[VIDEO PICK] After Bari striker Francesco Caputo scored the equalizer in a 1-1 tie with Cesena, Caputo took his joy out on his teammate. … The tie earned Bari only its second point in seven games. Two minutes after Cesena scored, Caputo scored his first Serie A goal but didn’t accept congratulations from teammate NicolaBelmonte, […]
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Sundhage: U.S. women's game needs more skilled players
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] The USA finally qualified for the 2011 Women’s World Cup — two days before Monday’s draw in Frankfurt — and Coach Pia Sundhage acknowledged the U.S. women’s game needs to improve in face of increasing competition from the rest of the world. Amy Rodriguez‘s goal in the 40th minute gave the […]
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Morgan rescues Americans with last-second goal
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] The USA moved closer to qualifying for the 2011 Women’s World Cup in Germany with a 1-0 win over Italy thanks to Cal senior Alex Morgan‘s goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
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U.S. women's great journey began in Italy
[HISTORY] The U.S. women’s national team’s trip to Italy for the playoffs series that will determine the final berth in the 2011 Women’s World Cup begins backmemories of the women’s national team’s launch that began a quarter century ago with an invitation to travel to Italy. As Chuck Blazer told Soccer America’s Mike Woitalla in […]
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Sundhage predicts U.S. victory against Italy
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] U.S. women’s national team captain Christie Rampone admits it’s “a pretty weird feeling”for the USA to be thrown into a playoff series to qualify for the Women’s World Cup, but her coach, Pia Sundhage, isn’t worried. She’s predicting victory whenItaly hosts the USA on Saturday in the first leg of their […]
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Another Californian stands in USA's way
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] One Californian, Veronica Perez, scored the goal for Mexico that cost the USA atautomatic berth into the 2011 Women’s World Cup. Another Californian, goalkeeper Anna Picarelli, stands in the way of the USA and a trip to Germany nextyear. The action begins Saturday in Padua, where Italy hosts the United States […]
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Balotelli: 'I'm not the one who can make these people change'
After being abused by both Italian and Romanian fans during Wednesday’s friendly game in Austria, Italy striker Mario Balotelli, born to Ghanaian parents,said he alone can’t stop racism. Italian police gave the names of 41 members of a right-wing group called “Ultras Italy’”to Austrian police. Fans held up a banner up a banner saying, “Noto […]
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USA calls up Tarpley and Osborne for Italy series
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] Veterans Lindsay Tarpley and Leslie Osborne wereamong four players added to U.S. women’s national team coach Pia Sundhage‘s traveling squad that will leave Sunday for the USA’s game against Italy in thefirst leg of the home-and-home series that will determine the final spot in the 2011 Women’s World Cup. Tarpley, who […]
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Too many foreigners? The stats reveal all. Sort of.
By Paul Gardner Some stats for you. I’ve been rummaging around in the rosters of the European leagues as published in the November issue of World Soccer,paying particular attention to the foreigners in each league. I’m happy to report that, as far as I can see, the figures I shall roll out below prove absolutely […]
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'Gooch is my hero'
[AMERICANS ABROAD] It’s been a tough year for Oguchi Onyewu, who hasn’t played a competitive game for AC Milan sincebeing injured in October 2009. On Friday, Italian media reported the U.S. defender came to blows with his Milan teammate, Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic,prompting practice to be stopped. The incident took place at the famed Milanello […]