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WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

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“I’ve worked hard the last couple of years to earn this opportunity to get back on the national team.”

— D.C. United star Jaime Moreno, who has ben called up by Bolivia to play in the Copa America. He had not played for Bolivia for five years until a recent appearance in a friendly game against Ireland in Foxboro, Mass. The 33-year-old Moreno has scored three goals this season for United to tie Jason Kreis for MLS’s all-time goalscoring record with 108 goals.

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WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

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“If you want to play sports, it’s possible to play sports at any altitude in the world.”

— Bolivian President Evo Morales, winded but smiling after scoring the winning goal against a team of local mountaineers in a match that was played on icy boulders 19,700 feet high in the Andes but lasted only about 15 minutes, including the time spent recovering the ball after it skittered away down the slope. Morales set up the game as a show of national unity to protest FIFA’s decision to ban games at altitude. (AP)

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Bradenton Academics pass PDL test with flying colors

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Rising Akron senior Pablo Moreira scored four goals to give the Bradenton Academics a 7-0 victory at the Cocoa Expos and take over first place in the PDL’s Southeast Division. The Tacoma Tide moved into first place in the Northwest Division with a 3-0 over the Cascade Surge on goals by Stefan Tangen, Rory Agu and Taylor Hoss. Other divisional leaders: Cape Cod Crusaders (Northeast), Ocean City Barons and Hampton Roads Piranhas (Mid-Atlantic), Chicago Fire Premier (Great Lakes), St. Louis Brass (Heartland), Laredo Heat (Mid-South) and San Fernando Valley Quakes (Southwest). For complete PDL results and goalscorers …

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Washington Freedom remains perfect in the W-League

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The Washington Freedom improved to 4-0-0 on the season by beating the Western Massachusetts Lady Pioneers (7-0) and Boston Renegades (4-0). Ali Andrzejewski had a hat trick against the Pioneers and added a goal against the Renegades. Rebecca Moros scored two goals against Boston. The only other unbeaten and untied teams are the Minnesota Lightning and Ottawa Fury (both 3-0-0). For complete W-League results and goalscorers …

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Efficient U.S. attack overruns El Salvador at the Gold Cup

by Ridge Mahoney

The Gold Cup is derided for its slipshod organization and paltry promotion in English-language outlets, but as a competitive event, in many respects it stands up. Case in point: For all the importance placed on a team winning its first game, just doing so is no guarantee of advancement, even with two of the three third-place teams qualifying for the quarterfinals along with the top two in each group. El Salvador opened with a 2-1 victory over Trinidad & Tobago the same day the USA scraped past Guatemala, 1-0, at Home Depot Center. By the time they met at Gillette Stadium Tuesday, the Americans were rolling and the Salvadorans reeling. Result: 4-0 to the USA, thanks to a DaMarcus Beasley blinder (scored two goals, set up another), single tallies by Taylor Twellman and Landon Donovan, and the Salvadorans’ bothersome habit of misfiring on the few chances they had to claw their way back into the competition.

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Patriots knock off Miami FC in Open Cup first round

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[U.S. OPEN RESULTS] Goalkeeper Jorge Muniz stopped Brazilian World Cup champion Zinho on one attempt from the penalty spot and then converted the deciding penalty kick himself to give the El Paso Patriots of the PDL a 4-2 victory in a shootout over the USL-1’s Miami FC Tuesday night in the first round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Two USL-2 teams lost to lower-ranked teams. The PDL’s Ocean City Barons beat Crystal Palace Baltimore, 1-0, and the NPSL’s Milwaukee Bavarians beat the Cincinnati Kings by the same score. For complete results and goalscorers …

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U.S. U-16s win two in a row in Ukraine

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The U.S. U-16 boys national team beat Japan, 3-1, on Monday for its second straight win at the Viktor Bannikov Memorial International Tournament in Kiev, Ukraine. Charles Renken scored two goals and Ryan Finley added a third in the win over Japan that came two days after a 3-1 win over host Ukraine. Finley scored two goals, and Dersu Abolfathi added a goal. Ben Speas tallied two assists in the win over Ukraine.

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De Rosario leads Canada to Group A title at Gold Cup

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Houston Dynamo star Dwayne De Rosario scored twice within three minutes in the first half to give Canada a 2-0 victory over Haiti Monday at Miami’s Orange Bowl in the final day of Group A action at the Gold Cup. The victory gave Canada first place in Group A ahead of Costa Rica, which beat Guadeloupe, 1-0, on Walter Centeno‘s goal on a free kick in the 13th minute of Monday’s other Group A finale.

