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Tuesday Morning Union Freekicks: The Kids Are Alright?

Brotherly Game 12 July @ 08:33 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Where the Union Go From Here | Philly Union Talk
Living in this post-Harvey apocalypse makes you wonder. What does the recent draw against an obviously awful offensive team say? Would somebody good (like, say, the Greatest American Hero, Lenhart) have been able to break through against the makeshift Union defense?

USWNT looks to repeat 2008 Olympic success at FIFA World Cup in Germany

Soccer By Ives 10 May @ 10:03 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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United States women's national team coach Pia Sundhage won an international title in her first year at the helm, guiding the USWNT to a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She's banking on that success carrying over to this summer's FIFA World Cup in Germany.

Twelve of the 21 players selected to represent the United States this summer have never participated in a World Cup before, but 14 were part of the 2008 world-championship team, and that experience will be counted on as the No.

Olympic stadium a fight for soccer's soul...?

Soccerphile World Cup Blog 23 January @ 03:15 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Football and the Olympics does matter after all.
By the end of this week either Tottenham Hotspur or West Ham United will be in pole position to take over London's Olympic Stadium once the flame goes out on the 12th of August 2012. The battle for Stratford has turned into a fire-fight between two capital clubs with
all manner of voices wading in, from politicians to Pelé.

MLS Combine Profile: Boxall hoping to be latest New Zealand soccer success

Soccer By Ives 06 January @ 12:30 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Photo by Miranda Christlock/UCSB Media Relations

BY ADAM SERRANO

The MLS combine is a high-pressure situation that is sometimes the most pressure-packed setting some players have ever faced.

Not so for UCSB defender Michael Boxall, who has played in his fair share of high-profile matches.