[AMERICANS ABROAD/VIDEO]. Michael Bradley scored in his fourth straight game for Dutch club Heerenveen, striking twice in a 3-0 win over De Graafschap. The double strike gives the 20-year-old Bradley 11 league goals this season, breaking the record for goals in a season by an American-born and -bred player in a European first division, which had been set by Eric Wynalda at German club Saarbruecken in 1992-93 and Brian McBride at Fulham last season.
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Houston’s Nate Jaqua set for Austrian league
[MLS MOVES] MLS champion Houston is set to lose another attacker to the Austrian league. Following Joseph Ngwenya‘s move to SK Austria Karnten, Nate Jaqua is set to join SCR Altach pending what its coach Heinz Fuchsbichler calls settling some minor contract details.
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Expanding ‘Sueno’ gives MLS ‘Republica’ exposure
Registration began Sunday for the 2008 version of what is in essence an open tryout to earn a spot on an MLS team, and this year, it will be conducted by two MLS teams rather than just one.
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DiCicco returns as U-20 women’s coach
[U.S. WOMEN] Tony DiCicco, who coached the USA to the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics and first place at the 1999 Women’s World Cup, has rejoined the U.S. women’s national team program as head coach of the under-20 team.
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Thieves add to City’s misery
[OFF THE POST] Sunday was a bad day for Manchester City and its players. Not only did the Premier League club lose to second-level Sheffield United, 2-1, in the English FA Cup, but its players and staff returned to their locker room at United’s Bramall Lane to discover it had been ransacked.
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Serious Kudos for Brad Friedel
Brad Friedel is in fantastic form for Blackburn Rovers again this season, but no, he’s not interested in returning to the U.S. national team. “I had unbelievable times, to say the least, and I loved every minute of international football,” he tells ESPN, “but I also don’t regret for one second the day that I […]
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Liverpool Order Restored, For Now
The dust is now settling after Liverpool officials declared a ceasefire on Friday, ending weeks of uncertainty over the club’s future. American sports moguls Tom Hicks and George Gillett will remain Liverpool’s owners following the approval of a new refinancing package, which allowed them to unveil plans for a new $600 million stadium at Stanley […]
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Whither Christian Gomez?
If, as expected, Marcelo Gallardo signs for D.C. United, then Christian Gomez’s days in the nation’s capitol are numbered. Gomez is believed to be entertaining offers from abroad, but blogger Ives Galarcep believes the 33-year-old could resign with MLS and then move on via trade. Where would he end up? Should he decide to stay […]
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Figo Ponders Retirement
Inter Milan winger Luis Figo has been linked with a possible move to Major League Soccer, but the 35-year-old on Thursday revealed that he might choose to retire instead. The Portugal legend is currently recovering from a broken leg suffered in early November, and is believed to be close to regaining fitness. “Right now, what […]
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Mali Man Sought to Manipulate Benin Match
A match-fixing scandal surfaced at the African Cup of Nations on Thursday, as Benin coach Reinhard Fabisch revealed that a Malian man had asked him if there was any possibility of manipulating the outcome of Benin’s Group B match against Mali. “I told him, ‘Look, you have two minutes to leave the hotel or I […]
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Seattle hires technical director
The Seattle MLS franchise is more than a year away from its first game but has already signed one of Washington state’s most famous players. No, not Kasey Keller, at least just yet.
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Players galore picked in Supplemental Draft
[MLS WATCH] Most of the players expected to be picked in the SuperDraft who weren’t selected did get snagged in the Supplemental Draft held Thursday by conference call, and they weren’t alone. The 14 teams picked 51 players, with only Toronto FC showing restraint.
