by FRANCO PANIZO

World Cup qualifying is in the rear-view mirror, and for the Americans Abroad that means it is time to get back into club soccer.

After missing international duty due to an ankle injury, Tim Howard should be healthy enough to start for Everton in possibly the most intriguing match of the weekend when the Toffees host Manchester United, Howard's former club.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

World Cup qualifying is in the rear-view mirror, and for the Americans Abroad that means it is time to get back into club soccer.

After missing international duty due to an ankle injury, Tim Howard should be healthy enough to start for Everton in possibly the most intriguing match of the weekend when the Toffees host Manchester United, Howard's former club.

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After a year as a Nielsen-rated channel, Fox Soccer Channel isn't quite challenging Monday Night Football in the cable ratings but can point to impressive growth across the board -- doubling or tripling its ratings from fall 2008 for most programming.
Here's the most impressive part: The ratings gain can NOT be explained by an upsurge in cable and satellite companies adding the channel, says FSC executive VP and GM David Sternberg. Click to continue reading...

Rewind back to 2003 and you'll see that Jonathan Woodgate had everything. From critical acclaim to a huge fan following, he had all the essentials required to go down in the Newcastle folklore as one of the very best defenders of all time. However, the only obstacle that could stop him injuries came into play very early into his career at St.

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One of the most troubling things about the reactions to the Cohen boycott is the misunderstanding of what the Hillsborough disaster actually meant. There are two fundamentally incorrect reactions to the topic. Let me take two examples from Ollie's most recent comment thread.
Quote: why can't people just drop this and grow up Quote: Some people cannot accept the reality that a bunch of Liverpool fans, some portion of them drunk, crushed other Liverpool fans. Click to continue reading...

After a few weeks off due to some holidays, the Premiership Talk Podcast is back at last. A bit different from ordinary podcasts, this episode sees Brian Lofrumento joined by a new co-host (no word on Taylor Fisher's whereabouts, but he was last spotted somewhere in Brazil). Who is it? You'll have to find out!

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So, lets get straight to it. It's the question on everybody's lips. Did Sir Alex Ferguson disrespect the FA Cup by fielding the cast of Skins? There were rumblings as soon as I entered the stadium. Some people had seen it on TV in one of the many bars, some had been phoned by friends, some were just wildly speculating.

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Everton stalwart Tim Howard saved two shots during Sunday's FA Cup semifinal that went to a penalty shootout. The American stopped the first two tries from Manchester United and Everton never looked back, winning the duel 4-2.
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ussoccer.com tracked down MNT goalkeeper Tim Howard today, as Everton's FA Cup semifinal hero is in London preparing for Wednesday's game against Chelsea. We asked Howard to take us through the memorable day, concluding with the dramatic shootout victory over Manchester United. With the win, Everton is set to face Chelsea in the all-important Cup final on May 30. Click to continue reading...

It was a busy and eventful weekend in European Soccer for Americans playing abroad. Here's a recap of Americans playing in the top European leagues.

Oguchi Onyewu - Standard Liege beat Royal Excelsior Mouscron 3-0 - Belgium Jupiler Pro League - 2 goals - 90 minutes - Standard won easily and are now tied atop the league table as Onyewu scored two goals.

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USA keeper Tim Howard pointed to studying the opposition for why he was able to guess correctly on two of Manchester United's penalty attempts in the penalty shootout that decided Sunday's FA Cup semifinal. Everton advanced after 120 minutes of scoreless soccer. "Technology is crazy today, you can look at the penalties from something like the last eight years," Howard told Everton's official site. Click to continue reading...

It was a thrilling English FA Cup Semifinal Sunday at Wembley that ended in penalty kicks. Neither team was able to score in regular time as Everton won 4-2 in penalty kicks. Here are video highlights from Sunday's game.

Everton - Manchester United - 0-0 (4-2 on Penalty Kicks)

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Tim Howard emerged as the unlikely hero of the FA Cup semifinal match between Manchester United and Everton as the Toffees booked a spot against Chelsea in May at Wembley. After 120 minutes of scoreless play, the American goalkeeper came up with two huge penalty saves to end United's dream of an unprecedented quintuple.

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