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by Mike Woitalla
[USA CONFIDENTIAL] Four players born and raised in Germany played for the USA in its loss to France on Friday and five are on the current roster. Six more German-bred players are in the U.S. U-23 national team camp. The trend recalls Tom Dooley's great contributions of nearly two decades ...
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by Soccer America
"For everyone it is a lift, but we have to be realistic. We know they dominated the game for long periods. We won't be shouting from the rooftops. We understand football. We are not quite where we want to be just yet, but to beat a side like Spain is ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[USA CONFIDENTIAL] What seems to be plaguing the USA attack won't be solved by simply playing a more attacking option in central midfield. The problems lie deeper than that.
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by Paul Kennedy
[SLOVENIA-USA] The USA meets Slovenia for the first time since their 2-2 tie at the 2010 World Cup when they face off Tuesday at Stozice Stadium in Ljubljana (TV: ESPN2, ESPN3 and Galavision, noon ET).
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by Soccer America
[U.S. UNDER-23 MEN] The U.S. under-23 national team got late goals from Tony Taylor and Dilly Duka and defeated a team of players from German second division club Bochum, 3-1, in a scrimmage in Germany on Friday.
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING] Kerry Skepple, whose career abroad consisted of stints in the NAIA at Indiana Wesleyan and in the Finnish second division, was the hero when his late goal gave Antigua & Barbuda, featuring a nucleus of players from USL PRO, a 1-0 win over favored Haiti, 1-0, ...
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] Argentina came back from one goal down to beat Colombia, 2-1, on the road thanks to second-half goals by Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero. Other winners in South American World Cup qualifying on Tuesday were Ecuador, Venezuela and Chile. For all the action ...
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] As expected, Croatia, Ireland and the Czech Republic clinched berths at Euro 2012 with series victories in their qualifying playoffs. Portugal crushed Bosnia & Herzegovina, 6-2, in Lisbon to complete the 16-team field for next year's tournament in Poland and Ukraine. For all the action ...
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by Soccer America
[VIDEO PICK] Before Friday's game at the Stade de France, the USA and France had only met twice. Both games took place in 1979, and both games were mismatches: 6-0 and 3-0 French wins. But in the second game in Paris, the late Walt Chyzowych's Americans actually came close to ...
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by Soccer America
[VIDEO PICK] Spain went 8-for-8 in Euro 2012 qualifying, but it suffered its fourth loss in nine friendlies since winning the 2010 World Cup when it fell to England, 1-0, at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. For highlights of the game ...
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