10/15/2008
Booing the Marsellaise: A French Soccer Scandal (Time Magazine)
A handful of soccer fans booing La Marseillaise sends the political class into a lather. That, of course, is exactly what the boo-boys hoped to do
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10/16/2008
Spain, England, Dutch maintain perfect starts in World Cup soccer qualifying (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
LONDON - Spain, England and the Netherlands maintained their perfect starts in World Cup soccer qualifying on Wednesday to open up big leads in the race for places at the 2010 tournament in South Africa.
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10/16/2008
Atlanta must beat out other cities for soccer team (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Atlanta faces stiff competition from Miami, St. Louis, Vancouver, British Columbia, and three other North American cities in its quest to land a professional soccer team. Major League Soccer (MLS) listed Wednesday the seven cities vying for one of the two soccer franchises that could begin play in 2011. Falcons owner Arthur Blank announced earlier this week plans to lure an MLS club to the metro ...
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10/15/2008
France Will Cancel Soccer Games Where National Anthem Is Booed (Bloomberg)
Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- France will cancel soccer matches where spectators boo or whistle when the country's national anthem, La Marseillaise, is played, the government said today.
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10/16/2008
Paulson's Son Among Bidders for Two U.S. Soccer Expansion Teams (Bloomberg)
Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Merritt Paulson, the 35-year-old son of U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr ., is among seven bidders for ownership of two Major League Soccer expansion teams that would start play in 2011.
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10/15/2008
Miami group to bid for soccer franchise (BizJournals)
An investor group that includes Brightstar Corp. founder, CEO and Chairman Marcel Claure and international soccer powerhouse Futbol Club Barcelona on Wednesday announced its bid to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Miami.
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10/15/2008
500-mile soccer dribble coming to Asbury boardwalk (Asbury Park Press)
Ethan Zohn, the winner of the reality show "Survivor: Africa" who went on to co-found Grassroot Soccer United to fight HIV/AIDS, will be on the boardwalk Saturday as part of his 500-mile Dribble 2008 from Massachusetts to Washington D.C.
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10/15/2008
FC Barcelona making bid to bring Major League Soccer back to Miami (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
MIAMI - FC Barcelona will submit a bid on Wednesday to bring a Major League Soccer franchise back to South Florida.
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10/16/2008
KSU eager to get pro soccer team (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Soccer is growing in popularity in Cobb County, and that spurs interest in locating a professional soccer stadium near Kennesaw. "Gwinnett has already got the Gwinnett Center and the complex for AAA baseball. It would be great if we could get this in Cobb County," said Steve Butler, North Cobb High School assistant principal and athletic director. About 75 students play on North Cobb's soccer ...
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10/15/2008
St. Benedict's Prep boys soccer falls in national rankings (The Star-Ledger)
The St. Benedict's Prep boys soccer team fell to No. 12 in the nation in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America / adidas high school soccer rankings. St. Benedict's had been No. 2 in the nation before its...
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