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Injured Schweinsteiger to miss Germany qualifiers

The Soccer Room 20 May @ 01:24 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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BERLIN, Germany — Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger will play no part in a friendly against Uruguay on May 29 or in two Euro 2012 qualifiers next month because of injury, the German football federation (DFB) said Friday. The 26-year-old Bayern Munich midfielder, one of the stars of Germany's strong 2010 World Cup performance, broke a [.

Guatemalan club official killed after threats

The Soccer Room 20 February @ 03:38 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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GUATEMALA CITY = The vice president of Deportivo Xinabajul in Guatemala has been shot to death by unidentified gunmen after receiving threats related to the squad's poor performance. National Civil Police spokesman Donald Gonzalez says no suspects have yet been detained in the killing of Carlos Noe Gomez.

Pele warns of World Cup delays

The Soccer Room 19 February @ 03:35 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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SAO PAULO, Brazil — Delays in getting Brazil ready to host the 2014 football World Cup could end up with the South American nation being "red-faced" when the time comes, retired soccer legend Pele said Friday. "We are really worried," he told a media conference in Sao Paulo, speaking for the Brazilian Football Confederation and [.

Over 100 injured in Peru stadium collapse

The Soccer Room 19 February @ 03:33 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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LIMA, Peru Police in Peru say the metal bleachers at a soccer stadium have collapsed right before a youth championship, injuring 117 people. A dozen fans suffered serious injuries. Lima Fire Chief Alfonso Panizo tells RPP radio most of those hurt have minor injuries, but he says 12 seriously injured people have been hospitalized.

Vegas host biggest international youth tournament

The Soccer Room 18 February @ 02:32 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. About 6,000 teen soccer players will be in Las Vegas for a holiday weekend tournament featuring 332 teams from 26 states and seven foreign countries. The Las Vegas Mayor's Cup International Showcase runs Friday through Monday for players ages 14 to 19. It's being touted as the largest youth soccer tournament [.

Spoof ‘Wally’ photo embarrasses Greek club Aris

The Soccer Room 18 February @ 02:22 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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MANCHESTER, England — A globe-trotting comic book character has left officials at Greek football club Aris with faces as red as his famous sweater after popping up in a spoof photo in a matchday program. Instead of using an official Manchester City team picture for the program for Tuesday's Europa League match, designers at Aris [.

Protests in Yemen prompt soccer postponement

The Soccer Room 18 February @ 02:18 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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ZURICH, Switzerland — Soccer's ruling body has postponed Yemen's home qualifying game for the 2012 Olympics against Singapore because of anti-government protests. FIFA says it agreed with the Asian Football Confederation to delay Wednesday's scheduled first-leg match by one week until March 2. FIFA says the game could be switched to a neutral country if [.

MLS and Fox Soccer Channel extend deal for 1 year

The Soccer Room 18 February @ 02:17 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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NEW YORK, NY — Major League Soccer and Fox Soccer Channel have extended their broadcasting deal for one year. The league and the network said Friday that FSC will televise up to 31 regular-season games and three playoff games, including a conference final. The network will broadcast 15 Saturday night games and 14 Friday night [.

Giggs signs one-year extension with Man Utd

The Soccer Room 18 February @ 02:15 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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MANCHESTER, England Manchester United's long-serving midfielder Ryan Giggs has signed a one-year contract extension with the Premier League giants, it was confirmed Friday. Giggs, who turned 37 in November, had already signalled his intention to prolong his Old Trafford career into a 21st season, and the club confirmed Friday the deal had now been [.

Patrice Evra agrees new contract with Manchester United

The Soccer Room 17 February @ 09:30 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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MANCHESTER, England Patrice Evra has committed his future to Manchester United and agreed a new four-year contract, with an announcement expected from Old Trafford on Friday morning. Evra had considered leaving Old Trafford, tempted by the possibility of playing in Spain, and had been linked with a move to Real Madrid.

London 2012 final shifts Community Shield out of Wembley

The Soccer Room 17 February @ 02:09 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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LONDON, England The football final of the London 2012 Olympic Games will be played at Wembley on Saturday, August 11 next year which means the Premier League's curtain-raising Community Shield will have to go elsewhere. The Closing Ceremony of the Games is the following day August 12 when the Community Shield is [.

Danny Szetela arrested after bar fight

The Soccer Room 17 February @ 01:22 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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BOONTON, NJ – Danny Szetela, 23, who played for both the Columbus Crew and D.C. United, and played internationally for Racing Santander (Spain) and Brescia (Italy) was arrested last Fridday night after a fight outside Johnnies Tavern in Boonton, New Jersey. Szetela was charged with disorderly conduct with his brothers, Gregory G.

Park Ji-sung out for 4 weeks with hamstring injury

The Soccer Room 15 February @ 07:25 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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MANCHESTER, England Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung has been ruled out for four weeks because of a hamstring injury. The South Korea international, who recently returned from the Asian Cup in Qatar, injured his hamstring in training on Friday. United manager Alex Ferguson says "it was very unfortunate because it was his last kick [.

