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Sports News

Premier League Matches to Go Overseas
2008-02-09 06:01 - England’s Premier League will examine a proposal to play regular season games in foreign cities starting in 2010.

Goal: Fewer and Fewer Unknowns in Africa
2008-02-09 05:35 - There was a time when European scouts could find undiscovered talent at the African Cup of Nations for a pittance. Now, unless your business card reads Chelsea or Barcelona, most players are out of your price range.

United States 2, Mexico 2: Altidore Impresses as U.S. Ties Mexico
2008-02-08 06:01 - Jozy Altidore made his first start for the United States national team and scored a go-ahead goal late in the first half, but Jonny Magallon’s second goal of the game gave Mexico a 2-2 tie in an exhibition game Wednesday night.

Memo From London: Mourning a Team’s Loss, in a Much Different Era
2008-02-08 06:01 - The 50th anniversary of a plane crash that devastated the Manchester United soccer team has occasioned a wave of nostalgia in Britain.

Soccer Notebook: Manchester Remembers Disastrous Day
2008-02-07 05:35 - On a cold and snowy Feb. 6, 1958, a twin-propped charter flight carrying Manchester United home from a European Cup quarterfinal match in Yugoslavia crashed on its third takeoff attempt.

Goal: In Africa, the Goal Is the Thing
2008-02-06 05:35 - Fans at the African Cup of Nations encourage -- no, they demand -- that their teams play an attractive, attacking game that results in lots of goals.

Soccer Roundup: Pennsylvania Bolsters M.L.S. Bid
2008-02-04 06:01 - It appears likely that Major League Soccer’s 16th team will be playing in Chester, Pa., near Philadelphia, in 2009 or in early 2010.

Goal: Black Antelopes Are African Darkhorses
2008-02-04 05:35 - Manucho, the young Angolan striker who has been terrorizing opposing defenses in the Africa Cup of Nations, is quickly earning his celebrated one-name status.

Pennsylvania’s $47 Million Lift Bid for New M.L.S. Team
2008-02-03 06:01 - It appears likely that Major League Soccer’s 16th team will be playing in Chester, Pa., near Philadelphia, in 2009 or in early 2010.

Black Antelopes Are African Darkhorses
2008-02-03 05:35 - Manucho, the young Angolan striker who has been terrorizing opposing defenses in the Africa Cup of Nations, is quickly earning his celebrated one-name status.


 
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