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Man United gets Celtic in Champions League draw
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8.28.2008 : 7:57 pm
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MONTE CARLO, Monaco -- Defending champion Manchester United was drawn Thursday into a group with Scotland's Glasgow Celtic, Spain's Villarreal and Denmark's Aalborg in the first round of the European Champions League.
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Real Salt Lake acquires F Will Johnson from Fire
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8.22.2008 : 5:45 pm
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Real Salt Lake filled its 28-man roster on Friday by acquiring the rights to 21-year-old forward Will Johnson from the Chicago Fire.
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United States beats Guatemala 1-0 in WC qualifier
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8.21.2008 : 12:45 am
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GUATEMALA CITY -- Carlos Bocanegra scored on a header in the 69th minute, and the United States escaped from Guatemala with a chippy 1-0 victory Wednesday night in the Americans' opener in the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying.
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Bruce Arena hired as coach, GM of Beckham's Galaxy
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8.18.2008 : 5:59 pm
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CARSON, Calif. -- Former U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena was hired Monday as coach and general manager of David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy, who haven't won a game in more than two months.
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Gullit resigns as Galaxy coach; Lalas out as well
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8.11.2008 : 4:08 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- Ruud Gullit has resigned as coach of the slumping Los Angeles Galaxy for personal reasons, and president/general manager Alexi Lalas also is out of a job.
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DC United acquires Guerrero from Earthquakes
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7.31.2008 : 2:40 pm
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WASHINGTON -- D.C. United has acquired midfielder-defender Ivan Guerrero of Honduras from the San Jose Earthquakes for a partial allocation. Guerrero is scheduled to practice with his new team Friday and will be available to play for United against the Kansas City Wizards on Saturday.
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Sweet home, Chicago, indeed for McBride
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7.30.2008 : 10:25 pm
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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Fire acquired former United States striker Brian McBride from Toronto FC on Wednesday for Chad Barrett, a first-round pick in the 2009 draft and future considerations.
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AP Source: Toronto, Fire agree on McBride trade
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7.25.2008 : 4:29 pm
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NEW YORK -- Brian McBride finally appears to be going home. Toronto FC has agreed in principle to trade its rights to the former U.S. national team striker to the Chicago Fire, a person familiar with the negotiations said.
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Blanco's goal, assist help MLS stars top West Ham
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7.25.2008 : 2:39 am
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TORONTO -- Chicago midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored one goal and helped set up another, and Houston midfielder Dwayne DeRosario snapped a tie with a penalty kick to give the MLS All-Stars a 3-2 victory over English Premier League team West Ham United 3-2 on Thursday night.
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Robbie Russell joins Real Salt Lake
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7.24.2008 : 3:19 pm
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Real Salt Lake has acquired midfielder/defender Robbie Russell in a transfer with Danish club Viborg FF. The 29-year-old Russell will return to the United States after spending the last seven seasons playing overseas. The Los Angeles Galaxy selected Russell as the No. 22 pick in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft, but he opted to play in Europe.
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Crew plays down 'altercation' during weekend game
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7.22.2008 : 8:20 pm
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus Crew officials are playing down a weekend incident that included punches and police, describing it as a brief "altercation."
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DC United game postponed due to power outage
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7.22.2008 : 5:23 pm
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WASHINGTON -- D.C. United has announced that Tuesday's MLS match with the Houston Dynamo at RFK Stadium has been postponed because of a power outage.
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Adu will move from Benfica to Monaco next season
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7.22.2008 : 5:41 am
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LISBON, Portugal -- American soccer star Freddy Adu will move from Portugal's Benfica to play with Monaco next season in the French league.
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US star Wambach carried off field with leg injury
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7.16.2008 : 11:34 pm
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SAN DIEGO -- Leading scorer Abby Wambach was carted off the field on a stretcher with an apparent left leg injury in the first half of the U.S. women's match against Brazil on Wednesday night.
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Former US soccer captain Claudio Reyna retires
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7.16.2008 : 5:17 pm
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NEWARK, N.J. -- Former U.S. national team captain Claudio Reyna retired Wednesday, less than two seasons after returning from Europe to join Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls.
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Brazilian star Ronaldinho transfers to AC Milan
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7.15.2008 : 7:05 pm
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MILAN, Italy -- Ronaldinho transferred to AC Milan late Tuesday, leaving FC Barcelona after the club's new coach declared the team would plan for next season without the Brazilian playmaker.
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Pro soccer player retires to enter priesthood
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7.14.2008 : 9:27 pm
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BOSTON -- When he was playing professional soccer in Chile, Chase Hilgenbrinck would seek comfort in the churches to satisfy his spiritual needs and remind him of childhood Sundays spent at Holy Trinity in his hometown of Bloomington, Ill.
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Beckham, Donovan headline All-Star roster
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7.10.2008 : 1:56 pm
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TORONTO -- Los Angeles Galaxy stars David Beckham and Landon Donovan headlined the roster for the MLS All-Star Game, which will be played July 24 in Toronto against the English Premier League club West Ham United.
