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by Paul Kennedy
[SPAIN-FRANCE] French coach Laurent Blanc adopted a defensive approach to try to stop defending champion Spain, and his tactics backfired as Spanish attacks down its left side, where the Bleus added a second defender, produced both goals in a 2-0 win on Saturday that sent the Spaniards into Thursday's semifinals.
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by Paul Kennedy
[GERMANY-GREECE] The fabulous depth in Germany's national team was on display for the world to see Friday as Coach Joachim Loew dropped the attacking trio of Mario Gomez, Lukas Podolski and Thomas Mueller and the Germans did not miss a beat in a 4-2 win over Greece in the Euro ...
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by Soccer America
"There, now you'll be able to say I've been badly brought up." -- French star Samir Nasri, who has feuded with the French media, after he told a French journalist what he could do and called him a "son of a b****" after the Bleus fell to Spain at the ...
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by Soccer America
[DATEBOOK] The Euro 2012 semifinals conclude Thursday in Warsaw, where Germany faces Italy. For the complete television schedule ...
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by Soccer America
[EURO 2012 VIEWING] Euro 2012 concludes Sunday when Spain and Italy meet in the final in Kiev (TV: ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN Deportes, 2:45 p.m. ET). Let us know at what establishment you will be watching so your fellow fans can join in the fun ...
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by Soccer America
[WEEK 16] A record crowd of 25,187 at Red Bull Arena watched the New York Red Bulls defeat D.C. United, 3-2, on Sunday night to move into a first-place tie in the Eastern Conference with United. Defender Brandon Barklage was the unlikely hero for New York with two goals against ...
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by Christen Press
[THE PITCH] The U.S. women's national team's trip to Sweden gave U.S. Soccer's Studio 90 crew a chance to catch up with Christen Press, the top scorer for FC Gothenburg with 10 goals in eight Damallsvenskan matches. The former Hermann Trophy winner talks about her adjustment to life and soccer ...
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] The Puerto Rico Islanders took over first place in the NASL with a 2-1 win at the Atlanta Silverbacks thanks to a pair of goals by Jamaican Nicholas Addlery. The win came two days after the Islanders qualified for their fifth successive appearance in the Concacaf Champions League with ...
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] The Dayton Dutch Lions won for the first time in 13 games with a 4-0 victory against the Wilmington Hammerheads on Saturday night. Eli Garner scored two goals in a seven-minute span to lead the Lions, who will face MLS's Sporting Kansas City in Tuesday's U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals. ...
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