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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD VIEW] One wonders what Boston Red Sox owner John Henry is thinking he's gotten himself into. Sixteen months after his Fenway Sports Group bought Liverpool with the goal of building back up its reputation as one of the great clubs in soccer, he finds himself being beaten up in ...
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by Soccer America
"If our family is to be part of something, we want to be sure we have a chance to compete year in and year out. You don't have salary caps and you have certain team owners that can spend year in and year out. I'd rather give the money to ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Twenty-eight months after his last appearance in Ligue 1, Charlie Davies returned to action for French club Sochaux, coming on as a sub in its 1-0 loss at Rennes. Sochaux is not the club it was when Davies got off to a roaring start in 2009 before he ...
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] The Portland Timbers remained unbeaten in preseason with a 2-0 win over the Houston Dynamo Sunday thanks to goals by James Marcelin and Jack Jewsbury. The loss was the Dynamo's first after five shutout wins, including a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy Friday in a rematch of ...
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by Soccer America
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The New York Red Bulls signed 20-year-old defensive midfielder Victor Palsson, who was born to an Icelandic father and Portuguese mother, spent time in Denmark and England and most recently played at Scottish Premier League club Hibernian. For all the offseason player movement ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[USA-NEW ZEALAND] From off the bench or in the starting lineup, there's no stopping Alex Morgan. In a rare start, the U.S. forward, who will appear this week in the bodypaint feature in the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, scored the tying goal in the 88th minute and added the ...
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by Soccer America
[AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS] Almost 19 years after its national team perished in a plane crash off the coast of Gabon, Zambia returned to Libreville and won the Africa Cup of Nations, defeating Ivory Coast, 8-7, on penalty kicks after their match finished 0-0. Star Didier Drogba missed a penalty ...
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by Soccer America
[GOLEADORES] Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo scored his sixth hat trick in 22 games and upped his La Liga-leading total to 27 goals. For leading scorer updates in Europe's major leagues and video of Ronaldo's brilliant third goal in the 4-2 win over Levante ...
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