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by Paul Kennedy
[MONEY MATTERS] The release by the MLS Players Union of player salaries as of Sept. 1 was certainly revealing. As MLS moves into the home stretch, candidates abound for this season's bargains and busts. We select this year's five bargains -- players who have had great seasons despite earning the ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jozy Altidore (AZ), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht) and Oguchi Onyewu (Sporting Lisbon) were winners on Day 1 of the group stage of the Europa League. Altidore scored his sixth goal in eight games for AZ with a long-rage blast (see video) in its 4-1 win over Malmo, while Kljestan ...
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by Soccer America
"This is girly soccer ... pussycat league!"-- What New York Red Bulls German goalkeeper Frank Rost reportedly screamed at his defenders, in German, on his first day back in practice after returning from a quad injury. The 38-year-old Rost was signed as a Designated Player in July and played three-and-a-half ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS PLAYOFF WATCH] The numbers game that is the MLS playoff chase heads into the final five weeks of the season, and the pertinent figures are these ...
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by Paul Kennedy>, <Author: Ridge Mahoney
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] On the final day before the MLS roster freeze, three teams picked up players from USL PRO champion Orlando City. For all the moves since the Aug. 15 close of the U.S. transfer window ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] The only deadline-day trade announced by MLS Thursday sent ex-FCD Dallas defender Kyle Davies from Los Angeles to Toronto FC in exchange for former Fire defender Dasan Robinson. Both players thus join their third teams of 2011, as did Dwayne De Rosario in midseason when he moved from ...
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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 Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] Alajuelense made it a three-way tie for first place with the Los Angeles Galaxy and Morelia in the Concacaf Champions League's Group A thanks to its 4-2 win at Motagua of Honduras on Thursday night. Former MLS star Amado Guevara had drawn Motagua even at 2-2, but Alajuelense won ...
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by Soccer America
[NASL] Globetrotting coach Tim Hankinson has been named head coach of the San Antonio Scorpions FC, who will begin play next spring in the North American Soccer League.
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by Soccer America
[DATEBOOK] In its last regular-season home game at Stade Saputo before joining MLS in 2012, the Montreal Impact must beat FC Edmonton on Saturday night to have any realistic hope of catching the NSC Minnesota Stars for the sixth and final berth in the NASL playoffs. For all the weekend ...
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