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by Soccer America
[MAKING A LIST] David Beckham and recent New York signings Thierry Henry and Rafael Marquez are MLS's top earners, each making more than $5 million this season in guaranteed compensation, according to the MLS Players Union. Landon Donovan is the only American millionaire, coming in fourth at more than $2.1 ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] The last of our stories ranking each MLS team by position focuses on the forwards. Their productivity this season is an important factor, but each team's cast of forwards is also evaluated by depth, consistency, and quality of play. Only Los Angeles, Real Salt Lake, Columbus and FC Dallas ...
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by Soccer America
"You try to do your best because the referee can't go into the stands and literally remove people. There were some objects like lighters and coins and stuff. We knew it was going to be hostile, but this is a result we will be happy to take and go back ...
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by Soccer America
The Washington Freedom got a key victory in its bid to make the WPS playoffs, moving three points in front of Chicago with a 2-0 win over the Red Stars. Abby Wambach picked up her 10th goal of the season in a match that drew only 2,511 fans. For Thursday's ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Despite an early goal by Roger Levesque that provided a 1-0 lead, Seattle lost its Concacaf Champions League opener to Honduran club Marathon, 2-1, in San Pedro Sula Thursday night.
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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] The first leg of the Europa League playoffs was notable for two significant developments: 21-year-old Eric Lichaj made his competitive debut for English Premier League club Aston Villa and national team forward Jozy Altidore played his first competitive game for Villarreal in 20 months.
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by Paul Kennedy
[TRANSFER WATCH] Despite the loss of young World Cup stars Mesut Ozil (Werder Bremen) and Sami Khedira (VfB Stuttgart) to Real Madrid, the Bundesliga, which begins this weekend, is thriving. High attendance, solid sponsorship support and strict management controls mean German clubs are on solid footing financially and can keep ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[PORTUGAL] Coach Carlos Queiroz will miss Portugal's first two Euro 2012 qualifiers after being suspended by the Portuguese soccer federation (FPF) for one month for insulting anti-doping agents who came to the Portuguese national team's training camp before the World Cup to administer surprise doping tests.
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