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FC Dallas reaches Open Cup quarterfinals

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FC Dallas prevailed in a penalty-kick tiebreaker after a 1-1 tie against Atlanta Silverbacks of USL-1 in U.S. Open Cup third round play on Monday. Carlos Ruiz opened the scoring for Dallas in the second half, but Daniel Antoniuk equalized four minutes later. Dallas played with a man advantage for the final eight minutes of regulation and 30 minutes of overtime after Antoniuk was ejected. In the quarterfinals, Dallas faces the winner of Tuesday’s Houston Dynamo-Charleston Battery clash. Ruiz’s strike was his first since an MLS regular-season game April 12.

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Penalty kick fireworks in MLS

by Ridge Mahoney

[REF WATCH] Aside from perhaps the brandishing of a red card, no incident triggers more hot disputes than the shrill trilling of the referee’s whistle as he points to the penalty spot. Yet more often than not, the defending team has been guilty of lax tackling or lazy marking prior to the alleged foul that prompted the spot kick. Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney reviews the six penalty kicks called in last week’s MLS action. …

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All four Copa America quarterfinals are blowouts

by Paul Kennedy

The four semifinalists breezed into the final week of play at the Copa America by beating their opponents by a margin of 20-1 in the quarterfinals. Mexico produced the most one-sided victory, clobbering Paraguay, 6-0. Argentina routed Peru, 4-0, on Sunday with all four goals coming in the second half — two from playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme. On Saturday, Uruguay ended host Venezuela’s dream to reaching the semifinals for the first time with a 4-1 win in the weekend’s only close game. The Celeste led by only a goal until it added two goals in the final three minutes. Brazil thumped Chile, 6-1, to silence the critics of Coach Dunga for his defensive tactics in the first stage of the competition.

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Matt Jordan fractures jaw in collision with Montreal teammate

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[USL RESULTS] Former MLS goalie Matt Jordan suffered a fractured jaw in a collision with teammate Simon Gatti in the first half of the Montreal Impact’s USL First Division game against Carolina. In a physical game that saw Impact defender Andres Arango and Carolina forward Anthony Maher red carded in the 9th minute, Montreal came back from a two-goal deficit to tie the RailHawks, 2-2, on a pair of Charles Gbeke goals two minutes apart in the second half. The game drew more than 8,000 fans in Sherbrooke. Another Ivory Coast product, Hamed Diallo, scored two goals to lead Rochester past Carolina, 2-1, on Friday night and earn a share of the First Division lead with Vancouver, which lost at Atlanta, 2-0, on goals by Warren Ukah. For complete USL results and goalscorers …

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What They’re Saying

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“We all knew that Freddy was a talented kid and I felt that he was ready to wear the captain’s armband and take on a leadership role with this team. I couldn’t be happier with the way he has dealt with these circumstances. He had a superb performance against Poland and today, beyond his skill he always showed his desire, his heart. Great players succeed at the highest level and today was a great game for him, and he took the rest of the team with him today.”

— U.S. U-20 coach Thomas Rongen after Freddy Adu played on his second straight phenomenal game for the USA at the U-20 World Cup, leading it past Brazil, 2-1.

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The Freddy and Jozy Show is big hit at the Under-20 World Cup

by Ridge Mahoney

[EXTENDED U.S. U-20 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS] The USA has been the story of the Under-20 World Cup in Canada. It clinched first place in its group at the U-20 competition for the third straight time thanks to a pair of breathtaking performances: a 6-1 demolition of Poland and a 2-1 victory over Brazil, the first by an American men’s team against Brazil in a FIFA competition in 18 years. The goals, all golazos, left the Americans on top of the U-20 scoring charts with nine goals in three games. Once again, Freddy Adu was brilliant against Brazil, and the U.S. goals — both scored by Jozy Altidore — spectacular. For Ridge Mahoney’s report and all the video highlights …

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Canada bombs at the Under-20 World Cup

by Paul Kennedy

Host Canada was ignominiously dumped from the Under-20 World Cup when it lost to Congo, 2-0, for its third straight shutout loss of the competition. Canada is the first host team in the 30-year history of the U-20 competition not to score a goal. All four African entrants and all four South American teams advanced to the U-20 World Cup. Scotland — winless in all three games — was the only European team not to advance.

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From the PDL to EPL: Colin Miller

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Colin Miller, the longtime coach of the PDL’s Abbotsford Rangers, was hired as the first team assistant coach for the newly promoted English Premiership club Derby County. The former Canadian international and one-time interim head coach of the Canadian men’s national team will work under Derby manager Billy Davies, a former teammate of Miller’s with Glasgow Rangers.

