Ema Twumasi, another of Ghana’s “Right to Dream” graduates who attended U.S. boarding schools, scored twice in two minutes late in the game to give No. 2 seed Wake Forest a 2-0 win over ACCrival Virginia Tech. The win sends the Demon Deacons to the Men’s College Cup, where they will face Denver, which head […]
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MLS Callups: Crew's Afful summoned by Ghana
Crew SC defender Harrison Afful has joined the ranks of those MLS players called up by their national teams. Afful, 30, has joined Ghana in preparation for its World Cupqualifier against Uganda on Friday in Tamale. The Black Stars will play their first Group E game of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) qualifying third […]
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What They're Saying: Avram Grant
“I didn’t like it when players were supposed to buy their own tickets for the game and we didn’t know exactly when the players were supposed to report.” — Ghana national team coachAvram Grant, praising the attitude of his players after they had to pay their own way to get from their clubs scattered across […]
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West Ham signing Ayew faces long layoff
A week after he signed with West Ham United from Swansea City in a deal valued at more than $35 million, Ghana star Andre Ayew faces a “significant rehabilitation period” after injuring a thighduring the Hammers’ 2-1 loss at Chelsea.
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MLS Countdown: Orlando City signs 'the Beast'
Orlando City has added to its Brazilian contingent to take some pressure off its young Canadian starlet. Attacker Julio Baptista, formerly of Arsenal, Real Madrid, Roma, and Sevilla,has joined the Lions as a Discovery Signing. Like teammate Kaka, he is a graduate of the Sao Paulo development program who has scored 163 goals playing 526 […]
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Why Yaya Toure is the New Kanye West
Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubamayang was awarded with his first-ever African Player of the Year award by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The 26-year-old Gaboninternational rounded out a fantastic start to the year with 18 goals and 4 assists in just 17 games as Dortmund reached the midway point of the 2015-16 campaign in […]
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Top MLS prospects to watch in NCAA Men's Tournament
As the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament kicks off with the first round Thursday and second round Sunday, attention moves to the top MLS prospects in the college ranks. Stanford’s Jordan Morris, whom the Seattle Sounders have offered the most lucrative Homegrown contract in MLS history, is the big name, but other players are attractinginterest, […]
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USA-Mexico: Who's got the edge at each position
Mexico is not Brazil, so any preview or prediction based on the 4-1 pasting administered nearly a month ago is completely irrelevant. And the U.S. is not Argentina, which Mexico led, 2-0, in its mostrecent friendly before conceding two late goals to settle for a 2-2 tie. The U.S. centerbacks will not be Ventura Alvarado […]
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Rahman Completes Chelsea Switch
Chelsea on Sunday completed the signing of Ghana international Baba Rahman from Bundesliga club Augsberg. The Premier League champ had been looking for a left backfollowing Filipe Luis’ return to Atletico Madrid earlier this summer. According to reports, Chelsea paid close to 20 million-euros ($22.2 million) for the 21-year-old. Rahmanwill now offer coach Jose Mourinho an alternative to Cesar Azpilicueta at left back. […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Drogba gets a rock-star greeting in Montreal
Hundreds of fans turned out to welcome Didier Drogba to Montreal. Philly’s new signing may be needed right away to fill a big void. Donovan Ricketts has rejoined the Galaxy. 1. Big crowds and excitement greet Drogba. In more ways than one, Montreal is the most foreign city in NorthAmerica. Airports are regularly thronged by […]