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| Chelsea captain John Terry will be allowed to miss Saturday's FA Cup match against Cardiff amid turmoil in his private life. Chelsea assistant manager Ray Wilkins said Wednesday that it "would be the best for all concerned" if Terry is given the weekend off. British media reported that the defender would be flying to Dubai to join his wife Toni. |
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| Troy Perkins first arrived at D.C. United as an undrafted rookie with few prospects for meaningful playing time, which made his eventual rise from reserve to 2006 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year one of the more compelling stories in club history. |
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| D.C. United announced Wednesday that the club has acquired goalkeeper Troy Perkins, trading Fred, their 2010 first-round SuperDraft pick and allocation money to the Philadelphia Union in the process. |
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| Aarhus midfielder Benny Feilhaber and Valerenga goalkeeper Troy Perkins were among five players based in Scandinavia invited to a U.S. training camp next month ahead of a World Cup warmup match against Honduras. Twenty-five players from Major League Soccer were asked to the camp, which opens Jan. 4 at Carson, Calif. |
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| After recording their first ever victory in the Club World Cup, Auckland striker Adam Dickinson spoke of his joy exclusively to Goal.com... |
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| Auckland City of New Zealand knocked out Al Ahly of Egypt in the opening round of the FIFA Club World Cup on Wednesday, winning 2-0 after goals from Adam Dickinson and Chad Coombes. Dickinson scored in the 45th minute and Coombes made it 2-0 with a 30-meter strike in the 66th at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium for the Oceania champions to advance to a quarterfinal against CONCACAF winner Atlante of... |
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| Ancelotti's assistant defends size of agents' fees… |
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| Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan will be among those missing when the United States plays Slovakia in an exhibition game Saturday. U.S. coach Bob Bradley also bypassed starting goalkeeper Tim Howard of Everton. He selected Aston Villa's Brad Guzan, Wolverhampton's Marcus Hahnemann and Valerenga's Troy Perkins for his 22-man roster Monday. |
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| Hull has fined U.S. striker Jozy Altidore for tweeting an apology after he was left off the squad against Portsmouth because he arrived late for the game. The Premier League club announced the discipline on Monday. Altidore would have been on the bench for Saturday's game and was replaced by Will Atkinson in the 0-0 draw. |
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| Frenchman is "world class" according to the Blues assistant. |
