyard where Clint Dempsey grew up in his report on "E:60," ESPN's first prime-time newsmagazine show, Tuesday at 7 pm ET.
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