[AMERICANS ABROAD] Carlos Bocanegra made it four wins in four games in March with French club Rennes when it beat LeMans, 3-1, in Sunday. Freddy Adu and Eddie Johnson both started for Aris in its 1-0 victory over Levadiakos in Greece’sSuper League. Here’s how U.S. national team players did in weekend action abroad, including video […]
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Gomez makes it seven goals in last nine games [VIDEO]
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Herculez Gomez scored his seventh goal of the season, all in the last nine games, to lead Puebla to a2-1 win over Club America Sunday in Mexico’s Torneo Bicentenario. The Las Vegas product is now tied for second place in the league behind only rising Guadalajara star Javier Hernandez. Mexico national team star […]
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Mexico no match in 2010 home opener
[U.S. WOMEN] Forward Amy Rodriguez scored her first international goal in more than a year and a half, and Shannon Boxx and Lauren Cheney added goals on either side of halftime for the USA in a 3-0 win over Mexico Sunday at theUniversity of San Diego’s Torero Stadium. The Americans outshotMexico, 21-2, in their 2010 […]
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What They're Saying
“[Tonight’s loss] is a slap in the face. It is clear that this team has a long way to go to improve … We are going to go back to work and sort out all the things that weremissing today.” — Jaime Moreno, MLS’s all-time lead scorer, after D.C. United fell at Kansas City, 4-0. […]
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RSL's Javier Morales leads Saturday's Three Stars
[MLS] Soccer America introduces Saturday’s Three Stars. Each week it will honor the three stars of Saturday’s MLS action. This week’s No. 1 Star is Real SaltLake’s Javier Morales, who had two goals and an assist in the defending champion’s 3-0 demolition of the San Jose Earthquakes. For more on Morales’ exploits andand Saturday’s other […]
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Chelsea and Man. United pour it on
[ENGLAND] With goal difference the potential tiebreaker in the tight Premier League race, Chelsea and Manchester United ran up the score on Saturday. Chelseacrushed Aston Villa, 7-1, hours before United defeated Bolton Wanderers, 4-0, to stay one point ahead heading into next Saturday’s showdown at Old Trafford. Arsenal, meanwhile, fell off the pace,dropping four points […]
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Marseille ends 17-year drought
[FRANCE] Marseille ended a long drought when it won its first title since 1993 by beating Bordeaux, 3-1, in the League Cup final at the Stade de France onSaturday. Senegalese Souleymane Diawara, Mathieu Valbuena and MathieuChalme scored for OM, which had not won a title since its 1993 UEFA Champions League crown. OM coach Didier […]
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U.S. national team weekend: Jozy wins in return [VIDEO]
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jozy Altidore returned to the Hull City lineup and helped the Tigers win, 2-0, at Fulham to pulleven with West Ham in the relegation zone. Altidore was taken down for the penalty — a clumsy challenge by Fulham’s Chris Smalling — that led to the firstgoal. With Jonathan Spector again starting on the […]
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What They're Saying
“Now he scratches and he bites.” — Boca Juniors report making fun of River Plate’s Marcelo Gallardo after the former D.C. Unitedmidfielder bit Boca’s Gary Medel on his index finger after the Chilean pointed his finger at Gallardo. Medel scored both goals before being sent off in the 2-0Boca win. The game may have been […]
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Rapids spoil Vasquez's debut
[MLS] Martin Vasquez‘s debut as Chivas USA head coach ended in disappointment as the visiting Colorado Rapids beatChivas, 1-0, Friday on Jamaican forward Omar Cummings‘ goal in the 55th minute before an announced crowd of 18,653 at the Home Depot Center. Thewin was just the third opening-day win for the Rapids, who enter their 15th […]