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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP 2014 COUNTDOWN] Americans account for only five of the 45 MLS players called up for the September World Cup 2014 qualifiers. Indeed, Canada, Honduras and Jamaica called up more MLS players than Jurgen Klinsmann did for the U.S. national team's series against Jamaica that begins Friday in Kingston, ...
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by Soccer America
[VIEWING PARTIES] Friday's Jamaica-USA match in Kingston will air on new BeIN Sport, now available on DirecTV and Dish Network but generally unavailable on cable. Many U.S. fans will be gathering to watch the World Cup 2014 qualifier, which kicks off at 8 p.m. ET. Here are some establishments that ...
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by Soccer America
"The best players in the world work the hardest. Lionel Messi is doing more work. Cristiano Ronaldo got the message from his coaches at an early age: You’ve got to always do more than the other guys do. The more you do the better you get. You’re not getting better ...
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by Soccer America
[WEEK 27] The New England Revolution won for the first time in 10 games, a span of almost two months, when it beat the Columbus Crew, 2-0, on Wednesday. The Colorado Rapids got out of the Western Conference basement, jumping two spots with a 3-0 win over the Portland Timbers. ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The rich get richer as the MLS champion Los Angeles Galaxy landed Christian Wilhelmsson, giving it a winger it has not had under Bruce Arena, certainly not since Cobi Jones in his heyday. The 32-year-old Swede has been playing in the Middle East the last three seasons but ...
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by Soccer America
[MLS INJURY REPORT] First, Danny Koevermans. Now, Torsten Frings. Toronto FC has sure had bad luck this season with its Designated Players. Following the loss of Koevermans, out for the season with a torn ACL, Frings, the TFC captain, will require arthroscopic surgery on his hip and will be out ...
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by Soccer America
[NASL] Following the lead of many Latin American leagues -- and minor league baseball, for that matter -- the North American Soccer League will adopt a split season in 2013. Two round-robin competitions will be held with the winners of each competition meeting for the Soccer Bowl trophy in November.
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by Soccer America
[USL PRO] Dennis Chin and Kevin Molino of regular-season champion Orlando City and Corey Hertzog of Wilmington Hammerheads, who have advanced to the 2012 championship game, are the finalists for the 2012 USL PRO MVP award. For the finalists for all the USL PRO awards ...
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