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by Paul Kennedy
[USA] Charlie Davies blames Alexandre Lacombe, president of French club Sochaux, for not making the USA's 30-man preliminary squad for the World Cup and not having a chance to win a spot on the 23-player final roster at the camp that begins Monday in Princeton, N.J. Listen to what Davies ...
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by Soccer America
"The Super Bowl compared to the World Cup is a lie. Like it doesn't even exist compared to the World Cup. That's how big the World Cup is." -- Comedian Drew Carey, the Seattle Sounders co-owner and USA Bid Committee board member, promoting the USA's bid for the 2018 or ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] The last day of play before teams lose players to their national teams for World Cup training camps features mostly interconference games. Only Eastern foes Kansas City and Chicago stay on their side of the divide; by the end of the week, will Western teams have padded their 15-6-6 ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] In Saturday's rematch of teams that have already met, New England gets a chance to atone for a 2-0 loss in San Jose, for which Bobby Convey's excellent form - five assists - kindled faint hopes he might get a call. He didn't.
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Houston keeper Pat Onstad looked disgusted for nearly the entire game, and with good reason. Real Salt Lake sliced open the Dynamo defense repeatedly Thursday and thumped the two-time champion, 3-1, on a pair of goals by Costa Rican Alvaro Saborio and one from U.S. World Cup candidate Robbie ...
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by Soccer America
[DATEBOOK] MLS play continues this weekend with seven games. Los Angeles and Columbus out their unbeaten records on the line when they host Toronto FC and Chivas USA, respectively. For all the Saturday action ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP 2018/22 BID] Friday is an important day in the USA's campaign to win the right to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. Accompanied by USA Bid Committee officials, U.S. national team captain Carlos Bocanegra will submit the USA bid book at FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. The ...
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by Soccer America
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] North Korea's World Cup roster was finally released on Thursday when FIFA published the provisional lists each team submitted. North Korea was the only team to submit the bare minimum: 23 players. The Korean roster includes three Japanese-born players, including Jong Tae-Se, known as North Korea's Wayne ...
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by Soccer America
[EUROPEAN RACES] Barcelona and Inter Milan head into the final weekend of play with the edge in their respective league races. For a look at the races and television viewing information ...
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by Soccer America
[D-2 PRO LEAGUE] In the biggest upset of the D-2 Pro League's first season, a first-half goal by forward Yaikel Perez helped previously winless Crystal Palace Baltimore to a 1-0 victory over the unbeaten Portland Timbers on Thursday in front of 8,817 at PGE Park.
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by Soccer America
[WPS] FC Gold Pride looks to become first WPS team to win five straight games when it plays at Boston on Friday night. The Breakers have gone in the opposite direction, failing to win their last four games. For a look at all the WPS weekend action ..
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