[VIDEO PICK] Wesley Sneijder, co-leading scorer with Spain’s David Villa at the 2010 World Cup with five goals, hit aspectacular goal in a 3-1 win over Austria on Wednesday. Sneijder volleyed home the game’s opening goal after juking a foe and working a wall pass:
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Onyewu injury not serious
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Oguchi Onyewu‘s injury in FC Twente’s shootout victory over PSV in the Dutch Cup quarterfinals was only minor. The Americandefender, who arrived at the Dutch champion earlier in the month on loan from AC Milan, left after just 25 minutes. The injury near his ribs will require minor rehabilitation, according to a Twitter […]
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Gooch leaves Dutch Cup match early
[AMERICANS ABROAD: UPDATE] Oguchi Onyewu had to leave FC Twente’s Dutch Cup quarterfinal match after just 25 minutes on Wednesday with what isdescribed as an injury near his ribs that will require minor rehabilitation. The setback comes in just his third game after joining the Dutch league champion from AC Milan on loan for the […]
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Gooch debuts in new position
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Oguchi Onyewu started his first competitive club game in 20 months, playing the entire match forDutch champion FC Twente at left back in Wednesday’s 5-0 win over Heracles. Twente is coached by Belgian Michel Preud’homme, Onyewu’s former coachat Standard Liege. Onyewu joined AC Milan from Standard Liege in 2009 but was sidelined most […]
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Americans on the move abroad
[TRANSFER WATCH] Oguchi Onyewu, who went on loan from AC Milan to Dutch champion FC Twente, is the sixth member of the2010 U.S. World Cup team to move during the January transfer window. Other Americans who could be on the move could be 19-year-old winger Josh Gattand striker Jeremiah White. Gatt, who excelled last fall […]
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Everything goes right for Barcelona
Despite playing without star playmaker Xavi, midfield partner Sergi Busquets and Brazilian Dani Alves, Barcelona cruised to a 4-0 win at Deportivo Coruna and upped its point total to 49 out of a possible 54 after 18 games. Barca got goals from Ballon d’Orfinalists Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta as well as David Villa and […]
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Winter expected to arrive soon in Toronto
[MLS] As interim general manager Earl Cochrane tried to sort out the Dwayne De Rosariomuddle, reports out of Europe identified former Dutch international Aron Winter as the club’s new technical director and head coach. Winter, an assistant coach on the Ajax Amsterdam staff, told the Dutch newspaper DeTelegraaf that he is flying to Toronto today […]
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Keeper Blunder: Bad bounce for Dutchman
[VIDEO PICK] FC Twente goalkeeper Sander Boschker — a 40-year-old who has played more than 500 Dutch league games — didn’t do so well in hisChampions League debut on Tuesday. Twente didn’t have chance to advance to the knockout stage of the Champions League anyway — Inter and Tottenham having already clinch passage — butthat […]
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'Cannibal of Ajax'
[VIDEO PICK] Uruguayan World Cup star striker Luis Suarez has been dubbed the “Cannibal of Ajax” by Dutch daily De Telegraaf after he bit PSVEindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal during a league game last Saturday. Ajax Amsterdam has suspended Suarez, who scored three goals at last summer’s World Cup, for twoleague matches. He could also face […]
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Spain dominates FIFA Ballon d'Or nominations
[AWARDS] Seven players from Spain’s World Cup championship team are among the 23 players nominated for the FIFA Ballon d’Or. FIFA Ballon d’Or(Golden Ball) is a new award following the merger of the FIFA Men’s World Player of the Year and France Football’s Ballon d’Or awards. LionelMessi, winner of both awards in 2009, is among […]