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by Paul Kennedy
[OLYMPIC SPOTLIGHT] Has Spain bitten off more than it can chew? Despite the presence of three players from its Euro 2012 team, Juan Mata, Javi Martinez and Jordi Alba, Spain fell to Japan, 1-0, in the opening game of the men's soccer competition in Glasgow. The short-handed Spaniards were lucky ...
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] The parity in the men's soccer competition at the London Olympics was evident on the first day as four games ended in ties and the other four were decided by one goal. Host Great Britain had to settle for a 1-1 tie with Senegal when Moussa Konate equalized for ...
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by Soccer America
"I saw nerves before the game. A lot of our players have played Premier League football, but this cranked it up a bit."-- Coach Stuart Pearce after Great Britain's first Olympic soccer game in 52 years, a 1-1 tie with Senegal. (BBC)
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] Women's soccer resumes Saturday with six games. The USA will face United States Colombia in Glasgow in a rematch of their first-round match at the 2011 Women's World Cup (TV: NBCSN, live, noon ET). The big match pits world champion Japan against Sweden in a rematch of their 2011 ...
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by Soccer America
[WEEK 21] Just two days after the All-Star Game, play resumes in MLS with Real Salt Lake hosting the Vancouver Whitecaps in a critical Western Conference match. RSL can move to within a point of leader San Jose with a win, while the third-place Whitecaps are being chased by Seattle ...
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by Soccer America
[DATEBOOK] The San Antonio Scorpions and Carolina RailHawks the two hottest teams, in the NASL meet on Saturday. The expansion Scorpions have opened up a two-point lead at the top of the league, while Carolina, last year's regular-season champion, is 6-1-1 in ts last eight games to move into five ...
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by Soccer America
[DATEBOOK] Orlando City can clinch the 2012 USL PRO regular-season title with a win over the visiting Charleston Battery on Friday night. The Battery will go into the game only three points behind the Rochester Rhinos in the battle for second place and the other first-round bye in the playoffs. ...
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