[DATEBOOK] MLS clubs will play in four domestic tournaments that will conclude the weekend of March 3-4, one week before the 2012 First Kick. The tournamentswill be hosted by ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Fla., the Portland Timbers, USL PRO’s Charleston Battery and PDL’s FC Tucson. Two teams from Sweden, BK Hacken and […]
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Swedish club taps into college pipeline for Span
[AMERICANS ABROAD] You win some, you lose some. MLS beat out a number of Scandinavian clubs, including Sweden’s Djurgarden, for Akron’s Darren Mattocks, but it lost Virginia sophomore Cobi Span, who was projected to be a top 10 pick in the MLS SuperDraft. He was a second-team All-ACC selection in 2011, scoring seven goals and […]
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Berhalter good coaching catch at home or overseas
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Gregg Berhalter won’t the first former U.S. international to coach in Europe, but his hiring bySwedish Superettan club Hammarby shows that retiring Americans with long and diverse playing careers now make just as good coaching candidates overseas as players from any other country. He spent six seasons in the Netherlands (six seasons with […]
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Late Heath goal gives Americans tie
[USA-SWEDEN WOMEN] Tobin Heath scored off a rebound in the 81st minute to give the USA a 1-1 tie with Sweden in itsfinal match of 2011. The game drew 18,482 fans at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. The USA outshot Sweden, 19-7, but hit the woodwork three times. Its only goal came whenAlex […]
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Big crowd set for season finale in Arizona
[USA-SWEDEN WOMEN] The U.S. women’s national team will play its final match of 2011 Saturday when it hosts Sweden at the University of Phoenix Stadium inGlendale, Ariz. As a testament to the interest in the U.S. women, runners-up at the 2011 Women’s World Cup, more than 16,000 tickets have been sold for the match. (The […]
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Top 10 single-game MLS crowds
[MAKING A LIST] MLS has come a long way from the days it needed a fireworks show to draw a big crowd. The Seattle Sounders have sold more than 60,000 fans forSaturday’s game against the San Jose Earthquakes at CenturyLink Field (TV: Fox Soccer, live, 7:30 pm PT, 10:30 pm ET). The crowd for retiring […]
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Edu's Rangers fall in Champions League qualifying
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Maurice Edu‘s cross set up a goal to give Glasgow Rangers a 1-0 lead in the second-leg game, butRangers had two players sent off and eventually gave up a tying goal to Malmo in the 80th minute that resulted in the Scottish champion being knocked out of the UEFA Champions League 2-1 on […]
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Bedoya tentatively set to join Rangers
[AMERICANS ABROAD] U.S. national team midfielder Alejandro Bedoya reached an agreement to join Scottish champion Rangersin January when his contract with Swedish club Orebro expires. The agreement, however, is conditional on receiving a British work permit. A deal between Rangers and Orebro to bring Bedoyato Glasgow during the summer transfer market never materialized. In two-plus […]
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Hammarstrom golazo earns Swedes third
[VIDEO PICK] In a tournament filled with marvelous goals, Marie Hammarstrom‘s golazo for Sweden against France standsout as the best of the lot. She picked up a loose ball at the top of the penalty area, lifted the ball past one defender, pushed the ball to her left to elude and second defender and then […]
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Goalkeeping errors prove costly
[JAPAN-SWEDEN] After gifting Sweden a goal in the 10th minute, Japan showed their resolve, getting two goals from NahomiKawasumi and one from former WUSA and WPS star Homare Sawa to win, 3-1, and advance to the Women’s World Cup final for the first time. Sawahad gifted Sweden its goal when she played a ball straight […]