Soccer Insider Archive: Germany
Monday Kickaround
*FIFA to Diego Maradona: Go away, creep. For two months, anyway. *Switzerland -- yes, Switzerland -- wins the Under-17 World Cup, defeating host Nigeria, 1-0. *MLS will unveil the Best XI this afternoon. Based on individual awards finalists, I'm sure we'll see Thornton, Marshall, Cameron, Hurtado, Joseph, Donovan and Cunningham....
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November 16, 2009; 6:08 AM ET |
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Wednesday Kickaround
*Robert Enke, the German goalkeeper who died Tuesday, left a suicide note. German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed condolences and the friendly against Chile on Saturday has been cancelled. *Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Portugal's World Cup qualifying playoff matches against Bosnia. *Wizards technical director Peter Vermes introduces Wizards interim coach Peter...
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Steve Goff
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November 11, 2009; 9:30 AM ET |
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Germany's Enke Dies
German goalkeeper Robert Enke, who was in the running to start at the World Cup next summer, died today when he was struck by a train. Police believe it was a suicide. The club president described him as "unstable" recently. "We are all shocked, we are speechless," Germany Manager Joachim...
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November 10, 2009; 4:07 PM ET |
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Wednesday Kickaround
*In the shadows of a sparkling World Cup stadium, people continue to live in deplorable conditions. Welcome to South Africa. *D.C. United award winners..... Team MVP: Clyde Simms. Defender: Bryan Namoff. Fans' Choice: Chris Pontius. Goal of the Year: Namoff (diving header). Coaches' Award: Rodney Wallace. Humanitarian: Devon McTavish. Golden...
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Steve Goff
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October 28, 2009; 9:36 AM ET |
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Video: Heading in Wrong Direction
From a Bundesliga match over the weekend, two attempted headed clearances by Hertha Berlin's teenage goalkeeper, Sascha Burchert, result in two almost identical goals for Hamburg in an 88-second span. Burchert had entered for the injured starter just a few minutes earlier. The first score conceded by Hertha -- which...
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Steve Goff
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October 7, 2009; 11:14 AM ET |
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Americans Abroad, Monday Edition
*Forward Kenny Cooper scores in the 18th minute and plays 74 minutes in 1860 Munich's 3-1 home loss to Karlsruhe, his second goal in three German second-division matches since arriving from FC Dallas. Munich visits Ahlen on Friday. *Goalkeeper Brad Friedel helps Aston Villa defeat Liverpool, 3-1, as the Reds...
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August 24, 2009; 4:52 PM ET |
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