Could you imagine Marvel Wynne or O'Brien White getting racially abused in the BMO parking lot by a
Toronto FC supporter? Not that I'm of the whole "there's no racism here, we live under Pierre
Trudeau's beautiful multicultural rainbow where nothing ever goes wrong" school of Canadian self
back-slappery, but let's just say if it happened, I suspect you would get headlines in every single
national daily, weeks of op-eds about how racism persists in Canada, and anti-racist tifos in the
south end that would make Dichio's tribute look like a bit of tissue paper.
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How do you define a bad night? Your team, playing in Europe for the 286th time, getting beaten 4-1
at home by a team making their fifth European appearance. That's a bad night.It's not, as some
people have said today, a shameful night. Football does this sometimes. No matter how much it hurts
at the time, it's in the nature of the game.
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Maurice Edu didn't play in Rangers' embarrassing 4-1 UEFA Champions League loss to Unirea
Urziceni on Tuesday, but he made news nonetheless after accusing some Rangers fans of racially
abusing him after the match.
Edu is sidelined with a knee injury, but attended the match at Ibrox.
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Maurice Edu didn't play in Rangers' embarrassing 4-1 UEFA Champions League loss to Unirea
Urziceni on Tuesday, but he made news nonetheless after accusing some Rangers fans of racially
abusing him after the match.
Edu is sidelined with a knee injury, but attended the match at Ibrox.
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Racism is a disgusting thing, whether in Football or outside of Football. It seems all the more
personal and horrifying when a guy reveals he's been a victim of racism on a social networking
site. It really brings it to life. Maurice Edu, Rangers and USMNT, revealed that he was subject of
some racial abuse from [.
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Off the Post 21 October @ 03:51 AM EST
A bad night for US star Rangers midfielder Maurice Edu has revealed he was left hurt after being
racially abused by supporters of his club. The USA international made the allegations via his
Twitter account. He claimed he was subject to racist abuse while leaving Ibrox following the
humiliating 1-4 defeat to Romanian champions Unirea Urziceni.
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Here's some unwanted news: Jay DeMerit blinded himself with a contact lens. Yep. That's right. A
contact lens.
From Soccernet:
The 29-year-old U.S. defender accidentally cut his eye a couple of weeks ago as he took the lens
out at the team hotel, and it has since become infected.
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"Dude WTF? Mo Over There Wild'n." That is how our man FERENGI® put it in an email this afternoon
and it seems like a fairly accurate description. It seems that the former TFCer has quickly become
something of a Scots tabloid favorite despite seeing little of the field. Yes America, we truly
have arrived on the world stage.
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Sorry this is a little late, but I think it's an important discussion to have...
We've all read plenty of articles praising the Nats for their improbably run to the Cup finals,
so we'll spare you the discussion of their "grit" and "heart." Â (Funny I was always led to believe
that Frankie Hejduk was our sole source of these invaluable commodities.
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Ridge Mahoney has a very nice review of Maurice Edu's crazy season in Scotland over at SI.com; if
you haven't already read it, it's definitely worth the time. Edu is currently injured, rehabbing
a...
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And it's Ricardo Clark. Expediency is the order of the day, and Clark's trip from Houston to Costa
Rica is relatively short. I don't expect Clark to factor in either qualifier. It appears that...
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The rise of Maurice Edu to National Team prominence took a hit today, as the midfielder will remain
in Glasgow to receive further evaluation on the knee he injured in Rangers' final league match
last...
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Four U.S. national team players will have a chance to add some silverware to their collections
this weekend before taking part in upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
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Four U.S. national team players will have a chance to add some silverware to their collections
this weekend before taking part in upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
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Maurice Edu played a key role in helping Glasgow Rangers catch Celtic and win its first Scottish
League title in four years, but the race to that title might keep him from playing in some very
important upcoming matches.
Edu is questionable for Rangers' Scottish Cup final vs. Falkirk on Saturday with a thigh injury
suffered in the team's season-ending and league-clinching victory vs.
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Maurice Edu played a key role in helping Glasgow Rangers catch Celtic and win its first Scottish
League title in four years, but the race to that title might keep him from playing in some very
important upcoming matches.
Edu is questionable for Rangers' Scottish Cup final vs. Falkirk on Saturday with a thigh injury
suffered in the team's season-ending and league-clinching victory vs.
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After helping Rangers win the SPL championship, it was great to see some American pride from our
boys over there. Here's a video:
Beasley and Edu
What were the groundsmen holding them back for? Perhaps they didn't want to get those nice suits
to get soaked with beer? Well done boys!
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Mo Edu testifies to the competence of his manager and teammate. I wish I could be more
complementary but as a Celtic fan that's about as much credit as I am prepared to give.
