Texas teen Keaton Parks scored in his second straight game, connecting on the tying goal in Varzim’s 2-1 comeback win over Fafe for its third victory in a row in the Portuguese seconddivision. GERMANY, Bundesliga TUESDAY: Timmy Chandler (Ein. Frankfurt), 90 minutes, 3-0 vs. Mainz Fabian Johnson (Bor. Moenchengladbach), did notdress, 1-2 vs. Wolfsburg Christian […]
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Video Pick: Referee gets assist in Germany
Serdar Dursun‘s late equalizer for Greuther Fürth in a 1-1 tie with Union Berlin in the German second division was assisted by referee Bibiana Steinhaus. But asyou’ll see, the real culprit was Stephan Fürstnerfor his rash clearance.
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Video Pick: Wood's golazo seals Hamburg win
Bobby Wood scored in his second straight game for Hamburg, collecting what would be the decisive goal in HSV’s 2-1 win over Schalke 04 that temporarily moved it out of the automatic drop zoneinto 16th place in the German Bundesliga. Wood took a ball just inside the Schalke half and raced down the right wing […]
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Venues announced for 2017 Gold Cup
Concacaf announced the 14 venues in 13 metropolitan areas at which the 2017 Gold Cup will be played July 7-26. The USA will open in Nashville, Tampa and Cleveland. Nashville and Tampa are among fourmarkets MLS is looking at to expand. Only three stadiums are MLS venues. The other are all large football stadiums. Gold […]
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When the Dallas Tornado took the most amazing world tour ever
By Mike Woitalla 2017 will mark the 50th anniversary of the birth of the Dallas Tornado, the Lamar Hunt-owned NASL club that prepared for its first season with aseven-month world tour that spanned five continents. The wonderfully illustrated book, “The Amazing World Tour of the Dallas Tornado,” is written byFons Stoffels, a Dutch forward who, […]
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Video Pick: Douglas Costa scores long-range beauty
Bayern Munich had 70 percent of the possession against Darmstadt but needed a wonder goal from Douglas Costa for a 1-0 win to stay in first place of the Bundesliga. DouglasCosta got the ball off an indirect free kick, took a few touches and hammered home with a powerful swerving shot from 27 yards out.
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Hex Files: Jones out, Molino back in T&T squad
Saying he wanted more speed up front, newly appointed Trinidad & Tobago head coach Tom Saintfiet has dropped Atlanta United’s Kenwyne Jones, the Soca Warriors captain, from the squadpreparing to face Nicaragua Dec. 27 and 31 in preparation for Gold Cup playoff games against Suriname and Haiti on Jan. 4 and 8. Back in is […]
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Video Pick: Sporting's multilingual XMAS greetings
Portuguese club Sporting’s players (and staff) hail from 10 different nations and paired up to teach each other how to send Christmas greetings in the various languages. Not all master the phrases,but the holiday cheer comes through loud and clear.
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Video Pick: Brilliant ball skills from the Bundesliga
Mario Goetze, Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery, Douglas Costa, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Erwin the mascot of Schalke are among those featured in Bundesliga YouTube’s compilation of outstanding balls skills displayed during the first half of the 2016-17 season.
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Video Pick: Okaka back-heel tops best EPL golazos
The English Premier League’s Goals of the Week include a rare header by Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, his ninth goal in all competitions this season, and Hull’s AdamaDiomande netting after a nutmeg — but most impressive was the back-heel by Watford’s Stefano Okaka against Everton.