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Scotland considering joint bid for Euro 2016
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12.3.2008 : 5:58 am
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GLASGOW, Scotland -- The Scottish Football Association confirmed Wednesday that it has held talks with Wales and Northern Ireland over the possibility of co-hosting the 2016 European Championship.
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US goalie Brad Friedel sets record
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11.29.2008 : 5:07 pm
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LONDON -- U.S. goalkeeper Brad Friedel set a record with his 167th consecutive Premier League appearance Saturday in Aston Villa's 0-0 tie with Fulham.
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Liverpool, Inter, Atletico qualify for last 16
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11.26.2008 : 5:33 pm
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LONDON -- Five-time winner Liverpool, Italian champion Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid joined 10 other qualifiers for the last knockout phase of the Champions League on Wednesday. Chelsea still has work to do in the final round of games after a 1-1 tie with Bordeaux.
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Arsenal hires MLS exec Gazidis as its new CEO
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11.26.2008 : 9:39 am
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LONDON -- Major League Soccer's deputy commissioner is leaving to become the chief executive of Arsenal, one of the top teams in the English Premier League.
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Mexican football club owner faces drug charges
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11.25.2008 : 5:44 pm
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MEXICO CITY -- A judge charged the alleged owner of third-division Mexican football club Mapaches and four other team members with drug trafficking.
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FIFA suspends Peru from international football
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11.25.2008 : 7:06 am
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ZURICH, Switzerland -- FIFA has suspended Peru from international football because the government is feuding with the national federation. Football's world governing body on Tuesday gave the sides a month to settle their differences.
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Crew beats Red Bulls 3-1 in MLS Cup
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11.23.2008 : 6:11 pm
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CARSON, Calif. -- Guillermo Barros Schelotto led Columbus to victory in the MLS Cup on Sunday, capping his MVP season with three assists in the Crew's 3-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls.
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Friedel frustrates Man U as Villa draws 0-0
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11.22.2008 : 5:35 pm
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LONDON -- American goalkeeper Brad Friedel equaled the Premier League's consecutive appearance record Saturday, making another stellar performance for Aston Villa and frustrating defending champion Manchester United in a 0-0 draw.
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US vs Mexico for 2010 World Cup qualifying
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11.22.2008 : 4:30 pm
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The United States will open the final round of regional qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup at home against Mexico and finish its run against Costa Rica.
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Blatter gives Peruvian federation ultimatum
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11.21.2008 : 1:55 pm
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SANTIAGO, Chile -- FIFA president Joseph Blatter on Friday gave Peru an ultimatum to solve a dispute between the government and the Peruvian Football Federation or face suspension from all international competition.
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2010 WCup organizers concerned about meltdown
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11.21.2008 : 7:30 am
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South African organizers of the 2010 World Cup expressed concern Friday about the effect the global financial crisis will have on the tournament, which is already running well over budget.
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Maradona has winning start, England beats Germany
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11.19.2008 : 11:38 pm
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LONDON -- Maxi Rodriguez gave Diego Maradona a winning start as Argentina coach in a 1-0 victory over Scotland on Wednesday, and John Terry atoned for a blunder to lead England to a 2-1 victory over Germany.
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Adu scores first goal for US national team in win
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11.19.2008 : 11:17 pm
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- Freddy Adu scored his first goal as a member of the U.S. national team and Jozy Altidore assisted on Kenny Cooper's sliding shot, leading the Americans to a 2-0 win over Guatemala in a World Cup qualifier on a cool Wednesday night.
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Trinidad beats Cuba in World Cup qualifier
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11.19.2008 : 10:27 pm
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- A pair of goals by Kenwyne Jones and Dwight Yorke in a two-minute span in the second half helped Trinidad to a 3-0 win over Cuba on Wednesday night and a place in the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying.
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Maradona starts as coach with 1-0 win at Scotland
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11.19.2008 : 5:38 pm
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GLASGOW, Scotland -- Diego Maradona made his debut as Argentina's coach Wednesday, his team beating Scotland 1-0 in an exhibition game in the stadium where he scored the first goal of his extraordinary international career.
