Israeli-American Kenny Saief, who plays for Belgium’s Gent, has been approved by FIFA for a change of association, making him eligible to only play for the USA at the senior internationallevel. Saief was born to a Druze family in Panama City, Florida, and moved at the age of three to Israel, where he played for […]
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Hazard fractures right ankle, out for start of Chelsea season
Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard suffered a fractured right ankle while training with the Belgian national team for its friendly on Monday against Czech Republic and World Cup qualifier againstEstonia on June 9. National team doctor Kris Van Crombrugge estimated Hazard would be out for up to three months, ruling him out for the start of […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Anderlecht clinches 34th Belgian league title
Anderlecht clinched its 34th Belgian league title when it won, 3-1, at Charleroi on Thursday. The win extended its lead over second-place Club Brugge which lost at Oostende, 2-1, with young AmericanEthan Horvath in goal for the third game in a row. Club Brugge will finish second and claim a berth in the UEFA Champions […]
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What They're Saying: Curt Onalfo
“There’s nobody bigger than this organization. It’s our job to be ready from minute one, and it’s my job as the leader of this team and the coach of this team to make decisionsand make sure we are.” –LA Galaxy head coach Curt Onalfo after benching captain Jelle Van Damme during the first half of […]
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Europa League: Price to pay for Manchester United win
Manchester United’s 2-1 overtime victory over Anderlecht in the Europa League came with a potentially high price as defender Marcos Rojo and star forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic both sufferedpossibly serious knee injuries.
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Standard Liege dismisses Jankovic as coach
Ten-time Belgian champion Standard Liege fired Serbian coach Aleksandar Jankovic after it could only finish ninth in the regular season and missed out on the six-team championship playoffs.
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Mondial Minimes: U.S. U-16s beat Belgium
The defending champion USA won its opening game at the 45th edition of the Mondial Minimes in Montaigu, France, with a 1-0 victory over Belgium. The U-16s won on a penalty kick by Barcelona’sKonrad De La Fuentein the 47th minute. U.S. under-18 head coach Omid Namazi is working with the team while U-16 head coach […]
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Hazard gives leader Chelsea win over Manchester City
Eden Hazard scored both goals to give Chelsea a 2-1 win over Manchester City that moved it closer to winning the English Premier League title. The first goal came when his shot deflected offthe head of fellow Belgian Vincent Kompany, making his first start since mid-November. The second goal came on a rebound of his […]
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Manchester United remains alive in Europa League
Manchester United edged Russia’s Rostov, 1-0, to advance to the quarterfinals of the Europa League as the English Premier League’s only representative. Other teams in the final eight: Schalke 04,Lyon, Ajax, Anderlecht, Genk, Celta and Besiktas.