BBC: West Ham chosen for Olympic stadium

The Soccer Room 09 February @ 09:03 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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LONDON, England - West Ham United have beaten out rivals Tottenham Hotspur to take over the London 2012 Olympics stadium, according to the BBC. The decision is set to be announced later this week after both English Prmeier League sides submitted bids to the Olympic Park Legacy Company, an unsourced report on the BBC's website said.

Timbers’ Bright Dike may miss complete season

The Soccer Room 08 February @ 02:16 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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PORTLAND, Ore. Portland Timbers striker Bright Dike is set to miss a significant amount of the upcoming season after suffering a torn Achilles tendon in an exhibition match. Dike underwent successful surgery Monday. Dike sustained the injury in the 20th minute of a preseason exhibition against the Ventura County Fusion on Friday.

Goalie charged after postgame brawl

The Soccer Room 05 February @ 07:48 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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LIVE OAK, Fla. A Florida high school soccer goalkeeper has been charged with a felony count of hitting an opposing player during a postgame brawl. The Suwannee County Sheriff's Office booked 18-year-old goalie Jared Andrew Hendry on a felony battery charge Friday, according to its website. He was released on bond.

High school coach in Houston dies after fight

The Soccer Room 01 February @ 04:37 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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HOUSTON, Tx — A Houston teacher and soccer coach has died after police say he was attacked in a shopping center parking lot. Christopher Matthews, 33, was allegedly attacked around 11 p.m.on Friday in the parking lot of a shopping complex. Ronald Lee Newman was taken into custody by police following the attack, and was [.

LIVERPOOL SIGN SUAREZ FOR 5,5 YEARS

The Soccer Room 31 January @ 03:55 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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LIVERPOOL, England Luis Suarez has today completed his transfer from Ajax to Liverpool FC and signed a 5 and a half-year-deal that will keep him at Anfield until 2016. The club agreed a fee of up to 26.5million Euros with Ajax for the transfer of the Uruguayan international on Friday. The deal was subject [.

France’s Zidane sues comedian for magazine insult

The Soccer Room 22 January @ 06:11 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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PARIS, France French soccer star Zinedine Zidane launched a legal complaint on Friday against a comedian for insulting him in a sports magazine over his support for Qatar's successful bid to host the World Cup, his lawyer said on Friday.ac Lawyer Alberto Brusso said he was suing comedian Christophe Aleveque and the magazine Sportmag [.

Petric leads Hamburg over Eintracht

The Soccer Room 21 January @ 06:12 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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HAMBURG, Germany Substitute Mladen Petric scored in the 65th minute and Hamburg edged Eintracht, 1-0, on Friday at HSH Nordbank Arena to win its third straight Bundesliga match. Hamburg moved up one spot to sixth and level on points with fifth-place Bayern Munich ahead of the weekend matches. Eintracht lost for the third time [.

Toronto FC expects De Rosario back for training

The Soccer Room 15 January @ 10:28 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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TORONTO, Ont. Toronto FC captain Dwayne De Rosario will not be extending his stay with the Scottish Premier League team he's been training with since December, the club announced Friday. Reported to be unhappy with his TFC contract, De Rosario's future with the club has been the subject of debate and conflicting reports since [.

Columbus signs forward Heinemann

The Soccer Room 07 January @ 07:54 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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COLUMBUS, Ohio Columbus Crew signed forward Tom Heinemann to a multi-year contract Friday. Heinemann joins the Crew after spending the last two years with the Charleston Battery of the United Soccer Leagues and Carolina RailHawks of the NASL. He trained with the Crew briefly early in the 2009 preseason.

Soccer matches canceled after riots in Algeria

The Soccer Room 07 January @ 07:50 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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ALGIERS, Algeria – The national soccer league in Algeria has canceled matches scheduled for Friday and Saturday after riots in the capital and elsewhere this week. The Algerian National Football League announced the cancellations in Al Watan, a local newspaper. The matches were canceled in an effort to prevent large groups of young people from [.

Fulham sign midfielder Sidwell from Aston Villa

The Soccer Room 07 January @ 07:29 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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LONDON, England — Fulham has signed Steve Sidwell from Premier League rival Aston Villa on a six-month contract as it tries to shore up its midfield in the January transfer window. Fulham announced the deal on its website Friday but did not disclose financial details. The club said the initial deal expires at the end [.

Asian Cup kicks off with short ceremony

The Soccer Room 07 January @ 03:21 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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DOHA, Qatar The 15th Asian Cup kicked off Friday with a brief, colourful opening ceremony in the Khalifa Stadium in Doha Friday. Flag bearers representing the 16 participating nations performed a dance routine that was accompanied by a spectacular light show that had the capacity crowd in the 40,000 seater-stadium cheering.