For the last time, it's pronounced HUE-clees!

The Boston Breakers site just announced Angela Hucles is retiring from professional soccer. She says:

I always wanted to involve myself in things I was passionate about and give 110 percent.

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Carlos Bocanegra has made a career out of solid defending and timely tackles, and this weekend he prevented a potential goal with a last-second challenge.

Unfortunately for Stade Rennes, Bocanegra did so with his hands.

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Maybe you had too much too fast. Maybe you had too much too fast.
Or just over played your part.
Nothin shakin on shakedown street. Used to be the heart of town.
Dont tell me this town aint got no heart. You just gotta poke around.

Freddy Adu was once pure potentiality.

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From the pages of Clarin

1959 Copa America Argentina defeats Brasil 3-0 and wins the Copa America. The great Enrique Sivori celebrates with several Peruvian kids.

1964 Nation's Cup Argentina defeats Brasil 3-0 and wins the Nation's Cup which was held in Brasil.

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Sky Blue's presence in the final is a bit of a surprise as they just barely qualified for the playoffs. Of course, in a league of seven teams playing a fairly short season I'm not sure the standings mean all that much. They had a rocky season - they fired their coach at the start, and the next to take the job quit just a few weeks ago. Click to continue reading...

Abby Wambach

Abby Wambach scored her 100th career goal in her hometown to lead the U.S. Women's National Team to a 1-0 victory against Canada in front of 8,443 wildly appreciative fans at Marina Auto Stadium.

Wambach, who was a high school All-American at Our Lady of Mercy in Rochester, becomes the ninth woman in soccer history to score 100 career international goals, and the fifth American, joining Mia Hamm (158), Kristine Lilly (129), Michelle Akers (105) and Tiffeny Milbrett (100).

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Abby Wambach

Abby Wambach scored her 100th career goal in her hometown to lead the U.S. Women's National Team to a 1-0 victory against Canada in front of 8,443 wildly appreciative fans at Marina Auto Stadium.

Wambach, who was a high school All-American at Our Lady of Mercy in Rochester, becomes the ninth woman in soccer history to score 100 career international goals, and the fifth American, joining Mia Hamm (158), Kristine Lilly (129), Michelle Akers (105) and Tiffeny Milbrett (100).

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Well the big day is upon us. Beginning tomorrow and culminating with the Gold Cup Final late next month the United States National Team will be in almost constant action. No friendlies are on the schedule in this period. Just deadly serious World Cup qualifiers and competitive tournament matches.

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Ives Galarcep of ESPN Soccernet broke the story that Peter Nowak will be named Head Coach of the expansion Philadelphia MLS franchise.
The MLS expansion Philadelphia Union has selected its first head coach and it has chosen a man with championship experience and a gritty style perfectly-suited for his new home. Click to continue reading...

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The MLS expansion Philadelphia Union has selected its first head coach and it has chosen a man with championship experience and a gritty style perfectly-suited for his new home.

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The MLS expansion Philadelphia Union has selected its first head coach and it has chosen a man with championship experience and a gritty style perfectly-suited for his new home.

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Couple of notes in tomorrow's paper:
Wambach waits: WPS' disciplinary committee will take a closer look at an incident from Sunday's St. Louis-Washington game in which a challenge from Abby Wambach left St. Louis star Daniela with two injured knee ligaments and a crack in her tibia. Click to continue reading...

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The Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer have signed attacking midfielder/forward Martina Franko, a Los Altos-born naturalized Canadian citizen, from the Vancouver Whitecaps, team officials confirmed Friday.

The team will formally announce the signing of the 33-year-old veteran, who has more than 45 Canadian caps and won a pair of W-League titles with the Whitecaps, in the coming days.

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Hmmm - the usual internet issues this morning - and an e-mail from FairPoint indicating that my webspace is now available.  Hey FairPoint - it ain't my webspace that's the problem.  Could you maybe help me with the little e-mail issue that I've now contacted you about TWICE?  (Never mind the time spent waiting on [. Click to continue reading...

©Mark Dadswell/Getty Images How does this happen? How did a team as lethargic as Nigeria make it to the final? I mean from keeper to front line I'd say they are simply average. The Japanese had just as good of a shot to make it to the final. And I'll be honest, I only saw the [...] Click to continue reading...

Nigeria squares off against Argentina in Saturday's Olympic gold medal final and while the game is a repeat of the 1996 gold medal match that Nigeria won 3-2, can the Super Eagles' offense deal with Lionel Messi and the Albicelestes this time around?

Argentina are favored after their 3-0 destruction of Brazil in the semi-finals. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City summer signing Jô notched a brace for his national side as Brazil defeated Belgium to capture the men's Bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics. He appears likely to compete in City's third fixture of the season. The former CSKA Moscow striker could be back for the UEFA Cup match against FC Midtjylland next Thursday. Click to continue reading...

The 2008 Olympics will end on Sunday 24th August (with the 08 Olympic football final on Saturday) and there's been lots to talk about this time around, from the politics to the environment to the questions about age to the outstanding performances and the odd funny moments. What will you remember most about Beijing 2008? Click to continue reading...

