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World Soccer Headlines

Marseille confirm Campbell interest

United States 2, Canada 0 (AP)
Abby Wambach and Natasha Kai scored goals to lead the United States to a 2-0 victory over Canada on Sunday in an exhibition game that gave the Americans a sweep of three matches in July. The U.S. controlled play throughout, improving to 9-0-3 and outshooting Canada 13-5 during a physical contest that featured three yellow cards.

Lampard: Defoe should have gone
England midfielder Frank Lampard believes Sven-Goran Eriksson made a big mistake in not taking Jermain Defoe to the World Cup. "Personally, I'd have included Jermain as well. I played with him at West Ham and he is a natural goalscorer," Lampard said.

Lerner vague on interest in Aston Villa
Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner's interest in purchasing Aston Villa will never match his passion for his NFL team.

Pennant close to Liverpool switch

Major League Soccer Roundup, July 29
MLS Roundup: Wins have been hard to come by for the New England Revolution and the Kansas City Wizards. Nothing changed Saturday as the two battled to a tie.

UEFA Cup draw


MLS Soccer Headlines

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.

Dynamo 1, Red Bulls 1 (AP)
Dwayne De Rosario scored on a penalty kick in the 69th minute to lift the Houston Dynamo to a 1-1 tie with the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night. Red Bulls midfielder Chris Henderson gave New York a 1-0 lead in the 67th minute after taking a sideline pass from Amado Guevara and scoring from five yards out.

Mccarthy: MLS Week 18 Previews
US National Soccer Players Association: USSoccerPlayers (July 28, 2006) -- With league play simmering at a low boil at this part of the season, focus tends to waver.

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.

Salt Lake Knocks Off Chivas
Andy Williams scoreds the 5,000th goal in Major League Soccer history to help Real Salt Lake beat Chivas USA, 2-1, Saturday night in Salt Lake City.


Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary

Soccer Shorts News and Rumors
UEFA Cup Newcastle United progressed from the Intertoto Cup to the Uefa Cup's second qualifying round 4:1 on aggregate goals after defeating Lillestrom 0:3 on Saturday. The draw for...

For those of you keeping track at home...

Women's International Soccer
U.S. Women will face Ireland for the fourth time in four years on Saturday 23 July at Torero Stadium on the campus of the University of San Diego. The...

Italy Serie A : Revised Standings Season 2005-2006
The Revised standings for the 2005-2006 Serie A season after the verdict delivered by the Italian soccer court are as follows: 1. Inter Milan 2. AS Roma 3. AC Milan* 4. Chievo Verona 5. Palermo 6....

Major League Soccer Weekend Preview
Major League Soccer Week 17 Saturday, 22 July 2006 D.C. United visit Chicago on Saturday riding the longest unbeaten streak in the club's history. United, unbeaten in 13, will be looking ...

Major League Soccer Scores and Standings
Major League Soccer Week 17 Saturday, 22 July 2006 In the top vs bottom game in the West, leaders FC Dallas duly defeated Real Salt Lake. Abe Thompson came of the...

Being a neutral earlier than I expected


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