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Soccer News for January 31, 2006


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World Soccer Headlines

Fulham move for Hasselbaink
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink will not be moving to Craven Cottage - although Fulham are confident of finalising a transfer ahead of the deadline, according to assistant manager Steve Kean.

Iuliano returns to Italy

Olympiakos six points clear after comeback at Panionios (Reuters)
Olympiakos Piraeus produced a remarkable comeback away from home to beat Panionios 3-2 on Monday and extend their lead in the Greek first division.

Malaga sack coach

FIFA to investigate threats to Mikel


MLS Soccer Headlines

MLS AWARDS
Pay no attention to those stuffy official postseason awards being handed out by MLS over the next few weeks. Here is all you need to know about the league's 10th season:

Chris Dunsheath Drafted By LA Galaxy
Bradley Braves: Bradley senior goalkeeper Chris Dunsheath became the sixth Brave to be selected in the history of the Major League Soccer SuperDraft Friday when he was chosen in the third round (36th overall) by the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Johnson Aims For World Cup After Long Injury Layoff
US National Soccer Players Association: Eddie Johnson can't wait to get into a game for the United States national soccer team.

Donovan Shakes Off Quakes With Two Goals
Landon Donovan scored two goals to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes yesterday in the first game of the MLS Western Conference semifinals in Carson, Calif.

Guevara Lifts MetroStars Past Revolution in Game 1
Amado Guevara scores in the first half leading the host MetroStars to a 1-0 victory over New England in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinal series.


Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary

Blog update
After my hiatus, some updates to the blogroll: Welcome Leeds United Life. Might seem a bit surprising coming from a Man Utd man like myself, but this is one good blog, featuring really intelligent, lengthy posts. Currently they weigh in...

Excuses from Chivas
An amusing article by Andrea Canales on Soccernet on Chivas USA's rough first year in MLS. Lots of excuses to go around:Marquee signing Ramon Ramirez actually quit the team briefly when his children's nanny had problems obtaining her visa to...

The draw: Good luck, Bruce
Who knows--a lot can change between now and next June. But on paper, you'd have to say that the US faces one of the toughest tests in the World Cup, with Group E. Italy, Ghana, and the Czech Republic. A...

George Best
George Best seems to be losing another battle for his health, one that will likely take his life. I'm obviously too young to have seen Best in his prime, but what film and clips I've seen of him bring the...

Show some love for Claudio
I'll be back with a real update soon, but for now, head over to FIFA's World Cup website, and put down a vote for Claudio Reyna in their poll Which of the following injured players would you most hate to...


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