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| In his time with the Columbus Crew and the U.S. national team, Brian McBride was known for scoring the big goals when it mattered most. Sunday afternoon, he continued the tradition. Only this time, he was wearing a Chicago Fire uniform. |
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| Two members of Cuba's national soccer team have gone missing during the team's trip to Washington for a World Cup qualifying match, the team's coach told reporters on Friday. "It is always a problem for the Cuba team," coach Reinhold Fanz told the Washington Post. "We have security, but you can't handcuff them to their rooms." The Post identified the players as midfielder Pedro Faife, 24, and... |
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| Two down and one to go on the Columbus Crew's regular-season to-do list. Making the postseason for the first time since 2004? Check. Home field through the conference final? Check. The final objective is to finish with the most points overall. |
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| Looks like we've got a competition at the top of the standings now, with Rooney's Feet having caught up to our first-half winner, St. Louis is Next. The next four weeks are very important to pick the right goalkeepers and coaches. |
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| Dimitar Berbatov scored his first two goals for Manchester United in a 3-0 Champions League victory at Aalborg on Tuesday, and Real Madrid rode its luck in a 2-1 victory at Zenit St. Petersburg. Although Juventus came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at BATE Borisov, it fell two points behind Madrid. |
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| Brazil stars Marta, Daniela and Cristiane were selected in the first round of the Women's Professional Soccer international draft Wednesday. Marta, considered the best player in the world, was taken by Los Angeles, while Daniela went to St. Louis and Cristiane was chosen by Chicago. Another Brazilian, Formiga, was chosen by the Bay Area franchise, while England's Kelly Smith went to Boston. |
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| The U.S. women's national team players have been allocated to the clubs in the new Women's Professional Soccer league. Each of the seven squads received three players Tuesday. Kristine Lilly will play for Boston, Abby Wambach will be in Washington and goalie Hope Solo in St. Louis. The league is scheduled to debut in April. |
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| Former Brazil striker Dodo was suspended for two years Thursday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport over a failed doping test. The 34-year-old Dodo tested positive for the stimulant fenproporex after his club, Botafogo, beat Vasco 4-0 in a Brazilian league game June 14, 2007. He initially was suspended for 30 days and, after passing two other doping tests, was exonerated by Brazil's highest... |
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| Substitutes Carlos Edwards, Cornell Glen and Dennis Lawrence scored in the second half Wednesday, giving Trinidad and Tobago a 3-0 victory over Guyana in an exhibition game. Edwards scored in the 59th minute and Glen in the 61st. Lawrence converted a penalty kick in the 89th minute after Glen was fouled in the penalty area by Shurmayne Morris. |
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Zenit St. Petersburg won the European Super Cup for the first time, upsetting Manchester United 2-1 Friday night on goals by Pavel Pogrebnyak and Danny. Pogrebnyak scored in the 44th minute from close range after Igor Denisov flicked on a corner kick from Alejandro Dominguez. Danny made it 2-0 in the 59th when he drifted past two defenders and beat goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar with a low shot.
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