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Soccer News for May 31, 2008


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EU says Blatter's quota plan is illegal

Di Natale scores twice as Italy beats Belgium
Antonio Di Natale scored twice as Italy beat Belgium 3-1 on Friday in the Azzurri's only Euro warmup match.

Inter fire Mancini

Barcelona to play 2 exhibition games in US
FC Barcelona will play two exhibition games in the United States before European Champions League qualifying in August. Barcelona, which finished third in the Spanish League, will meet Mexico's Chivas Guadalajara on Aug. 3 in Chicago and Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls on Aug. 6 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., MLS said Friday.

Van Basten names Holland Euro 2008 squad


MLS Soccer Headlines

Crew-CD Chivas USA Preview (AP)
After getting off to an impressive start to the season, the Columbus Crew have stumbled offensively. They hope to avoid being shut out in a third straight league match Saturday night when they visit injury-riddled CD Chivas USA to close out the season series between the teams. The Crew (6-2-1) scored 14 goals in winning six of their first seven games, including a 4-3 victory over Chivas USA...

Gallardo Is United's Highest-Paid Player Ever
Argentine midfielder Marcelo Gallardo is the highest-paid player in D.C. United history and has the third-largest salary in MLS this season.

Dynamo Poised For A Three-Peat
Houston Chronicle: DYNAMO coach Dominic Kinnear has a vision of how he wants his team remembered years after Sunday's 2-1 come-from-behind MLS Cup victory over the New England Revolution at RFK Stadium.

Expansion Draft Will Stock Quakes
Major League Soccer: NEW YORK -- Recently hired head coach Frank Yallop will have to make a lot of choices when molding the San Jose Earthquakes, Major League Soccer's 14th team. That all begins as the Earthquakes are stocked with their first 10 players when MLS holds the 2007 Expansion Draft on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. ET.

United's Emilio Named Newcomer Of Year, All-Star
Luciano Emilio of D.C. United adds another award to his trophy case after being named MLS newcomer of the year and selected to the Best XI all-star team.


Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary

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Zenit Glory As Rangers Fans Run Riot
Football is funny sometimes, turning the sweet scent of imminent success to the obnoxious whiff of defeat in the space of a minute and vice versa, it's moods dictate the...

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