“Diego is Diego and millions of years can pass and he will still be the greatest in history for me. I intend to have my career, make my mark and get into the record books with things I have done.I’m not trying to be like Maradona.” — Lionel Messi on Diego Maradona, who recently said […]
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Players to wear special fitting uniforms
[MLS] When their MLS season beginsSaturday, players on D.C. United, the Chicago Fire and Los Angeles Galaxy will have the option of wearing special fitting uniforms designed by adidas. The Techfit PowerWeb uniformsinclude the same compression apparel commonly worn under a player’s jersey. The Techfit jersey as worn by the players will be available […]
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Aris advances to Greek Cup final
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Eddie Johnson played the final six minutes of Aris’ 1-1 tie at Kavala on Thursday that gave it a 4-2aggregate win and a place in the final of the Greek Cup. According to police, four people were injured and eight arrested after clashes between Kavala and Aris fans before the game inKavala. Aris […]
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Philly down but far from out [VIDEO]
[MLS] Not much went right for Philadelphia in its league debut, from the absence of playmaker Fred to a steady rain thatslickened the FieldTurf at Qwest Field followed by a first-half red card, so a 2-0 defeat to Seattle Thursday can’t be construed as a total loss. Yet Philly got right into the game,getting a […]
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MLS Saturday …
WEEK 1 March 27 in Carson, Calif. Los Angeles 1 New England 0. Goal:Buddle (Donovan) 6. Los Angeles — Ricketts, Franklin, Gonzalez, Leonardo,Dunivant, Kovalenko, Magee (Birchall, 67), Juninho (Stephens, 80), Lewis (Alex Cazumba, 26), Buddle, Donovan. New England– Burpo, Alston (Smith, 90), Gibbs, Osei, Sinovic, Nyassi (Boggs, 58), Phelan, Niouky, Tierney, Dube (Mansally, 76), Schilawski. […]
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2010 team-by-team rosters
[MLS] Teams continue to make moves as the 2010 MLS season opens. Toronto signed Croatian-Argentine midfielder MartinSaric and goalie Jon Conway and waived Brian Edwards. New England signed former Rev Khano Smith and Serbian midfielder Marko Perovic. For all 2010 numerical rosters, based on the latest information, including career MLS games andgoals … Note: r=rookie. […]
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When the red card doesn't work
[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 […]