[MLS] Two weeks after signing defender Steve Purdy, FC Dallas tweaked its defense again with the addition of former Columbus and Real Salt Lake backliner Daniel Torres.
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Cuban star signs with Seattle
[MLS] The Seattle Sounders aren’t confining their USL-1 signings to the local products they’ve developed. Reigning Rookie of the Year Osvaldo Alsonso, who scored four goals and registered two assists for Charleston last season, has signed an MLS contract to play for Seattle. The two sides had been discussing a contract for several months, as Alonso had been anxious to return to Seattle.
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Short-handed Panama clinches Gold Cup berth
[DIGICEL UNCAF CUP] Panama beat Guatemala, 1-0, on a goal by Alberto Zapata in the 31st minute and advanced to the semifinals of the Digicel Uncaf Cup, where it will face host Honduras Friday in the semifinals.
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Donovan sees German Cup action
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Landon Donovan, after playing in five friendly games for Bayern Munich, saw his first action in official competition in Bayern’s 5-1 German Cup round of 16 win over VfB Stuttgart.
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United’s Van der Sar breaks shutout mark
[ENGLAND] Manchester United goalie Edwin van der Sar set an English shutout record when United’s 5-0 win over West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday extended his scoreless streak to 1,032 minutes, beating the previous record of 1,025 set by Chelsea’s Petr Cech in 2004-05.
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2009 Best Girls Clubs
A banner year propelled the Dallas Texans back into the top spot in Soccer America’s annual Best Girls Club rankings. They moved ahead of their frequent opponent on the national stage, Eclipse Select. For Soccer America’s Top 30 Girls Clubs …
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2009 Best Boys Clubs
For the first time since Soccer America began its annual rankings of the Best Boys Clubs in 2004, the Baltimore Bays are No. 1, edging last year’s top-ranked club, the Dallas Texans. For Soccer America’s Top 30 Boys Clubs …
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Hughes: No Special Treatment For Robinho
“Robinho was told my feelings about the situation and the intention is to fine him. But there is a disciplinary procedure that has to be gone through. When that has run its course then Robinho will face some disciplinary measures.” Manchester City manager Mark Hughes denies there will be any special treatment for his Brazilian […]
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Still No Arshavin For Arsenal
“It is not true a fee has been agreed. We are not close to concluding any transfer; [Andrei] Arshavin or anybody else. At the moment it is all quiet.” Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says there is still no deal in the long running quest to sign the Zenit St. Petersburg midfielder.
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Investors Line Up Bid To Buy Chelsea
“We have no intention of launching a hostile takeover. This is only possible as a friendly deal.” Holger Heims, a German investment manager at Falcon Equity, one of a group of up to eight international investors mulling a bid for Chelsea.
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Wanted: Rangers’ Fans For Chat With Police
“The footage of the attack on PC [John] Goodwin is like watching bees around a honey pot. He was repeatedly punched and kicked in a horrendous attack.” Detective Superintendent Geoff Wessell on the public release of 49 photographs of Glasgow Rangers fans the police would like to talk to in connection with various public order […]
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FIFA Worried About World Cup Attendances
FIFA is no longer worried that the stadiums in South Africa will be ready in time for the 2010 World Cup. Now it’s fretting about whether or not they’ll actually be filled. “The biggest challenge is in filling the stadiums and we need to teach our people that there’s nothing wrong with buying tickets […]
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Gomez To Replace Gallardo At D.C.?
Steven Goff has “an unsubstantiated hunch … that something is brewing” at D.C. United involving its current and past Argentine playmakers, Marcelo Gallardo, 33, and Christian Gomez, 34, now at the Colorado Rapids. United’s investors, he writes, “would love to dump Gallardo’s bloated contract” because they realize the player’s “past his prime, underwent additional […]
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Nigeria Faces Ax As Youth World Cup Host
Soccer’s world governing body FIFA has said it may have to ditch Nigeria as host to this fall’s Under-17 World Cup due to a serious lack of preparation. “FIFA’s executive committee will have to decide next month if it wishes to carry on with Nigeria or move the tournament elsewhere,” spokesman Emmanuel Marades told […]
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Suspended Conway Trains With New York
Banned RB New York goalkeeper Jon Conway has been joining in with preseason practice sessions, even though he still has to serve four games of a 10-game suspension, reports Frank Giase. The team did its homework and found out that Conway, who was punished along with now departed defender Jeff Parke for violating Major […]
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Milan Says It Would Buy Beckham
AC Milan is ready to buy midfielder David Beckham if he can get out of his contract with the L.A. Galaxy, Milan CEO Adriano Galliani said Tuesday. “If the player were free, we’d buy him,” Galliani said. Beckham, he added, “would be overjoyed as well, because he’s back playing with a great club.” Milan, Galliani […]
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Arena expects Beckham & Donovan back
[MLS] Los Angeles Galaxy coach Bruce Arena says he expects David Beckham back from his loan spell with AC Milan in time for the 2009 MLS season.
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A true journeyman
[OFF THE POST] German goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel, 35, has signed for his 24th club, the Norwegian third division’s Mangerud Star.
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Chivas USA re-sign Swiss midfielder
[MLS] Swiss midfielder Raphael Wicky, who earned $160,000 last year but was limited to five games (138 minutes), has been re-signed by Chivas USA.
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El Salvador clinches berth in Gold Cup despite loss
[DIGICEL UNCAF CUP] Host Honduras beat El Salvador, 2-0, for its third straight win at the Digicel Cup Cup and moved into the semifinals, where it will face Guatemala or Panama, which meet Tuesday in the final game of the group stage. Despite the loss, El Salvador moved into the semifinals ahead of Nicaragua, which could only tie Belize, 1-1, and clinched a berth this summer’s Gold Cup.
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Houston moves another piece in post-DeRo era
[MLS] Tough times are rare but not unknown for the Dynamo; as such, its players and coaches are doing what they have done for years when beset by setbacks. They look ahead, and move on.
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What They’re Saying
“He just told me that was the first one he’s scored since he was 12.”
— U.S. midfielder Robbie Rogers on what Sacha Kljestan, 23, said after his free-kick goal against Sweden, Kljestan’s first goal in a hat trick as the USA beat Sweden, 3-2, in last Saturday’s friendly.
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Qatar throws hat in the ring
[WORLD CUP 2018/2022] Qatar, which will host the 2011 Asian Cup, is the latest country to enter the race to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.
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2009 USL First Division Schedule
The USL First Division will kick off its 2009 season on April 11 with two games, including a match between the defending champion Vancouver Whitecaps and the Charleston Battery. The biggest change in the league format is the creation of a two-leg series, used in earlier rounds of the playoffs in USL-1 since 2000, to decide the championship. For the complete schedule …
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A Kljestan Move: Pros & Cons
Watching Sacha Kljestan take apart Sweden Saturday at Home Depot Center could convince anyone he’s primed and ready for a move overseas, yet success isn’t preordained for young Americans going to top-flight teams.
And it may not be the best move for Kljestan at this point in his career, unless Celtic sees in him the talents and attributes it needs in the next few months, not in a few years.