[AMERICANS ABROAD] In what could be Michael Bradley‘s last game in the Netherlands, Heerenveen earned a place in the 2008-09 UEFA Cup thanks a 2-2 tie with NAC on Monday.
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Nowak names 22 players for Toulon Tournament
[OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN] For what will be the most important test for players seeking to make their way on to the U.S. Olympic men’s team, U-23 head coach Peter Nowak has named 22 players who will participate in the Festival Espoirs International in the region of Toulon, France, beginning May 23.
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What They’re Saying
“No one is to blame and it is certainly not that we are unprofessional but it is not something we will be doing again.”
— Lee Thorpe of English fourth division club Rochdale after breaking his arm in three places while arm-wrestling with a teammate on the bus taking them to Saturday’s playoff match at Darlington. (Reuters)
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Everything to Play For in Italy
Inter Milan will have thrown away the Italian Scudetto in spectacular fashion if Roma wins and the Nerazzurri draw or lose in the decisive final round of Serie A matches next Sunday. All Inter needed was a win against lowly Siena to secure a third successive league title, but it wasn’t meant to be: Roberto […]
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Fulham Headed for Europe?
Amazingly, the day after Fulham pulled off a relegation escape of epic proportions, it emerged that the Cottagers might now be in line for a spot in Europe thanks to their performance in the so-called European Fair Play League. England has already secured an extra UEFA Cup slot thanks to their position in this table, […]
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Donovan, Becks, Disappoint Against New York
L.A. Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit had serious questions to ask of his more experienced players following Saturday’s 2-1 loss to the New York Red Bulls. Gullit didn’t name names, but David Beckham and Landon Donovan were both conspicuous by their lack of influence. Poor individual performances notwithstanding, what the Galaxy was missing, Gullit said, was […]
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Who Will Bradley Pick for Wembley Clash?
England coach Fabio Capello on Monday named a 31-man provisional roster for the upcoming matches against the USA and Trinidad & Tobago, opting once again to go for the experience of Los Angeles Galaxy star David Beckham. The game might still be more than two weeks away, but Capello’s decisive move has soccer blogger Ives […]
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Chivas USA’s Bornstein out 6-8 weeks with knee injury
[MLS] With the start of World Cup 2010 qualifying only weeks away, the USA suffered a blow when Chivas USA defender Jonathan Bornstein was sidelined with a sprain of the lateral collateral ligament in his left knee that will be him out of action for 6-8 weeks.
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Materazzi miss costs Inter Milan title clincher
[EUROPEAN RACES] The race for Italy’s Scudetto took a dramatic turn Sunday when Inter Milan defender Marco Materazzi missed a penalty kick that would have given the Nerazzurri their third straight Serie A title. Instead, Inter, which was held to a 2-2 tie by Siena, goes into the final day of the season with a one-point lead over Roma. In France, the race for the Ligue 1 championship will also be decided this weekend. Lyon and Bordeaux remained 1-2 in Ligue 1 with one game to play.
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What They’re Saying
“I’m starting to see in the MLS there isn’t much consistency.”
— Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham after his team dropped a 2-1 decision at home to the New York Red Bulls, conceding the deciding goal in the 78th minute, a minute after it had tied the game. (Daily Breeze)
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Giggs adds to his United legend
[CHAMPIONS] On the final day of the English Premier League season, Manchester United broke the deadlock at the top when it won, 2-0, at Wigan and Chelsea could only tie Bolton Wanderers, 1-1, at home. United’s goalscoring heroes were Cristiano Ronaldo with his 31st goal of the EPL season and Ryan Giggs, who won his 10th EPL title with United.
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Puerto Rico Islanders gain home edge
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFYING] The USL-1’s Puerto Rico Islanders took a 1-0 lead in their CONCACAF Champions League qualifying series with Trinidad & Tobago’s San Juan Jabloteh thanks to their victory Friday night in Bayamon on Haitian international Fabrice Noel‘s goal.
