[TV GUIDE] The road to Madrid continues with the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League this week and next. For a look at all the matchups and ourpredictions … TUESDAY … Bayern Munich-Man. United TELEVISION: Fox Sports Net, Fox Sports enEspanol, live, 2:30 pm ET; Fox Soccer Channel, delay, 5 pm ET FORM: After going […]
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U.S. U-19s edge Whitecaps
[DALLAS CUP] The USA evened its record in Super Group play at Dallas Cup XXXI with a 1-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps academy team. Moises Orozco of Mexican club Tigres scored the lone goal in the first minute of the game by heading home a cross from San Diego State right winger Jose Altamirano. […]
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“The club does have insurance which may cover a portion of the theft and the former treasurer has offered to make restitution. While this means we are struggling financially we will work throughthis and the club is planning to put on summer soccer camps and fall soccer program for the kids.” — Tim Bressler, president […]
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Schalke overtakes Bayern, Roma closes in on Inter
[EUROPE] No more than two points separate the top two teams in Europe’s five major leagues. Schalke 04 took over the top spot from Bayern Munich in Germany,while Roma closed to within one point of Inter Milan in Italy. For a look at the races … ENGLAND P TEAM …W-T-L GF-GA 72 Man. United 23-3-6 […]
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MLS this week …
[DATEBOOK] Only five games will be played in Week 2 of Major League Soccer. The action is highlighted by a ESPN2 Thursday night doubleheader featuringHouston-Real Salt Lake followed by the Galaxy-Chivas USA Super Clásico. For all this week’s action … WEEK 2: Thursday, April 1 Real Salt Lake at Houston Dynamo 9 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/ESPN360.com […]
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Teams look for bright spots
[MLS] It won’t be easy for D.C. United’s new coach Curt Onalfo to point to positives after United was routed by his former team, andPhiladelphia’s most surprising pick of the expansion draft disappointed, but Chicago and Toronto could find reason for optimism after their losses. Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoneylooks back at the first week of […]
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Diskerud scores for Stabaek
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Teenager Mikkel Diskerud, who played for the USA at the 2009 Under-20 World Cup, scored his firstgoal of the season for Stabaek in its 2-2 tie with Aalesund in Norway’s Tippeligaen. Diskerud, who was born in Oslo to an American mother, joined Stabaek’s youth program in 2005 anddebuted for the first team in […]
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Edson Buddle's promising start
[MLS PLAYER SPOTLIGHT] Forget David Beckham. The biggest question for the Los Angeles Galaxy was which Edson Buddle would showup for the 2010 season. Buddle’s father, who had immigrated to New York from Jamaica, named him after Pele (Edson Arantes do Nascimento). Edson Buddleplayed one season at State Fair Community College before going pro with […]
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Crowds are up but few goals scored …
[MLS NUMBERS] Opening weekend attendance for MLS’s 15th season averaged 17,921 – more than last season’s first week – andincluded big crowds in back-to-back games at the Home Depot Center. But MLS’s low-scoring trend continued. Last season’s MLS games averaged 2.54 goals per game – itslowest in history. All 16 teams were in action in the […]
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USA falls to Mexico in Super Group showdown
[DALLAS CUP] The U.S. under-19 national team fell to its Mexican counterpart, 1-0, in Sunday’s marquee match on the opening day of the Super Group at Dallas CupXXXI. The Americans finished the game with 10 players after losing defender Chad Barson to a red card. Next up for ThomasRongen‘s Yanks: matches against two foreign teams […]