Valencia star David Villa (Somos Che)
The Philadelphia Union announced on Wednesday that the Spanish side will begin touring the
United States in the summer over in the City of Brotherly Love.Soccer fans in the States were like
this when news of Valencia coming to America this summer.
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Du Nord 17 March @ 05:17 PM EDT
STARTERSSteve Davis on his blog Daily Soccer Fix explaining why he left ESPN Soccernet for Sports
Illustrated: "New management is in charge at Soccernet, and I don't get the feeling that MLS is a
big part of the plan going forward."
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Here's a real anti-shocker for you: Robinho did not make the trip to New York with Santos.
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Beckham's return to Old Trafford, Real Madrid dumped out of the Champions League again
Portsmouth make the semi-finals of the FA Cup, Goal-line technology has been kicked into touch
while AC Milan were thrashed. These and many other news stories all feature in this week's
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Du Nord 12 March @ 06:49 PM EDT
MLS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTI must admit that I did not think these two sides would let this drag on so long and cause this
much tension coming up to the start of the season.
With thousands of fans all set to travel for opening weekend away games, the MLS players would be
making a HUUUUUUUUUUGE mistake going on strike.
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Du Nord 09 March @ 04:23 PM EDT
A CAUTIONARY TALEThis is a story for everyone who wants MLS to open the purse strings and spend spend spend:
Jonathan Wilson of the Guardian looks at the lean times for teams in Russia after a decade of free
spending.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUERound of 16 2nd Leg Matches & Scores:
-Tue Mar 9
Fiorentina v Bayern Munich (1-2) - live at 1:30pm Central on Fox Soccer Channel
Arsenal v Porto (1-2) - delayed at 4pm Central on Fox Soccer Channel
-Wed Mar 10
Manchester United v Milan (3-2) - live at 1:30pm Central on Fox Soccer Channel
Real Madrid v Lyon (0-1) - delayed at 4pm Central on Fox Soccer Channel
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUEShawn Mitchell of the Columbus Dispatch with a Crew v Choriceros preview.
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Du Nord 05 March @ 06:33 PM EDT
STARTERSDon't miss the Photo Essay: Nike takes du Nord to London England. Published earlier today right
here at the big dN.
There has been a lot of talk about Landon Donovan staying at Everton. But I see three things in the
way of that. #1 The Galaxy don't want that to happen.
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Du Nord 02 March @ 06:37 PM EDT
STARTERS100 Days Till The World Cup!!!!!
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Jermaine Jones is still injured, but he is in Amsterdam this week meeting up with his new Team USA
friends. Could this be a sign that if he is healthy then he will be on the USA World Cup roster. I
sure hope so!
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Du Nord 01 March @ 07:50 PM EDT
I am happy to be back!
STARTERSGiant thanks go out to Graham, Tim, Joe and Adam for minding the shop while I was out gallivanting.
I hope to have some good stuff for you from my trip to London.
dN
Mo Edu was the man of the hour for Rangers, as he banged home a goal in the dying seconds to beat
rivals Celtic 1-0 on Sunday.
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Du Nord 17 February @ 06:44 PM EDT
STARTERSThe USA will play 2 games in the run up to the World Cup, starting with the Czech Republic on Tue
May 25 (location TBA), and Turkey on Sat May 29 in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field.
-Turkey has hired Guus Hiddink as they new head coach. He will take over the team after the World
Cup as they head into Euro 2012 qualifying.
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Du Nord 10 February @ 07:20 PM EDT
STARTERSIt looks like Fox, and not their cable channel FX will show the UEFA Champions League final on Sat
May 22. Wow.
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A very big night for almost all the Americans in England as LD & Timmay beat Chelsea, Spector beats
Birmingham, Friedel draws with Man U and Hahnemann beats Tottenham.
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If you follow the SBI Twitter Feed then you know I have some good news to share this morning.
IÂ am joining Fox Soccer as full-time writer/columnist.
The move ends a more than five-year stint with ESPN Soccernet, a tenure that included five MLS
Cups, four MLS Drafts, a World Cup and countless U.
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If you follow the SBI Twitter Feed then you know I have some good news to share this morning.
IÂ am joining Fox Soccer as full-time writer/columnist.
The move ends a more than five-year stint with ESPN Soccernet, a tenure that included five MLS
Cups, four MLS Drafts, a World Cup and countless U.
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ESPN's Soccernet has posted a really good article on young American Alejandro Bedoya and his
success with Orebro in the Swedish League. You can read all about him by clicking here.
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12 boys soccer players from Minnesota and neighboring areas of Wisconsin signed letters
of intent today to play for Division I schools while 2 other signed to play for Division II
schools.
14 players is a big jump from 2009 which only saw 6 players sign while 2 of those 6 ended up
playing elsewhere.
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Du Nord 29 January @ 10:15 AM EDT
ME ME MELooks like I am making a run to Milwaukee this weekend. I have a new niece to welcome into the
family. Hi Delaney! You never know where I might turn up, so if you see me please say hi. That big
game on Sunday could be calling me to the Highbury!
STARTERSIt's official, Kenny Cooper is leaving 1860 Munich on loan to Plymouth Argyle and manager Paul
Mariner.
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By AVI CREDITOR
Wednesday night's Carling Cup Manchester derby of a semifinal was supposed to be focused on
Carlos Tevez and the ongoing feud with his former team.
