A footballer is entitled to feel a little bit unlucky if they watch a free-kick hit the bar and rebound to safety. They can feel particularly aggrieved if their free-kick hits the bar twice. That's what happened to United Arab Emirates player Khamis Ismaeel during his side's match against Kuwait. His effort crashed against the [.
Spain stuck five unanswered goals past Saudi Arabia, with Santi Cazorla prodding home a rebound
to open proceedings, Pedro dinking a brace over the 'keeper and substitute David Villa scoring a
penalty on his international comeback following his nasty shin knack though goal of the night
belonged to Xavi (just about, Pedro's first was also a bit special), with the Barcelona midfielder
curling in an exquisite free-kick for Spain's third.
Ruiz-Duff-goal! A minute in and Fulham had the lead at Old Trafford, a clever free-kick and a
neat finish.
Beggars can't be choosers so there's no sense saying that we scored too early, but it did almost
feel that way. Now United couldn't just feel their way into the game; they had to fight for it.
Ruiz-Duff-goal! A minute in and Fulham had the lead at Old Trafford, a clever free-kick and a
neat finish.
Beggars can't be choosers so there's no sense saying that we scored too early, but it did almost
feel that way. Now United couldn't just feel their way into the game; they had to fight for it.
Newcastle won this game 2-1 and it was  thanks to another fantastic free kick from Ryan Taylor
after 72 minutes  that gave Newcastle the win, after Demba Ba had put Newcastle ahead on 60
minutes with a penalty, which he missed, but put the rebound home. Newcastle didn't play all that
well tonight but probably did enough to win the game, and [.
East Providence's Kyle Teixeira (#17) breaks into the box against the Clube Recordações
defense in Sunday's 10-1 rout.
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. Kyle Teixeira scored a season-high five goals to lead East Providence
Sports to a walloping 10-1 win over Clube Recordações in LUSA League action on Sunday.
A few weeks ago when Sporting KC defeated Colorado and advanced to the US Open Cup quarterfinals to
play Dayton, I said that I would be willing to sacrifice the game against the Union to guarantee
passage to the USOC semifinals. When I said that I didn't expect that KC would literally lie down
for the Union at PPL Park, I just expected that Sporting would sit back and prepare for Dayton.
Michael Bradley has just deposited a rebound to put AS Roma up 2-0 over Atalanta on 62 minutes. It was his first goal for the club, matching 35 games of Chievo output in his second match for the Giallorossi.Clip to come...- Greg Seltzer
Yes, it's only preseason, but U.S. national team forward Terrence Boyd's bicycle kick goal off a
rebound in Rapid Vienna's friendly against Michael Bradley's AS Roma Tuesday afternoon was a thing
of beauty. Not a bad way to make a good impression while hoping to earn a regular place in his new
team's starting lineup.
Was it a shot or pass? For Daniel Paladini, the only thing that mattered was that he was able to
put it into the net.
The midfielder scored what ended up being the game-winner in the 19th minute as the Chicago Fire
defeated the Houston Dynamo 3-1 in front of a crowd of 17,007 at Toyota Park.
The wild week in Major League Soccer ended with the same group on top as the previous week.
Really the only changes after Week 24 ended was in the middle of the order as Vancouver and Salt
Lake continue to slide while Chicago makes their way upward.
The third tier also saw some changes as FC Dallas and Montreal climb closer to a playoff
spot.
Seattle and Vancouver renew their rivalry this weekend. (Getty Images)
Are you ready? That's probably a question a lot of coaches will be asking this weekend of their
players mainly the ones that will be pulling double duty this week.
MLS heads into a busy, busy weekend with nine games spread out over two days.
Seattle Sounders FC (10-6-7) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (10-7-7) William Schulz: Playing two matches on the road made last week was a rough one for the folks
in Seattle. Losing a cup final followed by a last-minute loss to the nigh-unstoppable Earthquakes.
Sacha Kljestan has scored in league play in MLS and Belgium, for the U.S. men's national team
and in the UEFA Europa League. He can now add UEFA Champions League goalscorer to his resume.
