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U.S. futsal
HEREDIA, Costa Rica (Saturday, July 31, 2004) -- With advancement to December's world championships secure, the United States futsal team captured the CONCACAF championship tonight, defeating Cuba 2-0. Forwards Greg Howes and Don D'Ambra scored the American goals off two set pieces while U.S. goalkeeper Scott Hileman made 10 saves.
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AKUREYRI, Iceland (Thursday, July 29, 2004) -- Midfielder Lori Chalupny scored in the closing moments of the first half while strikers Kelly Wilson and Carli Lloyd added tallies during a three-minute span after intermission, helping the United States squelch Sweden 3-0 for the Americans' sixth straight Nordic Cup championship and seventh in eight years. The U.S. held Sweden without a shot.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Wednesday, July 28, 2004) - Striker Edson Buddle scored twice in a five-minute period late in the first half, staking the Columbus Crew to a two-goal lead en route to a 2-1 Major League Soccer decision over the Dallas Burn.
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HEREDIA, Costa Rica (Wednesday, July 28, 2004) -- Forward Andy Guastaferro's penalty kick midway throught the second half gave the United States the 1-1 draw with Cuba that put it within one victory of qualifying for the futsal world championships.
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(Tuesday, July 27, 2004) -- Goalkeeper Brad Friedel suffered a strained thigh muscle in a Blackburn Rovers' exhibition match that will cause him to miss the remainder of the English Premier League club's preseason and places in jeopardy his availability for the United States August 18 visit to Jamaica to open the semifinal round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying.
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DALVIK, Iceland (Tuesday, July 27, 2004) -- Striker Natasha Kai scored twice and midfielder Sarah Huffman added another, part of a three-goal second-half eruption that sent the United States under-21 women to the Nordic Cup championship match with a 3-0 whitewash of Germany. The U.S. captured Group B and faces Sweden Thursday in an attempt to win its sixth straight Nordic crown.
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HEREDIA, Costa Rica (Monday, July 26, 2004) -- Forward Todd Dusosky and defender Pat White led a second-half flurry that powered the United States to a 6-0 triumph over Guyana tonight in Group B of the CONCACAF Futsal Championship. Only a disaster Wednesday against Cuba would keep the Americans from the semifinals.
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OLAFSFJORDUR, Iceland (Sunday, July 25, 2004) -- Striker Kelly Wilson assisted midfielder Sarah Huffman's goal and later scored two of her own, lifting the United States under-21 women to a dominant 3-0 victory over Norway today in Group B of the Nordic Cup.
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(Friday, July 23, 2004) -- Major League Soccer teams continue to view the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup as a seond-rate competition, an opportunity for their reserves to gain some experience. However, after four A-League teams reached the quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup by defeating MLS clubs, it has become clear that the MLS bench players can not dominate A-League starters.
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DALVIK, Iceland (Friday, July 23, 2004) -- Midfielder Joanna Lohman's penalty triggered a run of three goals in the first 30 minutes for the United States under-21 women who opened the Nordic Cup with a 3-0 decision over Finland.
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(Friday, July 23, 2004) -- The news was devastating. Alright, I know the sun has clearly set on the British Empire -- all but for the Rock of Gibraltar, that is -- but now Sepp Blatter is trying to take away our last vestige of dignity. The all-powerful president of world governing body FIFA had the nerve to say recently that the Chinese -- not the English -- invented soccer.
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BLAINE, Minn. (Wednesday, July 21, 2004) -- As she had done so many time before, United States striker Mia Hamm made something from nothing. Her brilliant individual effort produced the go-ahead goal as the Americans erased a deficit with three goals after intermission to defeat Australia 3-1 before a capacity 10,276 in a hot, muggy night at National Sports Center.
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RICHMOND, Va. (Wednesday, July 21, 2004) -- Rookie striker McColm Cephas scored once in each half leading the Richmond Kickers to a 2-1 triumph over D.C. United in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 before 8,776, believed to be the largest crowd in Kickers history.
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DALLAS (Saturday, July 17, 2004) -- Midfielder Diego Gutierrez scored late in the first half, allowing the Kansas City Wizards to extend their unbeaten streak to eight games with a 1-0 decision over the Dallas Burn. After going 6-0-2 in its last eight outings, Kansas City has the second-most standings poionts in MLS, one point behind the Los Angeles Galaxy.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Saturday, July 17, 2004) -- Columbus Crew midfielder Kyle Martino scored just before halftime to cancel out midfielder Clint Dempsey's strike for the New England Revolution and secure a 1-1 draw.
