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| Michael Beale led the soccer camp drill, showing several jukes to a preteen player while demonstrating the value of strong footwork. With that bit of instruction, the Chelsea academy coach helped his Premier League program take a first step toward broadening its stateside exposure. London-based Chelsea opened one of its first soccer schools Thursday, a four-day event that came shortly after the... |
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| Few things in life are an absolute certainty. But considering the fact that MLS matches featuring the Los Angeles Galaxy are averaging a little more than 4.2 goals per contest, one can pretty much count on getting their money's worth when the Galaxy take to the field. |
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| It was not pretty but Spain finally
managed to lay to rest the ghosts of their past failures by
edging world champions Italy on penalties and clinching a place
in the semi-finals of Euro 2008.
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| It was not pretty but Spain
finally managed to lay to rest the ghosts of their past failures
by edging world champions Italy on penalties and clinching a
place in the semi-finals of Euro 2008.
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Rafael van der Vaart does not want Holland's Euro 2008 campaign to be remembered just for the pretty football. |
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| Croatia did the hard work early, then benefited from some late good fortune for Austria at the European Championship. Croatia upset pretournament favorite Germany 2-1 Thursday to clinch first place in Group B, getting goals from Darijo Srna and Ivica Olic in Klagenfurt, Austria. A few hours later in Vienna, Austria midfielder Ivica Vastic scored an injury-time penalty to keep the Euro 2008... |
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| UEFA's head of refereeing says the sport's rules-making body should include the controversial offside interpretation that allowed the Netherlands to score its first goal in a 3-0 victory over Italy this week at the European Championship. Ruud van Nistelrooy appeared offside when he scored Monday. But Swedish referee Peter Frojdfeldt allowed the goal to count because Italian defender Christian... |
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| Croatia stunned pretournament favorite Germany 2-1 Thursday, taking control of Group B at the European Championship. The Germans hardly looked the odds-on choice, often appearing confused on defense and sloppy on offense. And the Croats were unlucky not to score more often. Croatia now has six points and could advance early, depending on the outcome of the later game between Austria and Poland. |
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Euro 2008 controversy broke out on Monday over Ruud van Nistelrooy's first goal for Netherlands against Italy with referees and players arguing about an interpretation of the offside law. |
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Eight months after the benching of goalkeeper Hope Solo and the corrosive fallout at the Women?s World Cup, no one is pretending that all wounds have healed as the Olympics approach.
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