[RESULTS] FC Copenhagen claimed the lone berth still up for grabs in the four groups that concluded on Tuesday. Tottenham (ahead of defending champion InterMilan), Schalke 04 and Manchester United clinched first place in their groups. Barcelona had already clinched first place in Group D. For all Tuesday’s results and the final standings … Group […]
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Mexico's Torneo Apertura ends for Torres, Gomez and Castillo
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Mexico’s Torneo Apertura is over for the three Americans in action in the playoffs. Jose FranciscoTorres started and Herculez Gomez came off the bench in Pachuca’s 3-3 tie with Monterrey on Sunday, while EdgarCastillo played the first half for San Luis in its 4-1 loss to Club America. Goals by Americans abroad came […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Wednesday
Chris Wondolowski came off the bench and scored all three goals to tie Edson Buddle for the MLS scoring lead with 17goals and lead the San Jose Earthquakes to a 3-0 win over Chivas USA. The win moved the Earthquakes into seventh place in the overall MLS standings, one point ahead of Colorado. Benny Feilhaber […]
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Movsisyan makes it three in a row
Former Kansas City Wizards and Real Salt Lake forward Yura Movsisyan, who was on track to become eligible for the United States, scored in his third straightgame for Armenia in Euro 2012 qualifying when he helped defeat Andorra, 4-0, on Tuesday. The 23-year-old Movsisyan was born in Azerbaijan to Armenian parents and later moved toCalifornia, […]
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Ruelas sends USA into final with two goals
[MILK CUP] Adrian Ruelas of Mexican club Santos Laguna scored two goals and led the USA to a 3-2 win over Denmark thatsent it into Friday’s final of the Milk Cup’s Elite section (under-20 national teams). Ruelas pulled the Americans even at 1-1 in the first half and scored the winner with one minute toplay […]
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Movsisyan strikes again
[DENMARK] Former Real Salt Lake star Yura Movsisyan picked up where he left off in the spring, scoringfor Randers FC in its 3-2 win over Broendby to open the 2010-11 Danish Superligaen. Movsisyan, who was born in Azerbaijan and moved to California as a teenager, scored seven goals in 13games for Randers after arriving in […]
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Dickey takes 18 players to Danish tournament
[U.S. UNDER-17 GIRLS] The USA will use a trip to Denmark July 2-11 to get quality under-17 girls international matches against the Netherlands, Denmark andNorway. U.S. coach Mike Dickey will bring 18 players to the tournament. Five were part of the U.S. team that failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA U-17Women’s World Cup despite outscoring […]
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Everything to play for in Group F
[PREDICTIONS] All four teams have a chance of qualifying from Group F, where the drawing of lots could determine the second-place team. In Group E, Japan andDenmark will face off to decide the second-place berth in the knockout phase. For a look at Thursday’s four games and Soccer America’s predictions … GROUPE: DENMARK (3 pts. […]
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Ghana, Africa's lone star, looks for second win
[PREDICTIONS] Ghana, the only African team to win its opening game, looks to make it two in a row against Australia, while Netherlands and Japan face off in atop-of-the-standings clash. For a look at Saturday’s three games and Soccer America’s predictions … NETHERLANDS (3 pts., 2-0) vs. JAPAN (3 pts.1-0) June 19 in Durban Kickoff: […]
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Dramatic goal earns underdog New Zealand tie
[GROUP F] In a World Cup seriously lacking in entertainment, it was nice to see an underdog be rewarded — and in dramatic fashion at that. Former Danish youthstar Winston Reid‘s goal in stoppage time gave New Zealand a 1-1 tie with Slovakia on Tuesday. For what we liked and didn’t like about the two […]