[AMERICANS ABROAD] Wearing a ski cap and looking oh-so uncomfortable, Oguchi Onyewu started for Dutch club FC TwenteThursday in its 2-0 win over Russian club Rubin Kazan in a match played in below-zero temperatures before an estimated 300 fans at Moscow’s 90,000-seat Luzhniki Stadium. The game wasplayed on Luzhniki Stadium’s artificial turf in the afternoon […]
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Barcelona headed to U.S. for three-game tour
[SUMMER 2011] Barcelona will return to the United States for a three-game tour in 2011. The Spanish giant will face Manchester United, AC Milan and Club Americain matches that will take it to Washington, Miami and Dallas. The club’s preseason will begin with the Audi Cup in Munich and a friendly in Split, Croatia. Barca […]
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Three Americans move into knockout stage
[EUROPA LEAGUE] Americans Jozy Altidore (Villarreal), Maurice Edu (Rangers) andSacha Kljestan (Anderlecht) are headed to the knockout stage of the Europa League, whose draw will be held Friday at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.The big surprise was the elimination of defending champion Atletico Madrid. Atletico needed to win its final game at home to advance […]
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Rossi and Subotic both score
[EUROPA LEAGUE] American products Giuseppe Rossi and Nevan Subotic, who nowrepresent Italy and Serbia, respectively, scored in Europa League action on Wednesday. Rossi had both goals for Villarreal in its 2-1 win at Club Brugge. U.S. international Jozy Altidore came off the bench for the last 13 minutes. Villarreal won the group ahead of PAOK.
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Real Madrid, Chelsea and Barcelona remain 1-2-3
[EUROPE TOP 10] Real Madrid, Chelsea and Barcelona remained 1-2-3 in Soccer America’s ranking of European teams of the 2010-11 season. Before each UEFAChampions League matchday, Soccer America will update its Top 10 rankings based on domestic and European form. 1. REAL MADRID (last ranking: 1). TheMerengues’ high-priced team finally broke out with 19 goals in […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Thursday
Jozy Altidore played 85 minutes for Spanish club Villarreal in its 2-1 win over Club Brugge in the Europa League. For the weekend schedule … Thursday Results: Americans Abroad Europa League Villarreal 2 Club Brugge1 Jozy Altidore-Villarreal (85 minutes) Concacaf Champions League FAS 1 Olimpia 4 OLI — own goal 28 OLI — Ramiro Bruschi […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Thursday
Jozy Altidore started for Spanish club Villarreal in its 2-1 win at Dnepr Transmash of Belarus that put it through to the next stage of the Europa League.Brad Guzan conceded two goals in the last 15 minutes and Aston Villa lost to Rapid Vienna, 3-2, at home and went out 4-3 on aggregate. It marked […]
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No Champions League for Kljestan
[AMERICANS ABROAD] There will be no UEFA Champions League for American Sacha Kljestan. In a cruel blow to its ambitions,Belgian champion Anderlecht was knocked of the competition when it fell to Serbian club Partizan, 3-2, on penalty kicks in Brussels after the clubs played to a 2-2 tie for the second time. Kljestan had scored […]
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“You try to do your best because the referee can’t go into the stands and literally remove people. There were some objects like lighters and coins and stuff. We knew it was going to behostile, but this is a result we will be happy to take and go back to Villa Park.” — American goalie […]
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Lichaj makes Villa debut, Altidore returns to action for Villarreal
[AMERICANS ABROAD] The first leg of the Europa League playoffs was notable for two significant developments: 21-year-old EricLichaj made his competitive debut for English Premier League club Aston Villa and national team forward Jozy Altidore played his first competitive gamefor Villarreal in 20 months. Lichaj had a solid game at right back for Villa in […]