[AMERICANS ABROAD] Stuart Holden made his English Premier League debut for Bolton Wanderers on Wednesday in its 4-0 lossat Tottenham. The former Houston Dynamo midfielder played the entire 90 minutes. Holden started the game in the middle of midfield but later moved to his more familiar position out wideon the right side. Brad Guzan was […]
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Valencia gets better of Spector
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jonathan Spector again lined up at left back for West Ham, this time against his old club ManchesterUnited, but he was no match for Ecuadoran winger Antonio Valencia, who served up two goals for Wayne Rooney in United’s3-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday. On the first goal in the 38th minute, Spector gave […]
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And now Colegate …
The injured Ashley Cole could be set for a showdown with Chelsea over the English club’s attempt to take disciplinary action against him over allegationsabout his extramarital relationships during Chelsea’s summer tour of the United States. The England left back is said to be so furious that he is being singled out — no action […]
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Barcelona looks to avoid upset
[PREDICTIONS] Can defending champion Barcelona avoid an upset at red-hot Stuttgart? Visiting Bordeaux and Sevilla appear to have the edge against Olympiakos andCSKA Moscow, respectively. The big match in the second set of first legs in the UEFA Champions League’s round of 16 again takes at the San Siro. Last week it was DavidBeckham and […]
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What They're Saying
“He went eight days ago and we have tried to get him back. I hope he is back in a day or two because we need him. I have ordered him to come back but he hasignored us. I spoke with Carlos three days ago and maybe he is on a plane now.” — Manchester […]
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Working on your crosses? Don't bother
By Paul Gardner When David Beckham was flying high with Manchester United 10 years ago, he presented his admirers with something of a problem. Even they couldrecognize that he was far from being the best player in the world, he wasn’t that fast, his heading and tackling were nothing to write home about and he couldn’t […]
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Herculez Gomez scores again [VIDEO]
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Herculez Gomez scored his third goal for Puebla in its 3-2 loss at Guadalajara (see video below). InSunday play, Brad Friedel was in goal for Aston Villa in its 5-2 win over Burnley. For all the weekend action … ENGLAND, Premier League Jozy Altidore, sub: 25 minutes (Hull City, 0-3, at West Ham) […]
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Spector victorious in U.S. duel
[AMERICANS ABROAD] U.S. teammates Jonathan Spector, starting again at leftback, and Jozy Altidore, a second-half sub, squared off Saturday in the English Premier League. Spector’s West Ham romped with a 3-0 victory over HullCity, which is back in relegation danger. Eight Americans played in the top two levels of English soccer on Saturday. For all […]
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Everton does it again
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Last week it was Chelsea. On Saturday it was Manchester United. In successive English Premier League matches, Everton has beaten the top twoteams, and Landon Donovan again had a hand in the victory. He was involved in sub Dan Gosling‘s late goal that broke thegame open. Everton went on to win, 3-1, and […]
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Juventus and Liverpool open with wins
[EUROPA LEAGUE] Juventus and Liverpool, two of the great names of European soccer, are enduring rough seasons but picked up wins in the Europa League, the oldUEFA Cup that moved into the knockout phase this week. Juve was the more impressive of the two teams, winning, 2-1, at Ajax, another former European giant, on a […]