[EUROPEAN RACES] It was a big day for Manchester teams. United clinched the 2011 English Premier League title — surpassing Liverpool with its 19th Englishleague title — with its 1-1 tie at Blackburn Rovers, while City captured the FA Cup with a 1-0 win over Stoke City. For video highlights of both games and updates […]
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Milan clinches, Man. United and Barca inch closer
[EUROPEAN RACES] AC Milan clinched its 18th Italian league title — but first in seven seasons — despite tying, 0-0, at Roma. UEFA Champions League finalistsManchester United (2-1 over second-place Chelsea) and Barcelona (2-0 over city rival Espanyol) all but clinched league championships. For a look at the European races … ENGLAND (36 games — […]
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U.S. U-20 Rowe training in France
UCLA midfielder Kelyn Rowe, the lone collegian to start for the USA in ill-fated campaign in the Concacaf Under-20 Championship, is training this week atFrench club Rennes. “After these two days I know I have much more to work on to get to the highest level in Europe,” Rowe told Yanks-Abroad. “But that is […]
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Pros brought in for Montaigu tournament
;”>[U.S. UNDER-16 MEN] The USA is sending a team to the 39th annual Mondial Minimes Montaigu Tournament in France. The squad,coached by Gerson Echeverry, includes Philadelphia Union homegrown signee Zach Pfeffer, Russell Canouse, who recently left the New York Red Bulls academy program to sign with Germany’s Hoffenheim, and Nicholas Gaitan, who joinedArgentinos Juniors in […]
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Blanc recalls rebel leaders Evra and Ribery
Despite the opposition of Sports Minister Chantal Jouanno, France coach Laurent Blanc recalled Patrice Evra and Franck Ribery for the Euro 2012 qualifier in Luxembourg. “I make choices based on sporting criteria. I am only accountable to the president of the French Football Federation,” Blanc said.“They had a certain status in the France team because […]
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Players support Abidal, diagnosed with liver tumor
French defender Eric Abidal could miss the rest of the Barcelona season after being diagnosed with a liver tumor. Abidal, who played for Franceat the 2006 and 2010 World Cup, will undergo surgery on Friday. He received support via Twitter from players across Europe. “I’d like to show all my affection and support for Eric […]
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Gwada Boys make do without stars
[SCOUTING REPORT] A who’s who of stars have roots in Guadeloupe. Thierry Henry,Nicholas Anelka, Louis Saha, Sylvain Wiltord, Lillian Thuram, William Gallas, Eric Abidal and Gael Clichy all played for France, so you won’t findthem playing for the Gwada Boys at the 2011 Concacaf Gold Cup. Still, Guadeloupe, which will close out group play at […]
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Bayern gets revenge at San Siro
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Bayern Munich gained revenge for its loss to Inter Milan in the 2010 UEFA Champions League final with a 1-0 win at the San Siro onWednesday in the first leg of their round-of-16 series. Mario Gomez scored his seventh goal of the competition — tying Chelsea’s Nicolas Anelka and Inter Milan’s Samuel […]
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Ancelotti: 'We are not dead'
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Nicolas Anelka, believed to be on the outs at Chelsea, scored both goals in Blues’ 2-0 win at FCCopenhagen in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round-of-16 series on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho‘s frustration boiled overcontinued as he blasted the refereeing in the Merengues’ 1-1 tie with […]
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A free-kick fiasco
[VIDEO PICK] Players of French fourth division FC Mulhouse weren’t quite in tune when they had a free kick against Louhans. Mulhouse did manage towin the game, 1-0, but they made a case for keeping it simple on free kicks rather than trying a choreographed approach: