Soccer Sports Betting News
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Nyon, Switzerland (MySportsbook) - The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's rankings were
released on Wednesday and they saw England climb four spots to move back into
the top 10, while European champions Spain remained comfortably on top of the
table.
The rest of the top 10 saw a bit of a shake-u... |
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Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - United States star Landon Donovan
recently returned to Germany, and just Tuesday started a 10-day trial with
Bayern Munich that could ultimately define his legacy.
Nearly a decade ago, long before Donovan emerged as American soccer's
brightest star, Germ... |
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Sunderland, England (MySportsbook) - Sunderland manager Roy Keane has called
for Kieran Richardson to be included in the next England squad.
Richardson, 24, has been in eye-catching form for the Black Cats this season
and Keane believes he is returning to the level that first earne... |
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Bolton, England (MySportsbook) - Bolton manager Gary Megson plans to sign
several new players in the January transfer window in an attempt to bolster
his wafer-thin squad.
Since replacing Sammy Lee in the Reebok Stadium hot-seat just over one year
ago, Megson has allowed 18 pla... |
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London, England (MySportsbook) - Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia should
have recovered from the head injury he suffered against Manchester United in
time to face Aston Villa this weekend.
The Spanish shot-stopper had to be replaced by Lukas Fabianski for the closing
stages of S... |
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Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Landon Donovan made history by winning the
2008 Honda Player of the year award on Tuesday, becoming the only five-time
winner of the most coveted prize in United States soccer.
For the last 18 years, the award has honored the best U.S. player as chos... |
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Commerce City, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Rapids re-signed captain and
World Cup veteran Pablo Mastroeni on Tuesday.
Mastroeni has played in the fifth most games (132), has started the third most
games (126) and has also played the fourth most minutes (11,042) in Rapids team
histo... |
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Commerce City, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Rapids named Gary Smith, who
was the club's interim manager for the final 11 matches of the 2008 season, the
sixth head coach in team history Tuesday.
Smith served as the Rapids' interim coach after Fernando Clavijo stepped down.
Under Smi... |
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Named Gary Smith head coach; re-signed Pablo Mastroeni. ... |
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Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Landon Donovan made history by winning the
2008 Honda Player of the year award on Tuesday, becoming the only five-time
winner of the most coveted prize in United States soccer.
For the last 18 years, the award has honored the best U.S. player as chos... |
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Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - United States national team coach Bob Bradley
selected 19 players - 17 from Major League Soccer - on Tuesday for a four-day
training camp from Nov. 12-16 in Colorado.
The group is comprised of MLS players who have completed the 2008 season, as
well as ... |
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Zurich, Switzerland (MySportsbook) - Brazil was chosen as the host country
of the 2014 Men's World Cup, while Germany was given the same distinction as
the home of the 2011 Women's World Cup.
FIFA president Joseph Blatter made the announcement following an executive
committee meet... |
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Zurich, Switzerland (MySportsbook) - The FIFA Disciplinary Committee fined
and suspended France captain Zinedine Zidane and Italy defender Marco
Materazzi Thursday for the incident that took place during the 2006 FIFA World
Cup final on July 9 in Berlin.
The Committee issued a... |
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Shanghai, China (MySportsbook) - Hope Solo's comments will define the United
States' 2007 World Cup effort forever, but it's that one loss that will take
the Americans years to overcome.
Like it or not, Solo's outburst after the 4-0 semifinal loss to Brazil - the
worst loss in the Uni... |
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Shanghai, China (MySportsbook) - Brazil's Marta was awarded the Golden Ball
on Sunday as the top player in the Women's World Cup.
Marta, 21, scored seven goals to lead Brazil to its first final. Although she
missed a penalty kick in the final, a 2-0 loss to Germany, Marta ran away with
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Shanghai, China (MySportsbook) - Birgit Prinz scored and Nadine Angerer
stopped a penalty kick by Brazil's Marta as Germany became the first team to
repeat as Women's World Cup champions with a 2-0 victory on Sunday.
Prinz, a three-time FIFA Player of the Year, scored in the 52nd... |
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