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Sports News

Soccer Notebook: Quiet Star Now Advocates for Union
2008-01-27 05:35 - Eddie Pope, a defender who retired after the 2007 season, will further the interests of his former compatriots as the director of player relations for the union that represents M.L.S. players.

Soccer Notebook: Red Bulls Coach Heads South to Find Players
2008-01-27 05:35 - Red Bulls Coach Juan Carlos Osorio is headed to South America this week on a scouting trip with scheduled stops in Colombia, Argentina and Brazil.

Red Bulls Coach Heads South to Find Players
2008-01-23 05:35 - Red Bulls Coach Juan Carlos Osorio is headed to South America this week on a scouting trip with scheduled stops in Colombia, Argentina and Brazil.

Passion Erupts in a Burst of African Colors
2008-01-23 05:35 - In the the African Cup of Nations, which began Sunday, there is no such thing as an easy game for any team.

Hamm Silhouette on League Logo
2008-01-20 06:01 - Mia Hamm retired in 2004 as one of the greatest players in women’s soccer. Now she is the image of a new league. Hamm’s silhouette is featured in the logo unveiled Thursday by Women’s Professional Soccer, a league that plans to begin play in the spring of 2009 in seven American cities. Hamm is about to strike a ball with her right foot in the navy, red and gold W.P.S. logo. The formation of the league was announced in September, with teams expected in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New Jersey/New York, St. Louis and Washington. The league offices are in San Francisco.

Wizards Take Myers With No. 1 Pick
2008-01-20 05:35 - Chance Myers? decision to leave school early paid off Friday when the Kansas City Wizards selected him with the first pick in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft.

At African Tournament, Goalkeeper Is One of a Kind
2008-01-17 05:35 - Bouna Coundoul, a 25-year-old goalkeeper who has spent the past 11 years playing in the United States, is the only M.L.S. player at the African Cup of Nations, which begins Sunday in Ghana.

Quiet Star Now Advocates for Union
2008-01-16 05:35 - Eddie Pope, a defender who retired after the 2007 season, will further the interests of his former compatriots as the director of player relations for the union that represents M.L.S. players.

Oldham Ousts Everton From the F.A. Cup
2008-01-09 05:35 - Everton was knocked out of the English F.A. Cup by Oldham Athletic on Saturday when it lost at home, 1-0, in the third round, becoming one of four Premier League teams to be beaten by lower league opposition.

Frenchman Isn?t Ready Yet to Play in U.S.
2008-01-09 05:35 - Mikael Silvestre said he liked the United States ?because everything is big.? But apparently the soccer is not yet big enough to entice him to relocate across the Atlantic.


 
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