[AMERICANS ABROAD] Herculez Gomez scored in his fifth straight game to give Puebla a 1-1 tie with Monterrey Sunday inMexico’s Torneo Bicentenario. Monterrey went ahead two minutes into the second half on Javier Rincon‘s own goal, but Gomez earned La Franja a pointwhen he scored on a header off Sergio Rosas‘ cross. Puebla-Monterrey Highlights:
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Donovan returns home with praise for Everton
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Landon Donovan has returned to the Los Angeles Galaxy following the completion of his 10-week loanwith English Premier League club Everton. Everton had been hopeful a loan extension could be arranged but had already moved on, using Donovan as a sub in its last three games. Donovan, Everton’s Player of the Month award […]
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U.S. national team weekend
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Clint Dempsey started his first game for Fulham since returning from his knee injury. He played thefirst 72 minutes in the Cottagers’ 3-0 loss at Manchester United. Chris Rolfe debuted Sunday for Danish club AaB. Here’s how U.S. national team players did inweekend action abroad … DENMARK, Super SAS-Ligaen Chris Rolfe, sub: 20 […]
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Donovan's anti-climatic finale
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Barring a last-minute change in plans, Landon Donovan was scheduled to fly home on Sunday after theconclusion of his 10-week loan at English club Everton, which ended in anti-climatic fashion. For the third straight game, he came off the bench, playing the last 23 minutes in the Toffees’ 2-2 tie atBirmingham. Nigerians Victor […]
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U.S. national team weekend
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Eleven Americans, most likely selections for the U.S. World Cup team, were in action abroad on Saturday but only Marcus Hahnemann (Wolves) and Steve Cherundolo (Hannover) were winners. Hahnemann went the entire way in Wolves’ 2-1 win at Burnley, whileHannover won its second straight game since the return of Cherundolo, who came on […]
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Donovan's last Everton game? Or not?
Landon Donovan‘s Everton plays at Birmingham City Saturday (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, 10 am ET) in what will probably be his last game on loan to theToffees. But Everton manager David Moyes hasn’t given up hope of reaching a deal with the Los Angeles Galaxy to keep him longer. “I don’t know yetwhether this […]
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Dempsey is back in action for Fulham
[AMERICANS ABROAD] You can scratch Clint Dempsey from the U.S. injury list. Only seven and weeks after beind sidelinedwith a knee injury, Dempsey returned to action for Fulham Thursday. He played the last hour hour of Fulham’s 3-1 loss to Juventus in the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 series. Dempey injured […]
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Davies hopes to play by the end of April
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Charlie Davies is into his third week of rehabilitation at the CERS de Capbreton, the sports trainingcenter in in southwestern France. He spends more than five hours each day training at the center, where Chelsea stars Michael Essien and Ashley Cole are also rehabbing, and hopes to be playing games by the end […]
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Donovan: the USA's ambassador in England
Steve Davis reports from England that, “By the time Landon Donovan was done at Goodison Park on Sunday, I was fairly sure Everton officialswere about to rename the stadium after the guy.” Donovan scored and assisted in his final home game for Everton after coming off the bench in the second half. When they announced […]
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Fans side with Everton in Donovan tug-of-war
[SOCCER AMERICA POLL] Soccer America polled its readers, asking them to weigh in the Landon Donovan tug-of-war. Shouldhe stay at Everton? Or should he return to the Los Angeles Galaxy? Almost half the fans who responded said Donovan should arrange a permanent transfer to Everton. Not one suggested he return to LosAngeles and not go […]