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Soccer News for July 29, 2005


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World Soccer Headlines

Huge budget a burden - Mourinho
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes his job is the most difficult in football because of the seemingly unlimited transfer funds at his disposal. Mourinho has spent over £100m since arriving at Stamford Bridge little over a year ago, but he complained: "Buying players for Chelsea is the hardest job in the Premier League. "We want big players from good teams and they don't want to sell. They ask for crazy money, it's very difficult.

Henchoz joins Wigan
Former Liverpool defender Stephane Henchoz has signed a 12-month deal at newly-promoted Wigan.

Panathinaikos close to signing Southampton's Nilsson (Reuters)
By Barney Spender

Argentine midfielder Zabaleta signs for Espanyol (Reuters)
Argentine midfielder Pablo Zabaleta has joined Espanyol on a five-year deal from San Lorenzo for a transfer fee of $3 million, the Primera Liga club said on Thursday.

The FIFA World Rankings are trying their best
The FIFA World Rankings can be a bit confusing, but one thing can be agreed upon — they certainly can't calculate emotion and heart. And that happens to be what soccer is all about.

Players stand by Genoa after match-fixing demotion


MLS Soccer Headlines

Revolution Rallies to Beat FC Dallas 3-2
Taylor Twellman scores two of his three goals in the final two minutes and the New England Revolution beat FC Dallas, 3-2, Saturday night.

Beasley's 2 Goals Send U.S. to Gold Cup Semis
DaMarcus Beasley scores two goals and adds an assist to lead the United States over Jamaica, 3-1, Saturday in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

United 1, Galaxy 0
Yahoo: Freddy Adu scored during second-half injury time to give D.C. United a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday.

Cameron Scores 2 To Lead Columbus
Rookie Knox Cameron scored twice to lead the Columbus Crew to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Kansas City Wizards last night.

DC United sold to group of local investors (SportsTicker)
WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Four-time MLS champion D.C. United has been sold by AEG to Global Sports and Entertainment, subject to approval by the league.

Deal Broker Promoting Utah Behind The Scenes
Salt Lake Tribune: He brought a Major League Soccer team to Salt Lake City, has solidified a deal with a major television network and is known for his work as a former president of the Utah Jazz.

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.


Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary

Bid For Newcastle Likely
Newcastle United may be the target of a takeover bid after former chairman and largest shareholder Sir John Hall told the London stock exchange on Monday that he had been approached to sell his 28.5% share stakeholding in the...

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The morning after
I still can't believe it. I had just finished sitting down with my lunch and specially purchased bottle of Samuel Smith's Brown Ale, and Paolo Maldini scores in the first minute. The rest of the first half was unbelievable stuff...

Reality Is Back - Major European Soccer Leagues Kick Off New Season
The major european soccer leagues heave themselves back into action this week-end when the Scottish Premier League and France Ligue 1 kick off their 2005-2006 seasons. The German Bundesliga follows on Friday 5th., while English Premier League action begins...

Rangers Boss Wants To Force Premiership Entry
Alex McLeish, boss of Scottish Premier League Champions Glasgow Rangers favors 'militant action' to force the Old Firm pair of Rangers and Celtic's entry into the English Premier League. McLeish believes that EPL sponsors Sky TV should 'threaten to...

USA Grab Gold Cup On Penalty Kicks
The USA and Panama battled out an exciting but inconclusive 0:0 draw over 90 minutes in the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final at Giant's Stadium N.J., Sunday. Both teams could have grasped the trophy in regular time but the...

The real Real?
From the LA Times:Three of Europe's leading soccer teams — Chelsea, AC Milan and Real Madrid — will visit the United States next month for games against Major League Soccer teams, The Times has learned. Nine-time European champion Real Madrid...


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