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The Most Historic US Soccer Sites: What’s No. 4?
I know many STO readers are critically peering at my choice for the No. 4 most significant site in US soccer history, Boston Common, and thinking: “What? That’s not a soccer venue!” ...
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Derby County Stun Manchester United
A huge upset in the Carling Cup semi-final first leg as Derby County beat the reigning Premier, European and World Champions 1-0...
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The Most Historic US Soccer Sites: What's No. 5?
Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina is, in my humble opinion, the fifth most significant soccer venue in US history...
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Ten Premier league Clubs Insolvent
An alarming report on the credit condition of Premier league clubs was issued late Monday by Equifax. In a review of credit ratings for the top flight, Equifax declared that 10 clubs would struggle to repay their debts if they were asked...
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David Beckham Has Out-Clause With LA Galaxy
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Jermain Defoe Makes Appearance as Spurs Head to Wembley
It was a great day to be a Tottenham Hotspur fan. First, the team brought England striker Jermain Defoe back from Portsmouth for a reported £15m, one year after he left Spurs to go to Portsmouth...
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Landon Donovan Finally Joins Bayern Munich
The LA Galaxy finally announced Monday that forward Landon Donovan has joined German Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich on a two-month loan spell...
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Crew Stadium No. 6 on List of Most Historic US Soccer Sites
Crew Stadium belongs on this list at #6 because it has served, and will continue to serve, as the blueprint for American soccer-specific stadium. Constructed in 1999 for $28...
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Kenny Cooper Will Stay with FC Dallas for Another Year
FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman was quoted as saying: “I believe we will have Kenny for this year.” When asked for more details, he said simply, “All I know, we got an O.K...
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The Most Historic US Soccer Sites: What’s No. 7?
Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Stadium in Washington, D.C. is my choice for the seventh most significant US soccer site in the history of the American game...
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FA Cup: Bad Weekend for Billionaires
The FA Cup on Saturday was not a happy day for the billionaires from Manchester City and Chelsea. First, former European Champions Nottingham Forest spanked the moneybags from the blue side of Manchester, 3-0...
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Liverpool vs Everton in the FA Cup
The fourth round of the FA Cup will feature a Merseyside derby after Liverpool and Everton were the first two balls drawn out of the hat...
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Doc Brown’s 2009 US National Team Spoilers
Great Scott, Marty! It’s me again, Emmet “Doc” Brown. Don’t know why I’m being so formal, Marty...
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The Most Historic US Soccer Sites: What’s No. 8?
Mark’s Stadium was the former home of the Fall River Marksmen, the most successful soccer team of their era. From 1922 until 1931, the Marksmen would call Mark’s their home during their long run of championship titles...
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The Most Historic US Soccer Sites: What’s No. 9?
I am sure my choice of 1st Mariner Arena as the ninth most historic site in US soccer history is surprising to many of you out there. After all, it is a venue for indoor soccer, which has never really inspired much awareness here in America...
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US Soccer Men's National Team’s 2009 New Year’s Resolutions
As tradition dictates, we all will make 2009 New Year’s resolutions today. Some of us will want to quit smoking, lose weight, spend more time with our families, or even all three...
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The Most Historic US Soccer Sites: Preview
Folks have played the beautiful game in the United States now for nearly 150 years, and over that span many different pitches throughout this great nation have been used by American and International soccer players alike to entertain die-hard fans...
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Seattle’s New Star Sounds Injury Prone
Seattle Sounders FC made a lot of noise (oh pun!) this offseason with some high-profile signings, and none was bigger than Freddie Ljungberg, their 31-year old designated player (a former West Ham and Arsenal star)...
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MLS 2009 New Year’s Resolutions
It’s a tradition to begin the new year by making resolutions that you would like to fulfill in the following twelve months. We usually don’t manage to keep these resolutions, but we make them anyways so we have something to aspire to achieve..
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Five Games to See in January
With no UEFA Cup or Champions League games in January, it is a month for domestic football. Looking ahead to January, I think these are the five best games on the schedule...
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Droylsden Kicked Out of FA Cup
Giantkillers Droylsden have been expelled from the FA Cup for fielding an ineligible player. Last week, Droylsden thought they had won their second-round tie againstLeague Two side Chesterfield ...
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Premier League: Winners and Losers Holiday Edition
A look at who the winners and losers were in the English Premier League over the holiday season. Winners Fulham Two tough London derbies against Spurs and Chelsea, and Fulham fans have to be happy with the two draws...
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US National Team’s Best XI: The Reserves
Here are the guys who I think just narrowly missed the Best XI. There’s no shame in being on the bench of the best team your nation could ever historically field...
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Sunderland Name Ricky Sbragia Manager
Sunderland have name Ricky Sbragia as their new manager, signing the 52 year old Scot to an 18-month contract. Sbragia won the job after taking over from Roy Keane and leading Sunderland to two wins and one draw in his first four games...
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US National Team’s Best XI: Bruce Arena and Bob Bradley
Choosing between Bruce Arena and Bob Bradley for greatest men’s national team coach is hard. It’s like picking who is a better actor: Adam Sandler or Rob Schneider. Neither has a real impressive canon of work...
Written by David Wilson about 12 days ago 2 comments
