[USA] Just 16 days before players are supposed to begin reporting to camp for final preparations for the World Cup, U.S. national team coach BobBradley is still not sure just how many of the spots on the 23-player roster are secure (“somewhere between 16 and 18, some days a little higher”) and just how many […]
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What we're watching …
[MLS] A full slate of eight Saturday games provides MLS fans with plenty of action, along with some subplots to keep an eye on. TRI-TIPS. To facilitate a two-week break during the group phase of the World Cup in June, MLS is loading up the schedule with four games on Wednesday, the heaviest midweek slate […]
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New U.S. home uniform unveiled
[USA] TheU.S. national team unveiled its new Nike home uniform that echoes the uniform worn during the 1950 World Cup when it defeated England, 1-0, in one of the biggest upsets in the history of soccer. The new home jersey, which will debut when the USA takes on the Czech Republic in East Hartford, Conn. […]
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MLS this week …
[DATEBOOK] First meets last in the Eastern Conference when New York travels to D.C. United to kick off a full slate of MLS action on Saturday. For all theaction … WEEK 6 SCHEDULE: (All times ET.) Saturday, May 1 New York at D.C. United 4 p.m.TeleFutura FC Dallas at New England 7:30 p.m. Chivas USA […]
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Klinsmann hired by ESPN to work World Cup
[TELEVISION WATCH] Former German star Juergen Klinsmann won’t be coaching the USA at the 2010 World Cup, as was oncehoped, but he will be commenting on it for ESPN and ABC as a studio analyst during the finals. Klinsmann, who coached Germany to third place in 2006, will appear on prematch, halftime andpostgame shows from […]
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'Two-Boys! Two Boys!'
[D-2 PRO LEAGUE] Former Real Salt Lake forward Tino Nunez scored twice and set up RichCostanzo for the third as the Rochester Rhinos beat the NSC Minnesota Stars, 3-0, Wednesday night at NSC Stadium. Perhaps the happiest player on the field was Minnesota rookie Two-Boys Gumede. STANDINGS: NASL: GP TEAM W-L-T 7 Vancouver 2-0-1 3Carolina […]
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Celtic, Rangers and Boca Juniors headed to U.S.
[DATEBOOK] The Seattle Sounders announced plans to host Argentina’s Boca Juniors and Scotland’s Celtic in a pair of exhibition matches. D.C. United has scheduled a match against Celtic rival Rangers in July. Celtic and Rangers are negotiating to renew their Old Firm rivalry in the United States during their summer staysin the United States. May […]
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Dates set for Mexico vs. MLS club tourney
[SUPERLIGA] Could there be SuperLiga soccer at Boston’s famed Fenway Park this summer? Along with six dates in July set aside for group play, threevenues were announced on Wednesday, with a fourth left unspecified. Toyota Park (Bridgeview, Ill.), Robertson Stadium (Houston) and Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) will be utilized, along with“Venue TBD – Boston/Foxborough, […]
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D.C. punishes Dallas keeper Hartman
[U.S. OPEN CUP] D.C. United won the battle of MLS last-place teams when it beat FC Dallas, 4-2, in the preliminary round of the U.S. Open Cup at RFK Stadium onWednesday night. Adam Cristman led D.C. with two goals, while 17-year-old Andy Najar had a goal and an assist. D.C. United Curt Onalfo was red […]
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De Rosario paces Toronto past Montreal
[CANADA] Toronto FC has apparently found a winning formula: De Ro plus a goal and an assist equals victory, no matter what the competition. The Canadianinternational attacker Dwayne De Rosario, who scored the first goal and assisted on the second Sunday when TFC downed Seattle, 2-0, in league play, did the same and got the […]