Former U.S. international Tony Sanneh arrived in Pakistan on Thursday along with other former soccer players from Germany and New Zealand to help floodvictims. The group was greeted by a modest crowd offering rose garlands at the Karachi international airport as it set out on helping the relief efforts of The Gift of the GiversFoundation, […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Weekend
Americans Clint Dempsey (England’s Fulham), Clarence Goodson (Norway’s IK Start) Benny Feilhaber (Denmark’s Aarhus GF) and Michael Mecerod (Malta’s Floriana FC) also scored over the weekend. • Dempsey’s goal gave Fulham a 1-1 tie at Blackburn and extended the Cottagers’ unbeaten streak to start the English season to five games. Tim Howard’s Everton dropped a […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Wednesday
Chris Wondolowski‘s ninth goal of the season on a header was the difference for the San Jose Earthquakes, who climbed to sixth place in the overall MLSstandings with a 1-0 win over Philadelphia Union. Mexican club Toluca won its top-of-the-table clash with the PD-2 Pro League’s Puerto Rico Islanders, 3-0, in the Concacaf Champions League. […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Weekend
In France’s Ligue 1, Carlos Bocanegra‘s St. Etienne upset first-place Toulouse, 1-0, on the road to move into third place. Eddie Johnson made his first appearance for Fulham in the English Premier League in more than 11 months in its 2-1 win over Wolves marred by the broken leg suffered by Bobby Zamora. In Germany, […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Wednesday
Ali Gerba scored twice to give him seven goals in his last three games and lead the Montreal Impact to a 2-1 at Puerto Rico in D-2 Pro League action onWednesday. For all the action … Wednesday Results: Major League Soccer Chicago Fire 0 Toronto FC 0. Att.: 12,891. Highlights Leading Scorers: 13 Edson Buddle […]
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Pro divisions are merged
[USL] United Soccer Leagues, which has operated second- and third-division leagues since its move into pro soccer in the mid-1990s, has merged its First andSecond Divisions into USL PRO, a single league property for 2011, signaling a ceasefire in the battle for control of Division 2 soccer. Team owners and league officials met in Tampa […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Weekend
Newcomers Khari Stephenson and Geovanni both scored in San Jose’s 2-1 win at Houston Sunday that moved theEarthquakes into sixth place on the playoff ladder. On Saturday, FC Dallas extended its unbeaten streak to 13 games with a 1-0 win over Toronto FC thanks to JeffCunningham‘s goal. For the weekend schedule … Weekend Results Major […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Thursday
With a sellout crowd of 15,418 on hand at Thursday night’s final home game, the D-2 Pro League’s Portland Timbers set a club record for regular-season attendance with 155,006 fans over 15games, an average of 10,334 per game. The Timbers’ 1-0 win over Puerto Rico was the last game at PGE Park before it undergoes […]
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Heels handle pro Carolina RailHawks
[NORTH CAROLINA MEN] No. 2 North Carolina warmed up for Friday’s showdown with No. 1 Akron at the Carolina Nike Classic with a 3-1 win over the CarolinaRailHawks of the D2 Pro League. Alex Dixon put UNC ahead in the first half and freshmen Josh Rice andCarlos McCrary broke the game open after the RailHawks […]
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All-pro team picked for Peru trip
[U.S. UNDER-20 MEN] Indicative of the growing number of young American players who have turned pro, U.S. under-20 national team coach Thomas Rongen is taking a team comprised entirely of professional players — including a half a dozen new faces — to a four-team international tournament Sept. 1-13 in Arequipa, Peru. The roster includes: — […]