[MLS] Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Union reached an agreement in principle on a new five-year collective bargaining agreement, averting a strikescheduled for the start of the 2010 season. Among the terms of the deal: — a re-entry draft for players of a certain age who are out of contract or whose options […]
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U.S. national team weekend
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Tim Howard was the only American to win on Saturday in the English Premier League. Jozy Altidore did not suit up for Hull City’s first game under Ian Dowie, a 3-2 loss at Portsmouth, where the Tigers wereleading with two minutes to play. Here’s how U.S. national team players did in Friday and […]
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What They're Saying
“Going forward, we are going to have a real relationship with the league as opposed to being combative at times, and that’s crucial for any league to do well. We have been extremely unified andunited throughout this process. It’s been a very productive few weeks. We are all mainly excited to play soccer this year […]
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What They're Saying
“If an employee goes on strike, they are effectively terminating themselves. I don’t think it is unusual for employers to underscore how drastic a remedy a strike is and what the employee stands tolose.” — Joshua Zuckerberg, a partner at Pryor Cashman, who has represented both labor and management in collective bargaining, on the report […]
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Barcelona-Arsenal spectacle highlights draw
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Defending champion Barcelona will face English club Arsenal in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League. The marquee matchup willfeature two of Europe’s most entertaining teams, who both crushed their opponents to advance to the final eight. The second leg will also feature the return of Barca youth star Cesc Fabregas with […]
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Young stars highlight Red Bull Arena opener
[MLS] For Saturday’s opening of Red Bull Arena (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, 6:30 pm ET) could be the only soccer game at $200 million stadium for a while. TheNew York Red Bulls will be without star Juan Pablo Angel and their opponent, Santos of Brazil, will be missing Robinho,who is also injured, but both […]
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Guy scores twice in a minute for St. Pat's
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Californian Ryan Guy scored two late goals a minute apart to clinch St. Patrick’s Athletic’s thirdstraight win of Ireland’s Airtricity Premier Division season, a 3-0 win over UCD in their south Dublin derby. Guy scored twice from close range in the 87th and 88th minute for St. Pat’s,which has yet to give up […]
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Governing body rakes in the dough
[FIFA] How rich is FIFA? Despite a worldwide recession, soccer’s international governing body made a profit of $196 million on revenues of $1.059 billion in2009 and increased its reserves to more than $1 billion. FIFA made so much money it will distribute some of it to its confederations ($2.5 million apiece) and national federations ($250,000 […]
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Preseason Scoreboard
[MLS] The Kansas City Wizards beat AC St. Louis, 2-0, in one of two D1-D2 friendlies on Friday. Philadelphia Union fell to the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the USSFDivision 2, 1-0, in a battle of expansion teams. Eleven MLS teams are in action on Saturday. For the complete schedule … March 20 in Kansas City […]
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Bradley's Gladbach ends slide
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Michael Bradley‘s Borussia Moenchengladbach ended its slide in the German Bundesliga with a 1-1tie at FC Cologne on Friday night. Marco Reus put Gladbach ahead in the 51st minute, but Portuguese midfielder Maniche tied the score with 11 minutes to play. Two minutes later, Bradley, who played the whole game, received a yellow card. […]