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MLS Results
The top six teams in the Eastern Conference have better records than the Western Conference co-leaders, Colorado and FC Dallas. For the up-to-date MLS standings and leading scorers, all the weekend summaries and this week’s schedule …
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USA smashes Canada in Concacaf rematch
[OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN] The U.S. women’s national team gained revenge for its only blemish of the year with a resounding 6-0 win over Canada before 9,322 fans Saturday in Washington, D.C.
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USL-1 Results
The Seattle Sounders drew 10,184 fans at Qwest Field for their 0-0 tie with Northwest rival Portland in their 2008 home opener. The Timbers remained in first place in the USL-1, two points ahead of Minnesota, which beat Montreal, 1-0, before only 745 fans in rainy St. Paul. For all the USL-1 results and goal scorers …
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The great escape for Fulham’s American five
[AMERICANS ABROAD] With three Americans in the starting lineup, one more on the bench and a fifth not suited up, Fulham completed one of the most improbable comebacks in English league history when it won at Portsmouth, 1-0, on Sunday to avoid relegation. The win gave the Cottagers nine out of nine points in their final three games to escape almost-certain relegation. Instead, Reading and Birmingham City, both big winners on Sunday, joined last-place Derby in being dropped to the League Championship.
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Five Reasons the EPL Won’t Miss Reading, Fulham
Relegation is an unspeakably bitter pill for any fan to swallow, but the Guardian’s Steve Wilson tackles the issue from the neutral or non-fan’s perspective, offering five reasons why the EPL wouldn’t miss relegation-threatened Reading and Fulham, home to seven current or former American internationals. Reading manager Steve Coppell is the first reason the […]
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Ferguson Irate at Bolton Celebrations
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was not happy to hear that Bolton players have been out celebrating after securing their place in the Premiership with a 2-0 home win against Sunderland last weekend. On Sunday, Bolton plays Chelsea in what will be an effectively meaningless match for Bolton. Similarly, United’s opponent Wigan Athletic will […]
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D.C. United President Digs into Players After Loss
A disappointed Kevin Payne spoke with Steven Goff of the Washington Post about his underachieving D.C. United side following Thursday night’s 2-0 loss to Chicago at RFK Stadium. “We have a personal accountability issue on the field,” the DCU president fumed. “I hope that the players know; some of them probably don’t, actually. There are […]
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Conde Out in Chicago; Adu (Possibly) Out in Portugal
Soccer blogger Ives Galarcep addresses a few rumors swirling around lately. Despite recent comments to the contrary, Fire defender Wilman Conde is not happy and wants to leave Chicago as soon as possible. Galarcep says the Colombian didn’t even dress for Thursday night’s 2-0 win over D.C. United at RFK, nor did he step foot […]
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Soccer on TV
Saturday’s MLS action includes defending champ Houston’s quest to pick up its first win of the season when it hosts Colorado. The English Premier League will be decided on Sunday, when Chelsea faces Bolton (Fox Soccer Channel) and Manchester United clashes with Wigan (Setanta Sports USA).
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MLS TV SCHEDULE
Two-time defending champion Houston seeks its first win of the season when it hosts Colorado. … Javier Morales, who has four assists this season, leads Real Salt Lake against FC Dallas. … With a four-game winning streak, Columbus travels to San Jose, which has managed just two goals in five games. … Los Angeles, the league’s highest scoring team with 13 strikes in six games, hosts New York. … On Sunday, Chivas USA, with a four-game winless streak, hosts New England. For all the weekend’s MLS action on TV …
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Real Salt Lake coach punished for ref railing
[MLS] Jason Kreis‘ largely unfounded tirade against MLS referees in a Deseret Morning News article has cost the Real Salt Lake coach a $1,000 fine and a one-game suspension.
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Rijkaard to be replaced as Barcelona coach
[SPAIN] Less than 24 hours after a humiliating 4-1 loss to Spanish champion Real Madrid, Barcelona announced that Coach Frank Rijkaard would be replaced next season by former captain Pep Guardiola.
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Club America pulls historic upset
[LIBERTADORES CUP] Mexico’s Club America pulled off one of the most improbable upsets in the history of the Libertadores Cup when it overturned a 4-2 deficit from the first leg of its second-round series with Brazilian club Flamengo thanks to a 3-0 at the famed Maracana Stadium on Wednesday night.