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Soccer News for December 29, 2006


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World Soccer Headlines

Appiah snubbed Barcelona and Arsenal

Cagliari appoint Colomba

Two Schalke officials fined over stadium deal
Two Schalke officials were fined a total of €60,000 (US$78,000) on Thursday for allegedly misrepresenting the Bundesliga club's finances following the purchase of its old stadium.

Irureta quits Betis

Dortmund appoint Rober

Sevilla sign Zenit striker Kerzhakov (Reuters)
(adds quotes from player)

Germany confirm Wembley opener


MLS Soccer Headlines

Ching Is Dynamite for Dynamo
Brian Ching scores four goals to lead host Houston to a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Rapids Sunday in the Dynamo's inaugural game.

U.S. Soccer's Sorry Season
Newsweek: Freddy Adu was billed as the savior of American soccer. Now he has to worry about saving himself.

Red Bulls midfielder Henderson announces retirement (SportsTicker)
SECAUCUS, New Jersey (Ticker) - New York Red Bulls midfielder Chris Henderson, MLS' all-time leader in games played, announced his retirement Friday.

MLS Hopes It Will Be Business as Usual During the World Cup
On the afternoons of June 10 and 11, soccer fans in this country will gather around television sets and watch the first weekend of World Cup matches being played in Germany.

Ronaldo Sees Future in U.S.
Brazilian striker Ronaldo wants to play in the United States later in his career, though he reportedly turned down a recent 10-year, $120 million offer to play for the MLS's New York Red Bulls.

RFK Stadium Set to Host 2007 MLS Championship
MLS announces that next season's championship game will be played at RFK Stadium for the first time in seven years.

Twellman opts out of national team camp (AP)
New England Revolution striker Taylor Twellman declined an invitation to attend the U.S. national team camp next month because he's recovering from sports hernia surgery about a month ago. In place of Twellman, interim national coach Bob Bradley has invited Kansas City striker Eddie Johnson to the camp, which begins Jan.


Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary

The Eyes of Borat

Hungary's Day of Mourning For Puskas
A public funeral mass in Budapest's St Stephen's Basilica rounded off Hungary's national day of mourning on Saturday for their greatest ever footballer, the late Ferenc Puskas who died in...

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10on11

Adu Moves To Real Salt Lake
DC United have traded their "exceptional talent" Freddy Adu to rivals Real Salt Lake in time for the start of the new MLS season which begins in April 2007 allegedly...

Berlusconi Sticks Boot Into Shevchenko
The likelihood of a January return to AC Milan for Andriy Shevchenko took a nosedive over the weekend as Milan president and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi tore a...


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