Erstwhile New York keeper Bouna Coundoul is on trial with Championship side Doncaster… Stuttgart revealed to Bild they have opened talks over FC Nuremberg defender Timothy Chandler…

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Sporting Kansas City began their second phase of preseason this week in Orlando, where the team is training at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports in preparation for the 2012 Disney Pro Soccer Classic along with five other MLS teams.

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Sporting Kansas city Weekly Update: Feb. 22, 2012

Wayne Rooney faces a race against time to be fit for Manchester United’s Premier League clash against Norwich City on Sunday at Carrow Road.

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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney a doubt for Norwich City clash

Chester, Pa. (February 22, 2012) – Philadelphia Union has waived midfielder Nizar Khalfan the club announced today. The Union claimed Khalfan in the MLS Waiver Draft on November 23, 2011 after Vancouver Whitecaps FC released him earlier in the day.

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Philadelphia Union Waive Nizar Khalfan

CARSON, CA. (Wednesday, February 22, 2012) Chivas USA announced today that the club has acquired Mexican striker Cesar Romero.

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Chivas USA Signs Three New Goats

American midfielder Ricardo Clark has been loaned from Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt to Norway’s Stabaek.

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Ricardo Clark loaned from Eintracht to Stabaek

Munich – FC Bayern Munich started brightly at St.-Jakob-Park, but failed to put their domestic woes behind them as they were out-thought, out-played and ultimately beaten by a belligerent FC Basel side in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie.

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Basel rub salt in Bayern’s wounds

Catania jumped from 16th place to a tie for 10th in Serie A following a 1-0 win at Siena on Wednesday in a match that was rescheduled.

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Lodi penalty gives Catania 1-0 win at Siena

FRISCO, Texas (Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012) – FC Dallas dropped a 2-1 decision to the U.S. Under-23 National Team today on the adidas Field at FC Dallas Stadium.

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No wins in their last five UEFA Champions League home knockout games means Chelsea FC face an uphill task as SSC Napoli bring a 3-1 first-leg lead to west London.

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Catania midfielder Francesco Lodi celebrates after scoring from a penalty kick against Catania during a Serie A soccer match at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Siena, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012.

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Catania jumps to 10th with 1-0 win at Siena

By Clemente Lisi – ROME, Italy (Feb 21, 2012) US Soccer Players – When the USA travels to Italy at the end of this month for a friendly in Genoa, it will be a homecoming of sorts for coach Jurgen Klinsmann. The former Germany striker spent two separate stints playing in Serie A (for Inter Milan and Sampdoria) during the 1990s. To this day, Klinsmann is remembered as one of the greatest stranieri …

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England’s Football Association has fined West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison 7,000 pounds ($11,000) for using a gay slur on Twitter.

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West Ham player fined $11,000 for gay Twitter slur

The Whitecaps sign defender Greg Klazura, whom the club picked up in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft.

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Vancouver Whitecaps sign defender Greg Klazura

Timbers fan Nels Hesseldahl: “I’m really excited to see the progression of Diego Chara. I think that after having a full preseason to train with the team he’ll be ready to guide us to the next level.”

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Portland Timbers fan of the day: Nels Hesseldahl

VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced today the acquisition of defender Greg Klazura, pending his receipt of a International Transfer Certificate. Per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.

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Whitecaps FC Add Defender Greg Klazura

Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has dismissed reports linking Robert Lewandowski with Bayern Munich , claiming that he would question the forward’s intelligence if he was seriously entertaining the idea of joining the Bavarians.

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Borussia Dortmund chief Watzke: Lewandowski would be foolish to join Bayern Munich

West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison has been fined £7,000 by the Football Association in response to a homophobic remark made on Twitter.

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West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison fined for homophobic tweet

Having had their winning run ended at PFC CSKA Moskva, Real Madrid CF will be keen to bounce back against opponents who have triumphed on both their previous visits to Spain.

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Madrid mean business but CSKA like a Spanish stage

Washington, D.C. (February 22, 2012) – D.C. United’s U-18 and U-16 Academy teams are set to compete in the Development Academy Carolina Challenge Cup from February 24 – 27. The tournament will take place in Charleston, South Carolina in conjunction with the Carolina Challenge Cup, featuring youth teams from Columbus Crew, Indiana United Fire, Chicago Fire, New York Red Bulls and the South …

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Published: Wednesday, 22. February, 2012 in category M.L.S. Sporting Kansas City announced Tuesday that the club has signed 2012 MLS SuperDraft second round pick Cyprian Hedrick.

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Sporting KC Sign Hedrick

The Colombian National Team announced today the 22-man roster for its game against Mexico at Miami’s Sun Life Stadium on Wednesday, February 29 at 8 p.m. ET. This match will be Colombia’s first game under the direction of new head coach, Argentine Jose Pékerman.

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Gelsenkirchen – Laughing players and an ear-to-ear grin plastered over the face of coach Huub Stevens out on the training ground: The mini-crisis is over and the mood is buoyant again at Schalke 04. A timely occurrence, ahead of two vital engagements on the European and home fronts.

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Last 16 beckons for Schalke

Goalkeeper Abbie Frizzle has been training with Blackburn Rovers after impressing in the West Cumbria Junior Football League.

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West Cumbria keeper training with Blackburn Rovers

Published: Wednesday, 22. February, 2012 in category M.L.S. For the next two weeks, MLSsoccer.com will preview each of the 19 teams in Major League Soccer, beginning with the clubs that brought up the bottom of the table in 2011 and ending with the league’s newest addition, the Montreal Impact.

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2012 New England Revolution preview: Rebuilding effort begins

HOUSTON, TX (Wednesday, February 22, 2012) — The Houston Dynamo have signed goalkeeper Erich Marscheider, it was announced today. Marscheider cleared the waiver process after Major League Soccer signed the promising goalkeeper to a contract.

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Dynamo Sign Goalkeeper Erich Marscheider

Chester, Pa. (February 22, 2012) – Philadelphia Union have signed defender Sheanon Williams to a new contract, the club announced today. The 21-year old, originally signed on August 31, 2010 from the Harrisburg City Islanders, has emerged as one of the top right backs in Major League Soccer.

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Philadelphia Union Sign Defender Sheanon Williams to New Contract

COVENTRY City Ladies chairman Dave Singleton has left the club after bringing forward the date of his resignation.

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NEWS: Ladies' chairman leaves

Hanover – Victory at Hannover 96 on Sunday would have taken VfB Stuttgart to within two points of their hosts in the race for a place in the Europa League. Instead, they crashed to a 4-2 defeat and now trail the 96ers by eight.

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"Without the set-pieces – fine, with them – poor"