[AMERICANS ABROAD] Josh Gatt, 19, made his first start for Molde since joining the Norwegian Tippeligaen club in its 2-2tie with Tromso. The Scottish Premier League title bid of Maurice Edu‘s Rangers took a hit when it fell at home to Dundee United, 3-2. Edu assisted on thesecond goal for Rangers, which now trails Celtic […]
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Brazilians decry 'racism' incident
A banana thrown onto the field at the Emirates Stadium Saturday took some of the luster of Brazil’s 2-0 defeat of Scotland in which young star Neymar scored both goals. Shortly after Neymar scored the second goal with a penalty kick, teammate Lucas Leiva removed a banana from the field. Not clear is when the […]
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Edu's Rangers captures Scottish League Cup
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Maurice Edu won his fourth trophy since joining Rangers three years ago when it beat Old Firm rivalCeltic, 2-1, in overtime in the Scottish League Cup final. Croatian Nikica Jelavic won the game in the 97th minute when his shot hit the post androlled across the line. Edu, who had his plea for […]
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Onyewu's Twente advances, Edu's Rangers eliminated
[EUROPA LEAGUE] Oguchi Onyewu‘s TC Twente is through to the quarterfinals of the Europa League despite its 2-0 loss toZenit St. Petersburg on Thursday. Maurice Edu‘s Rangers fell at home to PSV, 1-0, and went out on aggregate by the same score. Onyewu started atcenter back in place of the suspended Douglas for Twente, which […]
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Edu's Rangers earns credible draw at PSV
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Maurice Edu started for Scottish club Rangers Thursday in its 0-0 tie at PSV in the first leg oftheir round-of-16 series in the Europa League. It was an impressive result for Rangers, given the long list of players unavailable for the game. Bosnian Nikica Jelavic was ineligible because he played in the competition […]
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'An interesting cup of tea' follows chaotic cup game
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Maurice Edu started for Rangers in its 1-0 loss to Old Firm rival Celtic in their fifth-roundScottish Cup replay that ended with two Rangers players being sent off during the game, a third being sent off for dissent afterward and coaches from both teams jawing at each other. In other cupaction, Michael Bradley […]
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Edu lifts Rangers to series win with dramatic goal
[AMERICANS ABROAD] American Maurice Edu has scored a lot of dramatic goals for Rangers but perhaps none as big as thestoppage-time goal that earned the Scottish champion a 2-2 tie at Sporting Lisbon and the series victory in the Europa League’s round of 32 on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate final score. Edu was […]
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Onyewu's Twente freezes out Rubin
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Wearing a ski cap and looking oh-so uncomfortable, Oguchi Onyewu started for Dutch club FC TwenteThursday in its 2-0 win over Russian club Rubin Kazan in a match played in below-zero temperatures before an estimated 300 fans at Moscow’s 90,000-seat Luzhniki Stadium. The game wasplayed on Luzhniki Stadium’s artificial turf in the afternoon […]
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Dempsey's Fulham thriving at home
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Clint Dempsey started for Fulham in its 1-0 win over Newcastle that moved the Cottagers into12th place, five points out of the drop zone. The win was Fulham’s third straight at Craven Cottage after beginning with just two wins in its first 10 home games. Stuart Holden went the distance in Bolton Wanderers’ […]
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Edu scores another golazo
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Maurice Edu scored another golazo, striking from 30 yards with his left foot in Rangers’ 2-1 win overMotherwell in Sunday’s semifinal of the Scottish FA Cup. Only two weeks earlier Edu celebrated his first Scottish Premier League game in more than two months with an excellent goal toclose out Rangers’ 4-0 win over […]