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by Paul Kennedy
[MLS] The Colorado Rapids, fifth in the Western Conference, beat the Eastern Conference runner-up Columbus Crew, 1-0, in the first leg of their conference semifinal series thanks to the unlikeliest of heroes. Pablo Mastroeni, who has scored only six goals in 286 regular-season games in his 13-year career and was ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Formerly a mainstay of the New England midfield, Jeff Larentowicz arrived in Colorado during the offseason via a trade and has helped the Rapids reach the playoffs for the first time in four years and take the lead with a 1-0 lead over the Columbus Crew in the first ...
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by Soccer America
"I started playing soccer very late too. I didn't start playing for a club until I was 14. If you're really determined to achieve something and you believe you can do it or you work hard at it, it's possible no matter how old you are."-- Turkish striker Ilhan Mansiz, ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[WOMEN'S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] Abby Wambach scored a hat trick -- the sixth three-goal game of her international career -- to lead the United States to a 5-0 win over Haiti in their opening game at the Concacaf Women's World Cup qualifying tournament in Cancun, Mexico. For highlights ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] The The San Jose Earthquakes get a chance to emulate the Red Bulls' feat of 2008, when New York made the playoffs and crossed over to the Western Conference to march all the way to MLS Cup. This time around -- as the sixth-place finisher in the West -- ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] In just its second MLS season, Seattle (14-10-6) has established itself as a model franchise by qualifying for the playoffs again while setting a league attendance record. It can further burnish its image with a conference semifinal series against Supporters’ Shield winner Los Angeles (18-7-5), which thumped the Sounders ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Defending champion Real Salt Lake (15-4-11) split the season series with FC Dallas (12-4-14) yet comes into the conference semifinals healthier and riding a season-long unbeaten streak at home.
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] So where does Chivas USA go from here? The MLS team searching for an identity is in crisis once again, having dismissed Coach Martin Vasquez earlier this week after his first season in charge ended with a last-place finish in the Western Conference and a record of 8-18-4.
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by Soccer America
[VIDEO PICK] U.S. striker Jozy Altidore scored his first goal of the season for Spanish club Villarreal in its 1-1 tie at third division Polideportivo Ejido in the first leg of their Copa del Rey round-of-32 series.
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by Soccer America
[RESULTS] Akron's defeat to Cleveland State left No. 4 Louisville (14-0-2) and No. 9 Butler (15-0-1) as the only unbeaten Division I men's teams. For all the weekend action ...
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by Soccer America
[RESULTS] No. 4 North Carolina won the ACC regular-season title with a 2-0 win at Wake Forest on Sunday. No. 5 Notre Dame fell at home to Connecticut, 2-0, in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. For all the weekend action ...
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