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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] To shore up one of the weakest rosters in MLS, TFC head coach Aron Winter, technical director Paul Mariner and consultant Juergen Klinsmann have worked their European contacts to import two experienced players as Designated Players.
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by Soccer America
"I think Germany has shown that they were one of the top teams in the first stage. They won all three games and scored a lot of goals (11). In this case, we know that they’re going to be very offensive, very good. We respect them, but the best way ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Many MLS coaches use non-league competitions to groom backups and younger players, but that attitude is not shared by Canadian teams when it comes to their national championship.
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by Soccer America
[DATEBOOK] Eight games will be played over the July 4 weekend -- including four televised on ESPN2 and one each on Fox Soccer and Galavision. For all the MLS action ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[WOMEN'S WORLD CUP SPOTLIGHT] The hottest striker at the Women's World Cup isn't Brazilian Marta (held scoreless Wednesday by 16-year-old Aussie Caitlin Foord), German Birgit Prinz (battling an ankle injury) or American Abby Wambach (happy in her new role of provider) but 23-year-old Frenchwoman Marie-Laure Delie. She has 12 goals ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[UNDER-17 WORLD CUP] The USA, which won only one knockout game in its 13 previous appearances at the Under-17 World Cup, faces a tall order in Thursday's match against Germany in Queretaro (TV: ESPNU, ESPN3.com, live, 4 p.m. ET). With three wins by a margin of 11-1, no team came ...
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] Wednesday's Group D matches ended in 1-0 victories for Brazil and Norway, dropping the goals per game average at the Women's World Cup to 1.75. For the complete schedule ...
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] Japan continued its impressive play at the Under-17 World Cup with a 6-0 win over New Zealand. Brazil, Uruguay and Uzbekistan also moved into the quarterfinals with wins on Wednesday. For all the results ...
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] The Montreal Impact's troubles in the NASL continued as it could do no better than tie the Puerto Rico Islanders, 0-0, at home in the return of Nick De Santis, named by interim coach after Marc Dos Santos' resignation. For all the action ...
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by Soccer America
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] Illinois clubs won eight of the 14 titles up for grabs Wednesday at the 2011 U.S. Youth Soccer Region II Championships at USA Youth Sports Complex in Appleton, Wisc. Eclipse Select led all teams with three titles -- all on the girls side -- while the Chicago ...
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