Germans dominate, but Didier Drogba gives Chelsea the victory on penalty kicks. It is Chelsea’s first European title. When Didier Drogba’s penalty kick hit the back of the net in Munich’s Allianz Arena on Saturday, giving Chelsea a 4-3 win over Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League final, David Engelberg leapt to his feet in a bar half a world away and pumped his fist.

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Chelsea beats Bayern Munich in UEFA Champions League final

FC Barcelona sets out to develop United States’ Lionel Messi. FCBarcelona and AASEI open FCBarcelona Soccer Camps in the U.S. to train and develop youth Soccer enthusiasts of the United States of America in New York, New York; San Antonio, Texas; Los Angeles, California; San Jose, California; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle, Washington.Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 25, 2012 FC Barcelona sets out …

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FC Barcelona to develop United States’ Lionel Messi. FC Barcelona and AASEI have scheduled 16 Soccer Camps in the U.S …

It wasn’t how the average 17-year-old girl would prepare for a 10-day, spring trip to Southern California. Not showing up to the otherwise deserted soccer field at Mines Falls Park on a bone-chilling late March morning, a few lonely snow flakes dancing in a light breeze. But Morgan Andrews, a junior at Milford High School, is no ordinary teenager. She’s the captain of the Under 17 United States …

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Milford’s Morgan Andrews still determined to represent US women’s soccer at Olympics

OXNARD, Calif. (Feb. 18, 2012) – The Chicago Fire had chances, but fell victim to first half strikes from Steven Lenhart and Brad Ring as the San Jose Earthquakes earned a 2-0 victory over the Fire as the Men in Red closed its preseason camp in Southern California Saturday morning in Oxnard, Calif.

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Chicago Fire Fall to San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 in Preseason Match

CARSON, California – The Montreal Impact will play its third preseason game in California, on Tuesday, facing off against the LA Galaxy and star midfielder David Beckham at the Home Depot Center in Carson, at 1:30pm (ET).

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Montreal Impact to face LA Galaxy and Chivas USA on Tuesday

CARSON, California – The Montreal Impact lost 2-0 against the Houston Dynamo, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, in its first of three preseason matchups against Major League Soccer clubs in California.

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Impact Loses 2-0 Against the Houston Dynamo

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Four soccer players from the San Jose Earthquakes’ Open Tryout will continue an improbable journey on Monday, Feb. 6, when they receive the chance to train with the club’s first team and earn a spot on the bus for an upcoming preseason trip to Southern California.

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Four Players from Open Tryout Invited to Compete for Spots on Earthquakes First Team

SANDY, Utah (Thursday, December 22, 2011) – The 2012 preseason will get underway early for a pair of Real Salt Lake veterans, as midfielder Kyle Beckerman and goalkeeper Nick Rimando have been tabbed by U.S. Men’s National Team Head Coach Jurgen Klinsmann to participate in the squad’s annual January camp, taking place from January 3-26 in Arizona, California and Panama.

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RSL’s Kyle Beckerman & Nick Rimando Named to U.S. Men’s National Team Training Camp Roster