[EURO 2013] Goalkeeper Stina Petersen pulled the rare feat of saving two penalties in a span of 18 minutes to help Denmarkhold host Sweden to a 1-1 draw in Gothenburg before a sell-out crowd of 16,128 in Gothenburg on the opening day of the UEFA Women’s Championship. VIDEO: Sweden-Denmark | With the scored tied at […]
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Goodson returns to play for Quakes
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] Clarence Goodson, who has spent his last five and half seasons in Scandinavia, is returning to MLS toplay for the San Jose Earthquakes. He leaves Brondby, which narrowly avoided relegation in Denmark’s Superliga last season and suffered from financial problems, and will join the Quakes after the GoldCup. Goodson, who attended the University […]
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Whitecaps add Danish keeper
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The number of foreign goalkeepers in MLS is increasing. On the heels of Macedonian-German goalie OlaNikolov signing with Philadelphia comes the announcement that Vancouver has acquired Denmark native David Ousted, a 28-year-old who has played forBrondby and most recently Randers FC. During the last three Superliga seasons for Randers, Ousted recorded 35 shutouts […]
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Thorns FC lands Weimer from Fortuna Hjorring
[NWSL] Portland Thorns FC, tied for first place with Sky Blue FC, signed forward Tiffany Weimer for the remainder of theinaugural 2013 NWSL season. The former Penn State star spent the 2012-13 Danish season with Fortuna Hjorring for which she scored 14 goals in all competitions, helping it take second place in theElitedivisionen regular season […]
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Movsisyan all but kills off Danish hopes
[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING: Europe] Yura Movsisyan, who was once considered a possibility to join the U.S. nationalteam, scored two goals to lead Armenia to a 4-0 win over Denmark in Copenhagen and all but eliminate the Danes from contention for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Movsisyan, who plays forSpartak Moscow, capitalized on a […]
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Goodson's Brondby avoids relegation
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Clarence Goodson started for Brondby, which beat Horsens, 1-0, to stay up in the DanishSuperliga. A loss would have leapfrogged Horsens over Brondby on the final day of the season. Conor O’Brien scored the winning goal for FC Nordsjaelland in its1-0 over Esbjerg. Goodson finished with two goals in 19 games — the fewest […]
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Kljestan goal helps Anderlecht move closer to title
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Sacha Kljestan, who was called up to the U.S. national team on Thursday, celebrated with the firstgoal in Anderlecht’s 4-2 win at Lokeren that moved it closer to clinching its second straight Belgian Jupiler League title. Hercules Gomez‘s Santos fell at hometo Cruz Azul, 3-0, in the first leg of their Torneo Clausura […]
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Fischer's flawless chip and Mirallas' miraculous run
[VIDEO PICK: Golazos] Kevin Mirallas’ beautiful run saw him score the only goal in Everton’s win over StokeCity while Victor Fischer’s second goal in Ajax’s 4-1 win over NEC might have been the prettiest chip we’ve seen all season. Ajax’s win on Sunday increased its first-place lead over PSV Eindhoven to three points, and Everton […]
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Davies makes first European start since 2009
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Charlie Davies made his first start in Europe in almost three and a half years when he startedin FC Randers’ 0-0 tie at OB on Thursday in the Danish Superliga. Davies’ last start in Europe was with French club Sochaux in 2009. He has start before returning to Europe withSochaux a second time […]
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Tri held to draw in Hexagonal tuneup
[MEXICO-DENMARK] A day after its dismal 0-0 draw with Canada, the USA could take heart that Mexico didn’t do much better in its Hexagonal tuneup on Wednesday atUniversity of Phoenix Stadium. Missing just four European-based players, the Tri had to settle for a 1-1 tie with a Danish “B” team. Marco Fabianscored his first goal […]