[MAKING A LIST] C.J. Sapong is the first player from Kansas City to win the MLS Rookie of the Year Award in the league’s16 years, and only the seventh attacking player to be honored. Here is the complete list … MLS Rookie of the Year Winners 2011: C.J. Sapong, Sporting Kansas City 2010: Andy Najar, […]
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Tri drops Marquez because of suspension
[MEXICO] Rafael Marquez, a veteran of three World Cups, has been dropped from the Mexican national team for Friday’sfriendly against Serbia because of the three-game suspension MLS handed down after the red card he received in the 2011 MLS playoffs. Tri coach JoseManuel De La Torre said Tuesday Marquez’s exclusion was because of lack of […]
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Nasri out of Friday's game
[FRANCE-USA] France will be without Manchester City star Samir Nasri for Friday’s game against the USA at the Stade deFrance. Veteran defender Eric Abidal will miss the game because he is with Barcelona for Wednesday’s Spanish Cup match, and at least three other Bleus areuncertain for Friday. The 24-year-old Nasri withdrew from the team after […]
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Concacaf Champions League schedule
[DATEBOOK] The Los Angeles Galaxy will face Toronto FC in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League, assuring MLS of at least one semifinalist. TheSeattle Sounders, the third MLS representative, will play Santos of Mexico in the quarterfinals. Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinals, First Leg March 6-8, 2012 Seattle Sounders (USA) vs. Santos (MEX)Toronto FC (CAN) […]
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Pelosi joins Liverpool academy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Liverpool has signed 17-year-old midfielder Marc Pelosi, who represented the USA at the 2011Under-17 World Cup in Mexico, to its academy program. Pelosi, who played for De Anza Force in the Bay Area, had a verbal commitment to attend UCLA. He got around the work permitrequirements because he holds a German passport. His […]
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Davis, De Rosario and Shea on MVP short list
[MLS AWARDS] Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United) andBrek Shea (FC Dallas) are finalists for Major League Soccer’s Volkswagen MVP award. For all the finalists for MLS’s 2011 postseason awards … Volkswagen Most Valuable Player Finalists (Winner to be announced Nov. 18) Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo)Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United) Brek […]
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Fans catch playoff fever
[MLS ATTENDANCE] The second half-dozen playoff games, which included four midweek games, averaged 23,935 as five games hit the 20,000 mark. The firstsix playoff games, which included two midweek wild-card games, averaged 14,115 fans. The average for all 12 was 19,025. The 2011 regular season average was a record 17,872. In the secondweek of postseason […]
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Frustrating fall for most gringos
[AMERICAN ABROAD] Mexico’s Torneo Apertura moves into its playoff stage, but none of Americans who have been playing first-team soccer this fall made thepostseason. Except for DaMarcus Beasley, whose national team career was rejuvenated with a strong debut at Puebla, and HerculezGomez, who scored seven goals for Estudiantes Tecos, it has been a generally frustrating […]
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'Disrespected' Smith out as Rapids coach
[MLS] Less than a year after he led the Colorado Rapids to their first MLS championship, Englishman Gary Smith is out ashead coach. Management announced on Monday that it will not renew Smith’s contract, making his departure the second quickest forced exit of an MLS Cup champion coach in league history. Steve Sampson, who led […]
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“Onyewu and I almost killed each other.” — Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, in his autobiography, recalls the fight he had during an AC Milan practice with Americandefender Oguchi Onyewu, who now plays for Sporting Lisbon (Goal.com)