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Five French players face disciplinary action
Five French players face disciplinary action
Queretaro's dream start in Mexico ended in 6-0 rout (Reuters)
Modest Queretaro, who had
made a good start to the Mexican Apertura Championship, were
brought down to earth in a crushing 6-0 defeat at Morelia on
Sunday.
Henry shows New York the promise
It's not easy to please New York fans, but Thierry Henry did just
that on his debut against Spurs, Ives Galarcep says.
Kaka out for two months
Kaka out for two months
Elephant traffic jam ensares U.S. team
The U.S. team bus containing about 10 players going to an open-air
market at the entrance to the team hotel in South Africa got stuck
in a traffic jam Friday caused by an elephant, spokesman Michael
Kammarman said.
River strike lucky as they chip away at relegation burden (Reuters)
Illustrious River Plate,
battling to avoid relegation at the start of the Argentine
season, scored a guilt-edged goal in stoppage time for their
first three points of the Apertura Championship on Sunday.
MLS Soccer Headlines
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.
Alonso's goal lifts Real Madrid over LA Galaxy 3-2 (AP)
Xabi Alonso scored in the 72nd minute as Real Madrid rallied to beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 3-2 Saturday and complete an undefeated preseason trip through California. Gonzalo Higuain scored two goals in the space of 10 minutes for Real Madrid in front of 89,134 at the Rose Bowl. "For this trip, everything was perfect," Real coach Jose Mourinho said.
United's Home an Issue
MLS Commissioner Don Garber addresses his disappointment that D.C. United has been unable to reach a deal to build a new stadium.
Former Terp Edu Is MLS Rookie of the Year
Toronto FC midfielder Maurice Edu, a former Maryland Terrapin, was voted Major League Soccer's rookie of the year yesterday, three weeks after making his international debut.
Norwegian Team Acquires United's Perkins
D.C. United agrees to transfer Troy Perkins to a Norwegian club, ending the goalie's four-year evolved from an undrafted rookie to one of the best ML S keepers.
Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary
A Job, Not A Passion The England goalkeeper has left Portsmouth, turned down approaches from Premier League and Scottish clubs, and signed for the English second tier outfit.
On Saturday I watched David James' press conference where he was presented as Bristol City's newest signing.
Calvente a YouTube Sensation Even if Ezequiel Calvente does nothing else in his career, he will always be remembered for the bizarre penalty he took for Spain in the European Under-19 Championship at the weekend. The 19-year-old shaped up to hit his shot right footed, only to strike the ball with his planted left foot, completely fooling the Italian goalkeeper. The clip has already been viewed millions of times on youtube.
Totti Not Done Yet I was interested to read quotes from the great Francesco Totti that he considered quitting the game in the wake of his kick at Mario Balotelli. The Roma captain's 'tackle' was atrocious, one of those heinous acts you occasionally see in professional soccer, all the more shocking for its rare nature.
Totti was apparently provoked by enfant terrible Balotelli but there was nothing to excuse the extremity of the kick.
Mueller Doubles Up Germany forward Thomas Mueller walked off with two awards on Sunday after an outstanding World Cup. The 20-year-old won the Golden Boot for top goalscorer and was also named the best young player of the tournament.
Cole Signing Shows Reds Ambition Joe Cole will reportedly earn over US$28 million after agreeing a four-year deal with Liverpool. The England star was out of contract with Chelsea and eyebrows were raised when it was announced on Monday that Liverpool had won the race for his signature.
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