[AMERICANS ABROAD] A pair of young American goalies, former University of Virginia star Diego Restrepo and20-year-old Kevin Piedrahita, were pressed into service in the Colombian promotion/relegation playoffs, but they could not prevent America de Cali frombeing relegated for the first time in its 84-year history. With starting goalie Julian Viafara serving a six-month drug suspension, Restreporegained […]
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Bocanegra scores in winning effort, Taylor strikes in Portugal
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Carlos Bocanegra, one of three Americans to start for Rangers, had the first goal in theScottish Premier League leader’s 2-1 win over Inverness. Tony Taylor also scored for Atletico CP in its 3-1 loss at Aves that dropped it to second in Portugal’ssecond-level Liga Orangina. Daniel Potts, 17, made his debut for West Ham […]
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Saudis arrest Colombian star over exposed Jesus tattoo
Juan Pablo Pino, who plays for Saudi Arabia’s Al Nasr, was detained by Saudi moral police in Riyadh on charges of walking in a mall and wearing a sleevelessshirt that showed off religious tattoos, including one of Jesus. The Catholic News Agency reported Pino, 24, was at the mall with his pregnant wife when he […]
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Restrepo benched despite rave reviews
Former University of Virginia star Diego Restrepo has experienced the highs and lows of playing pro soccer in Colombia, starting the first two games of theseason in goal for powerhouse America Cali only to get the news that — despite rave reviews — he’d been replaced for Friday’s game at Envigado by recent signing Julian […]
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Former MLS star to coach Cafeteros
[COLOMBIA] Former Colombia star Leonel Alvarez, who played five seasons in MLS with Dallas and New England, was namedColombia’s new national team coach, replacing the popular Hernan Dario Gomez, who quit last month after being involved in an incident in which he struck a womanat a Bogota bar. Alvarez, 46, was Gomez’s assistant and then […]