Mauro Diaz (Dallas), Ethan Finlay (Columbus), Kaka (Orlando City), Sebastian Lletget (Los Angeles) and Tyrone Mears(Seattle) provide the candidates for the Week 18 AT&T MLS Goal of the Week. We like how Diaz powered his free kick under the New England wall.
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Bobby Wood to remain in German second division
U.S. striker Bobby Wood has signed with Union Berlin, which finished seventh in the German second division last season. The 22-year-old had previously been rumored to join firstdivision VfB Stuttgart. He arrives from 1860 Munich, which had loaned him last season to Erzgebirge Aue, which was relegated to the third division. “This is a special […]
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Wood Completes Move to Union Berlin
USA striker Bobby Wood on Monday joined Union Berlin from German second division rival 1860 Munich, agreeing to a deal through 2018, Union said on its We site. Born in Hawaii, the22-year-old, who scored the winning goals against the Netherlands and Germany for the U.S. men in recent friendlies, moved to California to play youth […]
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Galatasaray signs Podolski
Germany striker Lukas Podolski joined Galatasaray from Arsenal over the weekend on a three-year deal for an initial fee of 1.8 million pounds ($2.8 million). Accordingto the BBC, The Turkish champ will pay future installments based on qualification for the UEFA Champions League. Podolski, 30, scored 31 goals in 82 appearances for Arsene Wenger’s men.After […]
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FIFA Bans 2018, 2022 WC Evaluator for Seven Years
FIFA on Monday banned the former head of its bid evaluation committee for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups for seven years over “confidentiality” breaches. Harold Mayne-Nicholls, a formerChilean soccer federation (FFC) president, wrote the report that gave Qatar the worst ranking of the candidates for the 2022 World Cup finals which the wealthy Gulf […]
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Barcelona signs Arda Turan
Barcelona on Monday signed midfielder Arda Turan on a five-year contract from Atletico Madrid for an initial fee of 34 million euros ($37.6 million). Manchester United and Chelsea were bothreported to be interested in signing the Turkey captain, but Barca announced on Monday that it had completed his signing. However, because of Barca’s transfer restriction, […]
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USA's World Cup Win Sets U.S. Soccer Ratings Record
The U.S. women’s national team’s 5-2 victory over Japan in the Women’s World Cup on Sunday attracted an audience of 25.4 million viewers, making it the most the most-watchedsoccer game in United States history, The New York Times reported Monday. It not only exceeded the previous record for a Women’s World Cup of 17.9 million, […]
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Poor Final or Not, Chile Deserved the Copa America
If you picked just one game to watch this Fourth of July weekend, you would be sad if you chose to see the Copa America final between Argentina and Chile on Saturday instead of the Women’sWorld Cup final between the USA and Japan on Sunday night. In the end, the fight for the South American […]
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Watching a gem being formed in the blink of an eye
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) There’s nothing like a good coffee joint with a long line to catch you upon the talk of town. My pre-game ritual during this year’s Women’s World Cup was to head to the corner Peet’s for a cup of coffee. Like just about everything these days, Peet’s was openon Fourth of […]
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TV Report: USA-Japan shatters U.S. soccer viewing record
The USA’s 5-2 victory over Japan in the 2015 Women’s World Cup final averaged 25.4 million viewers, making it the most-watched soccer match in U.S. history, according to Nielsen. The match posted a 12.9 household rating/share with 25.4 million viewers and peaked at 30.9 million in the second half between 8:30-8:45 p.m. ET. The previous […]