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International Weekend TV Schedule
The English FA Cup moves into the fourth round. The top matchup features Manchester United against Tottenham on Sunday. In Spain, leader Real Madrid hosts third-place Villarreal with Italian-American Giuseppe Rossi on Sunday. For all the weekend international action …
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MLS Offseason Player Moves
For all the team-by-team offseason player moves …
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Ex-player Agogo leads Ghana past Namibia
[AFRICAN NATIONS CUP] Almost six years after he was waived out MLS, Junior Agogo emerged on the international stage, scoring the only goal in host Ghana’s unconvincing 1-0 win over Namibia Thursday at the African Nations Cup in Accra
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USA preps for Mexico clash
[ROSTER] U.S. coach Bob Bradley has called in a 21-man squad to train for the USA’s Feb. 6 friendly against Mexico in Houston. More than 43,000 tickets have already been sold for the game at Reliant Stadium (capacity 71,000). The only foreign-based players on the initial roster are five who play or have recently signed with Scandinavian leagues, which are on winter break. Other European-based players are expected to arrive after their league play on the weekend before the Mexico game.
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U.S. Olympic Quest: Player selection down to wire
[ROSTER] Coach Peter Nowak has called in 23 players for the second training camp of the U-23 men’s national team that will aim to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games, when the team can add three wild-card (over-23) players. The training camp takes Jan. 26 – Feb. 2 in at the IMG Academies in Bradenton, Fla.
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Osorio Sets Red Bull Agenda
USSoccerPlayers’ Clemente Lisi sat down with New York Red Bulls coach Juan Carlos Osorio, who talked about the MLS SuperDraft, his successful season with Chicago last year, and his expectations for the coming year. First of all, Osorio said he was very pleased with the acquisition of 22-year-old defender Eric Brunner, whom he described as […]
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The Most Important MLS Off-Season Moves
MLSNet writer Jeff Bradley recounts the 11 most important trades of the MLS offseason so far. They are, from least to most important according to Bradley: Jim Curtin, Chicago to Chivas USA, Jason Hernandez, Chivas USA to San Jose, Bobby Boswell, D.C. United to Houston, Jose Burciaga Jr., Kansas City to Colorado, Ivan Guerrero, Chicago […]
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Houston Looking Thin Up Top
The Houston Dynamo looks “alarming thin” up top with only week to go before training camp begins, says Bernardo Fallas of the Houston Chronicle. The two-time defending MLS champ lost starting forward Joseph Ngwenya to SK Austria Kaernten in midweek, while fellow forward Paul Dalglish was released late last year. Nate Jaqua, meanwhile, has been […]
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Armas Rejoins Chicago Teammates
Chicago Fire coach Denis Hamlett’s coaching staff is coming into focus. Former assistant Mike Jeffries has rejoined the Fire as an assistant, while former player Frank Klopas was named technical director. Last week, Fire legend Chris Armas accepted an offer for another assistant’s position. Following the appointment, Armas spoke with Chicago Tribune writer Luis Arroyave. […]
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The Misleading ‘SuperDraft’
Is there anything “super” about the MLS SuperDraft? Well, if an MLS club comes away with the next Landon Donovan or Eddie Johnson for less than $30,000, sure, it is for them, but this seldom happens, says the New York Times’ Jack Bell. Not only does the draft yield few players of any real quality […]
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Eddie Johnson out, Gallardo in?
Two players of which more has been expected in their careers are crossing paths in and out of MLS.
Striker Eddie Johnson‘s move to English Premier League club Fulham reached fruition Wednesday just as news reports out of South America quoted Argentine midfielder Marcelo Gallardo saying he’s joining D.C. United.
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MLS Offseason Player Moves
D.C. United’s signing spree continued when it signed Colombian defender Gonzalo Martinez from Millonarios. American-born Ian Joy left German third division club St. Pauli and signed with Real Salt Lake. For all the team-by-team MLS offseason player moves …
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National High School Winter Rankings
Miami’s Varela High School now holds the top spot outright in the NSCAA/adidas High School Winter Rankings for boys, while Florida’s American Heritage (27-0-0) remained No. 1 in the girls rankings. For the boys and girls rankings ..