The Selecao coach was forced to make a change to his squad after the Barcelona full-back had picked up an injury which will see him miss up to eight weeks of action

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Manchester United’s Rafael replaces Dani Alves in Brazil squad for upcoming friendlies

The Stamford Bridge interim manager, who has guided the club to two cup finals since taking over in March, revealed he is confident his team can lift the Champions League

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Di Matteo praises ‘amazing’ Lampard and Chelsea ‘legend’ Drogba

The 25-year-old striker tore his anterior cruciate ligament for the second time in six months during training last month, and is now expected to be out of action until March 2013

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Cut-price Rossi now an ‘appetising prospect’ for clubs, claims agent

The experienced trainer’s son insisted that the Blues have not approached his father after reports had indicated he was in the frame for the job at Stamford Bridge

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Capello has not had any contact with Chelsea, says son

CARSON, Calif. – Robbie Keane and Landon Donovan each have duties beyond the day-to-day grind of the LA Galaxy, and each will have different obligations to tend to after Saturday’s match against Chivas USA (10:30 pm ET, ESPN2, LIVE CHAT on MLSsoccer.com).
But both international standouts insist they are focused on the SuperClsico and helping the Galaxy snap a four-game winless streak. Read More

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SuperClasico will be last game for Keane before Euros

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Patrick Nyarko doesn’t think the Chicago Fire have been horrible.
But the Fire midfielder wouldn’t say his team has turned a corner, either, after climbing into fourth place in the Eastern Conference by gaining seven points in their last three games. Read More

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Inconsistent Fire vie for first win streak of 2012 season

We all have our favorite players. That's part of being a supporter. But sometimes we forget that the players themselves are fans. They have favorites, too.
Over the past few months, MLSsoccer.com has asked players (and a few MLSsoccer.com editors) across MLS to tell us who their favorite alltime MLS player is. This is what they told us.

My favorite player is… Landon Donovan Read More

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Supporters Week: My favorite player is… Landon Donovan

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Herculez Gomez’s Santos Laguna are 90 minutes away from glory going into Sunday’s conclusive second leg of Mexico’s Clausura 2012 final.
The first leg finished 1-1 on Thursday, with Los Guerreros coming within two minutes of winning in Monterrey’s Estadio Tecnolgico for the first time in 10 years. But Humberto Suazo won and converted a last-minute penalty to tie the game, narrowing Santos' slim edge. Read More

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American Exports preview: Gomez 90 minutes from glory

Remember the 1989 movie Major League, when Bob Uecker, playing a fictional radio announcer for the Cleveland Indians, utters a borderline profanity on the air? Admonished by his partner, Uecker responds by saying, ?Don?t worry, nobody?s listening anyway.?

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It’s Not Just LeBron – Cleveland Spurns Baseball Too

On Thursday, suspended New Orleans Saints linebackerJonathan Vilma filed a lawsuit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in United States District Court in New Orleans. In the filing, it reads that Mr. Goodell “made public statements concerning Vilma which were false, defamatory and injurious to Vilma?s professional and personal reputation.”

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Roger Goodell Must Reveal Sources in the $1.6 Million Jonathan Vilma Case