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by Paul Kennedy
[USA MEN] It was a bad news day on the national team front out of Germany. Former U.S. national team defender Tony Sanneh tweeted that German national team coach Joachim Loew was going to FC Nuremberg -- Sanneh's former club -- to meet with U.S. national team right back Timmy ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] What looked perhaps on paper to be the easiest of six group games for FC Dallas turned into a frustrating 1-1 tie with Tauro FC of Panama Wednesday night at Pizza Hut Park. A victory seemed likely after just 23 seconds of play – the fastest goal ...
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by Soccer America
"Perhaps because I'm handsome, rich and a great player. Because they envy me." -- Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo on why he was jeered by Dinamo Zagreb fans during Real's 1-0 Champions League win. (Marca)
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by Ridge Mahoney
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Seattle is the only team in the Concacaf Champions League to take maximum points after beating Herediano, 2-1, in Heredia, Costa Rica, Wednesday night. Fredy Montero scored on either side of halftime to lift Seattle (3-0-0) atop Group D
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] Toronto FC slumped to the worst defeat by an MLS club in the group stage of the Concacaf Champions League, falling to UNAM, 4-0, in Mexico City. All four Pumas goals -- three from Martin Bravo -- came in the first half of the Group C match. Comunicaciones of ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Up a man from the 11th minute and holding a 1-0 halftime lead at Crew Stadium Wednesday night, Houston held a great opportunity to post its first away victory of the season. Instead, the Dynamo conceded penalty kicks 12 minutes apart and needed a late equalizer from Calen ...
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] The Philadelphia Union moved into a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference with the Columbus Crew thanks to its 1-0 win over the Crew in a game that saw 16-year-old Zach Pfeffer start for the Union in his MLS debut. On a rare weekend when there were ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Manchester City's $1 billion-plus investment in players doesn't mean they come nerve-free. City suffered from a case of the jitters and had to settle for a 1-1 tie with Napoli in its UEFA Champions League debut. For what we learned Wednesday about City's shaky start, the goalkeeping ...
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by Soccer America
[WPS] Tony DiCicco, who coached the USA to the 1996 Olympic gold medal in women's soccer and 1999 Women's World Cup title, has stepped down as head coach of WPS's Boston Breakers.
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