The Italy U-21's continued their very disappointing qualifying campaign with another loss, this time away to Hungary. The Azzurrini needed a win to get back on track, but now qualification is getting more and more difficult. The Hungarians won 2-0, with goals coming from Nemeth and Koman (both players played on the Hungarian side that knocked the Italy U-20's out of the U-20 World Cup last month).

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Ajax Cape Town have announced the appointment of Foppe de Haan as their new head coach following the departure of Muhsin Ertugral for Turkish Super League side Sivasspor.

The Right Man for the Urban Warriors

Urban Warriors CEO George Comitis revealed in a statement on Thursday afternoon: "After a long deliberation and thorough analysis of all the applications that we have received, we believe that we have found the right man to steer us forward.

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... that, when considering levels Under-20 and above, the U.S. Men's National Teams have surrendered three penalty kick goals and seen eight men sent off in their last 19 FIFA cup matches?That includes World Cup 2006, the 2007 Under-20 World Cup, the 2008 Summer Olympics, Confederations Cup and the ongoing 2009 Under-20 World Cup. Click to continue reading...

This week FIFA Vice President Jack Warner said some pretty mean things about England's "lightweight" proposal to host the 2018 World Cup,  sending the bid's organizers into a defensive tizzy. Forget for a moment how some bureaucratic hack from a small Caribbean country could push the bid to the brink of defeat.

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At 28 years old Conor Casey was a relatively unknown player until a few years ago although the forward did turn some heads as a collegiate player. Casey was named Sport America's Freshman of the Year during his career at Portland and he also lead the NCAA in goals scored during his Sophomore year with 23.

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Many countries hoping to host a World Cup find themselves having to build new stadia in order to meet the strict FIFA standards. Japan, however, only need build an 80,000-seater stadium in which to hold the 2018 World Cup Final, and there are plans in place to do so. There is a problem, however - namely that the stadium will only be built if Tokyo wins its bid to host the 2016 Olympics. Click to continue reading...

Chad Ochocinco has always wanted to be more than just an NFL player. The star receiver of the Cinnatti Bengals claimed during last Summer Olympics that he could beat Michael Phelps in a swimming meet. And the eccentric receiver also outran a racehorse once to show his exceptional speed.

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If there's one undeniable strength of the USA's bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cups, it's our stadiums. You want big facilities? We got 'em. Lots of 'em. There are enough venues in this country to host three World Cups at the same time. With the US bid due next May, today the committee narrowed the list of potential venues down to 32 stadiums in 27 markets. Click to continue reading...

I am sure by now you've heard that the U.S. was unsuccessful in their quest for their first ever victory in Mexico's Estadio Azteca. Unfortunately, the 24th trip to Mexico City would be no different then the previous 23 for the American squad.Â

And although the U.S. did lead early in the match (their first lead ever in Mexico) the club faded away by the end of regulation losing 2-1.

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U.S. SQUAD OVERVIEW: Cobi Jones is considered one of the best U.S. midfielders ever and currently still holds the record for most U.S. national team appearances with 165 caps during the span of his international career (which ended in 2004) . Jones served as a U.

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Way back in March, we brought you the first statements from both FIFA President Sepp Blatter as well as from MLS regarding a future potential change from MLS's current Spring-Fall season to one more in line with the FIFA International Calendar and major European leagues seasons.
Today from South Africa, ahead of the USA vs Brazil match. Click to continue reading...

As the last World Cup hosts, Germany unsurprisingly have an array of impressive stadiums. There are no fewer than 11 football stadiums with a capacity of at least 50,000, 10 of which are called home by Bundesliga clubs.

This is compared to only four English football grounds, including Wembley, to have a capacity above 50,000.

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If a team is looking at available free agents, they could do much worse than the fastest man in the world, even if he has no footballing skills to speak of. I mean, just think of how that would affect opponents playing the offside trap. Throw him ten yards in front of the last defender [...] Click to continue reading...