NBC Sports Group’s holiday coverage of the English Premier League will include NBC’s first doubleheader on Saturday: Newcastle United-Everton followed by Arsenal-Southampton. Saturday’s Boxing Day action will begin at 7 a.m. ET with Stoke City-Manchester United on NBCSN and also feature Liverpool-Leicester City on NBCSN and Chelsea-Watford on USA Network. TheEPL is also in action […]
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Luis Gil joins Mexican-American exodus to Liga MX
Luis Gil became the latest Mexican-American to leave MLS, signing on a free transfer with Queretaro from Real Salt Lake. His move after six years in MLS with RSL followed the transfers ofJorge Villafana from Portland to Santos and Omar Gonzalez from the LA Galaxy to Pacha. MLS fans could see both Gil and Villafana in […]
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Video Pick: Five spectacular golazos from Brazilian beach
While much of the Northern Hemisphere may be chilly, it’s summer in Brazil, where the 2015 Mundialito de Clubes — the beach soccer club world championship — included these five amazing golazos. Evenon the sand, some of the most amazing soccer comes from Barcelona, which took the title with a final win over Vasco da […]
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Video Pick: Elf, Grinch or Goalkeeper …
Looking for something with holiday spirit, Socccer America contributor Samuel Charles reminded us of Lassi Hurskainen, the former UNC Ashevillegoalkeeper from Finland who put together these neat winter tricks, which include a Santa cameo. And so, a re-gift from 2012 as we wish you, Happy Holidays!
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Omar Gonzalez joins Mexico's Pachuca from Galaxy
Omar Gonzalez, arguably the most dominating center back in MLS history, has been transferred from the LA Galaxy to Mexican club Pachuca for an undisclosed transfer fee. Gonzalez, afirst-generation Mexican-American with lots of family in Mexico, has been rumored to be headed to Liga MX for several years even after he re-signed with the Galaxy […]
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American buys stake in German club MSV Duisburg
George Altirs, owner of USL club Wilmington Hammerheads, founder of New Jersey youth club Cedar Stars and CEO of Capelli Sport, has purchased a 5.1 percent stake in German seconddivision club MSV Duisburg. The deal includes an option for a further 5 percent ownership and will make Capelli Sport the official outfitter of MSV Duisburg […]
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Video Pick: Freestyle display is bad enough to enjoy
The young man who performed the free-style juggling show at halftime of a Barnet-Crawley Town English League Two game was either very nervous or is just not that skillful.
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Bradley Wins Futbol de Primera's U.S. Player of the Year
USA and Toronto FC midfielder Michael Bradley on Friday won Futbol de Primera’s U.S. Player of the Year Award for the first time. The American captain scored three goals and added six assistsin 18 appearances in 2015, the most assists on the team in a calendar year since Landon Donovan’s eight in 2013. Bradley received 39 […]
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Video Pick: Two sharp-volley own goals from Germany
A pair of own goals in two different German second division games were struck in similar fashion — sharply hit volleys into the net. Fortuna Duesseldorf’s Lukas Schmitz, who hadearlier missed a penalty kick, scored Union Berlin’s final goal in Fortuna’s 3-0 loss. Freiburg’s Jonas Foehrenbach provided FC Nuremberg’s 2-1 gamewinner.
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U.S. Abroad: John Brooks scores again for Hertha Berlin
U.S. national team central defender John Brooks scored his second header off a corner kick for Hertha Berlin within 11 days. The latest provided Hertha’s second goal in a 2-0 winover FC Nuremberg in the round of 16 of the German Cup. The 22-year-old Berlin native, famous for scoring the gamewinner, also a corner kick header, […]