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“As I said before, the mark of an intelligent person is one who knows how to rectify his mistakes.” — Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello saying he had no need to apologize to David Beckham, who scored for Real in its 2-1 victory Saturday over Real Sociedad in his first game back after Capello banished […]

Tim Howard was the only American who started in the 2-0 victory over Mexico on Wednesday and played in weekend English Premier League action. Howard shut out Blackburn, 1-0, to win the battle of the Yank keepers over Brad Friedel. Marcus Hahnemann also picked up a shutout as Reading beat Aston Villa, 2-0, for its […]

David Beckham‘s storied career took a dramatic turn when he celebrated his return to the Real Madrid lineup with a goal on a free kick to help the Merengues beat Real Sociedad, 2-1, in La Liga on Saturday night. The win probably saved the job of Real coach Fabio Capello, who had banished Beckham from […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor Soccer America MLS IN THE DESERT. Next week, the Columbus Crew and FC Dallas play their first preseason games. Dozens will be played by MLS teams leading up to the opening day of the season, April 7. But only a few will take place in Arizona. Grand Canyon College in […]

Play resumed in Italy with four games played behind closed doors and Sunday’s match between AC Milan and Livoro at the famous San Siro stadium restricted to only Milan season-ticket holders. The return came amid tight security measures all across Italy following the death of a policeman in rioting Feb. 2 outside Catania’s Massimino Stadium. […]

Two days after the USA’s 2-0 victory over Mexico, Bob Bradley was back to work — this time with the U.S. under-23 national team. Bradley, the interim national team head coach and under-23 head coach, called 20 players into training camp that began Friday at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., in preparation for […]

By Ridge Mahoney In Glendale, Ariz. BAD BLOOD. Jimmy Conrad borrowed a page from the Oguchi Oneywu book while preparing to tangle with powerful Mexican striker Jared Borgetti. The two clashed several times during the USA’s 2-0 win on Wednesday and an early confrontation sparked a toe-to-toe shouting match that was as much psychological as […]

The Utah House, with a with 48-24 vote, endorsed a $35 million plan to pay for a parking garage and land for a stadium for Real Salt Lake in Sandy, Utah. The Utah State Senate, with a 20-8 vote, had already approved the measure. Supported by Gov. Jon Huntsman, the approval paves the way for […]

Host El Salvador and Guatemala won matches Thursday night on the opening night of the 2007 UNCAF Digicel Cup, the Central American championship that doubles as qualifying for the 2007 Gold Cup. UNCAF Digicel Cup Rosters In Group A play at San Salvador’s Estadio Cuscatlan, El Salvador got goals from Victor Velasquez and former D.C. […]

Spanish league leader Barcelona hopes the return of Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi will get it back on the winning track. They will both back for Sunday’s La Liga match against Racing Santander (TV: GolTV, live, 1 pm ET). Barca has won only two of six league games since play resumed after the Christmas break. […]

When play resumes this weekend in Italy’s Serie A, half of the matches will be played in closed stadiums. Giant AC Milan will host Livorno on Sunday (TV: GolTV, delay, 7:30 pm ET) with no one in the 80,000-seat San Siro stadium. Four other Serie A teams will play their home match behind closed doors, […]