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England beats Germany 2-1
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11.19.2008 : 5:04 pm
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BERLIN -- Captain John Terry scored on a header in the 84th minute, giving England a 2-1 victory over Germany on Wednesday in an exhibition game in which both teams were missing key players.
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Italy ties Greece 1-1; Lippi matches record
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11.19.2008 : 4:56 pm
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ATHENS, Greece -- Coach Marcello Lippi equaled a record unbeaten streak Wednesday when Italy rallied to a 1-1 tie against Greece in an exhibition game.
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Italian soccer strategy gets a racy look
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11.17.2008 : 3:16 pm
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ROME -- In the latest fashion statement out of Italy, soccer players are dropping their shorts to score goals. Catania, a team in the country's top division, unveiled the new look while taking a free kick. The players lined up in a wall and dropped their shorts in an effort to block the goalkeeper's vision.
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Red Bulls reach MLS Cup
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11.16.2008 : 12:52 am
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SANDY, Utah -- Dave van den Bergh scored in the 28th minute and the New York Red Bulls defeated Real Salt Lake 1-0 in Major League Soccer's Western Conference Finals on Saturday night to reach the MLS Cup for the first time in the club's history.
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Chelsea, Man U rampant; Arsenal title bid falters
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11.15.2008 : 4:22 pm
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LONDON -- Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United maintained their Premier League title hopes with victories Saturday while Arsenal lost at home to Aston Villa for the first time in 15 years.
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Police: Argentine soccer fans hijack buses
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11.14.2008 : 1:55 pm
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Fans of an Argentine soccer team were so desperate to get to a game on time that they hijacked two buses and forced the drivers at knifepoint to go faster. Police also said they robbed several passengers.
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Will Maradona resign?
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11.13.2008 : 3:39 pm
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Diego Maradona has reportedly threatened to resign after only two weeks as Argentina coach, upset because the president of the country's football federation won't let him appoint the rest of his coaching staff.
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Spain tops FIFA world rankings; US is No. 24
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11.12.2008 : 4:13 pm
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ZURICH, Switzerland -- European champion Spain remained No. 1 in FIFA's rankings Wednesday, followed by Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The United States dropped to No. 24, tops in its regional group.
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Donovan US player of year for record 5th time
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11.11.2008 : 7:08 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- Landon Donovan wants another chance to succeed in Europe. A bust with Bayer Leverkusen during two prior stints in Germany, Donovan began training with Bayern Munich on Tuesday -- the same day he was voted U.S. player of the year for a record fifth time.
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Rapids appoint Gary Smith as new head coach
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11.11.2008 : 5:12 pm
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- The Colorado Rapids removed the interim tag from Gary Smith's title and made him the sixth head coach of the Major League Soccer franchise.
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Crew's Schmid is MLS coach of year
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11.11.2008 : 11:40 am
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Sigi Schmid of the Columbus Crew is Major League Soccer's coach of the year. Schmid earned the most votes in polling of MLS players, general managers, coaches and members of the media. The award was announced Tuesday.
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Correction: CONCACAF venues story
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11.10.2008 : 5:17 pm
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NEW YORK -- In a Nov. 7 story about venues for next year's CONCACAF Champions League, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the executive committee of the North, Central American and Caribbean confederation decided to tighten venue standards after allowing some teams to host games this season without adequate power supply, floodlighting or locker rooms. Instead, clubs were allowed to move CONCACAF games to other stadiums in their region this season if they did not have adequate facilities.
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CONCACAF tightens stadium standards for 2009
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11.7.2008 : 5:55 pm
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NEW YORK -- Champions League clubs without a suitable stadium must fix it or find another in their country or risk being replaced for next year's tournament, CONCACAF said Friday.
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D.C. United's owners will get more hands-on
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11.7.2008 : 5:35 pm
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WASHINGTON -- Stung by a disappointing season that left the team out of the MLS playoffs for the first time since 2002, D.C. United's owners are going to get more hands-on.
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Maradona becomes Argentina's coach
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11.4.2008 : 3:28 pm
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Diego Maradona became Argentina's new soccer coach Tuesday, taking over the team he led to the World Cup championship in 1986.
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