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| Claudio Bieler
capitalised on San Lorenzo goalkeeper's Agustin Orion
ball-juggling blunder to grab a 1-1 draw for Ecuadorean
champions LDU in the first leg of their Libertadores Cup
quarter-final on Thursday.
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| The U.S. women's team will play Brazil, its conqueror in last year's World Cup, in two exhibition games this summer. The teams will meet on July 13 in Commerce City, Colo., and in July 16 in San Diego as a final buildup to the Beijing Olympics. Last fall, Brazil routed the Americans 4-0 in the World Cup semifinals in China. |
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| The New England Revolution are looking to restore their home-field edge at Gillette Stadium when they play host to the San Jose Earthquakes. |
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| When San Jose Earthquakes defender Ryan Cochrane thinks back to the head injury he sustained two weeks ago during a U.S. Open Cup match, it qualifies as something of an out-of-body experience. |
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| Plucky Siena produced a stunning backs-to-the-wall display at the San Siro to keep the Serie A title race alive with a 2-2 draw against Inter Milan. |
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| In 2007, the Columbus Crew were experts in conceding late goals that turned victories into ties or ties into losses. So far in 2008, Columbus has been the team with the late-game magic, as shown in their 3-2 comeback victory Saturday over San Jose. |
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| In the run-up to Saturday's match against the Columbus Crew, the question being posed was "Can the San Jose Earthquakes score?" |
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| For nearly 75 minutes, it seemed the Columbus Crew would see their winning streak and stint atop the Eastern Conference come to an end. That all changed in 11 minutes. |
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| If the San Jose Earthquakes attack had a theme song, Bob Dylan's "Tangled Up In Blue" would probably suffice, but manager Frank Yallop is also following Dylan's lead, planning to "keep on keepin' on." |
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| San Lorenzo, trailing 2-0
and down to nine men with half an hour left, produced an
extraordinary fightback to draw 2-2 with River Plate and reach
the Libertadores Cup quarter-finals on Thursday.
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