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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] It might be too late to earn them consideration for the 2010 U.S. World Cup team, but Eddie Johnson and Freddy Adu enjoyed their best game together since joining Aris this winter. Johnson scored twice, while Adu assisted on one of Johnson's goals and earned a penalty that ...
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by Soccer America
“I'm kind of getting fed up trying to look after Sainey Nyassi. Game after game, he's getting kicked, pushed, shoved, you name it and nothing's going on. He's going to be badly injured soon if the referees don't take care of him. ... We encourage our players to stay on ...
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by Soccer America
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] American Jose Francisco Torres won the Concacaf Champions League title when he started for Pachuca in its 1-0 win over Cruz Azul in Wednesday's final. Edgar Benitez scored two minutes into stoppage time to even the series at 2-2 and give Pachuca its third continental crown in ...
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by Soccer America
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Since its inception in 1991-92, no team has successfully defended the UEFA Champions League, and Inter Milan made sure that record will continue as it eliminated Barcelona in Wednesday's semifinals. Despite playing the last 62 minutes with a man advantage, Barcelona only managed a 1-0 victory and ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] United's new forward isn't new at all. Much-maligned by D.C. United fans last year as a Designated Player, striker Luciano Emilio has returned on a short-term contract.
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by Soccer America
[U.S. OPEN CUP] D.C. United won the battle of MLS last-place teams when it beat FC Dallas, 4-2, in the preliminary round of the U.S. Open Cup at RFK Stadium on Wednesday night. Adam Cristman led D.C. with two goals, while 17-year-old Andy Najar had a goal and an assist.
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by Ridge Mahoney
[CANADA] Toronto FC has apparently found a winning formula: De Ro plus a goal and an assist equals victory, no matter what the competition. The Canadian international attacker Dwayne De Rosario, who scored the first goal and assisted on the second Sunday when TFC downed Seattle, 2-0, in league play, ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[SUPERLIGA] Could there be SuperLiga soccer at Boston’s famed Fenway Park this summer? Along with six dates in July set aside for group play, three venues were announced on Wednesday, with a fourth left unspecified. Toyota Park (Bridgeview, Ill.), Robertson Stadium (Houston) and Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) will be ...
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by Soccer America
[D-2 PRO LEAGUE] Former Real Salt Lake forward Tino Nunez scored twice and set up Rich Costanzo for the third as the Rochester Rhinos beat the NSC Minnesota Stars, 3-0, Wednesday night at NSC Stadium. Perhaps the happiest player on the field was Minnesota rookie Two-Boys Gumede.
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by Soccer America
[DATEBOOK] The Seattle Sounders announced plans to host Argentina's Boca Juniors and Scotland's Celtic in a pair of exhibition matches. D.C. United has scheduled a match against Celtic rival Rangers in July. For the international club friendlies scheduled in May, June and July ...
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