1218mls rosters The Philadelphia Union and San Jose Earthquakes both looked to add depth to their backlines withthe signings of South American defenders. The Union acquired 26-year-old Brazilian Anderson Conceicao, a left-footed center back, on loan for the 2016 season, His contract is ownedby third division Tombense FC, but he has spent the majority of […]
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Strikers fall to Schalke 04 in Florida Cup
Just 10 days into January, the NASL Ft. Lauderdale Strikers were the first American pro club to begin preseason action, falling to German club Schalke 04, 2-0, in the second game at the Florida Cup. The Strikers, who began preseason training just six days earlier, started only two players who were with them in 2015 […]
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Video Pick: Five spectacular golazos from Brazilian beach
While much of the Northern Hemisphere may be chilly, it’s summer in Brazil, where the 2015 Mundialito de Clubes — the beach soccer club world championship — included these five amazing golazos. Evenon the sand, some of the most amazing soccer comes from Barcelona, which took the title with a final win over Vasco da […]
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USA opens Copa Centenario in Santa Clara
The host USA will be the top seed in Group A at the 2016 Copa America Centenario and will open group play at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on June 3. Brazil, Mexico and Argentina will bethe top seeds in the other three groups. Copa Centenario: Match Schedule After opening atLevi’s Stadium, the USA […]
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Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao, pride of Chinese soccer
MLS dreams of being represented in the Club World Cup, currently being played in Japan. China gets a chance to show off the progress being made by its Super League as its five-time defending leaguechampion Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao represents Asia as the winner of the Asian Champions League for a second time. Guangzhou’s coach is […]
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Video Pick: A samba golazo by Corinthians
Corinthians’ fourth goal in a 6-1 win over Sao Paulo came from a precise strike by Lucca after receiving a back-heel pass from Danilo, who had gotten the ball fromBruno Henrique after his amazing spin move.
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Corinthians Wins Brazilian Title
Corinthians sealed a sixth Brazilian league title on Thursday after a late equalizer from Wagner Love earned the club a 1-1 draw at Vasco da Gama. The point was enough to give theBrazilian giant an unassailable 12-point leave with three games still to play, as second-place Atletico Mineiro lost 4-2 at Sao Paulo. Much of […]
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U.S. U-23s are hammered by Brazil
The USA didn’t have much of the ball but could take solace from the narrow margin of its 2-1 defeat to Brazil in the first of their two under-23 friendlies. There was less to take away positively fromthe 5-1 loss in Sunday’s second game in Belem. After leading for more of the first half (on […]
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Brazil Media Criticize AFA for Postponing Qualifier
The Brazilian media has criticized the one-day postponement of the Selecao’s World Cup qualifier clash in Argentina due to heavy rains, accusing the hosts of being “scared” to faceDunga’s team. For example, Brazilian daily Lance! ran a cover that said: “Tell me what you feel? Fear!” Another Brazil media site, UOL Esporte, also questioned the Argentine soccerfederation (AFA) […]
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Brazil outplays USA U-23s in 2-1 victory
The U.S. under-23 team dropped the first of two friendlies against host Brazil, 2-1, on Wednesday night in Recife. Jerome Kiesewetter converted a penalty kick to halve a marginestablished by Brazil scoring late in the first half and early in the second. Gabriel rounded keeper Charlie Horton to finish off a flowing move in the […]