[ALGARVE CUP] The USA won the Algarve Cup for the sixth time in the last eight years when it beat Germany, 3-2, in Wednesday’s final. Lauren Cheney had what proved to be the deciding goal with her fourth goal of the tournament in the 69th minute.
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Real Madrid revenues exceed $500 million
[MONEY MATTERS] For the fifth year in a row, Real Madrid is the largest revenue-generating soccer club with revenues of $543 million in 2008-09, according tothe latest edition of the Deloitte Football Money League. How big is Real? Its broadcast revenues of $218 million are more than the total revenues of all but the top […]
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German goalie Adler moves into pole position
Bayer Leverkusen goalie Rene Adler appears to have won the battle for the starting job on the German national team for the World Cup. He will the goalkeeperfor Wednesday’s friendly against Argentina. Coach Joachim Loew had previously said that the goalkeeper against Argentina would likely be hisNo. 1 choice, and goalkeeping coach Andreas Koepke confirmed […]
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Europe's unbeaten clubs
[MAKING A LIST] Bayer Leverkusen set a German Bundesliga record for most games without a loss to start the season Saturday when it tied Cologne, 0-0, andextended its unbeaten streak to 24 games. It’s bidding to become the first German teams to go unbeaten in modern history. Here are the team who have gone unbeaten […]
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USA and Germany set for women's showdown
&g [ALGARVE CUP] The USA got outstanding games from Lauren Cheney, Casey Nogueira and Lori Lindsey and beat Sweden, 2-0, to move into Wednesday’s final against Germany at the Algarve Cup in Portugal. The changes paid quick dividends in the 56th minute when Nogueira’sthrough ball found the sprinting Cheney, who rounded Swedish keeper Hedvid Lindahland […]
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U.S. national team weekend: Donovan's despair
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Landon Donovan and Tim Howard were on the losing end of a 2-1decision in Everton’s match at Tottenham on Sunday. They were among nine players called up for Wednesday’s U.S. national team game against the Netherlands to play over the weekend. Everton came back from two goals down and had a chance to […]
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U.S. national team weekend
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Five players called up for Wednesday’s U.S. national team game against the Netherlands were in action on Saturday in European action. GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan, Sunday (Aston Villa vs. Man. United, League Cup final) Marcus Hahnemann, 90 minutes (Wolves, 0-1, at Burnley, English Premier League) Tim Howard, Sunday (Everton at Tottenham,English Premier League)
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Barcelona needs to do better
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Barcelona isn’t going to defend its UEFA Champions League title the way it played Tuesday at Stuttgart. The Spanish club needed asecond-half equalizer from Zlatan Ibrahimovic to earn a 1-1 tie. In Tuesday’s other game, visiting Bordeaux edged Olympiakos, 1-0. “We had to fight, it was a hard game,”Barca coach Pep Guardiola […]
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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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Leverkusen bemoans record-tying result
[GERMANY] A day after Bayern Munich’s 13-game winning streak in all competitions ended with a 1-1 tie at relegation candidate Nuremberg, Bayer Leverkusen blew achance to regain the outright lead in the Bundesliga when Per Mertesacker‘s late header forced it to settle for a 2-2 tie with Werder Bremen. The tie leftLeverkusen ahead of Bayern […]