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/ 4042 days agoMLS attendances for Gameweek 18 of the 2015 season
In MLS gameweek 18, there were no midweek matches last week as well as a July 4th Saturday that made for a pretty good week. All the teams that played at home on the 4th exceeded their gameweek 17-to-date averages with the exception of Columbus. Here are the latest MLS attendance numbers: MLS July 4th […]

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/ 4042 days agoUSA vs. Honduras preview: USMNT ready for debut Gold Cup match
The first competitive game in over a year for the US Men's National Team (USMNT) is against Honduras in the opening game of the 2015 Gold Cup. This is one of the toughest Gold Cup tournaments ever and the stakes are very high, with a berth in the 2017 Confederations Cup up for grabs. On […]

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/ 4042 days agoCONCACAF Gold Cup team preview
While the Gold Cup is starting a month later than usual, the meaning for this confederation remains the same: who is the big dog between Mexico and the United States. Maybe the other nations in this region will feel aggrieved by that statement, but the results are clear. Since the tournament’s inception, Canada (in the […]

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/ 4042 days ago25.4 million watch USA win Women's World Cup
An astounding 25.4 million viewers watched the USA win Women's World Cup over Japan. The USWNT's emphatic 5-2 victory over Japan in the Women's World Cup final, America’s first Women’s World Cup championship since 1999, is the most-watched soccer match in U.S. history, according to Nielsen. The match posted a 12.9 household rating/share with 25.4 […]

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/ 4042 days agoJames Milner will wear number 7 shirt at Liverpool
James Milner has revealed that Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers was a major factor in his move to Anfield where he hopes to win "a trophy cabinet full of medals". The 29-year-old midfielder completed the move from Manchester City this summer after his contract expired at the Etihad Stadium. Milner had talks with City, who were […]

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/ 4043 days agoMan United target Morgan Schneiderlin misses first day of Southampton's training
Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has told Manchester United they will need to improve on their initial offer for Morgan Schneiderlin if they want to sign the French midfielder this summer. Koeman confirmed the Saints had received a bid from Old Trafford for Schneiderlin, who was absent from the club's first training session of the new […]

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/ 4043 days agoAndrés Cantor's incredible GOLLLL call for Carli Lloyd's halfway line shot
If you haven't listened to Andrés Cantor's goal call of Carli Lloyd's spectacular third goal for the USA in the Women's World Cup, you haven't lived! It is just as incredible as the goal itself. With the United States already 2-0 up within 5 minutes, Lloyd scored one of the most wonderful goals you'll ever […]

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/ 4043 days agoNewspaper front covers herald USA’s Women’s World Cup triumph
Following last night's 5-2 victory against Japan, the United States Women's National Team stole the headlines on today's newspapers across the country. Papers from all over the country featured pictures and headlines expressing the excitement felt after the United States captured their third World Cup trophy, the most in the history of the Women's World […]

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/ 4043 days agoWatch the film about the last time the US won a Women's World Cup [VIDEO]
After the United States' emotional Women's World Cup triumph on Sunday, the team has created its own history and will forever be remembered for a sensational final and an emphatic victory. However, the USA team from 1999 will continue to live in the hearts of many American soccer fans. Their story, just like the current […]

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/ 4043 days ago10 things we learned from MLS Gameweek 18
Here are the ten things we learned from week eighteen of the MLS season. 1. Seattle Strikes A Blow To Save Its Season There is no torture in soccer like the torture of being unable to score goals. That’s what the Seattle Sounders were facing as they played on the horror show that is Univision’s […]

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/ 4043 days agoIker Casillas to leave Real Madrid and join FC Porto, says report
Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas is set and join FC Porto this week, according to a report from Spanish state television RTVE. The report states the transfer could become official in the next few days. The intention is for Real Madrid to conclude the move before the team returns to training on Friday. While the […]

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/ 4043 days agoFOX's Women's World Cup final scores record 15.2 overnight rating
The USA’s emphatic 5-2 victory over Japan in the Women's World Cup final, America’s first Women’s World Cup championship since 1999, posted a 15.2/27 metered market household rating/share (7:00-9:00 PM ET), according to Nielsen. It is the highest metered market rating ever for a soccer game in the U.S. on a single network, surpassing the […]

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/ 4043 days agoReview of FOX's Women's World Cup coverage
FOX's first major tournament of its 12-year TV deal with FIFA has ended with a bang for the network. In its month-long coverage of the Women's World Cup, FOX broke TV records and put on first-class coverage that will go a long way to giving soccer fans confidence that FOX knows soccer. There's still room for improvement, but overall […]

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/ 4043 days agoA look at Liverpool's new backroom staff
Liverpool have named Sean O'Driscoll as their new assistant manager and elevated Pepijn Lijnders to the role of first-team development coach as part of a shake-up of Brendan Rodgers' backroom staff. Here, Press Association Sport looks at the two new men. :: O'Driscoll, 58, has spent 36 years in the professional game as a player […]

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/ 4043 days agoIf Raheem Sterling leaves it won't affect Liverpool significantly
At this point in the transfer window, nothing is certain and every rumor and “insider” tidbit should be taken with quite a few grains of salt. But if there’s anything I’ve learned through eight years of following Liverpool, it’s that some rumors have an inevitable air to them. With every big transfer to (and from) […]