Monthly Archives: February 2011

Americans Abroad: Weekend Rewind

photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com By FRANCO PANIZO FC Ingolstadt 04 helped its chances of avoiding relegation this weekend with a blowout win, and Edson Buddle was responsible for one those goals. Having come off the bench in the 76th … Continue reading »

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CONCACAF Under-17 Final: Your Running Commentary

The U.S. Under-17 men's national team faces Canada tonight in the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship Final in Jamaica (7pm, ESPN3.com). The Americans will look to win their first CONCACAF Under-17 championship since 1992, though it should be noted CONCACAF hasn't crowned … Continue reading »

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Arsenal 1, Birmingham City 2: The Highlights

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Wigan 0, Manchester United 4: The Highlights

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Soccer Sunday: Your Running Commentary

Arsenal's long wait to bring silverware back to Emirates Stadium could come to an end Sunday, as the Gunners face Birmingham City in the Carling Cup final at Wembley Stadium. Arsenal, which hasn't won a trophy since capturing the 2005 … Continue reading »

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Sounders edge Fire on late Carrasco goal

Trialist Servando Carrasco tallied a 120th-minute game-winner to help lift the Seattle Sounders to a 1-0 pre-season victory against the Chicago Fire on Saturday. The loss was Chicago's first of the pre-season. The teams played two 45-minute halves as well as a … Continue reading »

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FC Dallas tops Houston in PKs; Toronto drops 3rd-place match at Disney Classic

By THOMAS FLOYD Homegrown players may largely be seen as long-term investments for MLS clubs, but two of them took center stage Saturday during FC Dallas' penalty kicks win over the Houston Dynamo in the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic … Continue reading »

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Henry, Ballouchy score as Red Bulls defeat Strikers, 2-0

By FRANCO PANIZO Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – The New York Red Bulls concluded their week-long preseason camp in South Florida on Saturday afternoon, and they did so with a convincing win. The Red Bulls defeated the newly-renamed Ft. Lauderdale Strikers, … Continue reading »

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Timbers still undefeated in preseason after scoreless draw with Sporting KC

Photo by Jose M. Romero By JOSE M. ROMERO CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — The tall, slender guy wearing sunglasses and a green Portland Timbers jacket stood on the opposite sideline from the team benches near midfield, far enough away to … Continue reading »

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Soccer Saturday: Your Running Commentary

Borussia Dortmund currently holds a seemingly unsurmountable 11-point lead atop the German Bundesliga, but Bayern Munich will try to cut into that lead when the German powers clash today in one of the weekend's top matches. Dortmund has been one … Continue reading »

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