Lyon bracing for tough title race in French soccer league - SLAM! Sports

PARIS - Lyon is bracing for its toughest title fight since 2004 as the French league enters the final straight with just eight rounds to go. The seven-time defending champion has had a cushion of at least six points after 30 rounds in the past four
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SOCCER-Romania to terminate contract of coach Piturca - ESPN.com
BUCHAREST, April 9 - Romania's soccer federation will negotiate a mutual termination of coach Victor Piturca's contract after the team's poor showing in qualifiers for next year's World Cup in South Africa, officials said on Thursday. "I asked the
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Sounders sparking soccer craze - NWCN
SEATTLE â€" Despite a struggling economy, local soccer league registration is up between 15 and 20 percent over last year, according to officials from several leagues. And they all say the Seattle Sounders' success is a big part of that. Soccer
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Central Baptist adds another CHS product for soccer - Log Cabin Democrat
Central Baptist College coach Justin Hawkins doesn't have to look far when it comes to picking talent for his soccer team. Hawkins hand-picked another Conway High standout to help his soccer program. This time it was Caleb Dayer who decided to extend
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World Cup soccer in Jacksonville? - Jacksonville Business Journal
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium and The University of Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium are among 70 U.S. venues that could host soccer’s World Cup in 2018 or 2022, the USA Bid Committee said Wednesday. The committee mailed letters last week to
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Flying horses, dunking Spartans, fiery soccer fans and much more. - NBC Sports
Shaquille O'Neal hasn't missed the NBA playoffs since his rookie season 17 years ago. Now he's just playing out the string and feeling like he is very likely to be a former Sun before next season gets underway. Shaq had a pretty good year, but he's
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Scottish soccer officials refuse to budge on bans for Ferguson - SLAM! Sports
GLASGOW, Scotland - The Scottish Football Association has ruled out reconsidering its ban on Barry Ferguson and Allan McGregor representing the national team. The SFA said Thursday that its board had met with manager George Burley and confirmed last
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