Soccer Knockers

Sammy Lee led Bolton to only five points in its first nine Premiership games.
Bolton, England  - Sammy Lee’s tenure as manager at Bolton is over after less than one year in charge as the manager agreed on Tuesday that the two sides would part ways ‘by mutual consent’.
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Abby Wambach netted two goals for the U.S.
St. Louis, MO  - Abby Wambach scored two goals as the United States, playing its first game since the Women’s World Cup, rolled to a 5-1 win over Mexico on Saturday without goalie Hope Solo in uniform.
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Freddie Adu will be joined by six fellow members of the U.S. U-20 team that competed in the U-20 World Cup this summer.
Chicago, IL - U.S. Men’s National Team coach Bob Bradley has named 21 players to the initial roster that will train in Europe in advance of the […]

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Landon Donovan led the U.S. in goals in the Gold Cup Tournament.
Chicago, IL  - U.S. Men’s National Team coach Bob Bradley named the 19-man roster that will face FIFA’s No. 1 ranked Brazil on Sept. 9 at Soldier Field in Chicago for a friendly.
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Miroslav Klose is in search of his 100th Bundesliga goal.
Bremen, Germany  - All eyes will be on Miroslav Klose on Saturday as the former Werder Bremen striker returns home as a member of Bayern Munich in search of his 100th Bundesliga […]

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Eddie Robinson scored in the 83rd minute to tie the game at two, but it wasn’t enough for Houston.
Houston, TX  - For the second time this season, the Houston Dynamo and CF Pachuca met in an international tournament and for the second time this season […]

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Mark Delaney is hanging it up
Birmingham, England  - Aston Villa defender Mark Delaney announced his retirement on Wednesday after a long injury battle.
The 31-year-old Delaney has battled injury problems in recent seasons and has finally decided to hang up […]

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