[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] American Jose Francisco Torres won the Concacaf Champions League title when he started forPachuca in its 1-0 win over Cruz Azul in Wednesday’s final. Edgar Benitez scored two minutes into stoppage time to even the series at 2-2 and give Pachuca itsthird continental crown in four years thanks to its away goal […]
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“I’m kind of getting fed up trying to look after Sainey Nyassi. Game after game, he’s getting kicked, pushed, shoved, you name it and nothing’s going on. He’s going to bebadly injured soon if the referees don’t take care of him. … We encourage our players to stay on their feet, be strong and go […]
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Emilio goes back to D.C. – for now
[MLS] United’s new forward isn’t new at all. Much-maligned by D.C. United fans last year as a Designated Player, striker Luciano Emiliohas returned on a short-term contract. Though his MLS contract expired at the end of the 2009 season, United held its rights within MLS and waited while he played in his native Brazil forRio […]
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Inter Milan knocks out Barcelona
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Since its inception in 1991-92, no team has successfully defended the UEFA Champions League, and Inter Milan made sure that record willcontinue as it eliminated Barcelona in Wednesday’s semifinals. Despite playing the last 62 minutes with a man advantage, Barcelona only managed a 1-0 victory and fell to Inter, 3-2, on aggregate. […]
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Eddie and Freddy Show in Greece
[AMERICANS ABROAD] It might be too late to earn them consideration for the 2010 U.S. World Cup team, but Eddie Johnsonand Freddy Adu enjoyed their best game together since joining Aris this winter. Johnson scored twice, while Adu assisted on one of Johnson’s goals and earned apenalty that was missed in Aris’ 2-0 victory over […]
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“It is wonderful to be in a profession where people talk about your work all the time, it’s an honor, the most special thing there is – film directors and authors would be delighted if people spokeabout their films or books all the time.” — Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola
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Movsisyan on fire at Randers
[DENMARK] Too bad forward Yura Movsisyan hasn’t received his U.S. citizenship yet. The USA could sure use the formerReal Salt Lake forward right now. For the second time this spring, the 22-year-old Movsisyan scored twice for Danish club Randers, who hasn’t lost since he arrived. The latest pair of goals, hisfourth and fifth in nine […]
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[MLS] Saturday starts a crowded week of league play in MLS, with all 16 teams playing this weekend, eight of them scheduled for midweek action a week fromWednesday, and all but two set to play a week from Saturday. In the U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday, New York replicated its 2-1 league defeat of Philadelphia […]
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Union takes it on the Chinn
[U.S. OPEN CUP] Rookie Conor Chinn scored twice to give the New York Red Bulls a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia UnionTuesday night in the preliminary round of the a U.S. Open Cup, their second 2-1 win over the MLS expansion team in four days. On Chinn’s first goal in the 16th minute, his initialshot […]
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Inter risks Sneijder against Barcelona
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The big news on the eve of the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal series between Barcelona and Inter Milan (TV: FoxSoccer Channel, Fox Sports en Espanol, live, 2:30 pm ET) is that Inter, which carries a 3-1 lead into the game, will play Dutch star Wesley Sneijder, whosuffered a […]