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Soccer gambling ring bust in Asia seizes $16M
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7.10.2008 : 8:31 am
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PARIS -- Interpol says police across Asia arrested 1,300 people and seized more than $16 million in an operation to break up illegal football gambling networks.
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Spain wins first major in 44 years
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6.30.2008 : 5:04 am
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VIENNA, Austria -- Spain, European champion. It's been a long time.
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Spain nicks Germany 1-0 in European Championship
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6.29.2008 : 10:52 pm
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VIENNA, Austria -- A championship 44 years in the waiting is worth a special celebration. Spain made sure it didn't disappoint any of its fans Sunday night, both during its 1-0 victory over Germany to win the European Championship, and after it.
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Ballack to start against Spain
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6.29.2008 : 2:09 pm
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VIENNA, Austria -- Germany captain Michael Ballack passed a late fitness test Sunday and was in the starting lineup for the European Championship final against Spain.
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Ballack may miss Euro 2008 final
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6.28.2008 : 1:32 pm
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VIENNA, Austria -- Germany captain Michael Ballack missed his team's last practice Saturday because of a calf injury, putting him in doubt for Sunday's European Championship final against Spain.
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Spain beats Russia 3-0 to reach final
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6.27.2008 : 12:07 am
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VIENNA, Austria -- Spain scored three second-half goals Thursday to beat Russia 3-0 and reach the European Championship final, giving the team a chance to shed its status as one of soccer's biggest underachievers.
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Donadoni removed as Italy coach
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6.26.2008 : 10:36 am
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ROME -- Roberto Donadoni was removed as Italy's coach Thursday. The decision by the Italian Football Federation came following a meeting between Donadoni and federation president Giancarlo Abete, four days after Italy was knocked out of the European Championship quarterfinals by Spain on penalty kicks.
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Iraqi association dissolves soccer team
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6.26.2008 : 10:19 am
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BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi Football Association has dissolved the national soccer team and dismissed the Iraqi coach after a loss to Qatar four days ago ended the country's hopes of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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Henry can see himself playing in MLS _ someday
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6.26.2008 : 12:02 am
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NEW YORK -- Thierry Henry can see himself following David Beckham's path and leaving Europe to join Major League Soccer -- someday. "Why not?" he said Wednesday night following a charity soccer match. "I love America. I love it here. And whenever I come here, I feel free. Hopefully, one day. You never know what's going to happen. But at the moment, I'm still over there."
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Germany beats Turkey in 90th minute to reach final
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6.25.2008 : 6:00 pm
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BASEL, Switzerland -- Philipp Lahm ended Turkey's storybook run in the European Championship on Wednesday with a late goal in a 3-2 semifinal victory that kept Germany on target for a record fourth title.
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Jordaan boasts 2010 commercial success
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6.24.2008 : 11:33 am
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VIENNA, Austria -- The man behind South Africa's successful bid for the World Cup is tired of being asked whether the nation will have everything ready on time.
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Spain takes step to lose underachiever tag
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6.23.2008 : 8:56 am
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VIENNA, Austria -- Spain took a big step toward shedding its underachiever reputation -- against World Cup champion Italy, no less. The Spaniards finally survived the quarterfinals in a major tournament and beat the Italians for the first time in 88 years, taking a penalty kick shootout 4-2 Sunday night after a 0-0 draw in the European Championship.
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US moves to regional semis of World Cup qualifying
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6.22.2008 : 7:32 pm
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- After routing Barbados at home, the United States managed only a slim victory on the road. Already ahead by eight goals in the home-and-home, total-goals series, the Americans advanced to the regional semifinals of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup with a listless 1-0 win victory Sunday.
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Russia tops Netherlands in extra time, earns semis
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6.22.2008 : 4:32 am
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BASEL, Switzerland -- Russia scored two goals in extra time Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the European Championship with a 3-1 upset win over the Netherlands.
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Turkey reaches Euro 2008 semifinals in shootout
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6.21.2008 : 6:40 am
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VIENNA, Austria -- Turkey taught the European Championship another lesson in fortitude Friday night to advance to the semifinals with a 3-1 shootout victory over Croatia.
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Germany upsets Portugal 3-2 to reach Euro semis
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6.20.2008 : 1:07 am
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BASEL, Switzerland -- Bastian Schweinsteiger, coming off a suspension, scored one goal and set up two more Thursday night, leading Germany over Portugal 3-2 and into the European Championship semifinals.
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Russia advances to quarterfinals in soccer
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6.19.2008 : 5:41 am
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INNSBRUCK, Austria -- Russia dominated a 2-0 victory over Sweden on Wednesday night in a Group D elimination game, sending the Russians to the European Championship quarterfinals.
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Spain beats Greece 2-1 to finish perfect
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6.18.2008 : 4:41 pm
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SALZBURG, Austria -- Spain finished the first round of the European Championship with a perfect record thanks to a 2-1 victory over Greece on Wednesday night, sending the defending champions home with no points.
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