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World Soccer Headlines

Siena want Maccarone to stay
Siena hope to extend Massimo Maccarone's loan deal from Middlesbrough by Wednesday, according to the player's agent.

Italy striker Gilardino joins AC Milan (Reuters)
Parma's Alberto Gilardino, the most prolific Italian striker in Serie A over the last two seasons, has joined AC Milan, the club said on Monday.

Madrid offer cash plus Ronaldo for Adriano - report

Houllier hints at delayed Essien move

Real Madrid's popularity growing among Americans (SportsTicker)
LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - Real Madrid players and executives have been pleasantly surprised by the growing support for the Spanish club in the United States.

Ardiles fired as coach of Japan's Verdy (Reuters)
Argentine Osvaldo Ardiles has been fired as coach of Tokyo Verdy following a string of humiliating results, the Japanese club said on Tuesday.

Capello delighted by Vieira signing


MLS Soccer Headlines

D.C. United 3, Earthquakes 0
Yahoo: Christian Gomez scored two goals to lead D.C. United to a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Friday night.

Beckham's A Hero, Even For The Pros
Chicago Daily Herald: Will Johnson had just played in his first Major League Soccer game, and he came extremely close to scoring the winning goal for the Chicago Fire. He was talking to a reporter after the game when he had to interrupt the interview because he was about to enjoy the greatest moment of his life.

Real Salt Lake Ties With MetroStars 2-2
SALT LAKE CITY -- Jason Kreis scored on a penalty kick in the 90th minute to rally Real Salt Lake to a 2-2 tie with the MetroStars on Monday night.

Real Salt Lake Edges Colorado to Win Home Debut
Brian Dunseth scored in the 81st minute and Real Salt Lake got its first MLS victory in its home debut, beating the Colorado Rapids, 1-0, yesterday.

For Now, U.S. Team Enjoying the View
MEXICO CITY, March 26 -- With an enormous challenge awaiting Sunday at Azteca Stadium, the U.S. national soccer team will gladly embrace any little omen that may signal the end of its 68-year futility in this soccer-mad country.

Crew-Fire Preview (AP)
The Chicago Fire look to extend their season-high winning streak to five games when they play host to the slumping Columbus Crew and new coach Robert Warzycha. A short-handed Chicago squad took over sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference with a 1-0 win over the New England Revolution last Saturday.


Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary

Stefan Fatsis responds
In some posts last week, I mentioned Ste...

Soccer Shorts: Gold Cup Quarter Finals : MLS - United End San Jose Streak: Chelsea Set For Wright-Phillips
The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup enters the quarter finals stage on Saturday 16 July with the USA taking on Jamaica at the Gillette Stadium Foxboro, Mass. at 4:00pm ET (TV: Telefutura or Live text on www.ussoccer.com) and Costa Rica facing...

Move Over Adu - Landon Donovan Is MLS Top Earner
Los Angeles Galaxy star forward Landon Donovan is Major League Soccer's highest-paid player - but twenty-six percent of the league's 331 players make less than $20,000 a year in base salary. Jack Bell of the New York Times reports Real...

World Soccer Briefing : US Advance In Gold Cup: MLS - Chivas and RSL Lose Again: Wright-Phillips Asks To Go: FIFa Under-17 World Cup:
CONCACAF Gold Cup The USA advanced to the semi finals of the 20O5 CONCACAF Gold Cup Saturday after overcoming a robust Jamaica side 3:1 in front of a 22,500 crowd at the Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass. Josh Wolff opened the...

MLS - Columbus Fire Coach
Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew General Manager Mark McCullers announced today that the club has relieved Head Coach Greg Andrulis of his coaching duties effective immediately. Columbus is 4-10-2 on the season and currently bottom of the MLS...

Blog updates
Yet more blogs have been brought to my attention. The list on the right will be updated to include... Sunderland AFC Blog. Dean Cruddace is doing excellent work at this site, with a lot more than the usual posts on...


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