[MLS TRANSACTIONS] Eastern Conference champion Sporting Kansas City continued its aggressive pursuit of talent by signing 28-year-old Argentine Claudio Bieler, who becomes the first Designated Player signed by an MLS club in the offseason. Sporting KC is banking on Bieler sticking around longer than theclub’s previous three DP signings.
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Blatter: organizers put on warning
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the incidents that took place at the aborted Copa Sudamericana final in Sao Paulo last week should give Brazilian organizersof the 2014 World Cup pause to consider what can go wrong if they don’t take the proper security measures. Wednesday’s abandoned match between Sao Paolo and Tigre of Argentina in […]
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Guns, Violence Lead to Abandoned Copa Sudamericana Final
Brazilian soccer’s image suffered a massive blow on Wednesday when the second-leg of the final of the Copa Sudamericana was abandoned in Sao Paulo after the visiting team, Argentine clubTigre, refused to take the field in the second half. Sao Paulo was leading 2-0 after the first half, and was subsequently awarded the title. Tigre […]
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Mueller Hails Messi for Breaking Record
Lionel Messi on Sunday broke Gerd Mueller’s 1972 record of 85 goals in a calendar year with another brace for FC Barcelona against Real Betis. TheArgentine needed just 25 minutes to score his 85th and 86th goals of the year, and 23rd of the 2012/2013 season. And Messi, who set the record in 66 games, still […]
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The best of Lionel Messi 2012
[BY THE NUMBERS] Lionel Messi broke German great Gerd Mueller‘s 40-year-oldrecord for most goals in a year by scoring both goals in Barcelona’s 2-1 win over Real Betis to give him 86 goals for Barcelona and Argentina in 2012. Here’s a breakdown of his goals and video of theArgentine’s record-breaking season … (Click here for […]
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Higuain named Newcomer of the Year
[MLS AWARDS] The Columbus Crew’s Federico Higuain, older brother of Real Madrid star Gonzalo Higuain, was named the 2012 MLS Newcomer of the Year, beating out San Jose’s Victor Bernardez and Seattle’s Michael Gspurning.
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What They're Saying
“Leo’s records are spectacular. It’s spectacular when you think that he scores so many goals. Some few players reach these numbers in seven or eight seasons, he does it in one. And most of hisgoals are great goals.” — Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova on Argentine Lionel Messi, who scored for the 75th and 76th time […]
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U-17s rally to earn draw, finish trip with 2-1-1 record
[USA-PARAGUAY] The U.S. under-17 national team overcame a two-goal deficit on goals by Wesley Wade and Shaquell Moore to earn a 2-2 draw with Paraguay in an international friendly to wrap up its trip to Argentina. RichieWilliams‘ U-17s finished with a 2-1-1 record.
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Electric atmosphere at Academy game
[VIDEO PICK] Oakwood SC of Connecticut started its U.S. Soccer Development Academy U-15/16 season with four straight wins and has been attracting someenthusiastic fan support. On Oct. 20, Oakwood beat South Central Premier, 2-0, at TD Bank Oakwood Soccer Park thanks to goals by Kyle Losi and Logan Gdula…
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The Undercover World League
By Paul Gardner For a while there, it was called the European Cup, then the European Champions League, and now it’s the UEFA Champions League, the UCL. This latest title at least has the advantage of obscuring the “European” part of the name, which — should the league be interested in anything like “truth-in-advertising” –is […]