The resumption of the Europa League after a short hiatus meant another important round of games for
Everton and Fulham. With those clubs in action, both Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard were in action
Thursday afternoon.
Dempsey's Fulham traveled to Rome, and after getting out to a 1-0 lead, were reduced to 10 men
early in the second half.
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The resumption of the Europa League after a short hiatus meant another important round of games for
Everton and Fulham. With those clubs in action, both Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard were in action
Thursday afternoon.
Dempsey's Fulham traveled to Rome, and after getting out to a 1-0 lead, were reduced to 10 men
early in the second half.
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Dominic Fifield: Van Persie comes of age
Tom Dart: Fearless Fabregas exposes flaws in Redknapp's plan
David Pleat: Fluid Arsenal too much for Spurs
Phil McNulty: Spurs learn silence is golden
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Serie A Talk 01 November @ 08:26 PM EST
A Halloween weekend for the 11th matchday saw tricks and treats for various clubs, players and
managers. In honor of the holiday, we will take a look at those who got their candy this weekend
and those who got toilet papered.
Treat: Inter Milan on Top
An expected win by Inter over Lavorno coupled with a Juventus loss to Napoli and Sampdoria tie
with Bari has left the Nerazzurri seven points up on the top of the table.
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Giuliano, Dominic Adiyiah & Alex Teixeira: The main men in Egypt (Getty)As ever, this year's
Under-20 World Cup provided a fantastic opportunity for us to assess the best up and coming
youngsters in...
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Ten-man Ghana triumphed with a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Brazil to become the
first African team to claim the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Daniel Addo Sent Off
Ghana, who had Daniel Addo sent off eight minutes before the end of the first half, produced
great defensive display to deny the South Americans.
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The FIFA U-20 World Cup wrapped up on Friday, October 16, 2009 with the championship and 3rd
place matches. In the 3rd place match, Hungary faced Costa Rica while Ghana v Brazil was the final.
Both matches would end up going into penaly kicks. Here's a recap of both alon gwith video
highlights.
Ghana edges Brazil 0-0 (4-3 on penalties) Video Highlights
The match was dominated by Brazil for most of it but they failed to find the back of the
net.
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Yanks Abroad 16 October @ 12:28 PM EST
American goalkeeper and National Team hopeful Dominic Cervi has been limited to reserve action thus
far after his move to Celtic last year, and is hoping to be loaned out when the January transfer
window opens up.
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It can't get any better than this. The Fifa U-20 World Championships will come to an end today
at the Cairo International stadium.Today either Ghana or Brazil will be crowned champions. Prolific
striker Dominic Adiyiah (who is top scorer) and outstanding center-forward Alan Kardec will face
off.
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Ghana and Brazil are through to Friday's final of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup following their
victories over Hungary and Costa Rica yesterday. The Black Satellites third final appearance comes
after a tense 3-2 victory over Hungary that saw two goals from Dominic Adiyiah and one from Abeiku
Quansah. Hungary stayed in the match with second-half goals [.
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El dĂa de hoy se llevaron a cabo las Semifinales, las cuales cumplieron con las expectativas de
los aficionados, buen futbol, duelos parejos, buenos goles y entrega total de todos los elementos
dentro de la cancha.
Ghana 3-2 HungrĂa
Es la tercera vez que Ghana se clasifica a una Final de Mundial Sub-20, pero
las dos anteriores las perdiĂł, una ante el mismĂsimo Brasil en 1993, y la otra frente a Argentina
en el 2001.
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The FIFA U-20 World Cup had its semifinals on Tuesday as Brazil faced Costa Rica and Ghana
played Hungary. While not as prestigious as the main World Cup, the U-20 is an indicator of a
nation's strength in the upcoming years. The third place and championship match will be played on
Friday, October 16, 2009.
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Fueron diez goles en ambos partidos que se jugaron el dĂa de hoy, correspondientes a los
Cuartos de Final. Ambos tuvieron de todo, emociones, polémica, jugadas magistrales y buenos
goles.
Corea del Sur 2-3 Ghana
Los Satélites Negros siguen imparables. La potencia y verticalidad de los ghaneses se
impuso al fĂştbol de pases cortos en velocidad de los coreanos.
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The FIFA U-20 world cup has been taking place in Egypt for the past 2 weeks and tonight we will
know two semi-finalists. Korea face off with Ghana while Italy play hungary.
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Ghana is the sole remaining African team and they will have a lot of pressure on their shoulders
when they play the Koreans.
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No deja de haber sorpresas en los Octavos, y con los resultados de hoy se han definido dos
encuentros de los Cuartos de Final.
Ghana 2-1 Sudáfrica
Quizá este es uno de los partidos más emocionantes que he visto en lo que va del torneo. Se
pensaba que Ghana como primera de su grupo ganarĂa sin problemas a Sudáfrica clasificado como
tercero, pero como en todos los partidos que van de Octavos, eso ya no ha importado absolutamente
nada.
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With Champions League action done and dusted once again, attention turns to the Europa League
today. Americans Tim Howard, Clint Dempsey, Eddie Johnson and perhaps even Dominic Cervi could all
see action again as their respective clubs continue group play.
Tim Howard and Everton head to Borisov, Belarus to take on FC BATE.
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With Champions League action done and dusted once again, attention turns to the Europa League
today. Americans Tim Howard and Clint Dempsey could all see action again as their respective clubs
continue group play.
Howard and Everton head to Borisov, Belarus to take on FC BATE. The lengthy trip will certainly
factor into the squad selection, though this second match could be critical for an Everton side
that started off well with a 4-0 win against AEK Athens at home.
