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by Ridge Mahoney
[USA CONFIDENTIAL] To shore up deficiencies exposed at the Concacaf Olympic qualifying tournament, the proper selection of over-age players would have been a goalie (maybe Brad Guzan), defender (Michael Parkhurst?), and midfielder (Michael Bradley), all veterans of the 2008 competition.
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by Soccer America
[WEEK 4] MLS action will kick off when D.C. United, still looking for its first win of the season, hosts FC Dallas in the Friday night game on NBC Sports Network. On Saturday, Vancouver will take its unbeaten record into Philadelphia, which is looking for its first points of the ...
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by Soccer America
"Are you being serious or are you joking? Because I could look at it from two different perspectives. I don't know, maybe confetti, maybe banners, maybe a parade? Who knows? I have no idea. I am focused on our responsibilities."-- Philadelphia Union coach Peter Nowak at a press conference upon ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jozy Altidore was the only American to play and come out on the winning side in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals. AZ, unbeaten in all competitions this season, beat Valencia of Spain, 2-1.
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by Soccer America
[DATEBOOK] There will indeed be an American presence to Saturday's semifinals of the Concacaf under-23 championship at Livestrong Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan. Mexico will meet Canada and El Salvador will face Honduras with berths at the London Olympics going to the winners. Three of the four teams have ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[NASL PRESEASON] Teams are a week away from starting the 2012 NASL season. Offseason signings range from Chilean forward Reinaldo Navia and Honduran midfielder Danilo Turcios, a pair of thirtysomething veterans picked up by Atlanta, to 20-year-old prodigy Gale Agbossoumonde, now at Carolina, and former U.S. U-20 and U-17 defender ...
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by Soccer America
[W-LEAGUE] The way things are going the U.S, women's national team should think of setting up shop in Seattle. Megan Rapinoe, one of the stars of the 2011 U.S. Women's World Cup team, and Stephanie Cox, a defender with 81 caps, have signed with the W-League's Sounders Women. Previously signed ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[CONCACAF] Jeffrey Webb, president of the Cayman Islands Football Association, is the only candidate nominated for Concacaf president to fill the term of the disgraced Jack Warner. Webb, hand-picked by FIFA president Sepp Blatter, received nominations from 29 Concacaf member associations. The election will take place on May 23 at ...
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