It appears that Tevez will be sharing the spotlight with Robinho.
According to an ESPN Soccernet report, Wednesday's second leg may be Robinho's final game with
Manchester City before he returns on loan to his former club in Brazil, Santos FC.
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Is MLS headed here? Probably not ... but Sunday's deadline is looming to get this mess sorted
out.
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I tried not to write about MLS labor discord.
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Well thats what Freddy says in this article on ESPN's Soccernet. He seems pretty excited about his
opportunity in Greece with Aris Thessaloniki FC, and we'll see how it all plays out over the next
few months.
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Ravi Ubha has written a very good article for ESPN's Soccernet about Luis Robles' struggle for
playing time at German club Kaiserslautern and his hopes of being the 3rd choice keeper for the
U.S. National Team in South Africa.
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Jeff Carlisle has written a very good article on ESPN's Soccernet about how the Houston Dynamo are
going to replace Ricardo Clark and Stuart Holden.
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UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, the embargo has been lifted. Peter
Storrie said,
"We are absolutely delighted that th embargo has been lifted, as we have been working very hard
for the past few days with the Premier League to achieve this.
"I can confirm we are looking at an Egyptian striker Avram has targeted, but we have to examine
the work permit situation.
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Today is an interesting day of international fixtures, as four Premier League games are on tap
along with a pretty big international friendly between Argentina and Costa Rica and Copa
Libertadores playoffs. Spurs-Fulham kicks off at 1:45 p.m. CT today on Fox Soccer Channel, with
Wolves-Liverpool at the same time on Setanta.
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UPDATE: The Glasgow Evening Times has reported that the deal
United are prepared to offer Rooney is for five years and worth
£150,000-a-week.
January 25th, 2010 According to Manchester United's official website,
Wayne Rooney is happy at the club and doesn't want to leave.
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Fantasy EPL 25 January @ 06:42 PM EDT
Report: Egypt vs Cameroon - African Nations Cup - ESPN Soccernet Everyone who watched Arsenal's
makeshift attempts to stop mediocre opposition with their mix-and-match holding midfielders
(Denilson, Diaby, and Eastmond) will be left with no doubt that today's result in the ANC provides
a huge lift to Arsenal's title hopes.
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Du Nord 25 January @ 06:39 PM EDT
TEAM USA JANUARY TRAINING CAMPFriendly Match & Score:
-Sat Jan 23
USA 1-3 Honduras - USA goal by Clarence Goodson. Hon goals by Carlos Pavon(PK), Jerry
Palacios & Roger Espinoza.
Venue: Home Depot Center - Carson CA
Attendance: 18,626
Match report from US Soccer.
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Ives Galarcep did a great interview with Charlie Davies part of which is posted on ESPN's Soccernet
and part of which is posted on Ives' website Soccer by Ives. Definitely check these out!
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Here's a pretty good article from ESPN's Soccernet that analyzes what can be taken from the recent
game against Honduras.
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According to ESPN Soccernet, Manchester City footballer
Robinho admitted that he is going to join Santos on loan. He told
Radio Bandeirantes,
"The directors all agree that it's better to send me out on loan. It would be exceptional to
return to Santos.
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UPDATE: According to Real Madrid's official website, striker
Ruud Van Nistelrooy has signed with Hamburg on a
free transfer.
January 22nd, 2010 According to ESPN Soccernet, David Sullivan
confirmed that the offer was for Nistelrooy.
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Du Nord 22 January @ 06:34 PM EDT
TEAM USA JANUARY TRAINING CAMPFriendly Match & Score:
-Sat Jan 23
USA v Honduras - 8pm Central - Fox Soccer Channel
Venue: Home Depot Center - Carson CA
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UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Adrian Mutu is unlikely
to join Manchester City. Mutu told prosport.ro,
"Will I go to Manchester City? I don't think so ... At the moment, I just want to have a
successful second half of the season with Fiorentina .
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According to ESPN Soccernet, Galatasaray have signed Manchester
City striker Jo on loan for the rest of the season.
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According to ESPN Soccernet, Tottenham are the favorites to land
Portsmouth defender Younes Kaboul. A Popmpey insider said,
"Yes, we are working on a deal with Spurs, but yes it is pretty complex. Spurs look favourite to
sign Kaboul but five clubs have shown interest, three from the Premier League, Spurs,
Manchester City and Sunderland.
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According to ESPN Soccernet, Tottenham striker Roman
Pavlyuchenko is not interested in a move to Zenit St. Petersburg.
Pavlyuchenko said,
"In the last couple of days I have received an avalanche of phone calls from my friends and the
media asking if it is true I will move to Zenit .
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Is young Stuart Holden the best answer in the worst-case scenario involving injured U.S. man
Clint Dempsey?
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First off, I may get my little reporter's badge yanked by U.
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According to ESPN Soccernet, Tottenham have not made a bid for
Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster. Tottenham boss
Harry Redknapp said,
"I have no idea where this story has come from because we have never made an offer for Ben
Foster, let alone had one rejected .
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This article on ESPN's Soccernet by Leander Schaerlaeckens describes Danny Mwanga's career plans
and why he decided to play in MLS with the Philadelphia Union before going to Europe.
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Shocker, I know, but this article on ESPN describes how Landon Donovan is considering an extension
to his loan deal with Everton. Maybe he should give it more then 2 games?
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