Kljestan scored the opening goal and assisted on the second tally in Anderlecht's 6-0 rout of
Lithuanian side Ekranas in a UCL third-qualifying-round match on Wednesday, a win that sealed an
11-0 aggregate victory and puts Anderlecht within one round of the UCL group stage.
In DC United's first league match since the MLS All-Star Game, Chris Pontius showed why he was
chosen as All-Star MVP of that dramtic win over Chelsea almost two weeks ago.
Pontius pounced on a rebound and scored in the 49th minute of a key Eastern Conference showdown
between DC United and the Columbus Crew on Saturday night, and United ended up holding on to earn a
1-0 win in front of 14,640 fans at RFK Stadium.
Every week the New England Soccer Today crew will look beyond the standings to rank each of
the 19 Major League Soccer (MLS) teams. This week Brian O'Connell and Sean Donahue contributed
rankings. Comments are followed by the ranker's name and the rank they gave that team.
Playing three matches in a one-week span, that latter two against the two of the top three teams
in the Western Conference, the Galaxy emerged from its busy week unscathed. First came a 3-2 win on
the road against Real Salt Lake in which it erased a two-goal deficit, then came Saturday against
the Vancouver Whitecaps, as the Galaxy jumped on the third-place Whitecaps early and often and
coming out with a 3-0 win on Saturday night at the Home Depot Center.
The "who jumps bitches" is in reference to what we thought the capos were singing.
Not you Timber Army.
Tonight at BMO, the all-star teams of Toronto A, B and C against a relatively full-Portland side
that's struggling.
21' - GOAL - After a block off of the line from Avila, Sal Zizzo puts home the
rebound.
Sainey Nyassi could soon be another dangerous option in the Revs crowded midfield. (Photo:
Chris Aduama/aduama.com)
It's been a frustrating four months for Sainey Nyassi. The speedy midfielder has been sidelined
since February 10th with a severely strained right hamstring, missing out while the New England
Revolution has already played 14 games this season.
Portland scores the first and only goal of the first half and then tries to absorb pressure for
the rest of the game and defend. Absorbing the pressure did not work out as Toronto FC produced two
goals and forced Portland to try and create another goal. Not only did they create they created a
beauty of a goal during the run of play and came away with the 2-2 tie.
Toronto FC held Liverpool to a draw in their friendly on Saturday, and it was the Canadian
club's newest player who helped make that result possible.
Hours after being officially acquired by Toronto FC, Quincy Amarikwa scored the opener in the
second half of their 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Rogers Centre.
A clash of truly tricky and skilled teams! A chance to see some of my favorite creative players in
the women's game in action.
France v Japan, naturally.
Japan should take it, but never count the Frenchies out - especially since they can match Japan
skill for dribbling skill in team passing.
RICHMOND, VA – Matthew Delicate became Richmond's all-time leading scorer with a stoppage time
penalty kick as the Kickers secured a hard-fought 2-0 victory over the Dayton Dutch Lions.
Entering the match as a 65th minute substitute, Delicate had a number of close calls before scoring
his 64th goal in a Richmond uniform.
Last night at Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City and Houston played to one of the more dull/drab
performances of the season. Neither team really looked overly interested going forward. The heat
yesterday in Kansas City certainly played a role, even thought a minor cold from came through and
dropped the temperature from near 100 to near 90 instead.
In MLS Cup 2000, KC made one goal on the counter stand up against an onslaught of offense by the
Chicago Fire. Last night at Livestrong Sporting Park, KC had the reserve done to them by the Fire.
KC had 27 shots, only 5 of which were on target, but it was the Fire that hit back on KC, winning
1-0 on a second half counter goal by Marco Pappa, playing the role of Miklos Molnar.
Oh, football, how easy it is to like other sports and sportsmen more than you and yours, people
who work harder, and for whom success means more. (Gareth Bale couldn't play in the Olympics
because he was injured. Then he played for Spurs. Then, in a fine karmic rebound, he was nobbled by
Charlie Adam.
Oh, football, how easy it is to like other sports and sportsmen more than you and yours, people
who work harder, and for whom success means more. (Gareth Bale couldn't play in the Olympics
because he was injured. Then he played for Spurs. Then, in a fine karmic rebound, he was nobbled by
Charlie Adam.
