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Santa Cruz in limbo
Santa Cruz in limbo
Philadelphia Union - Kansas City Wizards A Tale of Two Keepers (Goal.com)
Quality of goalkeepers the difference between Philadelphia and Kansas City
Ecuador defeats Mexico 2-1 in friendly (AP)
Christian Benitez scored after only 40 seconds to set up Ecuador's 2-1 win over Mexico in a friendly Saturday. It was Ecuador's first victory over Mexico in 14 years, spoiling the debut of Mexico's interim coach Efrain Flores. Benitez's opener was canceled out by an own-goal by Luis Checa in the 40th minute.
Mascherano hits out at Liverpool 'lies'
Mascherano hits out at Liverpool 'lies'
Mourinho's transfer plans thwarted
Mourinho's transfer plans thwarted
Iberian World Cup bid gets thumbs-up by FIFA
Iberian World Cup bid gets thumbs-up by FIFA
Capello defends himself
Fabio Capello claims he has experienced worse situations during his coaching career after suggesting he has been turned into a 'monster'. The England coach is under pressure as England coach following the team's poor showing at the World Cup finals.
MLS Soccer Headlines
Beckham Scores First MLS Goal in Galaxy's Victory
David Beckham scores his first MLS goal and assists on another to help the Galaxy win their home opener, 2-0 over the expansion San Jose Earthquakes.
A Furious Final Flurry Leads to Fire's Victory
Gonzalo Segares and Wilman Conde scored in the final 10 minutes to lead the visiting Chicago Fire to a 2-1 win last night over the New England Revolution.
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.
Arena Tapped To Coach Galaxy
Former U.S. and D.C. United coach Bruce Arena is hired as coach of David Beckham's L.A. Galaxy, which hasn't won a game in more than two months.
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.
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.
Cunningham's goal lifts FC Dallas past Toronto FC (AP)
Jeff Cunningham scored in the 47th minute to help lift FC Dallas to a 1-0 win over Toronto FC on Saturday night, extending its club-record unbeaten streak to 13. David Ferreira set up Cunningham's goal by looping a pass over three defenders to Marvin Chavez who redirected the ball back to Cunningham, who scored from the top of the penalty box.
Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary
Can we just forget this season?
Fantasy Premier League Tips: Defenders When it comes to selecting defenders for your Fantasy Premier League team, there are a number of factors to take into account. Defenders get most of their points through keeping clean sheets, but signing those capable of providing a good number of assists and scoring a few goals can help your team no end.
Everyone loves transfer talk based purely on speculation
Big Transfers on Deadline Day Transfer deadline day is always a highlight of the soccer calendar, so here are some of the high-profile deals that went through. Arguably the most eye-catching transfer of the day was Robinho's permanent switch from Manchester City to AC Milan for an undisclosed fee.
Sensible Signings at Last After the second galactico era last summer, when Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso were signed at great expense, it seems Real Madrid have taken stock and are investing sensible sums in players who are not such household names. 
President Florentino Perez was the man responsible for the above signings, but new coach Jose Mourinho was never going to join a club where the transfer policy is completely out of his hands. The result of the Portuguese tactician's move to the Bernabeu has been a suspension of that second galactico era and a clutch of signings that make sense.
Excellent young Germany holding midfielder Sami Khedira has moved from Stuttgart, winger Angel Di Maria has arrived from Benfica and playmaker Mesut Ozil is the most recent acquisition from Werder Bremen. Here are three players under the age of 23, two of which starred for Germany at the World Cup, who cost less combined than Kaka did last summer.
Di Maria looks slightly overpriced at a fee believed to be in the region of $30 million, but Khedira (at a reported $18 million) and Ozil (at a reported $19 million) will prove excellent value.
Youngsters Pedro Leon (Getafe) and Sergio Canales (Racing Santander) have both arrived, while one of Mourinho's trusted lieutenants Ricardo Carvalho will help out at the back.
Mourinho has brought down the average age of his squad, and will need to cut numbers before the window closes. One or two from Rafael van der Vaart, the Diarras and Fernando Gago may leave in the next couple of weeks.
This infusion of youth may help to ensure that Real do not run out of steam in the second round of the Champions League where they have exited in each of the last six seasons.
While Real have hardly been frugal under Mourinho, their signings represent a shift away from the days of buying overpriced strikers and attacking midfielders with little consideration for the rest of the team.
Sevilla a Major European Casualty Sevilla were always fighting a losing battle after Andres Palop's mistake allowed Matheus to score the deadly away goal for Braga in the Champions League play-off on Tuesday. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg after another error from experienced goalkeeper Palop, Sevilla could ill afford to concede. They went on to lose 4-3 (Lima scoring a hat-trick for the visitors) at home to last season's Portuguese runners-up who will now take their place in the Champions League group stages.
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