“It’s disrespectful to me because I was on the pitch against Hull. I don’t feel I’m a weak player. I felt strong and confident and I tried to get the job done. West Ham areunder pressure — there is a lot of money at stake if you go down. I’m sure it’s frustrating for them, […]
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Preki's housecleaning continues
[MLS] Ali Gerba is the latest player to leave Toronto FC after having his contract terminated on Monday. The Cameroonian-born Canadian international was supposed to boost the TFC attack but scored only one goal in 11 games in 2009 and was sent home by new coach Prekiduring the preseason Carolina Challenge Cup, signaling his imminent […]
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Defending champions begin final push
[U.S. UNDER-20 WOMEN] U.S. under-20 women’s national team coach Jill Ellis will bring 26 players to a one-weektraining camp beginning Sunday at The Home Depot Center in preparation for the U-20 Women’s World Cup this summer in Germany. Ellis will have one more domestic training camp afterthis in May, followed by a trip to Germany […]
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Wins for Goodson and Bedoya
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Clarence Goodson and Alejandro Bedoya, both candidates forthe U.S. World Cup team, were victorious in Scandinavian action on Monday. Goodson and fellow American Hunter Freeman started for Start in its 5-3thriller over Valerenga in Norway’s Tippeligaen. Bedoya started for Orebro in its 1-0 win at AIK Stockholm in Sweden’s Allsvenskan. CORRECTION: The only […]
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UEFA Champions League Preview
[TV GUIDE] Four semifinal berths are on the line in the UEFA Champions League this week. Tuesday’s big match pits defending champion Barcelona against Arsenal.For a look at all the matchups and our predictions … TUESDAY … CSKA Moscow-Inter Milan TELEVISION: Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports en Espanol, live, 12:30 pm ET; Fox Soccer Plus, […]
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French invasion in the works
[MLS] Is Major League Soccer ready to parlez-vous français? According to Paris magazine France Football, ThierryHenry, rumored to be headed to the New York Red Bulls, is just one of many French stars who could be headed to MLS this summer. PatrickVieira and Robert Pires, who like Henry played on France’s 1998 World Cup championship […]
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Stahl's red card and Olave's second penalty were justified
[MLS REF WATCH] Penalty kicks and ejections are usually the most contentious incidents of a competitive soccer match, and the first Ref Watch of 2010 takes alook at incidents from the first two weeks of play. STAHL’S SENDING-OFF. Philadelphia head coach PeterNowak traded barbs with Sounders midfielder Freddie Ljungberg after the Union lost its inaugural […]
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What They're Saying
“It’s been a long season and because we have a small squad there haven’t been as many changes and a lot of the guys have played a lot of minutes. Me coming in at this late stage of the season,having missed so much of the season, it’s like I’m just getting started. I’m eager to […]
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New leaders in England, France and Germany
[EUROPEAN RACES] Europe’s big five leagues all look like they will go down to the last day of the season. There are new leaders in England, France and Germany,while Inter Milan holds a one-point lead in Italy. Real Madrid and Barcelona remain tied in Spain, heading into this weekend’s showdown at the Bernabeu Stadium … […]
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Youngsters thrust into spotlight
[MLS] An abbreviated Saturday schedule of just three games nevertheless produced some intriguing subplots for the second weekend of MLS 2010. Young strikerMacoumba Kandji showed he is maturing with New York. Goalie Andy Dykstra has been thrust into a tough spot atChicago. Meanwhile, D.C. United must sort out its defensive problems before its big match […]