The U.S. women's national team will be heading into the 2012 Olympics in winning fashion.
The United States defeated Canada, 2-1, in their send-off match at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday
afternoon courtesy of an 85th-minute goal from Amy Rodriguez. The goal came off a rebound after
Abby Wambach hit a back-heel shot that was parried by Canada goalkeeper Erin McLeod.
Revolution forward Jerry Bengtson captured a second-half brace for Honduras in a 2-2 draw
against Morocco in Thursday's Group D Olympic Opener.
Bengtson, who signed with the Revolution on July 5, struck in the 55th minut when he pounced
on a Maynor Figueroa rebound, and later converted from the penalty spot.
Restrained, typical tiki-taka. Spain out-passed, Spain out-possessed, but Spain never truly
threatened until the very end either. Complete Fernando Torres futility, but instead of replacing
Spain's out-and-out striker in a straight swap, Del Bosque sent on an out-and-out winger to play
with Silva, then FÃ bregas, as a false nine.
Sunday had perhaps the most underwhelming product of the tournament thus far from a neutral
perspective, which is maybe better put as a neutral who despises most of the Portuguese squad and
wanted nothing less than their total annihilation. There was a brief period when plenty of intrigue
was promised, but the wrap-up didn't really deliver on the drama front, and now we've got only two
days left of group play.
Kenny Cooper had gone seven matches without scoring a goal, but he picked a perfect time to end
his recent drought.
Cooper headed home crosses from Connor Lade and Thierry Henry to push his season goal total to
13 and help the Red Bulls deliver a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Union at Red Bull Arena on
Saturday.
New York Red Bulls captain Thierry Henry sympathizes with Rafa Marquez. Having had his own
battles with injuries, absences and recoveries, the veteran striker knows what it is like to
desperately find one's form in game action.
The Vermont Voltage finally have something to cheer about after a Bozidar Jelovac hattrick gave
the club their first win of the season, 5-3, over the Seacoast United Phantoms.
A disastrous start found the last place Voltage (1-8-2, 5 points) down 2-0 against the third
place Phantoms (5-2-3, 18 points), but led Jelovac's three goals Vermont came back to win 5-3 and
end their 10 game winless streak to start the season.
Justin Brewer scored twice in a three-minute span to lift the Azul (4-3-4, 16 points)Â to a 2-0
victory over the conference-leading Ottawa Fury (6-2-2, 20 points) on Friday.
Brewer's goals arrived in the 67th and 70th minutes while second-choice keeper Greg Cumpstone
collected three saves to hand the Fury its first shutout loss of the season.
The US Men's National Team's road to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil took a wrong turn in Kingston
with a 2-1 loss to Jamaica. The US took an immediate lead when Clint Dempsey finished off a rebound
in the 36th second of the game, but two dead-ball strikes from Jamaica in each half gave [...]
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What a difference a few days made for the Colorado Rapids and Portland Timbers.
After Portland stifled the Rapids with a 1-0 result at Jeld-Wen Field last Friday to put the
2010 MLS Cup winners in last place in the Western Conference, the Rapids bounced back with a
comprehensive 3-0 victory over the Timbers at Dick's Sporting Goods Park Wednesday night.
Liverpool v Arsenal – Player Ratings by AM Mannone – 6 He wasn't disturbed in the first half,
but didn't look quite confident handling crosses and aerial balls. Made one good save from Shelvey,
but spilled another from the same player and must be thankful to Vermaelen for being first to the
rebound.
FC Barcelona and Getafe both won while Sevilla and Valencia had to settle for draws in the
Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) on August 26, 2012.
Osasuna 1-2 FC Barcelona
Barcelona trailed at halftime but rallied with a brace from Lionel Messi. Osasuna defeated
Barcelona last season and looked ready for a repeat as Joseba Llorente scored in the 17th
minute.
Milwaukee Wave midfielder Matt Stewart scored, but the U.S. national team was
eliminated from the CONCACAF Futsal Championships with a 2-1 loss to defending champion Guatemala
on Wednesday night in Guatemala City.
Stewart collected the rebound of Bato Radoncic's shot that bounced off the post
and finished for his sixth career goal in CONCACAF play, tying the score at 1 in the 10th
minute.