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MLS Statistics (through June 10)

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With his hat trick against New York on Sunday, D.C. United midfielder Ben Olsen moves into a tie for fifth in MLS goals with four for the season. Eddie Johnson, who is off on national team duty, continues to lead all goalscorers with nine goals, two more than New York’s Juan Pablo Angel and New England’s Taylor Twellman. For complete MLS statistics ..

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USA remains on course by grinding out points

by Ridge Mahoney

Three days after clinching a spot in the Gold Cup quarterfinals by beating Trinidad & Tobago, the USA finishes Group B play against El Salvador at Gillette Stadium needing only a point to clinch first place and with some questions to resolve (TV: Fox Soccer Channel and TeleFutura, live, 7 pm ET). Which forward combination, not to mention alignment, is best? Which of the eight defenders Coach Bob Bradley has used in the first two games will get the call, considering that Carlos Bocanegra and Frankie Hejduk are carrying cautions and will be suspended in the quarterfinal if they receive another one? If Pablo Mastroeni, who sat out the first two Gold Cup games serving a suspension he received at the World Cup last summer, gets a start, who plays with him in midfield? Is this a good time to recall Oguchi Onyewu, who is eligible after serving a suspension against T&T? Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney examines all of Bradley’s options …

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WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

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“Mexico is the best team in the area, the best team in CONCACAF, and it is going to the Confederations Cup. To go to the Confederations Cup means you have to win the Gold Cup. There can be no excuses. We have to win the Gold Cup, and [Coach] Hugo Sanchez and all the players know it.”
— Justino Compean, president of the Mexican soccer federation, a day after the Tri’s 2-1 loss to Honduras, its first defeat ever to a CONCACAF team in group play at the Gold Cup. Compean also revealed that Mexico would meet the USA at Azteca Stadium on Sept. 9. (La Opinion)

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More dramatics in Spanish league race for the ages

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The Spanish league race, one of the most memorable in history, produced more dramatics on Saturday when all three games involving the title contenders ended in ties. Ruud van Nistelrooy, Lionel Messi and Raul Tamudo played starring roles with two goals apiece in key games. Real Madrid, the leader by virtue of its edge in the tiebreaker with Barcelona, needed a last-minute goal from its Dutch scoring ace, van Nistelrooy, to tie Real Zaragoza, 2-2, on the road. It looked like Barcelona would take a three-point lead into the last day of the season, but Raul Tamudo scored with 25 seconds remaining to give neighbor Espanyol a 2-2 tie with Barca, leaving the defending champion tied with Real Madrid going into the final day. Messi emulated his hero Diego Maradona with a goal similar to Maradona’s first goal against England at the 1986 World Cup — the famous Hand of God.

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Vancouver reclaims USL-1 lead over Rochester

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[USL RESULTS] The Vancouver Whitecaps reclaimed first place in the USL-1 Sunday with a 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Thunder on a goal by Tony Donatelli. They have a one-point lead over the Rochester Rhinos, who tied Carolina, 2-2, on Friday and beat Portland, 2-1, on Saturday. The expansion California Victory finally picked up its first victory with a 1-0 win over Vancouver on Thursday. For complete USL results and goalscorers …

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Mexico loss at Gold Cup is Costly

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Carlos Costly scored two goals, the second in the 90th minute, to give Honduras a stunning 2-1 victory over Mexico on Sunday before 68,123 fans at Giants Stadium in the Gold Cup. The loss — only the second ever for Mexico in group play at the Gold Cup — came two days after the Tri had to rally from one goal down to beat Cuba, 2-1, in its opener. Panama, which beat Honduras, 3-2, on Friday night, tied Cuba, 2-2, to take over the Group C lead. Long-range goals by 42-year-old Jocelyn Angloma and David Fleurival gave upstart Guadeloupe a 2-1 win over Canada Saturday night in Group A.

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USA cruises into Gold Cup quarterfinals

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With 10 different starters from the team that opened the Gold Cup on Thursday, the USA defeated Trinidad & Tobago, 2-0, Saturday to clinch a berth in the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup. Goals by Brian Ching and Eddie Johnson gave the Americans the victory before an announced sell-out crowd of 27,000 at the Home Depot Center. After two games, they are the only team to have clinched a berth in the final eight.

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