[AMERICANS ABROAD] Herculez Gomez scored twice in the first half Sunday in Puebla’s 4-1 win over Cruz Azul and movedinto a tie for first place on the Mexican First Division scoring charts with 10 goals for the season. Unfortunately, Gomez was red-carded late in the game and will miss Puebla’s seasonfinale. Gomez has scored 10 […]
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U.S. national team weekend
[AMERICANS ABROAD] The only regular on the U.S. national team to win in Europe over the weekend was Tim Howard whenEverton edged Blackburn, 3-2, on the road in an English Premier League match. For all the weekend action … DENMARK, Superligaen Sunday: Benny Feilhaber, 90minutes (AGF, 0-1, at Broendby) Sunday: Michael Parkhurst, 90 minutes (FC […]
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Bedoya and Rolfe score in Scandinavia
[AMERICANS ABROAD] U.S. World Cup hopeful Alejandro Bedoya scored in the 40th minute of Orebro’s 1-0 win being Thursdayat Brommapojkarna in Sweden. On Wednesday, Chris Rolfe had his first goal for Danish club AaB in its 1-0 win over Odense. In other Danish action onWednesday, former Real Salt Lake star Yura Movsisyan, who holds a […]
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Spots 21-23 on U.S. team remain up for grabs
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] FIFA’s deadline for World Cup finalists to submit their short list of 30 players is May 11, and the deadline to cut that list down to 23is June 1. That’s good news for U.S. coach Bob Bradley. While 20 spots on the U.S. World Cup team seem to be set, no one […]
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'Magnificent' Howard can't stopped critical own goal
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Wednesday’s match between Aston Villa and Everton was not only a showdown of American keepers BradFriedel and Tim Howard but it was battle of teams fighting for England’s final 2010-11 Europa League berth. The game wasn’t decided until stoppage timewhen a Phil Jagielka own goal Howard got a hold of but couldn’t keep […]
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Bedoya's Orebro loses in BC reunion game
[AMERICANS ABROAD] World Cup hopeful Alejandro Bedoya and Michael Parkhurst were the only Americans in action in Scandinavia on Monday. Bedoya’s Orebro fell at home to GAIS Gothenburg. Bedoya, who received a yellow card in thesecond half, faced old Boston College teammate Reuben Ayarna. Parkhurst’s FC Nordsaelland tied Koge, 1-1, at home.
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U.S. national team weekend
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Steve Cherundolo and Michael Bradley were both on the winningside in big German Bundesliga wins. Cherundolo’s relegation-threatened Hannover defeated title challenger Schalke 04, 4-2, while Bradley had an assist in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 2-0 win overEintracht Frankfurt. Here’s how U.S. national team players did in weekend action abroad … Hannover’s winner left it one […]
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English soccer is not dead yet
[EUROPA LEAGUE] A day after the last of the English clubs was knocked out of the UEFA Champions League, two EPL teams claimed spots in the semifinals of theEuropa League. Playing without the injured Clint Dempsey, Fulham beat Wolfsburg for the second time, winning, 1-0, in Germany. Meanwhile, Liverpoolovercame a 2-1 deficit to win its […]
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Rangers edges closer to clinching title
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Maurice Edu started in midfield for Rangers in its 3-1 win over Aberdeen on Wednesday night at IbroxStadium that moved it to within two wins of clinching the Scottish Premier League title. Edu, whose goal gave Hamilton a 1-0 win over Hamilton over the weekend, helped set up the firstgoal against Aberdeen, winning […]
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Holden targets EPL comeback for last two games
U.S. midfielder Stuart Holden‘s goal is to return to action with Bolton Wanderers before the end of the English Premier League season on May 9. He plans on resuming full training soon after breaking his right leg while playing for the Americans in a March 3 exhibition against the Netherlands. Bolton closes the EPL campaign […]