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Soccer News for December 9, 2008


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World Soccer Headlines

Tottenham wins 2-0 at West Ham
Second-half goals by Ledley King and Jamie O'Hara gave Tottenham a 2-0 victory at West Ham on Monday.

Premier League reports (Reuters)
Brief reports of Premier League matches played over the weekend:

Norway coach resigns
Norway's national team coach Aage Hareide has resigned after his team failed to win a match during 2008.

Keane vows to return to management
Roy Keane has revealed he plans to return to management in the future after resigning as Sunderland boss last week.

Ronaldo sets sights on more silverware at United
Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo insists wants to stay at Manchester United and hopes to collect many more awards at Old Trafford. Ronaldo, who was the subject of much speculation this summer over a possible move to Real Madrid, has vowed to bring his club to more success this season.


MLS Soccer Headlines

D.C. United sign M Simms (PA SportsTicker)
D.C. United on Monday signed midfielder Clyde Simms to a contract extension.

Rapids Demolish Red Bulls
Tom McManus and Mehdi Ballouchy score goals in the first half and the Rapids cruise to a 4-0 win over the Red Bulls on Friday night.

United Drafts Midfielder Jacobson
With no first-round picks in the MLS draft, D.C. United drafts Andrew Jacobson, a 6-foot-2 midfielder from the University of California, in the second round.

MLS Playoff Preview
The MLS playoffs kick off Thursday night as the New England Revolutionplay host to a Chicago Fire team that swept them during the season.

Sounders Land Their Star, Freddie Ljungberg
Seattle Times: The rave green Sounders FC jersey presented Tuesday to the club's high-profile new player, Freddie Ljungberg, seemed appropriate.

Blanco Is Banned From Open Cup In 2009 and 2010
Cuauhtémoc Blanco , a Chicago Fire standout who was named MVP of last week's MLS All-Star Game, will not be allowed to play in the U.S. Open Cup for at least two years because of his actions during a match against D.C. United this month, the U.S. Soccer Federation ruled yesterday.

The Jaquas: A Redskin Begets a Dynamo
Former Redskin Jon Jaqua used to call RFK Stadium home, now he returns to watch his son Nate play for the Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup.


Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary

Kornheiser on the laws of the game

FC United blog

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More Carry On At Sid James' Park
Apologies to the comic genius who first christened Newcastle United's St. James' Park "Sid James' Park" because of the Carry On up there (maybe that's a reference only our British...

What's more fun than Oliver Kahn and a big stein of beer?


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