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Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Michael Ballack has been ever-so-close to
the Champions League title on a few occasions.
The German international captain is the only player to help four teams to the
quarterfinals of the world's most prestigious club tournament.
Kaiserslautern? Yes.
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Manchester, England (MySportsbook) - Zenit St. Petersburg clinched its first
ever European title on Wednesday with a 2-0 win over Rangers in the UEFA Cup
final at City of Manchester Stadium.
Zenit becomes only the second Russian team to lift the UEFA Cup, joining CSKA
Moscow in 2004-0... |
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New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The Confederation of North, Central American
and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) unveiled the qualification
format for the inaugural 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League, it was announced
on Wednesday.
The new CONCACAF Champions League will ... |
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London, England (MySportsbook) - Nwankwo Kanu's goal in the 37th minute was
enough to give Portsmouth a 1-0 win over Cardiff in the FA Cup final at
Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
Kanu's goal was the lone bright spot in an otherwise nondescript contest that
saw Premier League side... |
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Manchester, England (MySportsbook) - Manchester City will take part in next
season's UEFA Cup after securing qualification via the Fair Play table.
Last week, UEFA revealed the Premier League would benefit from an additional
place in Europe with City and Fulham leading the race headin... |
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Manchester, England (MySportsbook) - Manchester United defender Rio
Ferdinand has finally signed a new five-year contract which will effectively
keep him at Old Trafford for the rest of his career.
The 29-year-old England international, who will now stay at United until at
l... |
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Carson, CA (MySportsbook) - D.C. United looked well on its way to earning a
much needed road win at Chivas USA on Saturday night in a Major League Soccer
fixture, until the wheels came off.
With a one-goal lead with less than 20 minutes to play, United (2-6-0) allowed
the Goats to scor... |
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East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - For 81 minutes it looked like Kansas
City Wizards veteran goalkeeper Kevin Hartman would steal a Major League
Soccer fixture from the New York Red Bulls on Saturday, but a late equalizer
by second-half substitute Danleigh Borman forced the ... |
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Foxborough, MA (MySportsbook) - Kheli Dube scored six minutes into his first
Major League Soccer start to spark the New England Revolution to a 2-0 victory
over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.
Dube, who was starting in place of injured striker Taylor Twellman, was set up
by ve... |
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Acquired defender Carey Talley from Real Salt Lake in exchange for a conditional pick in either the 2009 or 2010 MLS SuperDraft; defender Dan Gargan retired; waived defender Chris Pozniak. ... |
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Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The United States women's national team will
face Brazil in July its final two matches before the 2008 Olympics.
The United States, which lost to Brazil 4-0 in the 2007 World Cup semifinals,
hosts the two-game set on July 13 and July 16. The first match is... |
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Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - U.S. men's national team coach Bob Bradley has
named a 33-man player pool that will be used to select rosters for the
upcoming trio of friendlies against England, Spain and Argentina. The roster
for the England match, which will include approximately... |
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Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The United States men's national team will play
World Cup semifinal round qualifying matches in Bridgeview, Ill., Washington,
D.C. and Commerce City, Colo., if it defeats Barbados in the second round.
The United States, which plays friendlies against England, ... |
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Zurich, Switzerland (MySportsbook) - Brazil was chosen as the host country
of the 2014 Men's World Cup, while Germany was given the same distinction as
the home of the 2011 Women's World Cup.
FIFA president Joseph Blatter made the announcement following an executive
committee meet... |
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Zurich, Switzerland (MySportsbook) - The FIFA Disciplinary Committee fined
and suspended France captain Zinedine Zidane and Italy defender Marco
Materazzi Thursday for the incident that took place during the 2006 FIFA World
Cup final on July 9 in Berlin.
The Committee issued a... |
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Shanghai, China (MySportsbook) - Hope Solo's comments will define the United
States' 2007 World Cup effort forever, but it's that one loss that will take
the Americans years to overcome.
Like it or not, Solo's outburst after the 4-0 semifinal loss to Brazil - the
worst loss in the Uni... |
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Shanghai, China (MySportsbook) - Brazil's Marta was awarded the Golden Ball
on Sunday as the top player in the Women's World Cup.
Marta, 21, scored seven goals to lead Brazil to its first final. Although she
missed a penalty kick in the final, a 2-0 loss to Germany, Marta ran away with
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Shanghai, China (MySportsbook) - Birgit Prinz scored and Nadine Angerer
stopped a penalty kick by Brazil's Marta as Germany became the first team to
repeat as Women's World Cup champions with a 2-0 victory on Sunday.
Prinz, a three-time FIFA Player of the Year, scored in the 52nd... |
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