[EURO 2010] Qualifying for Euro 2012 begins on Friday, and several major national teams have recalled stars who missed the 2010 World Cup. Here’s a look at fiveplayers on the comeback trail … ANTONIO CASSANO (Italy). The bad boy of Italian soccer was overlooked by MarcelloLippi for the World Cup but he’ll start up front […]
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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: — […]
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Queiroz suspended for first two Euro qualifiers
[PORTUGAL] Coach Carlos Queiroz will miss Portugal’s first two Euro 2012 qualifiers after being suspended by thePortuguese soccer federation (FPF) for one month for insulting anti-doping agents who came to the Portuguese national team’s training camp before the World Cup to administer surprise doping tests. ButQueiroz, the former MetroStars coach and U.S. Soccer consultant, had […]
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What They're Saying
“I’m fast, I kick well and I score a lot of goals.” — New Manchester United signing Bebe describing his talents after United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admitted he signed the 20-year-old Portuguese striker for $11.5 million from Vitoria de Guimaraes without even looking at a tape of him playing. Fewwere available: Bebe spent his […]
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Man. United's Anderson survives horrific crash
Manchester United’s Brazilian midfielder, Anderson, escaped from a horrific car crash early Sunday morning in Portugal with only minor injuries. He waspulled unconscious from the wreckage of the $200,000 Audi R8 shortly before it burst into flames. Two friends, one of whom was driving the car, were also treated at a hospital for aconcussion, whiplash […]
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Soccer goes mainstream at Fenway
[MY VIEW] Listening all last weekend on the Red Sox telecasts to the promos of Wednesday’s friendly between Celtic and Sporting Lisbon at Boston’s famed FenwayPark hit home just how mainstream soccer has become. It was one thing to see the “Football at Fenway” ads on NESN. It was an entirely another thing to hear […]
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Rongen picks MLS pros for Milk Cup
[UNDER-20 MEN] U.S. under-20 national team coach Thomas Rongen picked his 18-man roster for the annual Milk Cup inNorthern Ireland. His roster includes three MLS players — Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls), Fuad Ibrahim(Toronto FC) and Francisco Navas Cobo (Houston Dynamo) — as well as three players based in Portugal, two in Mexico and […]
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Rooney, the worst of the worst
[FLOPS] One after another, the world’s biggest stars flopped on the biggest stage, beginning with Englishman WayneRooney. For a ranking of the World Cup flops (which excludes players still in the tournament) … 1. WAYNE ROONEY. How did Rooney go from themost feared striker in the English Premier League to a non-factor for England at […]
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Real Madrid stars square off
[PREDICTIONS] Neighbors (and co-World Cup 2018/22 bidders) Spain and Portugal meet for the first time in the World Cup. It will be Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal against Iker Casillas, his Real Madrid teammate, in goal for Spain. In Tuesday’s other game, Paraguay faces Japan.For Soccer America’s predictions … PARAGUAY vs. JAPAN June 29 in Pretoria […]
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Three-team fight in Group H
[PREDICTIONS] Brazil has clinched, and Portugal is all but assured of advancing in Group G. Chile, Spain and Switzerland could be headed for a three-way tieatop Group H. For a look at Friday’s four games and Soccer America’s predictions … GROUP G: BRAZIL (6 pts. 6-2)vs. PORTUGAL (4 pts. 7-0) June 25 in Durban Kickoff: […]