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The Columbus Crew ended MLS and American struggles at Estadio Saprissa last night, becoming the
first American team to win at the fabled stadium in San Jose, defeating Saprissa 1-0. An Eddie
Gaven goal in just the fifth minute of the match stood up as the difference, as Will Hesmer made
some nice saves to keep the clean sheet.
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The Columbus Crew beat Saprissa at the Monster's Cave on Wednesday night, taking the three group
stage points on an Eddie Gaven goal in the fifth minute. The Crew are second in Group C, trailing
Cruz Azul by one point. How do you make things more difficult playing in Mexico? Play the
second-half with ten men.
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UT continued their good early season form which has landed them the number one ranking in Division
II. Jamaican senior midfielder Lister Warren scored two first half goals to put Tampa (3-0-0) up
2-0 and the Spartans never let the Saints back into the match.
Warren's first goal came in the eighth minute, assisted by Dan Ingvarsson and Dominic Concalves.
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American goalkeeper Dominic Cervi is set to make his club debut for Celtic FC tonight as the
Hoops take on Benfica in the CNE Cup, a friendly at BMO Field in Toronto.
Celtic will be without most of its top stars, which are away on international duty, including
starting goalkeeper and Polish international Artur Boruc.
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American goalkeeper Dominic Cervi is set to make his club debut for Celtic FC tonight as the
Hoops take on Benfica in the CNE Cup, a friendly at BMO Field in Toronto.
Celtic will be without most of its top stars, which are away on international duty, including
starting goalkeeper and Polish international Artur Boruc.
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Go to the BBC I-Player link and listen from 23 minutes exactly, listen to the Arsenal caller who
dares to politely suggest that Rooney may have taken a dive and won the penalty for Manu. Listen to
the way in which Alan Green, an ugly version of Eamon Holmes if this is possible, is downright rude
to 'Dominic' from London.
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UPDATE: According to Dominic Fifield at the Guardian, Chelsea
do not plan on talking to striker Nicolas Anelka about a new deal until after the
season.
August 13th, 2009 According to the Daily Mirror, Chelsea
striker Nicholas Anelka is set to begin contract discussions with the club next
week.
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UPDATE: According to Chelsea's official website, Chelsea have
signed striker Didier Drogba to a new three-year contract.
July 21st, 2009 According to Dominic Fifield at the Guardian,
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is set to sign a new three-year
deal with the club once he returns from the club's pre-season tour.
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England's Brave John Terry has finally committed his future to the club. And Chelsea wrapped up
the World Football Challenge in style Sunday night, handing Club America a 2-0 defeat at Cowboys
Stadium in Dallas.
All is good.
It finally went right for young Franco Di Santo who, as a second-half substitute, scored and set
up the Blues' second goal.
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This mornings papers all appear to be following the same lead; that John Terry is set to 'reject' a
move to us in favour of remaining at Chelsea. From Dominic Fifield in The Guardian (who is in the
US covering the side):
John Terry has reached an agreement in principle to remain at Chelsea despite
persistent interest from Manchester City, with the England captain expected to reaffirm his
commitment to the club publicly before the weekend.
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According to Dominic Fifield at the Guardian, Chelsea striker Didier
Drogba is set to sign a new three-year deal with the club once he returns from the club's
pre-season tour.
Also, manager Carlo Ancelotti admitted that the club has not received any
offers for striker Andriy Shevchenko.
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The Dynamo will have Dominic Oduro available but not Cam Weaver for tonight's Lamar Hunt U.S. Open
Cup quarterfinal at the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division. Oduro, a forward, suffered a
cramp and was subbed out midway through...
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As the American Soccer landscape takes a bit of a breather after Confederations Cup and before
the CONCACAF Gold Cup, there is plenty to discuss. Here are some news items, topics and tidbits to
go over as we get through Monday.
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So who is the first American to complete a move to Europe this summer?
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Nice to emerge from my blogging exile with a headline that hasn't appeared anywhere for pretty
well close to a year. Earlier today Canada beat Cyprus 1-0 in an international friendly thanks to a
goal by the Simeon Jackson who, along with defender Eddy Sidra and midfielders Tyler Hemming and
Dominic Imhof, earned their first caps for Canada today.
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The Australian Financial Review ran a great story in its Review pages this Friday, 'Pitch black:
England and its national game in the 1970s' by Dominic Sandbrook. It was inspired by David Peace's
book 'The Damned United' which will be released here in August.
I was very young in 1974 playing for the Redbacks.
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Looks like Dominic Cervi, a young American goalkeeper, is set to join Celtic. He had trained with
the national team after rejecting a Major League Soccer contract.
It's always nice to see Yanks sign abroad.
Turns out, another young lad is turning heads over in Europe.
15-year-old midfielder Luis Gil has received some interest from Arsenal.
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Dominic Cervi has gone more than a year waiting for his professional soccer dreams to come true,
and now the American goalkeeper is set to finally become a pro as he is set to sign a deal with
Scottish club Celtic after receiving his Italian passport last week.
Selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2008 MLS Draft by the Chicago Fire, Cervi passed on a
minimum-salary offer from the Fire and eventually made his way to Scotland, where he impressed
Celtic after a lengthy trial last September.
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Dominic Cervi has gone more than a year waiting for his professional soccer dreams to come true,
and now the American goalkeeper is set to finally become a pro as he is set to sign a deal with
Scottish club Celtic after receiving his Italian passport last week.
Selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2008 MLS Draft by the Chicago Fire, Cervi passed on a
minimum-salary offer from the Fire and eventually made his way to Scotland, where he impressed
Celtic after a lengthy trial last September.
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