Brazil’s Santos may have gotten more than it bargained for when it blocked the move of 18-year-old star Neymar to Chelsea. Neymar was suspendedfor cursing at Santos coach Dorival Junior and his teammates in a Brazilian league game, and now Junior has been fired for not reinstating Neymar. Junior first indicated that he’d reinstate Neymar, […]
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FC Gold Pride dominates WPS honors
[AWARDS] Three Women’s Professional Soccer awards went to FC Gold Pride players, including Brazilian star Marta,who repeated as the winner of the Michelle Akers Player of the Year. The Pride also won the Coast Guard Goalkeeper of the Year (Nicole Barnhart)and Rookie of the Year (Ali Riley). Boston Breakers defender Amy LePeilbet was named MedImmune […]
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Germany eyes sweep
[UNDER-17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Like at the U-20 level earlier this summer, Germany is dominating the Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Trinidad & Tobago withthree wins by a margin of 22-1. The surprise heading into Thursday’s quarterfinals is Ireland, which won its group in its first-ever appearance at a FIFA women’s tournament. Here’s a look […]
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Young Brazilian star sidelined for six months
Santos midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganso, considered one of the brightest young Brazilian stars to have come along in the last decade, will be sidelined forsix months after he damaged his anterior cruciate ligament and cartilage in his left knee during Wednesday’s Brazilian championship match against Gremio. Ganso’s injury came justthree weeks after he debuted for […]
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Referee stabs player to death in dispute over foul
[BRAZIL] A referee who stabbed a player to death in a dispute during a soccer game in northeastern Brazil was being sought by police. According toa spokesman for the Ceara military police, referee Francisco Chaves killed 35-year-old Jose da Silva and injured hisbrother Francisco in a fight after he whistled for a foul against the […]
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Dawn of a new era for Brazilian soccer
Brazilian teenager Neymar is going nowhere. He turned down a move to Chelsea to stay at Santos, where he signed a five-year deal. Pele, who played at Santos, and new Brazil national team coach Mano Menezes were vocal in arguing that Neymar needed to stay in Brazil. Chelsea had offered Santos $26 million for Neymar, […]
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Quakes join DP ranks with Geovanni signing
[MLS] Two years to the day after he scored the first Premier League goal ever netted by Hull City, Brazilian attacker Geovanni joined San Jose as its first Designated Player. Geovanni, 30, flew to San Jose Sunday to meet with team officials, following statements from general manager John Doyle during the week that a DP […]
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Setting the record straight
[MY VIEW] Bob Bradley indeed wasted a valuable opportunity against Brazil last Tuesday at the New Meadowlands. Byfielding a squad of mostly regulars, he squandered a great chance for the USA to be humiliated. Let’s review: Sellout crowd of more than 77,000, against Brazil, on national TV, inthe USA’s first game in the new stadium, […]
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Classy Brazilians revive their beautiful game
[MY VIEW] Brazil gave its fans much cause for encouragement for the 2014 World Cup by outclassing the U.S., 2-0, at the New Meadowlands Stadium Tuesday. The formation chosen by Coach Mano Menezes didn’t matter, since so fluidly and crisply did Brazil move the ball it always had players near it. If a long ballor […]
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What They're Saying
“The things we need to work on are always the same. When you play at a high level, the ability with the ball, to see things faster, move it quickly, create advantages, take advantage of situations.The window is smaller, it closes faster.” — U.S. coach Bob Bradley after his veteran team was outclassed by a […]