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Players on Romanian First Division club Farul Constanta were fined $2,500 to $16,600 apiece – depending on their lack of effort in the season’s first two games – by club owner Gheorghe Bosanceanu for not trying hard enough. "They did not fight against Urziceni and invited Steaua to attack," Bosanceanu said. Reuters reported the fines, […]

Mexican veteran Ramon Ramirez, 35, has been placed on the season-ending injury list by Chivas USA. Ramirez, who played 31 games for Chivas USA in its inaugural 2005 season, suffered a knee injury in the preseason and has not seen action in 2006… D.C. United midfielder Domenic Mediate underwent season-ending surgery to repair a broken […]

The Sunday Times of London has reported that English soccer players are storing stem cells from the umbilical cord blood of their newborn babies because the cells could potentially be used to treat the players’ cartilage and ligament injuries. "We decided to store our new baby’s stem cells for possible future therapeutic reasons, both for […]

Chivas USA, whose numbers are boosted by a doubleheader with sister club Chivas Guadalajara (vs. Barcelona) that drew 92,650 fans, leads MLS in attendance. Los Angeles, attendance leader the previous three seasons, is second, while New England has drawn the fewest fans this season. 1. Chivas USA 21,174 2. Los Angeles 19,933 3. Houston 19,248 […]

"When I was given the opportunity to be a GM in Major League Soccer, I did what anybody does who has no clue what they’re doing: I went out and bought a ‘Business for Dummies’ book and clearly on the first page it says that when you’re in a public setting and you have the […]

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With American goalkeeper Tim Howard, Everton downed Tottenham 2-0 to remain undefeated after three games in the English Premier League. Howard, who received a 7 out 10 rating by The Sun, has given up two goals in two wins and a tie that has Everton in fourth place. Claudio Reyna did not play in Manchester […]

Jafet Soto, who debuted for Real Salt Lake in its 6-0 loss to the Red Bulls on Saturday, is the 16th Costa Rican to have played in MLS. The 30-year-old Soto is one of Costa Rica’s most experienced players, having spent much of career in Mexico. Tico imports have generally had little impact on MLS. […]

GOALFESTS. This MLS season will likely be the lowest scoring in the league’s 11-year history, but at least on Saturday some teams remembered where to find the goal. … Bruce Arena celebrated his first win as Red Bulls coach with a 6-0 thumping of Real Salt Lake in which halftime sub Edson Buddle scored a […]

"For me, it’s a penalty kick, and I think all of you would agree with me. I’m not going to hide from my displeasure with the performance of the man in the middle. It’s two weeks in a row that we’ve had major decisions going against us, and it’s taking points away from us, and […]

The Richmond Kickers claimed the USL Second Division title with a 2-1 win over the defending champion Charlotte Eagles Saturday before 3,288 fans in Richmond. The Kickers scored on a penalty kick by Robert Ssejjemba in the ninth minute and a goal by Chris Carrieri, the former MLS SuperDraft No. 1 pick, in the 33rd […]