[MLS] Speaking for the first time since talks between Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Union broke off, MLS Commissioner Don Garber said he’s hopeful the start of MLS’s 15th season is not affected by the labor impasse but added the league wouldn’t make any move just to avoid a work stoppage. Garber says […]
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What They're Saying
“Occasionally, some managers in England subtly let me know that they will be rooting for us that day. You can guess they are not born in England. That’s all part of it, I guess.” — Coach Bob Bradley on the support among managers he meets around the English Premier League for the USA in its […]
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Brazil puts fear into English [VIDEO]
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Such is the optimism about England’s chances at the 2010 World Cup that Brazil’s visit to the Emirates Stadium Tuesday was billed a sneakpreview of England’s possible semifinal opponent in Cape Town. Just how did Brazil sem Ronaldinho look to the locals in its 2-0 win over Ireland? Brazil was fortunate to […]
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Real Madrid revenues exceed $500 million
[MONEY MATTERS] For the fifth year in a row, Real Madrid is the largest revenue-generating soccer club with revenues of $543 million in 2008-09, according tothe latest edition of the Deloitte Football Money League. How big is Real? Its broadcast revenues of $218 million are more than the total revenues of all but the top […]
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Kubik rejoins national team program
[USA] Former Czech star Lubos Kubik, who has an impressive record as a player but a poor record as a head coach, hasbeen hired as an assistant to U.S. national team head coach Bob Bradley, his former boss at the Chicago Fire. Kubik had stints in the top divisionsin Italy, France and Germany, and a […]
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Shorthanded USA steps into deep end in Amsterdam
[NETHERLANDS-USA] Playing the Netherlands is much more than a “good test for the American players,” and it’s not really “the last chancefor some players to impress Coach Bob Bradley” as he sets about picking his World Cup team. (SOCCER AMERICAPOLL: Pick your 11 U.S. starters.) Bradley evaluates all his playersin training, every day, and monitor […]
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What They're Saying
“After the game, I went into the locker room and told them, ‘Forgive me. This doesn’t change anything, but sorry everyone.’ But to him I can’t. Never, never. It would be todishonor me. … I’d rather die.” — Former French star Zinedine Zidane, regretting he headbutted Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup final but […]
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De La Hoya adds punch to U.S. bid effort
[WORLD CUP 2018/2022] The USA Bid Committee has its share of politicians and executives, soccer and otherwise, on its board of directors, but it also hascelebrities from the world of sports and entertainment. Oscar De La Hoya, who joined the board of directors, fits into both categories. As a boxer,De La Hoya won 10 different […]
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Fernando Torres ready for Spain-France showdown
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Spain, tipped along with Brazil as an early favorite to win the 2010 World Cup, is headed to France for important test of its readiness.Spain, who have not won in France in almost 42 years, should be at close to full strength for Wednesday’s game at the Stade de France. Even Fernando […]
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Europe's unbeaten clubs
[MAKING A LIST] Bayer Leverkusen set a German Bundesliga record for most games without a loss to start the season Saturday when it tied Cologne, 0-0, andextended its unbeaten streak to 24 games. It’s bidding to become the first German teams to go unbeaten in modern history. Here are the team who have gone unbeaten […]