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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] San Jose won just eight of 34 games in 2011 but has already this season has won five, including a 1-0 victory in Seattle and a 3-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday that moved it ahead of RSL in the Western Conference standings. But the surprise ...
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by Soccer America
"Luckily no one came out of it with a black eye."-- Schalke 04 general manager Horst Heldt on the fight during practice between U.S. midfielder Jermaine Jones and Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. (Focus)
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by Soccer America
[WEEK 7] Chris Pontius' hat trick powered D.C. United to a 4-1 win over the New York Red Bulls that moved it into second place in the Eastern Conference. Sporting Kansas City fell for the first time in eight games when it lost at the Portland Timbers, 1-0. Josh Saunders' ...
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by Mike Woitalla
[MLS GOLEADORES] In Week 7 action, Red Bull Thierry Henry and San Jose's Chris Wondolowski each scored to keep a share of the Golden Boot race while Chris Pontius hit a hat trick for D.C. United. For the latest on the Golden Boot race ...
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jozy Altidore scored in his fifth straight game with his 15th Eredivisie goal of the season (and 19th overall) in AZ's 2-1 win over VVV that kept it in second place. DaMarcus Beasley scored his fifth goal of Mexico's Torneo Clausura (and seventh of the season) in Puebla's ...
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by Christen Press
[THE PITCH] This week Christen Press celebrated her first call-up to the U.S. women's national team, for its 12-day camp in Bradenton, Fla. And just before departing for Florida, she scored her third goal in two games with Swedish club FC Gothenburg -- on a header no less ...
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by Soccer America
[EL CLASICO SOUND OFF] Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, the "Special One," was the silent one after the Merengues' 2-1 win at Barcelona, but his opposite number, Barca coach Pep Guardiola, conceded La Liga title to Real Madrid. Guardiola was also forced to defend his tactics that came in for ...
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] The expansion San Antonio Scorpions drew their second 10,000-plus crowd of the season only this time the result was a little better. Hans Denissen scored in the 90th minute to give the Scorpions a 2-2 tie with the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers. The Puerto Rico Islanders remained in first place ...
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] Defending champion Orlando City improved to 3-0-0 with a 2-0 win at the Richmond Kickers on Saturday. The Harrisburg City Islanders opened the season with a 2-1 win at the Harrisburg Eagles and a 0-0 tie at the Wilmington Hammerheads. The Rochester Rhinos are the only other unbeaten and ...
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