More bad luck for Rangers' Edu

by Paul Kennedy

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Maurice Edu was injured in the first half of Rangers' 3-0 loss at home to Hibernian -- its first defeat of the Scottish Premier League season -- and left the game on a stretcher in the 43rd minute with a knee injury, the extent of which was not ... Read the whole story

Jozy scores, Lichaj makes EPL debut

by Paul Kennedy

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jozy Altidore scored for Villarreal in its Copa del Rey victory, while Eric Lichaj made his English Premier League debut, coming on in the 90th minute of Aston Villa's 3-2 win over Blackpool. For all the Wednesday action ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"I thought he hit some good balls. He did pretty well, but no one can hit a ball exactly like Beckham. That’s why he gets paid so much -- that’s what he does."-- FC Dallas central defender Ugo Ihemelu on rookie teammate Andrew Wiedeman, who is charged with playing the ... Read the whole story

Red Bull boss deserves honor

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS] The league names its Coach of the Year Thursday, and in a very tight decision we go with Hans Backe of the New York Red Bulls who got up to speed right away in his first MLS season. Read the whole story

Saborio named MLS's top newcomer

by Soccer America

[AWARDS] Costa Rican Alvaro Saborio, who scored 12 goals in his first season for Real Salt Lake, was named Newcomer of the Year. Read the whole story

Quakes' Convey honored for comeback

by Soccer America

[AWARDS] In his second season with the San Jose Earthquakes, Bobby Convey was named the MLS Comeback Player of the Year. After struggling with injuries in his first year back from England, where he spent five seasons with Reading, Convey has led the Quakes to the Eastern Conference final. Read the whole story

An own goal for the ages

by Soccer America

[VIDEO PICK] In the Irish third division, a goalkeeper must take all the blame for his defender's own goal. Read the whole story

Wang not winning over fans

by Mike Woitalla

[OFF THE POST] China's 21-year-old goalkeeper Wang Dalei, widely criticized after erring on one of the goals in China's 3-0 loss to Japan in its opener at the Asian Games, wrote on his Twitter-like blog, "It would be flattery to call you fans. You're just a bunch of dogs. You ... Read the whole story

Men's Conference Tournament Scoreboard

by Soccer America

[COLLEGE] No. 1 Akron won the Mid-American title for the fourth year in a row with a 4-0 win over Western Michigan. No. 3 Maryland beat No. 2 North Carolina, 1-0, on Matt Kassel's penalty kick to win the ACC Tournament. No. 4 Louisville won the Big East Tournament title ... Read the whole story

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