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by Mike Woitalla
Soccer helped cure homesickness and eased the challenge of adjusting to a new land for a group of young stars we met at this summer's adidas ESP scouting and development camp for the nation's top teen players. Enzo Martinez (Rock Hill, S.C.)'HOW LUCKY I AM'When Uruguay played Australia for a ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
Hall of Famer has taken to new roles as ESPN sports reporter and first-time mother.She's co-hosting MLS games, she's working on ESPN programs such as "Outside the Lines" and during the Women's World Cup in September she'll be in the Bristol studios as well as China. She's on the air, ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
Abby Wambach blames herself for the loss to Germany in the semifinals of the 2003 Women's World Cup. She's also quick to point out she missed her penalty kick in the only U.S. setback of the last two and a half years, a shootout loss to Germany at the 2006 ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
A splash of millionaire-salaried players under the Designated Player rule may not be the most important factor in the efforts of MLS teams to upgrade their quality. A stream of South Americans has changed the talent level and flavor this season.League officials are adamantly repeating that the 2007 season is ...
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by Mike Woitalla
The U.S. Soccer Federation has integrated the country's top youth clubs into the national team program.This fall marks the launch of a youth league in which every game will be an audition for the national team program.By creating the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, for U-16 and U-18 boys, the Federation ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
They don't want to talk about it, but the U.S. women's national team has been unbeaten since Coach Greg Ryan took charge in early 2005. The secret? Practice and more practice. Ryan has insisted the player do hundreds of repetitions, and the work has paid off at both the ends ...
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