Monthly Archives: May 2011

Americans Abroad: Weekend Rewind

photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com   By FRANCO PANIZO Michael Parkhurst and FC Nordsjaelland may not have won their season finale this weekend, but Parkhurst helped the club to a sixth-place finish in the Superliga with a 90-minute performance in … Continue reading »

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DC United stops Timbers’ home win streak at five

    By JOSE M. ROMERO The Portland Timbers are undefeated at home in MLS play no more.  DC United got goals from Perry Kitchen, Chris Pontius and Josh Wolff, overcoming two linesman calls that awarded an additional two penalty kick … Continue reading »

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Soccer Sunday: Your Running Commentary

Inter Milan is no longer the reigning European champion, but it can still finish its season on a high note by winning the Coppa Italia. Inter faces Palermo in the high-profile club match of the day, while Germany and Uruguay … Continue reading »

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Smith goal levels score, snaps SKC skid, forces Rapids into fifth straight draw

The defending MLS champions are having trouble closing out their opponents these days. The Colorado Rapids settled for a 1-1 home draw against Sporting Kansas City, with Ryan Smith's 75th-minute strike forcing the MLS Cup holders into their fifth consecutive … Continue reading »

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Gibbs’ equalizer offsets Wondolowski’s goal in Chicago-San Jose draw

On two occasions the San Jose Earthquakes took one-goal leads at Toyota Park, but on both occassions, the Chicago Fire answered quickly. Cory Gibbs' diving header in the 80th minute rescued the Chicago Fire and forced a 2-2 draw with … Continue reading »

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Neagle, Seattle snap RSL’s 29-match home unbeaten streak in league play

By CALEB SONNELAND In another week of unlikely goal-scorers, centerback Patrick Ianni and midfielder Lamar Neagle got on the scoresheet for the Seattle Sounders to deal Real Salt Lake a 2-1 defeat, its first home loss in league play since … Continue reading »

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Late goal rescues point for Houston against rival Dallas

By JOHN BOSCHINI A late goal from Colin Clark salvaged a 2-2 draw for the 10-man Houston Dynamo against FC Dallas in an ill-tempered match between the rival clubs. The game started with a flurry of chances for Houston. Brad … Continue reading »

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Mendoza nets brace in wild 3-3 draw between Columbus and Chivas USA

By ADAM SERRANO It was a back and forth affair between the Columbus Crew and Chivas USA as the two clubs battled to a 3-3 draw.  The Crew was able to battle back from three decifits as forward Andres Mendoza … Continue reading »

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Feilhaber, Juninho injured in Galaxy win over Revs

By IAN HOLLIDAY FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – No Angel? No problem. Los Angeles Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena chose to rest forward Juan Pablo Angel for the team's third match in eight days, but it didn't matter, as Angel's replacement Miguel … Continue reading »

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Bin Hammam drops out of race for FIFA presidency

By ADAM SERRANO Sepp Blatter has lost his lone competitor for the FIFA presidency.  Asian Football Confederation president Mohamed Bin Hammam withdrew his bid to become the president of FIFA just a day before he is to stand before the FIFA … Continue reading »

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