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by Soccer America
"I can't tell you what a pleasure it is for me to leave my room and be able to have a coffee in the hotel lobby. For me, that's extraordinary. There were times at Barcelona when you had to stay in the room."-- Frenchman Thierry Henry, after playing eight years ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[BARCLAYS NEW YORK CHALLENGE] When David Beckham made his debut for the Los Angeles Galaxy three years ago, he didn't take public transportation to the Home Depot Center. But that's what Thierry Henry did on Thursday afternoon in the most-anticipated debut match for an MLS player since Beckham's first game, ...
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by Soccer America
[VIDEO] If Frenchman Thierry Henry takes his scoring chances like he handles batty questions, he'll be scoring lots of goals for the New York Red Bulls. Watch as he sits through surely the most tortured interview of his career ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[MY VIEW] The most intriguing matchup on the opening weekend of play in Mexico's Torneo Apertura is Saturday's game between Pachuca and Club America. It's indicative of the importance the Mexican league is to the U.S. national team that as many as four Americans -- three for Pachuca and one ...
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by Soccer America
Former U.S. under-20 international Mikkel Diskerud was eliminated from the Europa League when his Norwegian club, Stabaek, gave up a late goal to Dnepr Mogilev that allowed the Belarusian club to earn a 1-1 tie and move into the third round thanks to away goals after their series ended 3-3. ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] One of the wilder editions of the Los Angeles-San Jose rivalry ended with a 2-2 tie Thursday night at Home Depot Center in the teams's first meeting of 2010. The league-leading Galaxy stayed unbeaten at home thanks to a late strike by Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle added to ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Steve Ralston, MLS's all-time assist leader who announced his retirement Tuesday, has joined the Houston Dynamo coaching staff. "I didn't want to pass up this opportunity," said Ralston, who played several seasons with Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear in Tampa, in a telephone interview. "I don't think the situation could ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Many teams are actively scouring the market for Designated Players, but not the Philadelphia Union. A few days after Coach Peter Nowak affirmed the team doesn't regard a DP as essential, the Union signed Argentine midfielder Eduardo Coudet, a 35-year-old veteran of league play in Mexico, Spain and his ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[TRANSFER WATCH] The 2010 Torneo Apertura, the first half of the Mexican First Division season, kicks off this weekend. The offseason has again seen a lot of movement on the transfer front. Several foreign stars have returned to Mexico, while several young national team standouts have moved to Britain. For ...
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