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by Mike Woitalla
[USA SPOTLIGHT] Two years ago, Fabian Johnson lined up alongside Sami Khedira and Mesut Ozil in a midfield that led Germany to a 4-0 win over England in the U-21 European Championship final. Now the Munich-born Johnson, whose father is American, has decided to wear the U.S. jersey, accepting an ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[USA MEN] Jurgen Klinsmann called up former German youth international Fabian Johnson of Hoffenheim for the USA's friendlies against Costa Rica on Sept. 2 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. (ESPN2, ESPN3.com, Galavision, 8 p.m. PT, 11 p.m. ET) and Belgium four days later at Brussels' King Baudouin ...
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by Soccer America
"All three of these players are trying to sort out their club situations, and the deadline for transfers is a week away. They have also not been playing matches, so for these reasons we decided to select different players for this roster."-- U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann on the exclusion of ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The Los Angeles Galaxy's 2-0 win over Alajuelense of Costa Rica assured MLS of having teams atop the standings in all four groups. After Day 2 of the regional competition, MLS clubs are 8-1-1 -- and the lone defeat came Thursday when Toronto FC fell to fellow ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Strange as it may seem for suspended Concacaf Champions League games to be replayed in their entirety rather than resumed, FC Dallas took care of Toronto FC by the same 1-0 score by which it led when play was stopped Wednesday night.
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] A schedule lightened by a fierce hurricane expected to hit the East Coast this weekend still includes several games important to the playoff chase, with these story lines of interest ...
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by Soccer America
[DATEBOOK] Sunday's New York-Los Angeles and Philadelphia-New England matches have been postponed because of the impending hurricane on the East Coast. The start of Saturday's D.C. United-Portland match was moved up. For all this weekend's action ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jozy Altidore, who scored twice in AZ's win over the weekend in the Dutch Eredivisie, added two more goals in its 6-0 win over Norway's Aalesund to breeze into the group stage of the Europa League. Meanwhile, Carlos Bocanegra scored for Scottish club Rangers, but its 1-1 tie ...
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by Soccer America
[WPS] The regular-season champion Western New York Flash features such stars as Brazilian Marta, Canadian Christine Sinclair and young American Alex Morgan, but it will be tested against the Philadelphia Independence in Saturday's WPS final. The Independence is led by 24-year-old Veronica Boquete, the surprise winner of the league's Michelle ...
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] Four teams are left in USL PRO, which will crown divisionl champions this weekend when the Rochester Rhinos host the Harrisburg City Islanders and Orlando City welcomes the Richmond Kickers. For all the weekend action ...
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by Soccer America
[DRAW] First-time entrant Manchester City was drawn with Bayern Munich, Villarreal and Napoli in Group A in the UEFA Champions League draw held on Thursday. For the full draw ..
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by Mike Woitalla
[HONORS] Soccer America Founder and Chairman Clay Berling and Lynn Berling-Manuel, the former CEO of Soccer America, have been inducted into the California Soccer Association North Hall of Fame.
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