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SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008
Schmetzer in the running to be Sounders FC coach
Brian Schmetzer never imagined he would make a living as a soccer coach.
Besagno on the rise at Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY -- A virtually unknown 16-year-old soccer player from Maple Valley, Nikolas Besagno suddenly became recognizable on Jan. 14, 2005, when Real Salt Lake selected him first overall in the Major League Soccer Superdraft.
Americans in peril in Premier League
LONDON -- The American presence in the English Premier League could be decimated this weekend: As many as nine of the 12 U.S. players in Europe's top league could find themselves on clubs relegated to a lower division.
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008
Present and future Sounders
There was a certain degree of overlap at Qwest Field when the Sounders held their annual Media Day on Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008
Beckham provides second charge
A healthy David Beckham has made a quick splash in his second MLS season, and the crowds are still turning out in big numbers to see him play.
The Beautiful Game: Wigan's tenacity, class facing intense scrutiny
Chelsea set up an exciting finish to the Premier League season when it beat Newcastle to tie Manchester United atop the standings. The question now is whether Wigan will put up a real fight against the Red Devils in the season finale.
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008
Sounders FC expected to sign star
Seattle Sounders FC, still more than 10 months from taking the field in its inaugural MLS season, is expected to announce its first official signing Thursday, and the team didn't have to go far to find him.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008
Qwest to see Brazil's best
Brazil brings the world's game to Qwest Field in a big way on May 31 for its soccer friendly with Canada.
The Beautiful Game: Man U blows shot at clincher
Alex Ferguson rarely blunders as manager of Manchester United. But he blew it Saturday when he sat some of his biggest stars in a loss to Chelsea.
Ronaldo lies low after prostitute incident
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Ronaldo went into hiding Tuesday after a run-in with cross-dressing prostitutes that prompted police to investigate whether to charge one with trying to extort money from the soccer star.
TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2008
Soccer star Ronaldo in run-in with transvestites
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Soccer star Ronaldo was questioned by police early Monday after a run-in with Brazilian transvestites in a Rio de Janeiro motel.
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2008
Gabriel is bridge between original NASL squad, future MLS side
Over the past 35 years there has been one constant in Seattle soccer. Whenever the sport is in need, Jimmy Gabriel will answer the call.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2008
The Beautiful Game: Chelsea's Grant gets short with media
Chelsea manager Avram Grant is either losing it or playing mind games with the English media. We think it's the latter.
MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2008
Scoring Keller may be goal of Sounders' inaugural team
Seattle Sounders FC has pledged to its fans to search worldwide for players to fill its roster for the inaugural season in Major League Soccer in 2009.
Gold or bust for U.S. soccer?
BEIJING -- The American women finished third in last year's soccer World Cup in China. They'll have to do better in the Beijing Olympics or new coach Pia Sundhage knows she'll probably be out of work.
SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2008
Sounders start last USL year
With the MLS club on the horizon, the USL Sounders will embark on their final season Saturday when they hit the road to face the Charleston Battery in the season opener.
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2008
Soccer fiesta at Qwest Field
Burgers and dogs and peppers darkened over the grill in the bed of Andres Lepe's sagging Chevy pickup, and as he bit into a hot link, his two sons at his feet, he gave, perhaps, the only summation one could give of the scene that had enveloped him. "Mexicans, we love soccer," said Lepe of Tukwila. "It is the way we express passion."
Partisan crowd soaks up Mexico win
Interim coach Jesus Ramirez got off to an impressive start to his tenure with Mexico's national team.
Brazil to play soccer friendly at Qwest
Brazil's heralded national soccer team is nearing an agreement to play Canada in a "friendly" at Qwest Field this year.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2008
Sellout likely as Sounders get look at soccer glitz
To say soccer has taken Seattle by storm would be an understatement.
Mexico soccer fans thrive on pride, passion
Jose Gonzalez has been a bartender at Mazatlan, a Mexican restaurant on the south end of Rainier Avenue in Renton, for the past 10 years. On a sleepy weekday afternoon recently, there were a handful of customers lost in their plus-sized platters as traffic on the busy thoroughfare outside began to build to its daily crescendo.
The Beautiful Game: Little Getafe dazzles Bayern
EVERY SEASON PRODUCES games that live long in the memory.
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