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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS PLAYOFF WATCH] The urgency of accumulating points is intensifying as most teams move into the final third of their schedules, despite a busy schedule of friendlies, the advent of Concacaf Champions League play this week, and the All-Star Game at Red Bull Arena on Wednesday. Ridge Mahoney looks at ...
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by Soccer America
[U.S. UNDER-18 MEN] The USA opened the defense of its Milk Cup title with a 2-0 win over Israel thanks to goals by the Vancouver Whitecaps rookie Omar Salgado and German-based Jerome Kiesewetter.
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by Soccer America
"Players are going to get themselves into trouble over Twitter, I can tell. I can't ban it and I'm not going to try. But they have to be careful what they say on it about the club and its policies. If they put a team selection up, which I'm sure ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Former UCLA and Carolina RailHawks defender Brad Rusin made his debut for Danish club Koge in its 3-2 loss to visiting FC Midtjylland on Monday. For more on Americans abroad ...
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by Soccer America
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] For the second year in a row, the Seattle Sounders and Toronto FC will look to qualify for the group stage of the Concacaf Champions League through the preliminary round. They will be joined by FC Dallas, which is making its first appearance in the regional tournament. ...
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by Soccer America
[PDL] For the eighth year in a row, there won't be back-to-back champions in the Premier Development League as the 2010 champion Portland Timbers U-23s failed to make the 2011 playoffs. The Des Moines Menace and Victoria Highlanders became the final two teams to clinch berths in the playoff field ...
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by Soccer America
[DATEBOOK] MLS clubs will close out their summer schedule of international friendlies when the Columbus Crew welcomes Newcastle United and the Portland Timbers host Independiente of Argentina on Tuesday. For all the action ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] The 2011 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships kick off Wednesday in Phoenix, where 60 teams will competing in six boys and girls age groups. The boys field includes traditional powerhouses from Baltimore Bays Chelsea and the Dallas Texans competing for the U-19 McGuire Cup, the oldest youth ...
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by Soccer America
[REF WATCH] The latest edition of Copa America, the South American championship that is the world's oldest continental national team competition, came to conclusion last weekend when Uruguay beat Paraguay, 3-0. Randy Vogt looks at how final referee Salvio Fagundes and his crew reacted to several tough calls ...
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by Soccer America
[VIDEO PICK] Alex Morgan, the 22-year-old Californian who scored for the USA in the semifinals and final of the summer's Women's World Cup, scored with a wonderfully improvised strike for her WPS team, Western New York, on Saturday.
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