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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] In playoff games and those played in a similar environment as the MLS postseason draws nearer, the pressure on attackers to set up and score goals intensifies. Some big-name offensive players responded in crunch games last week; others weren't so influential. Those performances affected greatly which teams gained ground, ...
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by Soccer America
Americans Clint Dempsey (England's Fulham), Clarence Goodson (Norway's IK Start) Benny Feilhaber (Denmark's Aarhus GF) and Michael Mecerod (Malta's Floriana FC) scored over the weekend. Dempsey's goal gave Fulham a 1-1 tie at Blackburn and extended the Cottagers' unbeaten streak to start the English season to five games. . Tim ...
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by Soccer America
"The season's over. The way we're playing, we are not going to do it. It's sad to say it, but it is a reality."-- Houston coach Dominic Kinnear throws in the towel after a 2-1 loss to Toronto FC marked its 13th loss of the season. (MLSSoccer.com)
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by Soccer America
[MLS] New York Red Bull Thierry Henry inflicted a knee injury on FC Dallas goalkeeper Kevin Hartmann on Thursday when the Frenchman celebrated Mehdi Ballouchy's goal by whacking the ball, which Hartmann had his foot on. For video of the incident. ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[PORTRAIT] Manchester United signed Dimitar Berbatov for a club record transfer fee of $44 million in 2008, but the Bulgarian arrived from Tottenham with the reputation of being a moody player. After two indifferent seasons, "The Incredible Sulk" has finally put on a new face.
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by Soccer America
[DATEBOOK] The USA will return to South Africa for the fourth time in the last three years when it faces South Africa Nov. 17 in the Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup at the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town.
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by Paul Kennedy
[WPS] Amy Rodriguez picked the right moment to break out of a month-long slump. The U.S. Olympic gold-medalist scored in the last minute of overtime to give the expansion Philadelphia Independence a 1-0 win over Washington before a sparse crowd of 2,378 and knock the Freedom out of the playoffs ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[U.S. WOMEN] Three days before the opening of training camp to prepare for 2011 Women's World Cup qualifying, the U.S. women's national team announced that starting goalie Hope Solo will undergo surgery on her right shoulder Wednesday and be sidelined five-six months.
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by Paul Kennedy
[UNDER-17 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP] South Korea and North Korea moved into the semifinals of the Under-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad & Tobago with memorable victories. South Korea, which meets Spain in Tuesday's semifinals, beat Nigeria in a 6-5 overtime donnybrook that saw Yeo Min Ji score four goals. North ...
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by Soccer America
[RESULTS] No. 1 Akron beat Cincinnati, 1-0, to extend its shutout streak to 10 games, just one shy of matching the record of 11, held by Virginia (2009) and Furman (2002). No. 14 Creighton and No. 18 both won, 3-2, in overtime over Bradley and San Diego, respectively. Cal State ...
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by Soccer America
[RESULTS] No. 5 Virginia lost for the first time this season when it fell at West Virginia, 1-0. Colorado upset No. 10 UCLA, 1-0, on Izzy Herzl's overtime goal. No. 21 Illinois beat No. 16 Louisville, 3-0, to hand the Cardinals their first loss of the season. UCF crushed No. ...
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