Posts Tagged Professional soccer

Chavez suspension cut to 1 game by Garber

NEW YORK (AP) — The suspension of San Jose’s Marvin Chavez has been cut in half to one game by Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, and the forward will be eligible to play Saturday against Colorado.

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Arsenal, Chelsea could face playoff to decide 3rd

Arsenal's Lukas Podolski celebrates after scoring a goal against Wigan Athletic during their English Premier League soccer match at Arsenal's Emirates stadium in London, Tuesday, May  14, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

LONDON (AP) — The Premier League could go into overtime.

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Rio Ferdinand retires from international soccer

Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand celebrates after scoring against Swansea City during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, Sunday May 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

LONDON (AP) — England defender Rio Ferdinand has retired from international soccer to focus on his Manchester United career.

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Man dribbling soccer ball to Brazil killed by car

In this May 7, 2013, photo, Richard Swanson, of Seattle, walks along a road in Kelso, Wash. Swanson, who was trying to dribble a soccer ball to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013, after being hit by a pickup truck on the Oregon Coast. Police in Lincoln City, Ore., said 42-year-old Swanson was hit at about 10 a.m. walking south along U.S. Highway 101 near the city limits. He was declared dead at a local hospital. The driver has not been charged. (AP Photo/The Daily News, Bill Wagner)

A Seattle man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup died Tuesday after being hit by a pickup truck on the Oregon Coast.

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Cup to drop: Wigan relegated with loss to Arsenal

Wigan Athletic's manager Roberto Martinez consoles his player James McCarthy after Wigan were relegated from the Premier League as they lost 4-1 to Arsenal following their English Premier League soccer match at Arsenal's Emirates stadium in London, Tuesday, May  14, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

LONDON (AP) — Wigan became the first team to win the FA Cup and get relegated in the same season, losing 4-1 at Arsenal on Tuesday night and ending its eight-year stay in the Premier League.

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