[AMERICANS ABROAD] Carlos Bocanegra was again in the starting lineup as Rennes beat Toulouse, 4-1, for its thirdstraight win and moved into seventh place in France’s Ligue 1. Here’s how U.S. national team players did in Friday and Saturday action abroad … ENGLAND,Premier League Brad Friedel, 90 minutes (Aston Villa, 2-2, vs. Wolves) Marcus Hahnemann, […]
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Promising start lost on the screen
[TELEVISION WATCH] On a day that offered so much promise about soccer’s future — the announcement of a new five-year collective bargaining agreement and theopening of Red Bull Arena — viewers tuning into the Red Bulls’ game against Santos on Fox Soccer Channel were reminded of soccer’s sorrowful past with some horrendous production work. On […]
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Preseason Scoreboard
[MLS] FC Dallas beat the Columbus Crew, 2-1, on goals by Atiba Harris and DavidFerreira to win the Pioneer Cup played in a rare snowstorm at Pizza Hut Park. In the another preseason match involving MLS teams, the Houston Dynamo beat Chivas USA, 3-1, in Santa Barbara,Calif., on goals by Dominic Oduro, Brad Davis and […]
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Moreno leads D.C. United to Carolina Cup title
[MLS] Jaime Moreno, MLS’s all-time leading goal scorer, scored two more goals to give him all five goals in threevictories and lead D.C. United to a 2-0 win over host Charleston Battery that gave it the Carolina Challenge Cup championship for the first time in five appearances on Saturday night before a crowd of5,036. The […]
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Red Bulls romp in stadium opener
[MLS] These weren’t the hapless Red Bulls of years past. New York celebrated the opening of Red Bull Arena with a thoroughly deserved 3-1 win over Santos ofBrazil Saturday night before a sellout crowd of 25,000 fans and finished undefeated in preseason with a 7-0-3 record. One new Red Bull Joel Lindpereand two returning Red Bulls, Mike […]
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USA settles for third despite 38-0 goal margin
[CONCACAF UNDER-17 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP] The USA defeated host Costa Rica, 6-0, to finish the 2010 CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship with a goaldifference of 38-0, but that earned the Americans no better than third place. The USA, which allowed only seven shots on goal in five games, failed to qualify for the 2010 U-17Women’s World Cup […]
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Dempsey: 'It's good to be back' [VIDEO]
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Clint Dempsey says his goal that clinched Fulham’s Europa League series with Juventus on Thursdayshowed that he’s back after suffering a knee injury in January. For more from Dempsey and his Fulham teammates … “Scoring the goal kind of says I back after this injury,” he said in apost-game interview. Next up for […]
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MLS and players reach agreement
[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 […]