[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] At Monday’s opening of Mexico’s full-time camp for domestic-based national team players at the Centro de Alto in Mexico City, Coach Javier Aguirre said the Tri could make history this summer.
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Luis Gil heads squad called into camp
[U.S. UNDER-18 MEN] Real Salt Lake rookie Luis Gil is among 24 players U.S. under-18 men’s national team coachMike Matkovich will bring will bring into a training camp April 25-May 2 at the Home Depot Center. Like Gil, the majority of players called intothe camp spent time in the U.S. under-17 residency program. U.S. U-18 […]
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“If I lied a little bit on my CV, I am sorry — but I never took one euro from anybody. My only concern was to have a chance to show I can play at the top level. I am just like 99 percent of myfriends in France, who say on their resume they can […]
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Bedoya's Orebro loses in BC reunion game
[AMERICANS ABROAD] World Cup hopeful Alejandro Bedoya and Michael Parkhurst were the only Americans in action in Scandinavia on Monday. Bedoya’s Orebro fell at home to GAIS Gothenburg. Bedoya, who received a yellow card in thesecond half, faced old Boston College teammate Reuben Ayarna. Parkhurst’s FC Nordsaelland tied Koge, 1-1, at home.
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Landin's first start goes badly
[MLS PLAYER SPOTLIGHT] Mexican forward Luis Angel Landin, the Houston Dynamo’s first Designated Player, finally got his first start ofthe season – but it didn’t go so well. Landin, 24, arrived late in 2009, when he played just seven games, scored once, and was plagued by injuries. He played only 11minutes in Houston’s first game […]
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Another Revs rookie hits a hat trick
[MLS NUMBERS] North Carolina product Zack Schilawski, who played his college ball at Wake Forest, became only the third player in MLS historyto hit a hat trick during his rookie season when he helped New England down Toronto FC, 4-1, on Saturday. One of the other rookie hat trick heroes was also a Rev. PatNoonan […]
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Great goals and gaffes mark exciting MLS battles
[MLS] The classy and the calamitous punctuated eight MLS games Saturday. They produced a few ugly goals as well as several of the spectacular variety, andmemorable nights for rookies. LE TROIS TIMES DEUX. By hitting the first two hat tricks of the season, New England’s Zach Schilawski andPhiladelphia’s Sebastien Le Toux answered some questions about […]
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Roma takes over Serie A lead
[EUROPEAN RACES] Chelsea, Marseille, Bayern Munich and Barcelona gained in their bids to capture their respective league race, while Roma displaced Inter Milanat the top of Italy’s Serie A for the first time in more than six months … ENGLAND 74 Chelsea 73 Manchester United 71 Arsenal (games left: Manchester United 4; Chelsea, Arsenal 5.) […]
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Bankrupt Portsmouth reaches FA Cup final
[ENGLAND] Bankrupt Portsmouth cannot afford to pay its players the bonuses it promised them for winning, but that didn’t stop it from beating Tottenham, 2-0, inovertime in Sunday’s semifinals of the FA Cup. The win, which came a day after it was relegated from the Premier League, sends Pompey to the final against Chelsea on […]
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“Listen, it is the only way when my whole country is in mourning. There is only one way to pay respect to all these people I know, these people who are my friends, and that is to not be on thesideline. I know it is my job to coach these guys, but when there is […]