AZ dominated ADO Den Haag on Wednesday, winning 6-0 in a rescheduled Eredivisie game. Charlison Benshop had a hat-trick and Maarten Martens scored before Jozy Altidore subbed on in place of Benshop in the 76th minute. Altidore added two more, with goals in the 85th and 88th minutes at the Kyocera Stadion. AZ trail PSV Eindhoven at the top of the table by a +6 goal difference. ADO Den Haag are …

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National Teamers Abroad: Goals For Altidore

The one big bright spot of the New England Revolution’s offseason was supposed to be the signing of Colombian Pepe Moreno on a loan deal. Just last week, the team had trumpeted his signing as a major move to help cure their scoring woes of a year ago. Now, as The Bent Musket has discovered , it appears to have fallen apart: In addition, being as no terms of Moreno’s contract were publicly …

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Catania and Roma could not be separated after playing out the final 25 minutes of their 1-1 Serie A draw on Wednesday.

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Catania and Roma could not be separated after playing out the final 25 minutes of their 1-1 Serie A draw on Wednesday.

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Catania, Roma finish off 1-1

FC Barcelona will play Athletic Club in the Copa del Rey final after squeezing past Valencia CF while Juventus overcame AC Milan at San Siro to seal their place in the Coppa Italia final.

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Barcelona and Juventus seal cup final spots

SANDY, Utah (Wednesday, February 8, 2012) – Real Salt Lake has announced that the Utah side’s mid-summer showdown at Seattle Sounders FC has been moved to Wednesday, October 17. Kickoff time and broadcast information for the new matchday at CenturyLink Field in Seattle will be announced once finalized.

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CARSON, CA (Wednesday, February 8, 2012) — The Houston Dynamo posted their fourth consecutive preseason shutout, as they defeated Montreal Impact 2-0 Wednesday morning at The Home Depot Center, in Carson, Calif.

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Dynamo Defeat Montreal Impact 2-0

FC Barcelona’s Cesc Fabregas, second left, reacts after scoring against Valencia during a semi-final, second leg, Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.

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Washington, D.C. (February 8, 2012) – The D.C. United Academy today announced that registration is open for it’s spring training program. The training program begins on Tuesday, March 27 and is available for players from the U-9 to U-13 age groups. Full details of the program are listed below.

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After a scoreless first half that produced just one shot on target — a brilliant chip by Emmanuele Giaccherini — things came alive in the second half of the Coppa Italia semifinal, first leg match between AC Milan and Juventus . Uruguayan international Martin Caceres stole the show, scoring a brace in his first start during his second spell at the club. Milan were able to grab one goal, but …

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Charlison Benschop hit a hat-trick as AZ Alkmaar beat ADO Den Haag 6-0 to go level on points with PSV Eindhoven at the top of the Eredivisie. Maarten Martens netted the fourth and Jozy Altidore was on target twice late on as AZ ran riot in the second half with five goals.

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The final 25 minutes of Catania’s Serie A game against Roma were played out on Wednesday evening with no further goals at the Stadio Massimino.

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Catania and Roma end all square

Munich – FC Bayern Munich marched into the semi-finals of the DFB Cup on Wednesday night after rediscovering their attacking flair in an entertaining match at VfB Stuttgart.

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Bayern topple Stuttgart to reach semi-finals

COLUMBUS РThe Crew played its first game of the preseason Wednesday at the IMG Academy Fields in Bradenton, Fla., dropping a 2-1 decision to Malm̦ FF of Sweden.

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The brace was Altidore’s first goals since the beginning of December after the American striker slowed down after a fast start to the season.

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Jozy Altidore scores two goals in AZ's 6-0 demolition of ADO Den Haag

AZ Alkmaar have kept pace with Eredivisie league leaders PSV Eindhoven thanks to a 6-0 demolition of ADO Den Haag.

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Munich – Bundesliga 2 side Greuther Fürth are through to the semi-finals after a disciplined performance against 1899 Hoffenheim, who ended the game with ten men. They are joined in the last four by Borussia Mönchengladbach, who overcame Hertha BSC Berlin after extra time in a cautious encounter in the capital.

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Gladbach edge out Hertha, Fürth surprise Hoffenheim

Catania and Roma played out the final 25 minutes of their abandoned Serie A match, originally played on 15 January, however, did not add to the scoreline and shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw.

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San Mamés bode farewell to the Copa as only San Mamés could. This is their competition and this was their way. Athletic Bilbao qualified for their 37th final with a 6-2 win over Mirandés that one newspaper aptly described as “a homage to the Cup.”

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Sid Lowe: Athletic Bilbao bids farewell to San Mamés Stadium by qualifying for Copa del Rey final

MILAN (AP) — Catania held Roma to a 1-1 draw in Serie A on Wednesday as the teams played out the remaining 25 minutes of a game that was called off last month.

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RENTON, Wash. – The Seattle Sounders FC announced today that the match versus Real Salt Lake scheduled for July 18 at CenturyLink Field has been moved to Wednesday, October 17. Start time and broadcast information will be announced at a later date.

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Date Change: Sounders FC to Host Real Salt Lake on October 17

MILAN (AP) — Genoa captain Marco Rossi has extended his contract in a deal that is set to ensure the midfielder finishes his career at the Serie A club.

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Rossi signs new deal, set to end career at Genoa

And Zamparini has now stated that fellow Serie A side Napoli could also be set for an injection of petrodollars in the coming years.

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Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini: Sheikhs also interested in Napoli

A judge investigating match-fixing in Italy said “a considerable part of the Bari squad” had links to a betting ring that rigged games when the club was in Serie A last season.

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Match-fixing judge says number of Bari players linked

HOUSTON, TX (Wednesday, February 8, 2012) — The Houston Dynamo and Spanish-language television partner MultiMedios Houston have reached a broadcast agreement for the 2012 season, it was announced today.

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CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy announced today that the club has reached an agreement with Brazilian club Sao Paulo that will allow midfielder Juninho to return to the Galaxy on loan for the 2012 MLS season.

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Juninho and Leonardo to return to the LA Galaxy in 2012

A judge investigating match-fixing in Italy says “a considerable part of the Bari squad” had links to a betting ring that rigged games when the club was in Serie A last season.Guido Salvini says …

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Mexican international forward Carlos Vela was not happy with life at Arsenal and would like to extend his stay at Real Sociedad, according to reports in the Spanish and Mexican press.

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Vela wants extended Real Sociedad stay

In my last post , I asked for suggestions about what to name my contributions to this blog. The issue is that we now have two people writing in this space: Steven Goff, who provides facts and information, and me, who provides baseless opinions and Kurt Morsink jokes. So, we need a name — otherwise, if you saw a post entitled “Kurt Morsink Is 10 Times Worse Than Genghis Khan,” you might not know …

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Soccer Outsider: Hamdi Salihi is just what D.C. United needs . . . unless he isn’t

Leverkusen – Bayer Leverkusen are jogging on the spot at present. After needlessly snatching a draw from the jaws of victory in Saturday’s 2-2 draw with VfB Stuttgart, die Werkself were unable to close the nine-point gap between themselves and the Champions League spots and are dangerously close to dropping out of the European places altogether.

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One step forward, one step back