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23 November 2009 8:09 PM | Tagged: fifa calls emergency meeting discuss playoffs
ZURICH - FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called an emergency meeting of itsexecutive committee ahead of the World Cup draw in South Africa to deal with thefallout from Thierry Henry's hand ball, violence at Algeria-Egypt games andmatch-fixing alleg

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22 November 2009 7:09 AM | Tagged: mls playoffs penalty kick paranoia
If Sunday night's MLS Cup comes down to penalty kicks, Real Salt Lake could have the advantage as its netminder Nick Rimando excels at stopping kicks from the spot, especially in big matches. Five years ago, he led D.C. United to the MLS Cup by parr

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22 November 2009 4:39 AM | Tagged: mls playoffs key matchups la galaxy vs real salt lake
David Beckham vs. Will JohnsonBoth these players like to float: Beckham to his right to send raking balls over the top and Johnson to his left to harry players on the ball. It's likely, given Johnson's work rate and selfishness, that you won't find

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21 November 2009 7:39 AM | Tagged: mls playoffs donovan beckham desperate advantage final
SEATTLE – David Beckham and Landon Donovan know a thing or two about winning titles. Donovan has three Major League Soccer Cups to his name and Beckham has won six EPL trophies and one La Liga title.Instead of making them jaded, however, it's

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20 November 2009 10:09 AM | Tagged: mls playoffs video landon donovan speaks winning mls mvp award
Of course, the world recognizes David Beckham as the most famous Galaxy player - which is only fitting, as he is perhaps the world's most famous soccer player in the world.Yet Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Player award, a component of which is

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20 November 2009 10:09 AM | Tagged: mls playoffs early stumbles real salt lake way
Jason Kreis was with Real Salt Lake during their difficult 2005 expansion season - but as a player, his influence was limited to the effect he had on the field.As coach of the Utah club, Kreis has more power to set the course for the team, and he ha

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15 November 2009 12:49 AM | Tagged: france edge republic playoffs
The Republic of Ireland face an uphill task to make the World Cup finals after Nicolas Anelka's goal helped France win the first leg of their play-off.Liam Lawrence went close for the Irish while France's Andre-Pierre Gignac had an effort cancelled

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14 November 2009 12:29 PM | Tagged: mls playoffs la galaxy reach mls cup houstons expense
CARSON, Calif. - The curse of Friday the 13th struck the Western Conference final as power outages plagued the the battle between the Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy. After three hours, the Galaxy prevailed, 2-0.The Galaxy had to make a slight