Will world cup and summer olympics make Brazil infrastructure a win? (BRXX, VIV, CPL)

Brazil is entering a four-year cycle in which it will become the focal point of billions around the world for hosting the World Cup and Olympics.  Along with the greater

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Galaxy add local flavor, back line depth via draft

Published: Tuesday, 17. January, 2012 in category M.L.S. The LA Galaxy added some depth while picking up some local players in Tuesday’s MLS Supplemental Draft.

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Rapids Select Yamada and Helmick in Supplemental Draft

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Tuesday, January 17, 2012) – The Colorado Rapids selected Kohei Yamada and Joel Helmick in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft, held on Tuesday afternoon.

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Philadelphia Union Select Four in 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft

Chester, Pa. (January 17, 2012) – The Philadelphia Union selected four players in the 2012 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft on Tuesday: defender Thomas Brandt (13th overall), midfielder Krystian Witkowski (26th overall), forward Antoine Hoppenot (39th overall), and midfielder Brandon Zimmerman (52nd overall).

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Philadelphia Union Select Four in 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft

New York Selects Three Players in 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft

HARRISON, NJ – The New York Red Bulls added three players in Tuesday’s 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft. The club selected University of Virginia defender Mike Volk, University of Pennsylvania midfielder Christian Barreiro and Hastings College midfielder Nate Polak.

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Chicago Fire Select Four Players in 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft

CHICAGO, IL (Jan. 17, 2012) – With four selections in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft the Chicago Fire Soccer Club acquired forward Evans Frimpong (9th overall), goalkeeper Carl Woszczynski (15th overall) midfielder Tony Walls (47th overall) and defender Justin Chavez (66th overall).

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Toronto FC Select Five Players in Supplemental Draft

Toronto FC selected five players in Major League Soccer’s Supplemental Draft on Tuesday afternoon. Midfielders Michael Green, Arthur Ivo and Michael Mazzullo were selected along with defenders Nickardo Blake and Mykell Bates.

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Timbers Select Four Players in 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers today selected four players in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft. The Timbers selected goalkeeper Doug Herrick, midfielder Miguel Ibarra, defender Ryan Kawulok and midfielder Logan McDaniel in the four-round draft.

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Crew Selects Four in MLS Supplemental Draft

COLUMBUS – The Columbus Crew added four players to its roster Tuesday via the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft.

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Dynamo Select Five Players in 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft

HOUSTON, TX (Tuesday, January 17, 2012) — The Houston Dynamo selected five players in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft held via conference call this afternoon.

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Soccer Capsules: Corona voted newcomer of the year in Mexico league

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tijuana midfielder Joe Corona has been voted the newcomer of the year for the Mexico Apertura championship.

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Portland Timbers add Colombian defender, draft four West Coast college players in MLS Supplemental Draft

The Portland Timbers added five players to their roster on January 17, signing Colombian defender Hanyer Mosquera and selecting four players in the MLS Supplemental Draft. One of their selections is a local product, as University of Portland’s Ryan Kawulok was their first pick at number 8. Kawulok has spent the last two summers playing for the Timbers’ U-23 club, and becomes the fourth member of …

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Palermo have 'verbal agreement' with Universatorio for Edison Flores – agent

Open an account with Sportingbet today and get up to £100 in free bets! Palermo are closing in on the signing of Universitario starlet Edison Flores, according to the player’s agent.

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Bolton Wanderers 2 Macclesfield 0: match report

Owen Coyle’s side progress but victory felt hollow with less than 10,000 fans present at the Reebok.

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Darius treble puts Millwall through

Henderson and Kane send Lions past Dagenham and into Round Four.

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Bolton and QPR reach FA Cup fourth round

Last season’s semi-finalists Bolton Wanderers FC eased through to the FA Cup fourth round but Queens Park Rangers FC made heavier weather of their third-round replay.

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Carey soccer star getting tryout with D.C. United

After picking up his first team All-American award at the National Soccer Coaches Association convention in Kansas City this past weekend, senior goalkeeper Carl Goody was soon making arrangements to fly to Washington D.C. for a trial period with D.C. United of Major League Soccer.

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Quaker Oats and Chicago Fire Soccer Club Team Up

CHICAGO (January 17, 2012) -The Quaker Oats Company, a division of PepsiCo, and The Chicago Fire Soccer Club are kicking off a season of food, fitness and fun for the city’s soccer fans and families.

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC and BC Soccer Introduce Youth Soccer Season Ticket

VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC in partnership with BC Soccer launched the exclusive Youth Soccer Season Ticket which enables boys and girls registered with BC Soccer to purchase Whitecaps FC season tickets for the 2012 season at an accessible price.

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Freiburg and Cisse part ways

Freiburg – SC Freiburg have announced the departure of star striker Papiss Demba Cisse who will not return to Breisgau following the African Cup of Nations having opted to join English Premier League side Newcastle United.

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Pontius and Kiffe Picked in MLS Supplemental Draft

Senior defenders Tim Pontius and James Kiffe were both selected during Tuesday’s Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft, bringing the total count of 2012 UC Santa Barbara draft picks to four. Seattle Sounders FC selected Pontius in the Second Round (33rd overall) and San Jose Earthquakes drafted Kiffe in the Fourth Round (63rd overall).

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Milan's Boateng doubtful for Arsenal visit

AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng is a doubt for the first leg of his side’s UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie against Arsenal FC after suffering a thigh strain in the Milan derby.

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Quaker Oats and The Chicago Fire Soccer Club Team up for New Multi-Year Partnership

CHICAGO , Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Quaker Oats Company, a division of PepsiCo, and The Chicago Fire Soccer Club are kicking off a season of food, fitness and fun for the city’s soccer fans and …

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Real Salt Lake selects UCLA forward/midfielder in first round of MLS Supplemental Draft

After losing nine players in the off season, Real Salt Lake filled out its roster with four more players in Tuesday’s 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft.

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Bayer and 96 win – Bremen falter

Munich – Three Bundesliga teams were in action on Tuesday as they brought an end to their winter preparations. With the second half of the season on the mind Werder Bremen fell flat once again, while Leverkusen and Hannover emerged victorious. bundesliga.de presents an overview of the action.

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Bandini: Fiorentina risks repeating Sampdoria’s ignoble history

On this day last year, Sampdoria sat 10th in Serie A. Diminished by the departure of their manager Gigi Del Neri during the previous summer and the exclusion of Antonio Cassano from the playing squad following a very public outburst against owner Riccardo Garrone, they were certainly not hitting the heights they had reached during

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Chasing UEFA Glory

In the first of two special midseason editions of our jog through France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain, we won’t be focusing on specific clubs – we will be looking at each league’s overall prospects for continental cup success.

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Serie A – Silva quits Fiorentina to join Boca

Santiago “Tank” Silva has ended an unsettled five months at Italy’s Fiorentina and returned to South America to play for Boca Juniors.

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Earthquakes Acquire Fourth Round Supplemental Draft Pick for Right of First Refusal for M Michael Th

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes announced today that the club has acquired Sporting Kansas City’s natural fourth round pick in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft (No. 73 overall) in exchange for the right of first refusal for midfielder Michael Thomas.

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