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/ 3221 days ago

Falcao strikes as Colombia snatch Brazil draw

Barranquilla (Colombia) (AFP) – Radamel Falcao scored a second half equaliser as Colombia snatched a 1-1 draw to halt Brazil's remarkable run of nine consecutive World Cup qualifying victories on Tuesday. Falcao headed home on 56 minutes to cancel out Willian's superb opener for Brazil in a result which boosts Colombia's hopes of qualification for […]

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/ 3221 days ago

How soccer continues to unite us during an era of difficult times

Clubs in the English Premier League alone have spent a record £1.4 billion on transfers of players. In one of these transfers, Liverpool coughed up £35 million on Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain, a player who had just one year left on his contract and has been struggling to nail down a first team place for Arsenal for […]

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/ 3224 days ago

Honeymoon over, Bruce Arena era begins against Honduras

Success in soccer is a fragile thing. The United States entered Friday night’s showdown World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica unbeaten in fourteen straight games under Bruce Arena, one more big win away from all but locking up its trip to Russia next summer. It felt like a sure thing. And then – an uneven […]

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/ 3224 days ago

5 reasons for Arsenal supporters to be optimistic

After a roller coaster of a summer, Arsenal can finally begin to move forward now that the transfer window has officially closed for Premier League teams. With the roster now set, let’s run through the five biggest topics of conversation about the Gunners looking ahead. 1. The Alexis Sanchez situation Perhaps the most dramatic part […]

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/ 3224 days ago

Player ratings for USA after 0-2 loss to Costa Rica

The United States’ World Cup qualification campaign suffered a massive blow on Friday night, as Costa Rica ended the Americans’ fourteen-game unbeaten run under Bruce Arena with a comprehensive 2-0 win at Red Bull Arena. Here are the player ratings. Tim Howard, 3: The U.S. needed a big performance from its goalkeeper, and Howard didn’t […]

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/ 3225 days ago

US can come full circle with win over Costa Rica in qualifier

The start of the World Cup in Russia is less than ten months away, and the U.S. has a new lease on life. Since Bruce Arena replaced Jurgen Klinsmann at the helm of the national team last November, the U.S. has gone unbeaten in fourteen straight games – winning the Gold Cup, taking a point […]

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/ 3226 days ago

USA vs. Costa Rica World Cup qualifier, TV times and team news

It was a very good summer for the USMNT. The month of June saw them move closer to securing a berth at the World Cup in Russia next summer with a home win against Trinidad & Tobago before going down south of the border to get a draw against Mexico at the vaunted Azteca Stadium. […]

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/ 3226 days ago

Venezuela frustrate Colombia in South American qualifiers

San Cristobal (Venezuela) (AFP) – Already-eliminated Venezuela stalled Colombia's 2018 World Cup qualification drive here Thursday, grinding out a 0-0 to frustrate their star-studded opponents. Colombia, second in the South American standings, struggled to find a way through a rugged Venezuelan defence at San Cristobal's Pueblo Nuevo Stadium. Colombia badly missed the invention of injured […]

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/ 3226 days ago

Swansea sign Renato Sanches on loan

London (AFP) – Euro 2016 winner Renato Sanches has joined Swansea City on a season-long loan move from Bayern Munich, the English Premier League club announced Thursday. The 20-year-old Portugal midfielder will join his new team-mates in south Wales upon his return from international duty, Swansea said. Swansea manager Paul Clement worked with Sanches while […]

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/ 3227 days ago

World Cup 2018 qualifiers: 83 broadcasts during six days

' With 83 broadcasts during six days of World Cup qualifying, soccer fans in the United States will have plenty of games to choose from. Here's our preview of many of the games to keep an eye out for during the next week: EUROPE (UEFA) Group A: It’s a cracking race in Group A, where […]

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/ 3227 days ago

Two Premier League matches break one million viewers on US TV

Two matches from this past weekend broke the million viewers barrier on US television. Those games were Manchester United versus Leicester and Liverpool against Arsenal. Man United's game against Leicester was the most-watched soccer game anywhere on US television last weekend with an average of 1.083 million viewers across over-the-air NBC and Universo combined. The […]

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/ 3228 days ago

ESPN3 to stream League One matches to viewers in United States

With no Championship matches scheduled this weekend due to the international break, ESPN3 has decided to stream several matches from League One instead. It's incredibly rare for viewers in the United States to see any matches from League One (unless you subscribe to iFollow), so to have three available from the third tier of English […]

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/ 3229 days ago

NBC Sports in talks to offer Premier League Pass to bars

NBC Sports is in discussions with cable companies to find a solution for Premier League Pass that can be used in bars across the United States, according to a NBC Sports executive in an interview with Sports TV Ratings. Currently, Premier League Pass is only available via online streaming to consumers for a fee of […]

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/ 3229 days ago

MLS attendances through gameweek 25 of the 2017 season

During the past week, Seattle Sounders and Toronto had the two greatest attendances in MLS. Elsewhere there were strong attendance numbers across MLS except for poor turnouts for DC United and Columbus' midweek game. LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake had so-so numbers. After 286 matches, the average attendance(21,528) is up 0.32% vs 2016. Latest […]

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/ 3229 days ago

10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 25 of the 2017 season

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 25 of the 2017 MLS season. 1. The King of Rivalries The third and final MLS Rivalry Week came and went this weekend, with editions of the 401 Derby, the Rocky Mountain Cup, the Hudson River Derby, the Texas Derby, and the California Clasico all on […]