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by Ridge Mahoney
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Apparently, the soccer gods wanted more drama than merely the return of Landon Donovan to Everton for a second loan stint Wednesday at Goodison Park. Compatriot Tim Howard's astonishing 102-yard goal, injuries to three Everton players, and a Bolton rally from 1-0 down to win, 2-1, overshadowed Donovan's ...
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by Soccer America
"I am a football fan. I've followed the Premier League since its inception and if I had 50p for every time someone asked me what the offside rule was then I would be a very rich man."-- Neil Wolfson, who designed the new 50 pence coin, which features a diagram ...
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by Mike Woitalla
[VIDEO PICK] On Wednesday, American goalkeeper Tim Howard became the fourth goalkeeper to score a goal in the English Premier League when he struck for Everton in its 2-1 loss to Bolton. One of the previous keepers to score was American Brad Friedel. For video of both Americans' goals. ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[USA MEN] Omar Gonzalez (Los Angeles Galaxy) and George John (FC Dallas), two of the best young defenders in MLS, both were given approval to withdraw from the U.S. national team camp in Phoenix in order to deal with what were described as "club-related matters." Seattle Sounders midfielder Brad Evans ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The lack of a consistent forward last season has prompted FC Dallas to acquire Panamanian striker Blas Perez, and the club has also added young Colombian defender Hernan Pertuz for the 2012 season.
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by Soccer America
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] Wednesday's signings included Chilean international midfielder Milovan Mirosevic, who joined the Columbus Crew from Universidad Catolica, and the University of Washington's Brent Richards, who joined the Portland Timbers as their first homegrown signing. Richards starred for the Timbers' U-23s in the PDL. For all the offseason player movement ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[TELEVISION WATCH] As Rob Stone tells it, he's leaving his professional family at ESPN for the sake of his real family, i.e., wife Lynn and their four children, as well as a prestigious position at FOX Sports.
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by Soccer America
[U.S. UNDER-18 WOMEN] The U.S. under-18 women's national team will open its year with a training camp that begins Saturday in Chula Vista, Calif., and will run almost concurrently with the U.S. under-20 national team camp.
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