Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said he is worried about the national team’s future after compatriot John Guidetti made just six appearances as asubstitute at Stoke City last season after joining the Premier League club on loan from Manchester City in January. “I’m worried about Swedish soccer after me,” the Paris Saint-Germain strikersaid. “I am […]
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Cahill gets equalizer for Australia
[WORLD CUP 2014 FRIENDLIES] New York Red Bulls star Tim Cahill added to his Australia record with his 32nd internationalgoal to give the Socceroos a 1-1 tie with South Africa to open its final preparations for the World Cup. The match drew 50,000 fans at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium. Cahill, playing as a lonestriker, scored on […]
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Belgium's Red Devils call up teens Januzaj and Origi
[WORLD CUP 2014] Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj and Lille forward Divock Origiare among the 24 players Belgium coach Marc Wilmots called up for the World Cup. Januzaj, born and raised Brussels to parents that hademigrated from Kosovo, only opted to play for Belgium three weeks ago. He was also eligible to play for Kosovo, […]
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Januzaj Included in Belgium World Cup Squad
Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj will travel with Belgium to the World Cup after being named as one of two teenage newcomers in the Red Devils’ squad on Tuesday. Coach MarcWilmots had been expected to name a preliminary group of 26 ahead of the tournament beginning in Brazil next month, but surprisingly made a final […]
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Kljestan on bench again, Morales scores in Germany
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Sacha Kljestan, whose season at Anderlecht began so brightly with seven league goals in the first twoand a half months and another goal in the UEFA Champions League, finds himself on the bench in the Belgian league playoffs. He didn’t get off the bench as Anderlecht, the two-timedefending champion, earned a key 2-1 […]
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Kljestan and Boyd mark return with goals
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Playing for the first time in a month, Sacha Kljestan scored the first goal and set up the second inAnderlecht’s 2-0 win over Bergen Mons. Making his first appearance since the winter break began two months ago, Terrence Boyd scored a consolationgoal in stoppage time for Rapid Vienna in its 2-1 loss at […]
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Look what we found at the bottom of the pot
[WORLD CUP 2014: Draw] All the talk has been about the possibility of multiple groups of death being drawn on Friday at the World Cup 2014 Draw in Costa do Sauipe.But it takes away from the fact that there will be no easy groups. The 2014 World Cup is the deepest field in the history […]
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France, Juve Midfielder Pogba is 2013 Golden Boy
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba on Wednesday won the 2013 Golden Boy award, which is handed out annually to the best player under the age of 21 and is voted for by 30 newspapersaround the world. Pogba has had a breakthrough season for club and country, playing a key role in France lifting the U20 World […]
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Falcao Leads Colombia Past Belgium
Thursday’s clash between two World Cup favorites saw Colombia come away from a soldout King Baudouin Stadium with a 2-0 win against Belgium. AS Monaco striker Radamel Falcaoopened the scoring in the 52nd-minute by breaking the offside trap and rounding Belgium goalkeeper Simon Mignolet. Fifteen minutes later, substitute Victor Ibarbo put the match awaywith a […]
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Kljestan sets career high for goals
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Sacha Kljestan needed only 13 games to set a new career high for goals a single league season with hisseventh goal in Anderlecht’s 3-1 victory over Leuven Saturday. Aron Johannsson‘s AZ moved into first place in the Dutch Eredivisie with a 2-0 win overADO. Jermaine Jones came off the bench to assist on […]