[MLS] Kevin Hartman, whose status with the Kansas City Wizards was a prime example of the issues over which MLS playersare fighting with the league, has joined FC Dallas. Although the Wizards chose not sign him for the 2010 season, they still held his rights and forced a 2012 second-round SuperDraft pick out ofDallas. Hartman, […]
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Financial advice from the bankrupt
[OFF THE POST] In bankruptcy and with debts over $100 million, Portsmouth FC still had a section on its Web site advertising “PFC Financial Services,” whichpromised everyday financial solutions to fans’ families, including advice on managing savings and “Portsmouth FC” credit cards as a solution to money problems. One fan told the Daily Mirror, “It’s […]
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The Colombian connection
[MLS] Colombians have become the import of choice in Major League Soccer. Roger Torres, 18, signed with PhiladelphiaUnion on loan from America Cali of the Colombian First Division. His signing gives MLS 13 Colombians, most signed in the last two years, spread over 10 teams. Like many of thetransactions, Torres’ signing is a loan deal. […]
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“You know, you’ve got to move. You’ve got to exercise … and soccer is one of my favorite ways of doing it.” — First Lady Michelle Obama, taking her “Let’s Move” anti-obesity campaign to the soccer field. She worked out with about 60 young players as they took part in a U.S. Soccer Foundation clinic […]
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'My name is Freddy Adu … That's F-r-e-d-d-y-A-d-u' [VIDEO]
[OFF THE POST] Soccer players still have a ways to go in the recognizability factor as Jeff Cunningham proved in a spoofon Media Day for FC Dallas. The 2009 MLS leading scorer pretended to be Freddy Adu during an interview on the club’s 2009 season. “My name is FreddyAdu, No. 9,” Cunningham said to the […]
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Antonucci: Positive signs for Year 2
[WPS] Preseason begins Monday aroundWomen’s Professional Soccer a month ahead of its Year 2 kickoff. An impressive list of offseason signings confirmed WPS is the top women’s league in the world. Off the field, it’s been two stepsforward and one step back, as the league has added teams in Atlanta and Philadelphia, but the Los […]
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Penalty taker's feint backfires
[FRANCE] Montpellier missed a chance to tie first-place Bordeaux in Ligue 1 when it had to settle for a 1-1 tie with the defending champions after missing twopenalty kicks. On the second penalty, Colombian Victor Hugo Montano started toward the ball, stopped and then faked out keeper Cedric Carrasso — only to fake out one […]
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Late Dynamo goal salvages tie with Aztex
[MLS] Eric Ustruck banged home the rebound of a saved Dominic Oduro shot in thefinal minutes to rescue a 1-1 tie for Houston against USSF Division II foe Austin on Sunday. Austin had taken a 1-0 lead in the 74th minute when Dynamo defender Bobby Boswell played a long ball past his keeper, Tally Hall, […]
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Gomez scores in fourth straight game [VIDEO]
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Herculez Gomez needed only three minutes to score in his fourth straight game for Puebla — givinghim five goals in seven games — but La Franja slumped to a 4-1 loss at UNAM in Mexico City. The loss left Puebla with just eight points in nine games. UNAM-PueblaHighlights:
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Yanks bag four goals in weekend play
[AMERICANS ABROAD] The stats from a weekend of league and cup action abroad: 10 U.S. players who faced the Netherlands on Wednesday were in action over theweekend abroad, and four Americans scored. Among them was Ryan Guy, who scored for St. Patricks on the opening day of the 2010 Irish Premier Division season. BradFriedel was in goal for […]