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• U.S. forward Charlie Davies released from hospital

  
  BallHype - Top Soccer News, Videos, and Blogs — Authority:
  Charlie Davies, a starting forward on the U.S. mens national soccer team, was released from a Washington hospital today, one month after suffering serious injuries in an automobile accident. Davies, 23, underwent several surgeries at Washington Hospital Center and was... Soccer By Ives found this 10 hours ago on ...
  3 days ago

• Why isnt the Gold Cup a "Major" Tournament?

  
  Snorting the Endline — Authority: 113
  I think most would consider the European Championships a “Major Tournament” but the CONCACAF Gold Cup is not, why? One could argue the following points: - One quarter of the UEFA nations qualify for the WC every four years, whereas one tenth of the CONCACAF nations qualify, essentially the nations in Europe are ...
  1 week ago

• World Cup hosts SAfrica recall McCarthy

  
  Soccer News Info — Authority: 156
  World Cup hosts South Africa recalled controversial striker Benni McCarthy Thursday for mid-November home friendlies against Japan and Jamaica. The scorer of a record 31 Bafana Bafana (The Boys) goals was ignored for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa after shunning a call-up for warm-up games against ...
  1 week ago

• MLS "Kickin Back" with Stuart Holden

  
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  (from MLSNet.com) Over the past two years, Stuart Holden has become one of the best attacking players in the United States. --- He began his MLS career with the Houston Dynamo in 2006 and this season has scored 6 goals, in addition to becoming a regular member of the USMNT... getin2thegame posted 3 hours ago from ...
  2 weeks ago

• Carlos Alberto Parreira appointed South Africa coach

  
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  Carlos Alberto Parreira has been reappointed the national team coach of South Africa just 18 months after he previously left the 2010 hosts.The Brazilian manager, who departed the Bafana Bafana due to personal reasons before, has signed an initial eight month contract to the end of the 2010 ... kandevil posted 5 ...
  2 weeks ago

• World Cup lessons from South Korea

  
  Sports Leader — Authority: 123
  Despite the recent hysteria, there was much to admire about Joel Santana who took the plunge by taking the reins of a national team (for the first time) which had the added responsibility of hosting the 2010 World Cup. Despite a shaky start to his tenure 18 months ago, Bafana Bafana found their feet under [...]
  3 weeks ago

• Report Card: Ballon d’Or Nominations

  
  Premiership Talk — Authority: 133
  With the Ballon d’Or nominations finally releasing this weekend, the headlines have mostly been devoted to the fact that world champions Italy have no representation whatsoever. But why blame the press for paying excessive attention to an irrelevant detail? After all, the award itself is destined to be heading ...
  3 weeks ago

• Italy considering altitude training for World Cup

  
  Soccer News Info — Authority: 156
  Italy is considering training at high altitude before traveling to the World Cup in South Africa. The defending champion was sluggish in June at the Confederations Cup, playing each of its games on the high veldt in Johannesburg and Pretoria, where the altitude approaches 1,750 meters (6,000 feet) at some points. ...
  4 weeks ago

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