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Red-hot Houston and D.C. United meet on Sunday

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS WEEKEND PREVIEWS] Two hot teams collide as Houston hosts D.C. United; Chivas USA and the Revs stage a rematch; Toronto FC and Chicago square off to see who can keep pace in the East; the Crew can squeeze the standings even tighter at home against Real Salt Lake; the Rapids and Red Bulls hope to rebound after being blanked; and the revamped (again) Galaxy get a stern test against Kansas City.

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U.S. exercise at the Copa America ends pointless

by Ridge Mahoney

A tough, rugged game against Colombia in which four U.S. players made their first Copa America appearance produced promising moments but nothing more than a 1-0 defeat and an 0-3 record in the competition. Finishing pointless in the standings is also how the entire exercise of taking a young, largely inexperienced team to so prestigious a competition will be deemed: pointless.

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2007 Copa America TV Schedule

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The Copa America moves into the quarterfinals with four games over the week. Both of Saturday’s games are repeats of group matches: Venezuela-Uruguay and Brazil-Chile. Mexico faces Paraguay in a repeat of their friendly Paragauay won last month. Argentina, a 1-0 winner over Paraguay to finish as the only team to win all three games in group play, meets Peru in Sunday’s other quarterfinal match. For the complete Copa America TV schedule …

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More disappointment for Canada at U-20 World Cup

by Paul Kennedy

There was more bad news for host Canada at the Under-20 World Cup. Canada’s U-20s dropped their second straight match at the Under-20 World Cup, falling to Austria, 1-0, on a header by Rubin Okotie in the 47th minute. The Canada-Austria game drew 31,000 fans in Edmonton as the U-20 event continued to generate extraordinary interest in Canada. Six of the first nine dates were sellouts, including the Poland-Brazil and USA-South Korea doubleheader in Montreal that drew 55,800 fans. The U-20 World Cup in Canada is on track to break the record turnout of 1,155,160 in Mexico in 1983 — and double the turnout two years ago in the Netherlands.

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Angel heads MLS First XI for All-Star Game

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Colombian Juan Pablo Angel of the New York Red Bulls heads the players named to the MLS All-Star First XI for the 2007 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game bwteen the MLS All-Stars and Scottish Premier League champion Celtic on July 19. Angel led in total voting percentage ahead of 2006 MLS All-Star MVP Dwayne De Rosario of the Houston Dynamo. Angel and fellow Colombian Juan Toja (FC Dallas) are the only first-year players on the first XI. Second-year player Jonathan Bornstein of Chivas USA is the only other player with no pevious All-Star Game experience.

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What They’re Saying

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“In all three games, I think we had moments when we played well. We still must be more consistent over 90 minutes in order to move to the next level. As we have said over the last few weeks, it is a great challenge to play in back-to-back tournaments. You run into situations with the various clubs, and as a result we brought a younger team here. This is an excellent tournament. The atmosphere in the stadiums, the passion, is something that is very special. We greatly appreciate the opportunity to have played in the 2007 Copa America.”

— U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley after the USA exited the Copa America with its third straight loss, 1-0 to Colombia on Thursday.

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What They’re Saying

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“We like for the continent’s most important competition to be respected with the best players. [The USA] opted to send a team with some players who aren’t their regulars. That doesn’t please us.”

— Eduardo Deluca, the general secretary of the South American confederation [CONMEBOL] on the USA sending a “B” team to the Copa America, where the USA lost its first two games while being outscored 7-2. Deluca said CONMEBOL does hope for hopes for continued U.S. participation in the tournament. (AP)

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Luciano Emilio scores 8th goal in D.C. United win

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Brazilian Luciano Emilio moved to within a goal of MLS leadings scorers Juan Pablo Angel (New York) and Eddie Johnson (Kansas City) with his eighth strike, the decider in D.C. United’s 1-0 win at Kansas City. Toronto won its first road game of the season, over hapless Real Salt Lake, 2-1. Landon Donovan struck twice from the penalty spot as Los Angeles downed Chicago, 2-0, in front of the biggest Fourth of July crowd (24,333). FC Dallas notched its fourth shutout in five games with a 2-0 win over Chivas USA. Colorado and Columbus played to a scoreless tie.

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Mexico-Chile tie knocks USA out of Copa America

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Mexico and Chile played to a 0-0 tie Wednesday at the Copa America — a result that suited both teams nicely and had fans fuming in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela. The tie clinched first place for Mexico in Group B and put Chile through to the quarterfinals as one of the two best third-place teams. It also eliminated the USA and Colombia, which can only finish with three points if one beats the other in their Group C finale in Thursday. Brazil finished second in Group B with a 1-0 win over Ecuador on Robinho’s fourth goal of the tournament.

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