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It was the Carlos Pavon show at Reliant Stadium on Wednesday as a highly impressive Honduras pummeled Cuba 5-0 to finish top of Gold Cup Group C, ahead of Mexico and Panama, the previous leader, which had to settle for third after narrowly losing 1-0 to the Mexicans. Pavon hit the net four times, including […]

David Beckham quashed rumors linking him to a dramatic return to Real Madrid next season, telling reporters that there is no buyout clause in his contract and that he doesn’t wish to return to the club after his final match against Mallorca on Sunday. “I first realized I would be leaving Real in January when […]

As England’s Lions’ give away their national team fees to cancer research, a whole bunch of money is being lodged in the direction of certain teams in Spain to ensure that they, well, do their job- namely, win. As one of the tightest La Liga title races in history comes to its dramatic close, the […]

Thanks to a series of bright performances in the Gold Cup, the United States jumped a whopping 13 places in the latest rankings from FIFA, from 29th to 16th, thanks to consecutive wins against China, Guatemala and Trinidad & Tobago. The 4-0 victory against El Salvador will be added to the team’s results list when […]

Following Honduras’ 5-0 rout of Cuba, Mexico knew it was playing for second place against Panama on Wednesday night, and a 60th-minute strike from Carlos Salcido proved to be enough to reach that goal. However, the Tricolores played far from inspiring stuff for long stretches, and overall, Panama looked the more dangerous of the two […]

The U.S. has already done its duty in the Gold Cup group stage by winning all three of its games and qualifying in first place for the quarterfinals, and Landon Donovan is as happy as anybody to remain in New England for the next game, the striker told Frank Dell’Apa of the Boston Herald — […]

DaMarcus Beasley could be on his way to Scottish giant Glasgow Rangers, according to a report from the Daily Record, which says PSV Eindhoven had agreed to a transfer fee worth approximately $1.4 million for the 25-year-old American winger. That price point has given Rangers coach Walter Smith the go-ahead to open contract negotiations with […]

The Observer delves into the world of one of soccer’s many “football factories” in the developing world, where boys as young as nine “are being exploited by businessmen who hope to profit from negotiating transfers to big European clubs.” In Ivory Coast, which has produced the likes of Arsenal’s Emmanuel Eboue and Chelsea’s Didier Drogba […]

Inter Milan President Massimo Moratti is reportedly keen on adding coveted West Ham striker Carlos Tevez to his vast cabinet of Argentine superstars. “It’s true,” Moratti said on Tuesday. “We really like the player. He has the qualities and the character we need.” Tevez, of course, has spent just one controversial season at West Ham, […]

Well, that’s certainly more like it: the U.S. cruised to a 4-0 win at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday night, thanks to a pair of goals from DaMarcus Beasley, who could have easily had three or four himself in a much bigger victory Indeed, if the boys in red, white and blue play as well as […]