— FC Nordsjaelland, with American defender Michael Parkhurst, fell, 2-1, at Portugal’s Sporting to exit the Europa League third qualifying round, 3-1, on aggregate. –The Columbus Crew’s win over Philadelphia moves it within three points over overall league leader Los Angeles. — Morelia beat Houston to make the Superliga a Mexico vs. USA final. The […]
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The Daily Show on USA-England
[VIDEO] John Oliver takes the case for England and its inevitable win over the USA to the U.S. World Cup camp. Watch theresponse of the U.S. players … Daily Show: The Daily Show With JonStewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c World Cup 2010: Into Africa – Two Teams, One Cup www.thedailyshow.com Tea Party
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Atletico Madrid defeats Dempsey's Fulham in final
[EUROPA LEAGUE] Uruguayan Diego Forlan‘s second goal of the game four minutes before the end of overtime gave AtleticoMadrid a 2-1 win over Fulham in the Europa League final Wednesday in Hamburg. Clint Dempsey came on the second half, becoming the first American-bornand -bred player to play in a European final. Forlan had put Atletico […]
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Dempsey on the verge of history
[EUROPALEAGUE] English club Fulham advanced to the final of the Europa League against Atletico Madrid thanks to a 2-1 win over Hamburg on Thursday that gave it an aggregate victory by the same score.Clint Dempsey, who played the last 31 minutes of the second leg at Craven Cottage, will become the first American-bred player to […]
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Dempsey: 'We're so close to the final …'
[EUROPA LEAGUE] Seventeen hours on the bus didn’t stop Fulham from achieving what it set out to do as the visiting Cottagers held Hamburg to a 0-0 tie Thursdayin the first leg of their Europe League semifinal series. American Clint Dempsey, who came on in the second half for his first appearance for Fulham in […]
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English soccer is not dead yet
[EUROPA LEAGUE] A day after the last of the English clubs was knocked out of the UEFA Champions League, two EPL teams claimed spots in the semifinals of theEuropa League. Playing without the injured Clint Dempsey, Fulham beat Wolfsburg for the second time, winning, 1-0, in Germany. Meanwhile, Liverpoolovercame a 2-1 deficit to win its […]
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Dempsey helps Fulham down Wolfsburg
[AMERICANS ABROAD] With Clint Dempsey leading way, Fulham defeated German champion Wolfsburg, 2-1, in the first leg oftheir Europa League semifinal series. Dempsey was involved in both goals, feeding Bobby Zamora for the first goal in the 59th minute and making theinitial pass in the buildup to Damien Duff‘s goal four minutes later. Dempsey had […]
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Barcelona-Arsenal spectacle highlights draw
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Defending champion Barcelona will face English club Arsenal in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League. The marquee matchup willfeature two of Europe’s most entertaining teams, who both crushed their opponents to advance to the final eight. The second leg will also feature the return of Barca youth star Cesc Fabregas with […]
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Liverpool advances to quarterfinals
[EUROPA LEAGUE] Liverpool joined Fulham as the two English clubs in the quarterfinals of the Europa League. Two clubs from Germany and Spain as well as one clubeach from Belgium and Portugal also advanced. For all the Thursday results … Fulham 4 Juventus 1. Goals: Zamora 9, Gera 39, pen. 49,Dempsey 83; Trezeguet 2, (Fulham […]
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GOLAZO: Dempsey chip clinches historic Fulham win [VIDEO]
[AMERICANS ABROAD] With U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley and England coach Fabio Capello both inattendance, Clint Dempsey came off the bench and scored the series winner in Fulham’s 4-1 win over Italian giant Juventus, a delicate chip from 20 yards over39-year-old Antonio Chimenti, the third-string Juve keeper, that gave the Cottagers a 5-4 win […]