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  CUP SOCCER NEWS  
Stoppage Time: Bayern ready to assume the throne 5/22 2:15PM
(Sportsbooks) - Bayern Munich has been by far the most dominant team in Europe this season, walking to the Bundesliga title and brushing aside both Juventus and Barcelona among others on its way to the Champions League final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Bayern will be favored to beat ...
Chelsea wins Europa League with late Ivanovic goal 5/15 5:10PM
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Sportsbooks) - Chelsea added another European trophy to its cabinet on Wednesday as Branislav Ivanovic scored in stoppage time to hand the Blues a dramatic 2-1 win over Benfica in the Europa League final. Fernando Torres put Chelsea in front in the 59t...
AIK's Ivan Turina passes away 5/02 11:55AM
Stockholm, Sweden (Sportsbooks) - AIK goalkeeper Ivan Turina has died at the age of 32, the club confirmed on Thursday. "It is with great sorrow and shock the we can confirm that goalkeeper Ivan Turina passed away on the night between Wednesday and Thursday," the club said in a statement...
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  ENGLISH SOCCER NEWS  
Koscielny helps Arsenal secure fourth place 5/19 2:33PM
Newcastle, England (Sportsbooks) - Laurent Koscielny picked a fine time to score his second Premier League goal of the season. The defender's 52nd-minute strike at St. James' Park on Sunday helped Arsenal earn a 1-0 defeat of Newcastle to clinch fourth place in England's top flight an...
QPR's Remy arrested on suspicion of rape 5/15 1:39PM
London, England (Sportsbooks) - QPR striker Loic Remy was one of three men who was arrested and questioned on suspicion of rape on Wednesday. According to a statement from Scotland Yard, the incident occurred just over a week ago in the west London area when a 34-year-old female report...
Ferdinand announces England retirement 5/15 12:41PM
London, England (Sportsbooks) - Rio Ferdinand announced his retirement from international soccer on Wednesday so that he can focus on his club career with Manchester United. Ferdinand spent almost two years away from England's national team before he was recalled by manager Roy Hodgson...
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  U.S. MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER NEWS  
Houston's Boswell suspended one additional game 5/22 6:13PM
New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - The MLS Disciplinary Committee handed Houston Dynamo defender Bobby Boswell an additional one-game suspension and fined him an undisclosed amount for violent conduct against New England Revolution forward Dimitry Imbongo. The incident took place in...
Timbers sign D Rauwshan McKenzie 5/22 5:21PM
Portland, OR (Sportsbooks) - The Portland Timbers announced on Wednesday that the club has signed defender Rauwshan McKenzie, while also waiving defender Ryan Kawulok. McKenzie, 26, joins the Timbers after making 20 appearances, 19, starts. with Chivas USA during the 2012 camp...
Sounders' Johnson collects MLS Player of the Week honor 5/20 3:31PM
New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Seattle Sounders forward Eddie Johnson was named the Player of the Week on Monday for Week 12 of the 2013 Major League Soccer season. Johnson, an American international, scored twice on Saturday as he led his club to an impressive 4-2 victory over ...
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  MLS TRANSACTION NEWS  
Major League Soccer 5/17 7:46PM
Suspended Columbus Crew forward Jairo Arrieta for two games and fined him an undisclosed amount for violent conduct. ...
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  U.S. NATIONAL SOCCER NEWS  
Heath, Press help U.S. women topple the Netherlands 4/09 3:39PM
The Hague, Netherlands (Sportsbooks) - Tobin Heath opened the scoring while Christen Press added a brace to see the United States women's national team claim a 3-1 victory over the Netherlands in a friendly match at Kyocera Stadium on Tuesday. The opening goal came in the 36th...
Germany rallies to earn draw with U.S. women 4/05 2:51PM
Offenbach, Germany (Sportsbooks) - A six-goal second half was split evenly as the United States and Germany played to a 3-3 draw on Friday in a friendly that featured the top two teams in the women's game. Abby Wambach scored her 155th career goal to move to within three of Mia H...
U.S. edges Costa Rica in snowy affair at DSG Park 3/23 2:11AM
Commerce City, CO (Sportsbooks) - Clint Dempsey's first-half goal lifted the United States to a gutsy 1-0 win over Costa Rica in World Cup qualifying at a snowy Dick's Sporting Goods Park. After suffering a 2-1 defeat to Honduras to open the Hexagonal round of qualifying on ...
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  MENS WORLD CUP SOCCER NEWS  
Spain edges France to move atop Group I 3/26 6:40PM
Saint Denis, France (Sportsbooks) - Spain moved to the top of Group I of UEFA World Cup qualifying on Tuesday, earning a 1-0 win over 10-man France at the Stade de France. Pedro produced the telling goal in the 58th minute while Paul Pogba's two yellow cards in the span of a ...
Colombia thrashes Bolivia 3/23 1:52AM
Barranquilla, Colombia (Sportsbooks) - Five different players found the back of the net for Colombia on Friday in a comfortable 5-0 thrashing of Bolivia in South American World Cup qualifying at the Roberto Melendez. The home side opened the scoring just 20 minutes into the mat...
Canada coach Hart resigns after qualifying exit 10/18 5:14PM
Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Canada men's national team manager Stephen Hart resigned Thursday, two days after the country was eliminated in qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Canada entered the final game of the semifinal stage of CONCACAF qualifying in need of a tie or win to ...
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  WOMENS WORLD CUP SOCCER NEWS  
Herdman to coach Canadian women's soccer team 9/02 2:19PM
(Sportsbooks) - Canada will host the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup with John Herdman as its manager, after it was revealed Friday he will leave his current job with New Zealand to guide the Canadians. Herdman has led New Zealand for five years, guiding the squad to the 2007 and 2011 Wor...
Germany midfielder Garefrekes retires 8/30 5:07PM
Berlin, Germany (Sportsbooks) - Germany women's national team midfielder Kerstin Garefrekes retired Tuesday, as the two-time World Cup champions lost another longtime player. All-time leading scorer Birgit Prinz retired after the 2011 World Cup and the 31-year-old Garefrekes - who...
North Korea banned from 2015 Women's World Cup 8/25 5:22PM
Zurich, Switzerland (Sportsbooks) - FIFA banned North Korea from the 2015 Women's World Cup on Thursday, following positive doping tests from the recent tournament in Germany. Five North Korean players tested positive for steroids during the tournament, and FIFA also imposed a fine o...
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