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by Paul Kennedy
[BEST OF THE WORLD CUP] Soccer America continues its look at the best of the World Cup with its 25 winners, the best of the tournament on and off the field.
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by Soccer America
"It was one of the worst tackles I have ever had. ... The challenge was really hard, it was one of the most painful tackles in my life. It was hard to play on. I have probably broken a rib."-- Spain's Xabi Alonso on getting kicked in the chest in ...
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by Soccer America
[TELEVISION WATCH] The combined audience for Sunday's World Cup final on ABC and Univision was 24.3 million viewers, the largest U.S. audience for a soccer match -- and almost 6 million more than the combined audience in England.
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by Soccer America
[TELEVISION WATCH] Sunday's World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands on ABC was the most-watched men's World Cup game ever in the USA with 15,545,000 viewers. Only the 1999 Women's World Cup final averaged more viewers for a soccer game -- 17,975,000.
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by Soccer America
[SUMMER OF SOCCER] The annual influx of foreign clubs begins in earnest this week with some of Europe's biggest names arriving for summer friendlies. Manchester United (minus Wayne Rooney and its other World Cup stars) opens its four-game tour Friday against Celtic in Toronto. United is one of five English ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[UNDER-20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP] Three days after the end of the World Cup, the USA is back in action in a FIFA competition against Ghana. This time it's in the Under-20 Women's World Cup, where the USA begins its defense of the title on Wednesday at Rudolf-Harbig Stadium in Dresden, ...
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