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by Paul Kennedy
[MY VIEW] The announcement that it was Qatar 2022 was quickly followed by emails from family and friends. Forget "Why Qatar?" No, it was "Where is Qatar?" The former British protectorate, located next to Saudi Arabia on the Qatari peninsula and smaller in size than the state of Connecticut, was ...
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by Soccer America
"I think it was the wrong decision."-- U.S. President Barack Obama on FIFA awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar and not the USA. (Reuters)
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP 2022] Despite the USA being the only contender for the 2022 World Cup to get a 100 percent rating in the FIFA-commissioned "World Cup Host Candidate Report," the FIFA executive committee voted to give the tournament to Qatar. For reactions from Sunil Gulati, the U.S. Soccer president and ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] By 5 p.m. Eastern Friday, Jimmy Conrad will know either security and stability, or the exciting unease that comes with being unemployed. "I feel like a true American," the defender said this week as the days ticked off on a Friday deadline by which time his current employer, Sporting ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Soccer America's position-by-position rankings for the 2010 season continue as Ridge Mahoney rates the league's top right midfielders.
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MEDIA WATCH] The 5-0 scoreline inflicted by Barcelona on Real Madrid Monday wasn't the only impressive number to be produced by that match. Record page and video views were logged by ESPNDeportes.com on Monday.
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by Soccer America
[MEXICO] Monterrey came from behind twice but Santos prevailed, 3-2, in the first leg of the Mexican league final thanks to an 86th minute own goal by Duilio Davino, the former Mexican national team defender who spent 2008 in MLS with FC Dallas. The second leg is on Sunday (Telemundo, ...
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