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by Paul Kennedy
[U.S. UNDER-17 RESIDENCY] U.S. under-17 national team coach Wilmer Cabrera welcomed 21 new players into U.S. Soccer's residency program in Bradenton, Fla., marking the greatest turnover between semesters within a two-year cycle in the 11-year history of the program. For the complete roster ...
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by Soccer America
"If I was looking for the nicest house in the world, I wouldn’t have come to England. ... I came to Manchester to play-- Manchester City's Italian striker Mario Balotelli explains that his frustration at finding suitable lodging in Manchester -- since arriving from Inter Milan on a transfer fee ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] If the Galaxy-Red Bulls tussle Friday night is to be "The Game of the Season," as its being ruthlessly promoted by MLS, topping the two games played Wednesday will take some doing. FC Dallas proved once again it is the toughest team to beat in MLS by rallying from ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Real Salt Lake became the first MLS team to win a Concacaf Champions League match in the group stage on the road this season when it beat Panama's Arabe Unido, 3-2, and took over first place in Group A. The Seattle Sounders also appeared headed to victory ...
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by Soccer America
Benny Feilhaber had a hat trick for Aarhus GF in its 6-3 win over Skive in the Danish cup competition. Jermaine Jones started for Schalke 04 in its 2-1 win at Freiburg, its first victory of the German season after four losses. Michael Bradley's slumping Borussia Moenchengladbach lost again, dropping ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Brad Friedel would like to remember Frenchman Gerard Houllier, his new boss at Aston Villa, for what he did in helping rebuild Liverpool rather than for anything that led to Friedel's departure from Anfield.
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by Soccer America
[VIDEO] They're calling it the greatest goal in the history of women's soccer, and it was scored by 17-year-old Kumi Yokoyama Tuesday in the semifinals of the Under-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad & Tobago. Yokohama dribbled past five North Korean defenders, beating several of them more than once, and ...
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