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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS WHAT TO WATCH] No one was too surprised this week when Schellas Hyndman, coach of last year's MLS runner-up FC Dallas, said his team was "disjointed" heading into its MLS Cup rematch against Colorado Friday (9 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer Channel) at Pizza Hut Park. FCD (0-2-1) certainly is that.
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] The Houston Dynamo won its first game of the 2011 MLS season with a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday night. Philadelphia Union moved into first place in the Eastern Conference with a 1-0 over the New York Red Bulls thanks to 19-year-old Roger Torres' first MLS ...
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by Soccer America
"The first time I stepped on an NBA court I became a businessman. This is a great opportunity for me."-- Basketball star LeBron James on becoming a part owner of Liverpool FC. The 26-year-old Miami Heat player has joined forces with hedge-fund manager John Henry and the Fenway Sports Group ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[THE SIXER] The expression goes that you can't tell the players without a scorecard, and it's certainly the case with Women's Professional Soccer, which begins its third season this weekend. The collapse of two more franchises contributed to widespread player movement in the offseason involving many of the league's biggest ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[NASL] Finally granted provisional sanctioning by U.S. Soccer as a Division 2 league for 2011, North American Soccer League kicks off its first season this weekend. David Downs, who headed the USA's bid campaign to host the 2022 World Cup, has been brought as commissioner, but the league faces many ...
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] The Boston Breakers opened the 2011 WPS season with a 4-1 win at the Atlanta Beat. Puerto Rico, FC Edmonton and NSC Minnesota all won on the road to open the first NASL season. Orlando City drew a crowd of 7,903 for its 3-0 win over FC New York ...
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by Soccer America
[VIDEO PICK] A dog strolled leisurely around the field during Universidad Catolica's scoreless tie with Velez Sarsfield in their Libertadores Cup encounter in Santiago until he found a player to pet him.
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