Monthly Archives: March 2012

Liverpool, Spurs to meet in Baltimore

The summer friendly announcements continue to roll in. Liverpool and Tottenham, both of whom have already announced plans for a U.S. summer tour, will meet at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on July 28 for a club friendly. Liverpool announced … Continue reading »

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Friday Kickoff: Mourinho-to-City in works, UEFA disciplines Wenger & more

Real Madrid is on the verge of a La Liga championship while having one foot in the UEFA Champions League semifinals. Manchester City is just three points behind in the Premier League title race. Yet a blockbuster move in the … Continue reading »

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Americans Abroad: A Look Ahead

photo by John Dorton/ISIphotos.com By FRANCO PANIZO With the list of Americans Abroad continuing to grow with each passing year, it is becoming more common to find duels between Americans. This weekend provides a handful of them, and there will … Continue reading »

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MLS West Notes: Donovan uncertain for NE, Parke upset over benching and more

BY ADAM SERRANO CARSON, Calif. – LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena confirmed that Landon Donovan is an injury doubt for Saturday’s match against the New England Revolution. Donovan has been absent for training for the entire week due to … Continue reading »

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Europea League Rewind: AZ top Valencia, Schalke fall and more

By FRANCO PANIZO Jozy Altidore and AZ Alkmaar's sucessful run in the Europa League continued on Thursday, as they defeated Spanish side Valencia in the first leg of their quarterfinals clash. AZ played to a 2-1 home win over Valencia … Continue reading »

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Union Notes: Nowak not thinking about Le Toux, Califf “good to go”, and more

By JOEY SAMUEL For two years, Sebastien Le Toux was the leading scorer and face of the franchise for the Philadelphia Union. The first season without him has seen the team's worst start in its short history. But coach Peter … Continue reading »

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Hamid out 1-3 weeks with ankle knock

photo by Jose L. Argueta/ISIphotos.com Bill Hamid is expected to miss the next one to three weeks with the ankle injury he picked up while with the U.S. Under-23 men's national team, D.C. United announced on Thursday. MRI results revealed … Continue reading »

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SBI MLS Best XI: Week Three

The third week of the MLS season saw a handful of teams earn their first victories of the season, and the key figures behind those victories are well-represented in SBI's MLS Best XI. Thierry Henry was an easy pick after … Continue reading »

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Mid-Day Ticker: Kalou pins benching on contract talks, Pizarro reportedly offered Bayern deal and more

 Photo by Joe Toth/ISIphotos.com Salomon Kalou may have been the hero of Chelsea's 1-0 Champions League triumph over Benfica on Tuesday. But if former manager Andre Villas-Boas was still in charge, it's unlikely he would have been on the field. … Continue reading »

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It’s SBI Old-School Q&A Time

Good morning everybody. I haven't been able to get together an SBI Live Q&A lately, and since I'm probably not going to be able to get one together for this week I wanted to give readers a chance to send … Continue reading »

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