[OFF THE POST] In a Brazilian lower division game between Genus and Moto Clube, Genus’ Robson refused to leave the field after gettingred-carded for a bad tackle — until riot police entered the field and pepper-sprayed him. Robson committed the foul with his team trailing, 3-0, and along with four teammates confrontedthe referee until riot […]
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Toronto unloads Marvell Wynne
[MLS] Toronto FC and the Colorado Rapids completed their third trade of the offseason when TFC shipped U.S. international Marvell Wynne to the Rapids for midfielder Nick LaBrocca and their third-round pick in the 2011 SuperDraft. Wynne, the first pick byNew York in the 2006 SuperDraft, earned his third cap for the USA in January […]
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SA RANKINGS: Fire has the most firepower
[MLS] In the final edition of Soccer Amerca’s team-by-team positional rankings for each team on the eve of MLS’s 15th season, Ridge Mahoneyruns down the forwards, explaining what could make Chicago lethal and why New England may struggle upfront. Many teams will move forwards and midfielders around, depending on strategiesadopted for different opponents, playing home […]
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SA PREDICTIONS: The 2010 MLS champ will be …
[MLS] With a new CBA in place and many teams featuring untested foreign players, plus the possibility of rosters changing again following the World Cup, thismight be the most unpredictable season in league history. A balanced schedule of 30 games – one home and one away – with each opponent will nevertheless be disrupted by […]
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“In soccer there is magic, (but) that magic no longer exists in this team. There are good moves, there is commitment and fighting spirit, but the magic is no longer there. … If we don’t winon Sunday I’m off, because in the five matches that follow I don’t know how to recover the magic and […]
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Mexico stymied in Charlotte
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] In Mexico’s final match before Coach Javier Aguirre selects 18 domestic-based players to enter aspring training camp for the World Cup, the Tri had to settle for a 0-0 tie with Iceland before a crowd of 63,227 in Charlotte, N.C. Mexico’s best chances came on headers by Miguel Sabah and Adolfo Bautista, […]
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MLS this week
[TV SCHEDULE] Major League Soccer opens its 15th season with all 16 teams in action this week. It all begins Thursday when Seattle hosts expansion Philadelphiabefore a sell-out crowd at Qwest Field. For all this week’s action and viewing information … Thursday, March 25 Philadelphia Union at Seattle Sounders FC, 9:30 p.m. ESPN2/Deportes, ESPN360.com Friday, […]
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Beasley and Edu go distance in Scottish FA Cup loss
[AMERICANS ABROAD] DaMarcus Beasley and Maurice Edu both started for Rangers inits 1-0 loss at Dundee United that knocked it out of the Scottish FA Cup and ended its bid for a treble. In England, Clint Dempsey’s Fulham fell to Tottentham, 3-1, in their quarterfinal replay in theFA Cup. ENGLAND, Premier League Brad Friedel, 90 […]
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Michael Bradley breaks nose
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Michael Bradley broke his nose in practice at German club Borussia Moenchengladbach but could returnto training next week. Bradley, the son of U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley, was already scheduled to miss Sunday’s Bundeslida gameagainst Hamburg. He was suspended for having picked up his fifth yellow card.
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“I call him the Little Warrior: ‘Pequena Guerra.’ The thing that is so amazing about the kid is his concentration. Usually with young players, the light is turned off a lot, but with him, theconcentration is that of a guy that has played for many years. From that standpoint, he just fights through things. He […]