Bundesliga outfit Hamburg SV have reported that the Eastlands club has agreed to the signing of defender Vincent Kompany. The Belgian centre back has been impressive during his recent club and international duty and has been rumored for sometime with a move to England. It now appears that he will be joining Manchester City. Click to continue reading...

While we lament the loss of the Nigerian Super Falcons in the Women's Olympic football tournament, praise must be heaped on the African men, who all swept into the quarterfinals of the men's Olympic tournament.
One thing we know for sure is that Africa will be represented in the semi-finals, as Nigeria take on Ivory Coast in the last eight. Click to continue reading...

So we didn't make it in the Olympics. It's almost like we hit the peak of the mountain right when we got to China. We won the first match, drew the second match (which felt like a loss) and then fell today in the final match of the group phase. It was tough to watch really, [...] Click to continue reading...

I watched the first two USA games, and they were pretty underwhelming. This doesn't surprise me. Playing with 10 men, U.S. soccer team eliminated by Nigeria BEIJING (AP) -- Promise Isaac and Victor Obinna scored Wednesday to lead Nigeria over a 10-man United States team 2-1, earning a place in the quarterfinals of the Olympic football [. Click to continue reading...

We had an idea this would happen, but we're sad nevertheless.
The Nigeria women's football team, the Super Falcons, were beaten 3-1 by Brazil on Tuesday at the Workers' Stadium in Beijing in their final group game at the Olympics.

The result left the Nigerian women bottom of the group with three defeats from three matches, and eliminated from the tournament.

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I don't know about you all but I love the Olympics. I'm all about every event that I can get my hands on from handball to rowing. Are you all into these games as much as I am? If so what sport (beside soccer of course) are you in to? Click to continue reading...

Andrew: It was a satisfactory win for the US this morning against Japan. In the early stages of the game, our boys seemed to be stringing together some good combinations from the midfield to the forwards through Adu and McBride. My biggest gripe with this game was our outside backs, or well just one in particular; [. Click to continue reading...

Well as you all know I'm sure the US is atop their group with a not so convincing win today. For the first 23 minutes or so the United States dominated the game controlling the ball, creating chances, and leaving Japan only with a counter attack. The domination ended with a cheeky set play from a corner which left a Japanese player all alone at the far post with an empty net. Click to continue reading...

First Canberran, Nikolai Topor-Stanley into 2008 Olympics, approriately it's for football our most popular sport.
Haircut Zadkovich, all the rage in Derby this year, scored for Australia in a battling performance against Serbia tonight in the opening game of the Under 23 World Cup. A tight battle ended 1-1 after Serbia equalised late on. Click to continue reading...

Africa is sending only one nation to the 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament: Nigeria.
Nigeria are a dominant force in African women's football, winning the continental championship seven times. But when it comes to the world stage, the Super Falcons barely register a blip.
In five appearances at the FIFA Women's World Cup finals, two at the Olympic Football Tournament and three at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the Super Falcons have only managed to progress beyond the opening round on two occasions. Click to continue reading...

We've done a few Olympic previews already: one yesterday and one about a week ago.
But with the Beijing Games mere hours away, I'd be remiss not to direct your attention to BBC Sport's Durosimi Thomas and his look at the African sides involved in the men's tournament.
General consensus favors a good showing by the African nations involved. Click to continue reading...

The men's Olympic football tournament will be one of the most highly anticipated sporting events of the upcoming 2008 Beijing Games.
This year's tournament features three teams from Africa, with Cameroon, Nigeria and the Ivory Coast sending over their young, developing talent in hopes of Olympic glory. Click to continue reading...

Some of you have asked so I thought I would pass along the times and dates of when the US Men's and Women's teams play in the Summer Olympics, which kicks off this week. Now the opening ceremonies are Friday but the games actually kickoff Wednesday with Women's soccer (or football). The Men's soccer starts [. Click to continue reading...

Beijing 2008 Olympics - Men's Football fixtures and results, all in one place! Bookmark this page and share away: Time Zones All times listed are China Standard Time (UTC+8). To calibrate your local timings (and accommodating Daylight Savings Time): United States (Eastern Standard Time) = UTC-4 United Kingdom = UTC+1 Continental Europe = UTC+2 Pakistan = UTC+6 Australia = UTC+10 Nº Group Teams & Kick-Off [. Click to continue reading...

Some FC Dallas news for you all this afternoon, probably something you may have heard by now as it was emailed to me earlier in the day by US Soccer. FC Dallas midfielder Dax McCarty has been added to the Olympic roster for next month's Olympics in China. He replaces injured Real Salt Lake midfielder Nathan [. Click to continue reading...

The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China are but a few weeks away.
The men's Olympic Football Tournament looks like it will be a hotly contested competition, with countries like Argentina, Holland and the United States seeking Olympic gold.
Africa will be well represented with three formidable squads in the 16-team tournament for the gold medal. Click to continue reading...

It's been observed that the Brazilian women's football team could use a little luck. They've been *nearly* to the top in some huge games, including the 2007 World Cup (in which they lost 2-0 to Germany) and 2004 Olympics (2-1 to the US in extra time). But, alas, As Canarinhas find themselves in the group of death: Group B, which includes two-time World Cup champions Germany (their first Click to continue reading...