[AMERICANS ABROAD] Brad Friedel would like to remember Frenchman GerardHoullier, his new boss at Aston Villa, for what he did in helping rebuild Liverpool rather than for anything that led to Friedel’s departure from Anfield. Despite speculation thatHoullier might look to replace the 39-year-old Friedel during the January transfer window — the name mentioned is […]
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Ruelas headed to Celtic
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Scottish club Celtic has announced that Adrian Ruelas, a member of the U.S. under-20 national team,will join the club as part of exchange program with Ruelas’ Mexican club, Santos. Ruelas, who scored three goals for the USA en route to its Milk Cup championship over the summer, was described as “an exceptional talent” […]
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Mexican-American Ponce may need to decide allegiance
Miguel Ponce was born in Sacramento, raised in Tijuana and learned his soccer in San Ysidro, near San Diego, so he is as much American as Mexican, meaninghe’ll have a difficult choice picking which country he’ll represent at the international level. At 21, he’s won the left-back job at Guadalajara, which adds a further complication […]
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USA takes on new look
[U.S. UNDER-20 MEN] The U.S. under-20 national team dropped its second game at the Cuadrangular Internacional in Arequipa, Peru, when it lost to Colombia,2-0. Colombia won on second-half goals scored in rapid succession by Javier Calle, who converted a controversial penalty kick awarded after a foulwas whistled during a corner kick, and Fabian Castillo following […]
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La Volpe to take charge of Ticos
[COSTA RICA] Argentine Ricardo La Volpe, who coached Mexico at the 2006 World Cup, is set to take over as the head coachof the Costa Rica national team. La Volpe, 58, was expected to sign a four-year deal with the Costa Rican soccer federation in San Jose on Thursday. Costa Rica qualified forthe 2002 and […]
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Mexico maintains edge over MLS
[SUPERLIGA] Miguel Sabah scored two goals before being sent off as Morelia increased the Mexican League’s edge in SuperLiga titles by beatingNew England, 2-1, in the 2010 final Wednesday at Gillette Stadium. The hometown Revs were second-best for much of the night and survived two Morelia shots off the crossbar in the firsthalf before Sabah […]
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'La Barbie' says he sheltered Cabanas gunman
Edgar Valdez Villarreal, the American-born drug lord known as “La Barbie,” told authorities after his arrest Monday that he sheltered Jose Jorge Balderas, the prime suspect in the shooting of Paraguayan soccer star Salvador Cabanas on Jan. 25 at a bar inMexico City.
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National teams call up 27 players
[MLS] On the first FIFA double fixture date since the 2010 World Cup, the U.S. national team is idle, but that doesn’t mean MLS clubs will be at full strengthon Labor Day weekend. A total of 27 MLS players have been recalled by their national teams for games as close as friendlies in Los Angeles, […]
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More MLS misery against Mexican teams
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Of all the agonizing disappointments Major League Soccer teams have suffered against their Mexican counterparts, the results ofWednesday’s Concacaf Champions League encounters may be the most bitter. In Mexico City, Real Salt Lake led Cruz Azul, 3-1, well into the second half, and after conceding three goalsto fall behind equalized in stoppage […]
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All-pro team picked for Peru trip
[U.S. UNDER-20 MEN] Indicative of the growing number of young American players who have turned pro, U.S. under-20 national team coach Thomas Rongen is taking a team comprised entirely of professional players — including a half a dozen new faces — to a four-team international tournament Sept. 1-13 in Arequipa, Peru. The roster includes: — […]