Soccer: Youth brings energy to a night drained of meaning
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On Tuesday, Cesc Fabregas, a 17-year-old Spaniard, scored a flamboyant goal and ran the midfield so well that Arsenal thrashed Rosenborg Trondheim 5-1.
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The atmosphere suits certain players. While others have to learn to deal with the unique situations that a New York crowd promote.
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Mark Hughesâ career as a player and international manager has been characterised by a battling nature and win-at-all-costs attitude.
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You don&#39;t win anything with kids, an esteemed football pundit once famously said. You do, of course - Manchester United proved that more than once in the 90s - but only if those youngsters are made of the right stuff.
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By ARIEL DAVID ROME - The fans were pious. The players bound for glory. And the victory? A miracle. Priests and seminarians from several soccer-loving countries took to a field near the looming dome of St.
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Most of the United States national team that may end up in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup will be a delicate mix of young and old, experience and exuberance.
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Most MLS teams are in a comfortable position for the last two weeks of the regular season. Too comfortable.
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The hybridization of European soccer might have improved the game on the continent, but it is also highlighting the lack of emphasis on player development.
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Incorporating short, weekly sessions on healthy living and social pressures into sports training appears to help young girls fight impulses to diet excessively
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Maybe they sleep better on the road. Maybe the opposing crowd revs them up. Maybe they are just a really good team and the whole road thing means nothing.
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A month ago, the prospect of entertaining Manchester United did not carry the same menace of the past decade. But, as Aston Villa manager David O&#39;Leary has discovered, things have a habit of rapidly changing in football.
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This time, the US national soccer team didn&#39;t need any last-minute miracles. Brian McBride scored midway through the first half, and 20-year-old Eddie Johnson struck
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SONG has it that youth is too good to be wasted on the young. Paul Dickov appears to agree as he waits for a call to face Norway at Hampden on Saturday.
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When the girl was young, the game was a dalliance. She was all arms and legs and smiles and two-handed set shots, but from one outing to the next it was never quite clear what she would bring to her basketball team.
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Since rotations are usually shorter during preseason games, players have to get accustomed to extended daylight. This puts a burden on their physical condition as well as their ability to maintain concentration.
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Soccer is a sport with a field 80 yards wide by 120 yards long, and 22 players running for 90 minutes. Often times the only players that stand out are the ones that put up &#39;big&#39; numbers, scoring goals and setting up others.
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The kid was going against pros and it was a mismatch. Charlie Davies, 19, was overflowing with caution before he and his Boston College teammates faced Major League Soccer's Revolution this past spring in an exhibition match. There were issues. The caliber of the opposition; that went without saying. The caliber of the Eagles, who were coming off a calamitous ...