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Wow. What a week. My heart’s still racing from the Seattle Sounder’s 1-0 win against Monterrey in Mexico. It’s a huge win for the league. Just lat week FC Dallas was the first U.S. team to win a competitive match of soccer on Mexican soil. Now the Sounders have upped the ante by winning against a first-cut team of the reigning CONCACAF champions. I’d recommend the highlights or photos for those of    .. more …

FC Dallas defender Jack Stewart scored a goal in the first half’s stoppage time to give the club a 1-0 away victory mirroring the score that it had in yesterday’s match before it was canceled in the second half due to severe weather conditions. Despite having the lead in the previous match, officials restarted the game at 0-0 and it was played in front of a sparse audience at    .. more …

The Ligue 1 champions are expected to face stiff competition from CSKA Moscow for the second place of the group, with Inter tipped as favorites to finish at the top and Trabzonspor as outsiders.Landreau stated his club have set their sights on a place in the knockout stages, but noted he is wary of the Russian team’s quality.”When we look at CSKA, we see they have quality and interesting players    .. more …

The 28-year-old insists, however, that there is much work to be done and that the Bavarians will need a good result to go through.”It is not finished yet, there is still the second leg, but we are in good position to qualify,” Ribery told Canal+ .The winger hit the post with a powerful free-kick in the second half and missed a good opportunity later on, but nevertheless delivered a decent    .. more …

The Serie A giants are thought to be in the market for at least one more summer signing as they look to replace Anzahi Makhachkala-bound Samuel Eto’o and strengthen their squad.Initial reports suggested Inter were looking to sign a direct replacement for the Cameroonian in the form of Atletico Madrid’s Diego Forlan, but it is now believed that Gotze is viewed as an alternative.Gotze, 19, has    .. more …

Under the bright lights of Harder Stadium, the Gauchos have built one of the most recognizable brands in college soccer thanks to an aggressive style of play and boisterous, omnipresent group of supporters known as the Gaucho Locos. The perennial Big West favorites have been known to draw the ire of some opposing coaches though; former Indiana head coach Mike Freitag called their style a “lack of    .. more …

“When you see someone like Nasri switching clubs for 28 million euros although he only had one year left on his contract, I’d say that Eden is worth at least twice that much,” Seydoux said to RMC .Nasri completed his move from Arsenal to City on Wednesday in a deal believed to be worth 28 million and Seydoux feels Hazard’s value is much higher.Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has earmarked the    .. more …

Samuel Eto’o’s reported move to Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala in a record-breaking deal seems not to be generating unanimous excitement back home.Former Cameroon international and one of the best African goalkeepers of all time, Joseph-Antoine Bell, told French radio RFI on Tuesday that he believes Eto’o was given the wrong advice to ever consider going to play in Russia.The    .. more …

Sky Sport Italia reports the lower Saxony side are eager to strengthen their front line after signing Liverpool center-back Sotirios Kyrgiakos, and Trabzonspor left-back Hrvoje Cale on Monday.And all eyes are on the 31-year-old Italo-Brazilian who has been associated with several Serie A clubs this summer, all of whom appear to have baulked at his 4 million euros per year wage demands.Parma    .. more …

The Italian club is believed to be keen on strengthening its defensive resources as it looks to mount a serious challenge in Serie A.Alves joined Zenit from Porto last summer for a fee of 22 million euros and has been an ever-present figure since his arrival.Juventus coach Antonio Conte is understood to be an avid fan of the Portuguese defender and to have made him a priority in the last week of    .. more …