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by Paul Kennedy
[U.S. MEN] Among the 24 players U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley called up for the upcoming friendlies against Argentina and Paraguay are three Americans who were raised in Europe, including 20-year-old defender Timothy Chandler, who has been sensational for German club Nuremberg since joining its first team.
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by Soccer America
"Soccer was always my first sport. That was my first love. Started from 4 years old and once I got to high school, I had to make a decision on what I wanted to focus on and take me to the next level."-- Chad Ochocinco, a 33-year-old wide receiver for ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[SA POSITIONAL RANKINGS] Midfields are where games are won and lost, so the saying goes, though what happens in each penalty area usually determines the result. Yet even in a physical, oftentimes direct league such as MLS, throttling the other team and dominating possession in the middle third are critical ...
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by Soccer America
[MLS DATEBOOK] The first weekend of the MLS season will feature eight games on Saturday and one on Sunday. The Los Angeles-New England game will air Sunday night on TeleFutura, one of two Spanish-language networks that will broadcast MLS games in prime time (ET) on Sundays. For the complete weekend ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[THE SIXER] MLS clubs have been hit and miss with their signings of Designated Players. Blaise Nkufo became the sixth DP to last less than a year in MLS when Seattle announced on Tuesday it had agreed to part company with the Swiss international. For more on Nkufo, released following ...
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by Soccer America
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Monterrey's dominance in the Concacaf Champions League continued as it beat Mexican rival Cruz Azul, 2-1, in the first leg of their semifinal series.
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by Soccer America
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Now that Real Madrid is through to the final eight of the UEFA Champions League, its attention turns to Friday's quarterfinal draw in which Coach Jose Mourinho hopes to avoid former clubs Chelsea and Inter Milan. For his part, Real general manager Jorge Valdano would prefer to ...
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by Soccer America
[U.S. UNDER-18 WOMEN] New U.S. women's technical director April Heinrichs has been working with 24 players born in 1992, 1993 and 1994 at a U.S. under-18 women's national team camp that runs through Saturday at the Home Depot Center. Two players each from KCFC Intensity and Albertson Fury are at ...
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by Soccer America
[VIDEO PICK] Cleiton Xavier scored his second goal in Metalist Kharkiv's 2-2 tie with Dnipro with a diving back-heel shot.
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