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Understudy Adriano pushing for starring World Cup role (Reuters)
By Kevin Fylan
Fate was against us, says Argentina coach Pekerman (Reuters)
Argentina coach Jose Pekerman
said fate had been on Brazil's side as the world champions
clinched the Confederations Cup with a 4-1 victory in a
one-sided final on Wednesday.
Middlesbrough sign Pogatetz
Middlesbrough have signed Austrian international Emanuel Pogatetz from Bayer Leverkusen.
Ching to have surgery on torn right hamstring
San Jose Earthquakes forward Brian Ching, who returned to play two weeks ago after missing five matches, will have surgery Thursday to repair a torn right hamstring muscle.
Ching was injured in a reserve league match Sunday is expected to miss several weeks. He had an MRI on Tuesday that revealed the tear, then team doctors scheduled the surgery. Ching originally strained his hamstring May 14 against FC Dallas and appeared twice since, both as a substitue.
Kezman joins Atletico
Atletico Madrid have signed Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman in a £5.3 million deal.
MLS Soccer Headlines
Group With Real Estate Ties Likely To Run United
Washington Post: Willi Lauterbach and Timothy Kissler, local commercial real estate developers who have been bidding to develop new stadium plans for the Washington Nationals and D.C. United, are leading the group that is on the verge of buying the MLS club's operating rights from Colorado billionaire Philip F. Anschutz, sources close to the negotiations said yesterday.
The world is watching (SI.com)
Near the end of a roundtable interview with five international journalists here on Tuesday, some American yo-yo...
The Rick Crow Column: A Call For A National Lobbying Effort
US National Soccer Players Association: During the early nineties, I became convinced that soccer would soon emerge as the No. 1 sport in the United States. With the United States winning the first Women's World Cup in 1991, the 1994 Men's World Cup just around the corner, and no end in sight to the explosive growth of youth soccer, it seemed inevitable that each success would build on the other and soccer would rise quickly to the top of the national sports scene.
Fire 4, United 3 (AP)
Jesse Marsch and Ivan Guerrero scored on penalty kicks, and the Chicago Fire beat D.C. United 4-3 Wednesday night. Marsch scored the tiebreaking goal in the 39th minute to give Chicago (9-6-2) a 2-1 lead. Thiago made it 3-1 two minutes later, blasting the ball past United goalkeeper Nick Rimando. Nana Kuffour pulled United (5-5-4) to within a goal two minutes into the second half.
Former Terp Thompson Shines
Abe Thompson (W.T. Woodson High, University of Maryland) scored in the 81st minute to lift FC Dallas to a 2-1 victory over visiting Chivas USA last night.
Earthquakes F Ching to undergo hamstring surgery (SportsTicker)
SAN JOSE, California (Ticker) - Brian Ching's efforts to rehabilitate his right hamstring apparently have failed.
Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary
Timeout
Expect more silence from Soccer Thoughts for the next week or so. I'm getting married tomorrow, and it's off to Hawaii on Sunday....
Round and White on Glazer
Pete at Round and White has a post directed towards upset Man Utd supporters. He writes: Why are so many residents of Surrey...sorry I mean Man United fans in so much uproar? After all, the group known as Shareholders United,...
Brazil Just To Good For Germany - Confederations Cup Soccer
World Champions Brazil moved into the final of the Confederations Cup after a thrilling semi-final tie with Germany in the Franken Stadium, Nuremberg, Germany, Saturday. The South Americans proved just too good for a German team that is on...
We Are The Champions Of The World Brazil Crush Argentina - Confederations Cup
Brazil showed why they are the Champions of world soccer as they thrashed South American arch rivals Argentina 4:1 in the Final of the Confederations Cup at the Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday. In the second half Brazil outclassed Argentina -...
Soccer Shorts : Los Galacticos to Play Los Angeles : Confed Cup - Brazil Squeeze Through: Copa Brazil Shock: Chelsea News:
Galacticos To Play Galaxy Spanish giants Real Madrid - 'Los Galacticos' - will play MLS club Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center on July 18th. The Real Madrid team includes international stars such as Brazil's Roberto Carlos and...
AC Milan v. Liverpool
So here we are, after months of waiting. Another disappointing season for me has been made even worse, with the possibility of Liverpool taking the Champions League. Of course, Milan look like overwhelming favorites on paper, but Liverpool's progress has...
English Premiership News, Views and Rumors
Michael Owen has been house-hunting near the Chelsea training ground in Surrey, England. Maybe he's trying to give Blues coach José Mourinho a hint? English Premier League - News, Views & Rumors...
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