[AMERICANS ABROAD] For Carlos Bocanegra and Maurice Edu, it was anotherfrustrating day as Rangers fell to Celtic, 1-0, at Parkhead on Wednesday and dropped into second place, two points behind its Old Firm rival in the Scottish Premier League. Joe Ledley‘s second-half goal gave Celtic its ninth SPL win in a row.
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Seattle and San Jose sign international defenders
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The Seattle Sounders signed Swedish international defender Adam Johansson from IFK Gothenburg to amulti-year contract. The San Jose Earthquakes acquired Honduran international defender Victor Bernardez, who spent three seasons with Belgian giant Anderlechtbefore playing for Lierse (Belgium) and Indios (Mexico) while on loan. The Houston Dynamo is the sixth stop for 24-year-old Nathan […]
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Hagen lands at Bayern Munich
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Sarah Hagen, who finished her college career with 91 goals — ninth in NCAA women’s history — forWisconsin-Milwaukee, signed a professional contract with Bayern Munich of the German Frauen-Bundesliga. The four-time All-American had 26 goals and 61 points in 2011 to set schooland Horizon League records for a single season and were […]
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Five underclassmen land GA contracts
[MLS SUPERDRAFT] MLS confirmed the signing of five college underclassmen to the 2012 Generation adidas class. Jamaican Darren Mattocks of Akron, Duke’s Andrew Wenger, UC Santa Barbara’s Sam Garza and the UCLA duo of Kelyn Rowe and Chandler Hoffman are all expected to be taken early in the SuperDraft, which will be held Jan. 12 […]
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“I thought it would be cool getting Klinsmann as US National team coach, but I think it’s actually worse than when Bradley was coach … Requirements to get on US National team under Klinsmann: Bea fake American, be born outside the US, have one US distant relative … I see the team is calling in […]
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OBITUARY: Dr. Thomas Fleck (1937-2011)
Dr. Thomas Fleck, one of the original national staff coaches with U.S. Soccer and instructor for U.S. Soccer for 30 years, died on Dec. 24. Fleck was an All-American at West Chester State University and played for the Uhrik Truckers. He was men’s coach at Lehigh University (1965-78) and general manager of the NASL’s PhiladelphiaFury […]
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OBITUARY: Cate (1973-2011)
Former Brazilian star Cate, who had a brief but spectacular tenure in MLS with the New England Revolution, died Tuesday morning when his car crashed into atruck in the city of Ipe. Cate scored eight goals and eight assists in 22 MLS games for Revs and helped them reach the 2001 U.S. Open Cup final, […]
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What They're Saying
“It is up to you to believe me or not. When things happen with Adriano, the impact is always greater.” — Brazilian star Adriano, who deniescharges by 20-year-old Adriane Cirilo dos Santos that he shot her in the left wrist, saying gun powder tests would show she shot herself as Adriano and she lefta party […]
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Donovan loan doesn't trouble Arena
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] A year ago, it was the loss of a dependable striker, Edson Buddle, that greatly concerned Galaxy headcoach Bruce Arena as he planned for the upcoming season. There are more issues to be resolved as the MLS Cup and Supporters’ Shield winnerprepares for 2012, with a mid-January starting date — the earliest in […]
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USA to play in Women's Kirin Challenge Cup
[DATEBOOK] The Japan Football Association announced that the world champion Nadeshiko will host the USA and Brazil in the USA and Brazil in the newly createdWomen’s Kirin Challenge Cup in early April. Japan will play the USA on April 1 at Yurtec Stadium in Sendai and meet Brazil on April 5 at Homes Stadium in […]