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Is 'El Capitan' Retiring?

Pistolas F.C. 30 October @ 04:08 PM EST
TORONTO - Age appears nothing but a number for the beloved Captain of Pistolas FC Charles Eppich, as he continues to score goals in limited games, and remains the All-Time Goalscorer.
In fact he scored 2 goals in the finals to bring his 2009 tally to 6 and his all-time tally to 12.
But his absence from the roster during the Toronto Cup - an absence not brought on by availability - left many teammates and fans wondering about the status of our fearless leader. Click to continue reading...

EPL Week 9: A Look Back

Soccer By Ives 26 October @ 11:25 AM EST


By TRAVIS CLARK

It was all or nothing for Rafa Benitez and Liverpool on Saturday. While a loss wouldn't quite knock them out of the title race, it would be the club's fifth loss in a row and put title talk on the backburner, at least for the time being.

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Transfer Rumors (22 July 09): Liverpool eye Roma’s Aquilani, Huntelaar holds out for Premier League move, Tottenham bid for Real Madrid’s Negredo, and more

SoccerLens 22 July @ 03:45 PM EST

So, John Terry is apparently going to stay at Chelsea. That shouldn't exactly come as a surprise to anyone, though a few Chelsea fans might have worried themselves into a frenzy over the last several days about the possibility of losing their beloved captain to Manchester City.

Now that that situation looks to be resolved (possibly, maybe, I think.

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Hammers in for Kaka, I won’t hold my breath

OK Football Finder 08 June @ 06:00 AM EST

After what seems like a millennium, West Ham finally got shot of Icelandick Chairman Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson who will go back home with his tail between his legs with 70million (he was hoping for double that last year). 70 million doesn't sound much for a club, especially when you consider that is the figure being bandied about by Real Madrid for The Portuguese Winker.

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Transfer Rumors (12 May 09): Valencia to replace Real-bound Ronaldo at Manchester United, Bolton’s Cahill to cost Arsenal £20m, Liverpool to bid for Middlesb

SoccerLens 12 May @ 01:00 PM EST

You know too many days can't pass without Cristiano Ronaldo being mentioned with Real Madrid, even if he's already said he's going to stay at Manchester United.

The in-form winger is in the transfer gossip pages today, but there are several more big names and big clubs to discuss in today's transfer news and rumors roundup.

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the game don’t care

This is American Soccer 09 September @ 09:01 PM EST
PART 2 A talented tennis player, Jennifer Dempsey ranked in the top two at Nacogdoches High School. Her athletic pursuits begged for more attention, and being a family of limited means, younger brother Clint, 13 at the time, was forced to put his soccer development on the backburner after three years of family sacrifice supported his [. Click to continue reading...

New England wins SuperLiga as bonus squabble looms

Soccer By Ives 06 August @ 09:08 AM EST

Photo by ISIphotos.com

The 2008 SuperLiga Tournament came to a close in dramatic fashion on Tuesday night as New England defeated the Houston Dynamo on penalty kicks. Matt Reis played the hero, stopping a pair of shots, including the final shot by Houston's Corey Ashe to give the Revs a second trophy to go with last year's U.

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Armas To Retire, Fire To Get Reyna?

WVHooligan 14 November @ 03:12 PM EST
I kinda decided yesterday to just let the Seattle news take over this place and put this story on the backburner and let it simmer some in my brain. But another future Hall-of-Famer has decided to step down this season and follow in the footsteps of Cobi Jones and Eddie Pope. Chicago's Chris Armas announced [...] Click to continue reading...