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Thierry Henry had a decorated international career and retired following France’s woeful performance in this year’s World Cup.
And he’s not going back.
Unlike another big named DP, Henry no longer has his sights on playing international football. Even if he is asked nicely by new French coach Laurent Blanc.
Speaking to a French publication, Henry reiterated this.
I [...]
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Lost in the shuffle of Chicago’s 3-2 drubbing of the LA Galaxy was the play of rookie goalkeeper Sean Johnson. The 21-year old made his MLS debut against the suddenly struggling Supporter’s Shield leaders and played brilliantly. Johnson made several big saves, both early and late in the match. With such a strong first showing, [...]
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For the last few years, there have been rumors that America’s legendary soccer franchise, the New York Cosmos, were mounting a comeback. Pepe Pinton, the owner of the Cosmos name, finally sold his stake in the team recently, adding fuel to the fire. It seems that fire has reached the inferno stage. The Cosmos are [...]
Rome wasnt built in a day!

Sounders FC midfielder Alvaro Fernandez made his first appearance for the club Tuesday night in CONCACAF Champions League action. Coming in as a sub in the 64th minute, Fernandez brought an immediate spark to the Seattle offense. Seattle was struggling to deal with the muddy pitch in El Salvador, but Fernandez’ fresh legs helped the [...]
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Cesc Fabregas will not be going to Barcelona this summer.  The Arsenal captain says he is staying in North London will be 100 percent focused on the Gunners this season.
The North London club turned down two offers from the La Liga champions and manager Arsene Wenger said repeatedly he wouldn’t sell his star player, who [...]
and i though i was the only one to see it this way

American soccer fans are a special bunch. Some support MLS teams, some support USL teams, and some, usually foreign ex-pats, think that the game played in the US is a joke. There isn’t a consensus wave of support for MLS as a whole, yet the spectre of an opinion exists that if you don’t support [...]
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Big news ahead of the season as Reuters is reporting that Martin O’Neill has stepped down as manager of Aston Villa.
This is effective immediately. Kevin MacDonald is taking over on an interim basis.
Here is the official statement from O’Neill on his departure.
I have enjoyed my time at Aston Villa immensely. It’s obviously a wrench to [...]
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Tonight the US national team played in front of over 70,000 people at New Meadowlands Stadium against a young and hungry Brazil squad. They lost, 2-0. Why is everyone so surprised?
When the rosters came out, many an American fan saw a young Brazilian squad put up against many of the US’ World Cup squad and [...]
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Last night it came out that Landon Donovan would be making an appearance on the Jimmy Fallon show tonight (Wednesday). Now we know why. He’ll be unveiling the FIFA 11 cover, featuring himself in the blue USA World Cup kit. Donovan posted the cover on his Facebook page this morning (see below). Donovan was previously [...]
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No official word yet, but talkSPORT is reporting that Bob Bradley has resigned from his post as manager of the USMNT.
Bradley is then expected to be named manager at Aston Villa next week. If so, he’ll be the first American manager in the Premier League.

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