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(Friday, July 16, 2004) -- Hristo Stoitchkov didn't remain long as the youth coach at Barcelona. Now, a new job has come calling. He's the national-team coach of Bulgaria, but is his explosive, fiery temperment conducive to being successful?
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(Wednesday, July 14, 2004) -- When Major League Soccer decided to add Salt Lake City as an expansion team, the league's need for a 12th team may have clouded over the new club's limitations -- namely playing in a small population area.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (Wednesday, July 14, 2004) -- The San Jose Earthquakes received goals from three different players to earn a 3-0 victory over the A-League's Portland Timbers in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16.
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CHICAGO (Sunday, July 11, 2004) - The Chicago Fire and New England Revolution traded goals in a period of less than a minute shortly after intermission and the two Major League Soccer teams played to a 1-1 draw before 39,529 at Soldier Field, a large crowd that turned out to watch the United States tie Poland in the opener of a doubleheader.
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CHICAGO (Sunday, July 11, 2004) -- Defender Carlos Bocanegra snapped home a header two minutes from time, salvaging a 1-1 draw for the United States men in their friendly against Poland before 39,529 at Soldier Field.
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(Sunday, July 11, 2004) -- With a subpar effort, the United States men were lucky to salvage a 1-1 draw with Poland tonight on a late headed goal from defender Carlos Bocanegra. With World Cup qualifying about to begin in earnest, U.S. manager Bruce Arena must hope for and expect better when he assembles his full side. About half of his usual starters were in the opening 11 tonight.
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CARSON, Calif. (Saturday, July 10, 2004) -- Strikers New Grabavoy and Carlos Ruiz both found net with free kicks, leading the Los Angeles Galaxy to the top of Major League Soccer's Western Conference with a 2-0 whitewash of the Colorado Rapids. Los Angeles has the best record in MLS.
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(Friday, July 9, 2004) -- Greece is the Euro 2004 champion? What on earth is happening? Has Alexander the Great come back to earth and possessed the body of Otto Rehhagel, the clever German who guided the Greeks to their triumph.
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(Thursday, July 8, 2004) -- United States goalkeeper Kasey Keller and Greg Vanney face uncertain futures in Europe despite remaining under contract to their clubs. Both teams suffered through disappointing 2003-04 seasons, fired their coaches and shook up management.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (Wednesday, July 7, 2004) -- Midfielder Simo Valakari scored the go-ahead goal in the 89th minute, then goalkeeper Jeff Cassar made it stand up by stopping a penalty kick in stoppage time, lifting the Dallas Burn to a 2-1 decision over the San Jose Earthquakes.
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(Wednesday, July 7, 2004) -- Goalkeeper Zach Thornton's who left the Chicago Fire after six seasons in Major League Soccer to sign with Benfica of Portugal February 1, did not have his contract renewed and is a free agent. Thornton hopes to have a new deal in Europe soon.
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(Wednesday, July 7, 2004) -- The United States men will once again be playing what is essentially a road match on home soil Sunday when they meet Poland at Soldier Field in Chicago. Chicago has the second largest Polish population of any city in the world except for Poland's capital of Warsaw.
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CARSON, Calif. (Sunday, July 4, 2004) -- Striker Carlos Ruiz scored twice to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes before a capacity 27,000 at Home Depot Center. The Colorado Rapids won their third straight, edging the New England Revolution 1-0.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Saturday, July 3, 2004) -- Striker Jaime Moreno's body has taken a beating in nine Major League Soccer seasons, but his mind is as sharp as ever. Noticing Jonny Walker's laxity, Moreno stripped a ball from the goalkeeper's feet to easily score the decisive tally, sparking D.C. United's 6-2 rout of the MetroStars.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 3, 2004) -- Two days after being selected to play in her first Summer Olympics, defender Heather Mitts scored her first international goal, providing the difference for the United States women in a 1-0 decision over Canada.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Saturday, July 3, 2004) -- Late first-half-goals by strikers Edson Buddle and Jeff Cunningham, separated by less than 60 seconds, gave the Columbus Crew a 2-0 victory over a badly off-form Chicago Fire.
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(Friday, July 2, 2004) -- After depression brought on by England's dismissal from Euro 2004 in penalty kicks, the Mad Brit has returned to work, encouraged by the kind sentiments of his readers.
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