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Subotic scores for Mainz

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[AMERICANS IN GERMANY] All four goals came within 13 minutes as Steve Cherundolo and Hannover 96 tied, 2-2, with VfL Wolfsburg. Hannover remains in sixth place. In the Second Division, former U.S. U-17 international Neven Subotic, 18, scored his first pro goal in Mainz’s 3-1 win over Wehen Wiesbaden.

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Fulham winless streak hits eight

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[AMERICANS IN ENGLAND] Fulham settled for a scoreless tie with lowly Derby County to extend its winless streak to eight games. For Fulham, Kasey Keller was replaced in goal Antii Niemi, Clint Dempsey, who came close to scoring with a header, started and played 90 minutes; defender Carlos Bocanegra was a halftime sub. Eddie Lewis played the full 90 for Debry, but Benny Feilhaber did not suit up. Two American keepers met as Blackburn (Brad Friedel) thumped Reading (Marcus Hahnemann) 4-2. Hahnemann has conceded 22 goals in 10 games this season. Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard was beaten twice from the penalty spot by Liverpool’s Dirk Kuyt in the 2-1 derby loss

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Greg Ryan, in or out?

by Paul Kennedy

U.S. Soccer has called a media conference call for Monday at 4 p.m. ET at which time President Sunil Gulati and Secretary General Dan Flynn will address the status of U.S. women’s national team coach Greg Ryan. Ryan’s absence from the conference call raises speculation that his contract will be not be renewed for 2008. The conference call comes two days after the USA tied Mexico, 1-1, in its final game of 2007.

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What They’re Saying

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“Being the coach of a national team is not the same as being coach of a club. It’s a job for someone who doesn’t like working much.”

— Former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho, the British bookmakers favorite to become England coach if its fails to qualify for Euro 2008, says his next job will be coaching another club team. In the future, he said, he would consider coaching his native Portugal. (AFP)

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Fire & Blanco oust Beckham and Galaxy

by Ridge Mahoney

The MLS playoff field is set after the Galaxy’s gallant quest falls short in Chicago; Kansas City finally gets it done in Dallas; Chivas thwarts Houston to win the Western Conference; and Colorado surrenders the Rocky Mountain Cup at home. Columbus and Toronto finish with encouraging results against D.C. United and New England, respectively. Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney looks at how the 2007 regular season wrapped up. …

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International Break Hits Real Hard

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It seems there’s always one unfortunate club that gets hit hard following an international break; this time, it’s Spanish giant Real Madrid, although an injury to Arjen Robben only tells part of the story. Dutchman Wesley Sneijder and Brazil’s Robinho and Julio Baptista all returned late from international duty on Thursday. Reports in Brazil claim […]

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The ‘One Magician Model’

by Soccer America

A recent post on BigSoccer.com suggests that Freddy Adu’s 15 minutes during the U.S. national team’s 1-0 win over Switzerland on Wednesday promised something the U.S. been decidedly lacking over the years: that little bit of game-changing magic and imagination possessed by very few players. The national team has never had that type of player […]

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Soccer on TV

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It’s the last weekend of the MLS season. Four teams — Colorado, Kansas City, Chicago and Los Angeles — vie for the two remaining playoff spots. In the Spanish La Liga, both Real Madrid and Barcelona play on Saturday (Gol TV). Barcelona hosts Villarreal, for whom New Jersey product Giuseppe Rossi has scored five goals in seven games.

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No. 1 UCLA and No. 2 Stanford are peaking

by Soccer America

[PREVIEW] It’s No. 1 UCLA at No. 2 Stanford in this week’s marquee women’s matchup. Both teams are in fine form after being at less than full strength due to international commitments and injuries. UCLA has won six in a row after getting off to a 3-1-2 start. The Cardinal is coming off a 4-2 win over Cal, one of five victories against teams ranked in this week’s Soccer America Top 25.

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NCAA Division I Women’s Thursday Results

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Adele Letro scored the tying goal in the 89th minute and won the game from the penalty spot in the 99th minute to lead No. 25 Utah past Air Force, 2-1.  Letro’s goals tied her with Florida State’s Mami Yamaguchi for the nation’s scoring lead with 16 goals. In other Mountain West action, BYU lost for the second straight when it fell at San Diego State, 2-0. The Cougars had opened the season at 11-0-2. For all Thursday’s scores …

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NCAA Division I Men’s Thursday Results

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Canadian U-20 international Tosaint Ricketts‘ goal gave Wisconsin-Green Bay a 1-0 win over UIC in the Horizon League. Michael Ferguson‘s 13th goal of the season was enough for Loyola (Ill.) to earn a 1-0 victory over the Wisconsin-Milwaukee and hand the Panthers their first conference loss of the season. The Ramblers are tied with Green Bay for the Horizon lead at 4-0-2. For all Thursday’s scores …

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David Beckham returns in Galaxy tie

by Ridge Mahoney

The introduction of David Beckham midway through the second half sent a jolt of excitement through the crowd at Home Depot Center, but while he bent a few corners and sprayed some nice balls, still the Galaxy and Red Bull New York remained tied, 1-1. Goals less than a minute apart from Troy Roberts and Jozy Altidore early in the match stood up for the remaining 75 minutes. The tie left the Galaxy needing a win Sunday against Chicago and a few breaks to reach the playoffs.

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Samba Time

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[VIDEO] After a dismal performance in tying Colombia to open its 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign, Brazil provided some dazzling moments in a 5-0 win on Wednesday over Ecuador in its first game at Rio’s famed Maracana Stadium since 2000. The goals included a sublime long-range strike by Kaka and a finish by Elano that Robinho set up after tricking his way past Ecuador defenders with his trademark stepover moves.

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What They’re Saying

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“It is a necessary luxury for the soccer and basketball teams and we will be saving a lot of money.”

— Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon on the club acquiring its very own 135-seater MD-83 jet plane. But the team won’t be able to use it on Match Day 5 of the Champions League when it plays at Werder Bremen because the MD-83 is banned in Germany under noise regulations. (UEFA.com)

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