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by Paul Kennedy
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] It was called the biggest game in the history of Toronto FC, drawing 47,658 fans, and it showed it was up for the occasion, getting early goals from Ryan Johnson and rookie Luis Silva. But then TFC reverted to its old ways of failing to put away ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] They gave up a goal to one of their former players but still the Seattle Sounders held serve at home by beating Santos Laguna of Mexico, 2-1, in the first leg of their quarterfinal at Century Link Field Wednesday.
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by Soccer America
"Messi is a genius. He has everything. When I watch him, I see a player who is very, very, skillful, very clever –- and his left foot is like Diego Maradona's. The difference is Messi is also like Bobby Charlton. He is a nice man, he's a gentleman. You will ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD VIEW] His first goal alone, a delicate chip over Bayer keeper Bernd Leno, would have been worth the price of admission for Barcelona fans, but Lionel Messi outdid himself, repeating the move on the third goal and scoring five goals in Barca's 7-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Fernando Clavijo is back in MLS as technical director of FC Dallas. The former U.S. national team defender had been head coach at New England (2000-02) and Colorado (2005-08) and most recently worked executive director of soccer for Traffic Sports USA, the American arm of the South American ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS SOUND OFF] A new season means new hope for teams like Vancouver and Portland in the Western Conference. It also means a change in philosophy at Colorado and, hopefully, a change in fortunes on the injury front for Seattle. The MLS champion Los Angeles Galaxy made changes, while Western ...
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by Soccer America
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] Arne Friedrich, who played in 13 of 14 games for Germany at the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, has signed with the Chicago Fire. The 32-year-old defender most recently played for Wolfsburg. He has 82 caps. For all the offseason player movement ...
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by Soccer America
[DATEBOOK] Major League Soccer launches its 17th season this weekend with eight games through Monday. The defending champion Los Angeles Galaxy hosts Real Salt Lake Saturday night in a rematch of the 2011 Western Conference final. The Montreal Impact plays its first game when it travels to the Vancouver Whitecaps. ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[ALGARVE CUP] Alex Morgan scored the first hat trick of her career to lead the USA to a 4-0 win over Sweden in the third-place game at the Algarve Cup. It snaps a three-game winless streak against Sweden. Germany, which didn't qualify for the London Olympics, beat Women's World Cup ...
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by Soccer America
[CYPRUS CUP] France served notice that it will be a serious contender at the London Olympic women's soccer competition with a 2-0 win over Canada in the final of the Cyprus Cup. Marie-Laure Delie and Louisa Necib scored on the half hour and hour to give the Bleues the title.
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