Soccer: M.L.S. Teams Lose Players but Manage to Keep Winning
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As a league that plays through the summer, Major League Soccer is subject to the ebb and flow, players coming and going for major international tournaments.
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With their manager's future in doubt, the Florida Marlins keep winning.
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The University of Massachusetts men's soccer team took its game to another level in the NCAA Tournament. But the Minutemen could not find another gear in the semifinals, falling, 1-0, to Ohio State last night.
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But before you start haranguing Major League Soccer for &quot;losing&quot; Landon Donovan to Germany&#39;s Bayer Leverkusen, remember: This is the way it&#39;s supposed to work.
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A couple of players who weren&#39;t able to crack the US lineup when the World Cup began earlier this week helped propel the Americans to victory in a game they had no choice but to win.
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With so many World Cup Qualifiers played, teams with many international players will be most affected. Of course, we are talking about Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United, whose players flew all over Europe to play in international matches.
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They're still undefeated. And they're still the Atlantic Coast League champions. The second-ranked Whitman-Hanson girls' soccer team (16-0) locked up its third straight league crown with a decisive 4-1 home victory over 14th-ranked Marshfield (11-4) yesterday. But for the Panthers, it will be their final ACL title; they join the Patriot League in 2008.
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FOXBOROUGH -- San Jose Earthquakes coach Dominic Kinnear had just finished watching as two of his players, Brian Ching and Landon Donovan, scored for the United States in a 2-0 win over El Salvador in a World Cup qualifying match yesterday.
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FOXBORO, MA -- Itâsa clichÃ© that is used far too often, but unfortunately thereâs no real other way to say it. Good teams find ways to win games, bad teams find ways to lose them.
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Winning is neither everything nor the only thing in soccer. Teams often play for a certain result. During the regular season, a tie away from home can be rewarding. In Major League Soccer's playoffs, goal differential will likely determine who advances in two-game series.
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Based on their track record, the Revolution should be preparing for a strong MLS playoff run. The team has made a habit of sprinting to the regular-season finish line since the 2002 season, compiling records of 5-0-1, 5-0-1, 3-3-0, and 2-2-2 in the final six games of the last four seasons .
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The Falmouth boys' soccer team continued its successful season yesterday, shutting out host Barnstable, 5-0, in a nonleague contest.
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The incentive of a postseason berth inspired the New Orleans Saints and the Carolina Panthers. And yet, when the game was over, each of the teams had lost.
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FRISCO, Texas - Carlos Ruiz and Kenny Cooper each scored in the first 14 minutes as FC Dallas defeated Real Salt Lake 2-1 Saturday night to clinch a playoff spot for the second straight year.  FC Dallas (15-10-4) had lost two straight, including 3-2 in Salt Lake last weekend.
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MADRID, Spain -- Real Madrid&#39;s week of misery continued when they suffered a 1-0 defeat at Espanyol, finishing with nine men after the dismissals of Walter Samuel and Michel Salgado.
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Never mind that the team has not lost a game this season, either in Serie A or the Champions League. Having registered just two wins and seven draws in the Italian league, the club is in crisis mode heading
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By Douglas A. Kaid, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jan. 31--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Sometimes the other team is simply better. It's a tough thing to admit for competitors who spend all season trying to convince themselves they can't be beaten if they play their best.