The USA overcame an early deficit to hammer Switzerland, 5-1, before 23,400 fans at Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium and improve its record to 20-0-2 in 2016. Carli Lloyd scoredtwice, while Christen Press, Crystal Dunn and Kealia Ohai added goals. Ohai’s goal (set up by Dunn, her former North Carolina and U.S. U-20 teammate) came 48 […]
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USWNT: Lynn Williams' magic touch continues
Lynn Williams helped the Western New York Flash win its first NWSL title, scoring deep into stoppage time to send the 2016 final to a shootout. She entered the USA’s friendly againstSwitzerland to start the second half and needed just 49 seconds into her first international appearance to score and spark a 4-0 win in Sandy, […]
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Schalke's Embolo out at least 4-6 months with broken ankle
Swiss international Breel Embolo, regarded as one of Europe’s top teenagers, suffered an ankle fracture under a challenge from defender Kostas Stafylidis in Schalke 04’s game withAugsburg and will be sidelined at least 4-6 months after undergoing surgery on Sunday. “This injury has shocked the whole of Schalke,” Schalke sporting director Christian Heidelsaid. “We have […]
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MLS Moves: Union's Barnetta will return to Switzerland
Swiss international Tranquillo Barnetta, 31, will leave the Philadelphia Union at the end of the 2016 season and return to FC St. Gallen, where he began his pro career. He had been weighing acontract extension with the Union for which he has five goals and four assists in 26 games this season and helped get […]
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WCQ: Portugal loses, France draws in openers
European champion Portugal opened its World Cup 2018 qualifying campaign on Tuesday with a 2-0 loss at 10-man Switzerland. Euro 2016 runner-up France could only manage a 0-0 draw at Belarus in itsopening qualifier. Breel Embolo, 19, put Switzerland ahead while Admir Mehmedi added to the Swiss lead six minutes later. Portugal was missing injured […]
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Beckenbauer's 'summer fairy tale' turns into nightmare
Sixteen years after Germany won the right to host the 2006 World Cup and a decade after the “summer fairy tale” captivated Germans, the legendary Franz Beckenbauer and three of high-profileorganizing committee members are under investigation by Swiss prosecutors — suspected of fraud, criminal mismanagement, money laundering and misappropriation. Like Frenchman MichelPlatini, whose career as […]
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U.S. Abroad: Gonzalez's Pachuca on top again
Omar Gonzalez‘s Pachuca, winner of Mexico’s Torneo Clausura, is on top of the Torneo Apertura thanks to a 1-0 win over Necaxa, its third win in three games. Gonzalez was one of nine Americansto play in the Liga MX. In Switzerland, Caleb Stanko debuted for FC Vaduz. MEXICO, Liga MX Paul Arriola (Tijuana), sub-24 minutes, […]
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U.S. Abroad: Soares and Stanko switch leagues
Americans A.J. Soares and Caleb Stanko have moved to clubs in Denmark and Liechtenstein. Soares, a free agent, left Norwegian club Viking for AGF Aarhus in Denmark, while Stankoleft German Bundesliga team Freiburg on loan for FC Vaduz, which is based in a Liechtenstein but plays in the Swiss Super League. Soares, 27, left MLS […]
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Euro 2016: Griezmann rescues France with pair of goals
Antoine Griezmann scored two goals four minutes apart to lead host France to a 2-1 win over Ireland, which had led for almost an hour on a penalty kick by Robbie Brady. Also moving intothe Euro 2016 quarterfinals were Germany and Belgium, easy winners over Slovakia and Hungary, respectively. Embedfrom Getty Images SATURDAY. Portugal, which […]
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Cause of Swiss 'Shirtgate' under investigation
Puma, the Swiss national team uniform manufacturer, said it had discovered that in one batch of material used in making the jerseys that ripped during the Nati’s 0-0 tie with host France at Euro 2016,”yarns had been damaged during the production process, leading to a weakening in the final garment.” Four ripped shirts and one […]