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by Paul Kennedy
[CONCACAF UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP] The USA defeated Panama, 1-0, to win Group B at the Concacaf Under-17 Championship in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The key game comes Tuesday with a berth in the 2011 Under-17 World Cup on the line when it faces El Salvador in the quarterfinals. ESPN Deportes and ESPN3.com ...
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"They didn't give them food. They couldn't sleep and they were guarded by armed guards."-- Dr. Yves Jean-Bart, the president of the Haitian soccer federation, on how the Haitian U-17 national team players were treated by Jamaican authorities at the U-17 Concacaf championship after some became ill with a fever ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] The news out of Turkey this weekend was mixed. Freddy Adu played his first competitive game in 10 months, starting for Rizespor and earning two assists in its 3-0 win over Orduspor, while Jozy Altidore limped off with a twisted ankle in the first half of Bursaspor's 4-1 ...
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[AMERICANS ABROAD] Tim Howard stopped an ill-advised penalty kick by Frenchman Nicolas Anelka that helped Everton beat two-time defending champions Chelsea, 4-3, in a shootout and move the Toffees into the quarterfinals of the English FA Cup. For video of the shootout ...
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by Soccer America
[TELEVISION WATCH] Major League Soccer and FOX Soccer have extended the network's national broadcast rights agreement for one year. The previous four-year agreement expired at the end of last year and the two sides were reportedly far apart on the rights fees for a new long-term agreement.
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by Paul Kennedy
[MLS] FC Dallas signed its sixth homegrown player, 16-year-old keeper Richard Sanchez. He is the third FCD youth signing with ties to the Mexican national team program. The California-born Sanchez was recently named the top goalie at a youth tournament in Chile.
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[MLS] Charlie Davies scored for D.C. United, which won the Carolina Challenge Cup with a 2-2 tie with Toronto FC. The Columbus Crew won the Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge with wins over New England and Houston. The expansion Portland Timbers ended their preseason campaign unbeaten at 2-0-6 when they tied ...
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[VIDEO PICK] When would we see another goal the likes of Wayne Rooney's overhead volley that decided Manchester United's win over archival Man City? A week later Frenchman Jimmy Briand answered. The 25-year-old Lyon striker, after setting up a goal, scored his team's fourth in a 4-0 win over Nancy ...
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