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It was the final weekend in many of the European leagues as goalkeeper Tim Howard grabbed
another clean sheet for Everton, and midfielder Maurice Edu played for Rangers who won the Scottish
Premier League title. In the League 1 Promotion Play-off final Zak Whitbread and Millwall fell to
Scunthorpe, but Michael Bradley and Monchengladbach were able to avoid relegation.
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It was the final weekend in many of the European leagues as goalkeeper Tim Howard grabbed
another clean sheet for Everton, and midfielder Maurice Edu played for Rangers who won the Scottish
Premier League title. In the League 1 Promotion Play-off final Zak Whitbread and Millwall fell to
Scunthorpe, but Michael Bradley and Monchengladbach were able to avoid relegation.
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Oguchi Onyewu won his second Belgian League title when his Standard Liege side defeated Anderlecht
1-0 in the second leg of the championship playoff. Onyewu also cost his side the championship when
he conceded a penalty in the final minute of the final game, but this time it was time for another
CONCACAF player to be the goat.
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This week's seven matches averaged just under 13,800, slightly up from last year's week 10
average. It was good to see an increase, albeit a small one, with Seattle on the road.
After 75 matches, exactly the 1/3 mark of the season, the league is drawing 1,128 fewer per game
than the first 75 games last year, a 7.
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by GIANFRANCO PANIZO
It was an overall positive weekend for the Americans Abroad as three U.S. national team players
won league titles while another scored in a blow-out victory.
Oguchi Onyewu helped Standard Liege keep a cleansheet in the second-leg of the Belgian league
title play-off en route to capturing their second consecutive league title.
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And he wasn't even watching from the stands...
Former TFC player Maurice Edu has established himself as a regular fixture in Rangers starting
eleven in recent weeks, and he took part in today's 3-0 win over Dundee United that clinched the
Scottish Premier League title for the Glasgow club.
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The European season is winding down as Tim Howard got another win for Everton, Maurice Edu
started for Rangers who took the lead in the SPL, and Clint Dempsey and Fulham took one step closer
to European soccer next season. Meanwhile in Sweden where the season is just starting, Charlie
Davies scored again and now has 4 goals.
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There were several Americans Abroad playing in midweek games with Zak Whitbread for Millwall,
Charlie Davies at Hammarby, and several playing in the Danish SAS-Ligaen. Here's a full recap of
the Americans playing in the top European leagues this week. Video highlights for call games can be
found here.
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Maurice Edu is the darling of Rangers these days, thanks to the fortuitous (for Maurice) actions of
Barry Ferguson, and Edu's own brilliant play. All reports have Rangers' recent run of good form...
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In the last few years a great deal of ink has been spent in the American football press about
how young aspiring American soccer players must go to Academies and then skip college for MLS or a
trip to Europe in order to properly develop. I've never subscribed entirely to this view as
culturally our athletes tend to bloom at a later age, and playing college soccer in the US often
hardens character of players and the good work of the PDL and NPSL with amateur players give
footballers more than just the college season to develop their skills.
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It was a busy weekend for Americans Abroad with Oguchi Onyewu and Carlos Bocanegra scoring goals
for their respective clubs. Tim Howard earned another clean sheet while Clint Dempsey and Fulham
defeated Brad Friedel and Aston Villa. Maurice Edu played for Rangers in the "Old Firm" as they
defeated Celtic, and Zak Whitbread played for Millwall who's in the English League One promotion
playoffs.
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Goalkeepers Tim Howard and Brad Friedel led the way in Americans Abroad as both earned clean
sheets for their respective clubs. Here's the full recap of Americans playing overseas in the top
European soccer leagues.
Tim Howard (GK) - Everton - English Premier League - Howard had another solid
game in goal as Everton defeated Sunderland 2-0 and the entire club has been in great form as of
late.
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It was a low key weekend for Americans Abroad this weekend as there were goals scored in the top
leagues. Clint Dempsey started for Fulham as they earned a victory and moved into 7th place in the
Premier League. Brad Friedel was able to earn a draw as Villa are in position for European soccer
next season.
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It was a busy weekend of soccer in Europ for Americans playing abroad. Oguchi Onyewu scored 2
goals, Tim Howard had a few saves in penalty kicks, and Maurice Edu scored for Rangers. Here are
video highlights from this weekend's games.
Oguchi Onyewu - Standard Liege - 2 goals
Tim Howard - Everton
Brad Friedel - Aston Villa
Clint Dempsey - Fulham
Charlie Davies - Hammarby IF - 1 goal
Michael Bradley - Borussia Monchengladbach
Maurice Edu - Rangers - 1 goal
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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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