[AMERICANS ABROAD] U.S. national team midfielder Alejandro Bedoya confirmed he will have a trial at English PremierLeague club Birmingham this week. Bedoya followed former Boston College teammate Charlie Davies to Sweden and like Davies hopes to parlay hissuccess into a move to a bigger club. Bedoya, 23, has spent the last two years with Orebro. […]
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Agbossoumonde set to find temporary home
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Defender Gale Agbossoumonde, who debuted for the U.S. national team against South Africa in November,is set to join Swedish club Djurgarden on a six-month loan. Agbossoumonde, 19, has expressed his displeasure about being left in limbo by the management firm Traffic that owns hiscontract. He spent the first part of the 2010 season […]
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Americans fall after blowing early lead
[USA-SWEDEN WOMEN] It took only 11 minutes for the USA to get its first goal of the year from Carli Lloyd, but it thenlet 2011 Women’s World Cup opponent Sweden rally for a 2-1 win, marking the first time in almost nine years it lost match in which it had led. The USA took the […]
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What They're Saying
“I want to play one or two years in a nice place, and then retire. As I see it now, this is my last contract with a European club. When I’m done in Milan, I will play a year or two in the UnitedStates.” — AC Milan’s Swedish star, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, saying he’ll move to […]
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USA drawn with North Korea, Colombia, Sweden
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] The United States will face North Korea, first-time finalist Colombia and Sweden, in that order, in Group C at the Women’s World Cup inGermany. For the complete draw … Group A: Germany, Canada, Nigeria, France. Group B: Japan, Mexico, NewZealand, England. Group C: USA, North Korea, Colombia, Sweden. Group D: Brazil, Australia, […]
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Old rivals clash in international friendlies
[TELEVISION GUIDE] Wednesday marks the last international fixture date of 2010, and several interesting friendlies are on tap and available for viewing … (Click here for Soccer America’s Soccer on TV.) Note: Alltimes ET. Brazil-Argentina noon ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3.com (tape at 10 on ESPN Deportes) Netherlands-Turkey 2:30 p.m. ESPN3.com Sweden-Germany 2:30 p.m. ESPN3.com (tape […]
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'Gooch is my hero'
[AMERICANS ABROAD] It’s been a tough year for Oguchi Onyewu, who hasn’t played a competitive game for AC Milan sincebeing injured in October 2009. On Friday, Italian media reported the U.S. defender came to blows with his Milan teammate, Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic,prompting practice to be stopped. The incident took place at the famed Milanello […]
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Bedoya scores off opening kickoff, later ejected
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Alejandro Bedoya had quite an eventful game for Orebro Tuesday in Sweden’s Allsvenskanliga. His goal16 seconds into the game gave Orebro a 1-0 win over Kalmar, but he was sent off in the 70th minute after receiving his second yellow card. Orebro took the ball off the opening kickoff,and Bedoya snuck into the […]
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WPS players capture European berths
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Current or WPS players scored goals to lead England, France and Norway into the 2011 Women’s World Cup finals in Germany, while Sweden,which started four WPS players, captured the fourth European berth with a late rally at Denmark. ENGLAND. England got goals from Kelly Smith (Boston) and Eniola Aluko (Atlanta) and cruised […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Monday
Alejandro Bedoya was the only American to play in league action on Monday in Scandinavia. He went 82 minutes in Orebro’s 2-0 win at Atvidabergs FF inSweden’s Allsvenskan. Orebro is third in the league after 17 games. (Neither Clarence Goodson nor Hunter Freeman was inthe IK Start lineup for its 8-1 loss at Valerenga in […]