[SUMMER OF SOCCER] The Philadelphia Union won its first international match when it beat Celtic 1-0, on Wednesday in the Scottish club’s first game of its 2010North American tour. Frenchman Sebastian Le Toux scored the game’s only goal in the 23rd minute. Argentine Eduardo Coudet, who is on trial with the Union fed Le Toux […]
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Celtic headed back to Fenway
[DATEBOOK] Scottish club Celtic will return to Boston’s Fenway Park 69 years after their first appearance at the legendary home of the baseball Red Sox when itplays Portugal’s Sporting Lisbon on July 21. Celtic played at Fenway in 1931 when it lost to the New York Yankees of the American Soccer League. The last soccer […]
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Scottish Player of the Year Weir uncertain about future
David Weir, the former University of Evansville star, was named Scotland’s Player of the Year just four days short of his 40th birthday, but he doesn’tknow if he’ll be around next season at champion Rangers. Rangers has a huge deficit, and Weir, the oldest recipient of the prestigious award from the Scottish Football WritersAssociation, believes […]
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Beasley absent again from Old Firm derby
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Maurice Edu started for Rangers but there was no room for DaMarcusBeasley on its bench for its final Old Firm derby of the 2009-10 season, won by Celtic, 2-1. Lee Naylor and Marc-Antoine Fortune scored in the first half for Celtic, which won for the first time in four league games against Rangers, […]
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U.S. national team weekend
[AMERICANS ABROAD] All three U.S. keepers were in action in the English Premier League on Saturday, but only TimHoward‘s Everton earned a point, tying Stoke City, 0-0, on the road. Brad Friedel‘s Aston Villa lost at Manchester City, 3-1. The result all butended Villa’s bid to claim fourth place — which is worth a berth […]
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Celtic, Rangers and Boca Juniors headed to U.S.
[DATEBOOK] The Seattle Sounders announced plans to host Argentina’s Boca Juniors and Scotland’s Celtic in a pair of exhibition matches. D.C. United has scheduled a match against Celtic rival Rangers in July. Celtic and Rangers are negotiating to renew their Old Firm rivalry in the United States during their summer staysin the United States. May […]
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Edu repeats as Scottish champion
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Rangers clinched its 53rd Scottish title with a 1-0 win at Hibernian on Sunday that gave it an 11-point lead over archrival Celtic with threegames to play. Maurice Edu played the entire game for Rangers to give him two Scottish titles in two seasons at Rangers. Kyle Lafferty put Rangers ahead at Easter […]
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Red Sox want to bring Rangers and Celtic to Fenway
It’s been more than 40 years since a soccer game was played at famed Fenway Park in Boston, but the Red Sox are hoping to organize an Old Firm match between Glaswegian clubs Rangers and Celticthere on July 21. Rangers and Celtic have never met outside of Scotland, but a match between to the two […]
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Everton's Moyes rejects talk of Man. United move
Everton manager David Moyes tried to put a damper on rumors that Alex Ferguson will step down as Manchester Unitedmanager at the end of next season and he will replace his fellow Scotsman. “It was Mark Hughes, Steve Bruceand Roy Keane being mentioned not long ago,” said Moyes. “When my players are linked with clubs […]
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Rangers edges closer to clinching title
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Maurice Edu started in midfield for Rangers in its 3-1 win over Aberdeen on Wednesday night at IbroxStadium that moved it to within two wins of clinching the Scottish Premier League title. Edu, whose goal gave Hamilton a 1-0 win over Hamilton over the weekend, helped set up the firstgoal against Aberdeen, winning […]