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MLS Results

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The San Jose Earthquakes, averaging less than a goal per game, exploded with a 4-0 win over New England, which entered the game as the league leader in points but gave up first place in the East with the loss, combined with Columbus’s win over Dallas. For MLS game summaries, scoring leaders and this week’s TV schedule. …

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What They’re Saying

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“Well, we’re not at a stage anymore where there are moral victories in tournaments like this. We’re well past that. And so I think what’s really frustrating when I look at it is we didn’t lose to superior teams necessarily.”

— U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati on the U.S. men’s Olympic team’s first-round exit, after which Coach Peter Nowak said, “For me, they won a gold medal in this game [2-1 loss to Nigeria].” (SI.com)

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Friedel wins with new team; Fulham falls

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[AMERICANS IN ENGLAND] Goalkeeper Brad Friedel celebrated a 4-2 win with his new club, Aston Villa, over Manchester City in which Gabriel Agbonlahor hit a hat trick. Keeper Tim Howard fell with Everton. Fulham lost, 2-1, to EPL newcomer Hull as Clint Dempsey played the final nine minutes while Eddie Johnson was left out of the squad on the first weekend of the 2008-09 season.

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Four Olympians but not Adu called in by Bob Bradley

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[WORLD CUP 2010] Red-hot FC Dallas striker Kenny Cooper and Freddy Adu are notable omissions on U.S. coach Bob Bradley‘s 17-man roster for the first World Cup qualifying game of the semifinal group round, Aug. 20 at Guatemala. Adu played in the USA’s first two qualifying games, the two-leg win over Barbados. Cooper has 13 MLS goals this season. Bradley will add one more player to the roster.

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Kasey Keller comes home

by Ridge Mahoney

Nearly two decades after dazzling the local soccer scene as a phenomenal teenage soccer player, Kasey Keller is coming home. Discussions regarding Keller coming to MLS had run hot and cold for the past few years, but once the entry of Seattle Sounders FC into MLS became official last December, the only uncertainty boiled down to when, not if, Keller came aboard.

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Bruce Arena attends Galaxy’s first post-Gullit game

by Ridge Mahoney

The SuperClasico is supposed to be the most passionate rivalry in MLS, yet in some ways it played a reserve role Thursday night. With Bruce Arena in attendance at Home Depot Center in the luxury box used by Anschutz Entertainment Group president Tim Leiweke, Cobi Jones on the sideline making his debut as a head coach, and rumors swirling of Galaxy attempts to offload Carlos Ruiz to make room for U.S. international Eddie Lewis, the local teams played a sloppy yet riveting 2-2 tie.

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MLS TV Schedule

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Jeff Cunningham, who’s one goal shy of his 100th career MLS goal, could make his debut for FC Dallas, which he joined last week from Toronto, against Columbus, where he played in 1998-2004. … D.C. United aims to recover from its 4-1 loss to New York when it travels to Chicago. … West leader Houston hosts second-place Salt Lake. … Colorado looks for its second win in 10 games when it hosts Kansas City. … The league’s worst team San Jose (18 points) hosts its top club, New England (33 points). … New York meets Toronto FC on Sunday. For all of this week’s MLS action on TV and the standings and leading scorers. …

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What They’re Saying

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“With everything that has gone on, there will be distractions. I’ve got to help those guys think about only one thing, and that’s about their play on the field. When you look at it, there have been changes from the top down through the coaching staff as well, but when it comes down to it, the players are the same.”

— Cobi Jones, interim head coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy, which on Thursday faces Chivas USA (ESPN2, 11 pm ET) in its first game since the departure of Coach Ruud Gullit and general manager Alexi Lalas. (Los Angeles Daily News)

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MLS TV Schedule

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The Los Angeles Galaxy’s first game under interim coach Cobi Jones is the Southern California derby against Chivas USA on Thursday night. It’s the third and final meeting of the season between the teams that share the Home Depot Center. The Galaxy defeated Chivas USA 5-2 and the teams tied the second meeting 1-1 in their earlier 2008 clashes. For all of this week’s MLS action on TV and the standings and leading scorers. …

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Giants cruise in qualifying round

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[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Juventus, Barcelona and Arsenal look likely to reach the Champions League group stage after convincing first-leg wins in the third qualifying round. Juventus crushed Artmedia Bratislava, 4-0. Barcelona cruised past Wisla Krakow by the same score. Arsenal downed Dutch squad Twente Enschede, 2-0. American defender Oguchi Onyewu did not see action in Standard Liege’s scoreless with Liverpool.

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Olympic failure was in the cards for U.S. men

by Mike Woitalla

[RECAP] When Californian Michael Orozco made his Mexican First Division debut in 2006 at age 20, he was red-carded two minutes after he came off the bench. He recovered from the ignominious start to earn a starting spot in the San Luis defense, and after 32 appearances was called into the U.S. U-23 national team. On Wednesday, Orozco was red-carded in the third minute of the USA’s final Olympic group game, which it had entered minus two key players because of their card problems. For midfielder Michael Bradley it marked the second time in his short career that he was suspended for a key game in a major tournament.

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Colorado lands Cory Gibbs

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[MLS] Struggling Colorado has signed defender Cory Gibbs, 28, a Florida product who started his pro career at age 21 in Germany, where he played for FC St. Pauli in the first, second and third divisions. Gibbs played one season in MLS, for FC Dallas in 2004, before returning to Europe, but has spent two years battling injury.

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Olympic bracket works in U.S. women’s favor

by Ridge Mahoney

[RECAP] All’s well that ends well. The USA, which began the Olympic women’s competition with a 2-0 loss to Norway, ended up winning the group. The USA’s 4-0 win over New Zealand combined with Japan’s 5-1 victory over Norway moved the Americans into Friday’s quarterfinal against Canada. Instead of facing the possibility that they would have to face Brazil and Germany in the next two rounds, Pia Sundhage‘s women avoid the 2007 Women’s World Cup champions and runners-up before the gold-medal game.

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Joe Cole could ride merry-go-round

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[TRANSFER TALK] Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has a plethora of options available to him in the midfield. At his disposal are Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack, Michael Essien, Deco, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Florent Malouda and John Obi Mikel. That embarrassment of riches is leaving Joe Cole feeling a little nervous about his role in the team.

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