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The head of Scotland's Football Association apologized Wednesday after fans jeered the pre-match playing of Liechtenstein's national anthem -- because it has the same tune as that of fierce rival England's. Acting SFA chief executive George Peat said that the fans' behavior ahead of Tuesday's 2-1 victory over Liechtenstein in a European Championship qualifier had tarnished the...

On Form Seattle Sounders FC :Steve Zakuani provided the lone highlight in the Sounders' 3-1 dismal loss to the Revs in New England on Saturday.

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Chicago Fire defender Gonzalo Segares of Costa Rica has had a suspension doubled to two games by Major League Soccer.

Chicago Fire defender Gonzalo Segares' suspension has been doubled to two games by Major League Soccer. Segares struck Los Angeles defender Leonardo during an off-the-ball incident in Saturday's 1-1 tie. Segares was ejected, and MLS' disciplinary committee decided Tuesday to double his penalty from an automatic one-game suspension and $250 fine.

The team canceled its practice today, which gave me the chance to watch and review the tape of Saturday's game.

Players must select two goalkeepers in their Fantasy Premier League team, although only one can score points in a gameweek.

I have always believed it is logical to select one of these two goalkeepers from a club challenging for the title. However, last season only Cech of Chelsea was among the title challenging goalkeepers to finish in the top 12 Fantasy stoppers, but this was primarily due to injuries suffered by Manchester United's Edwin van der Sar and Arsenal's Manuel Almunia.

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Fantasy Premier League Tips: Goalkeepers originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Friday, August 13th, 2010 at 05:22:45.

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Stoke City striker Dave Kitson suggested earlier this week that iPods are damaging the camaraderie in dressing rooms.

This instantly made me think of an article by the excellent Tim Vickery last season. He wrote about the impact of technology on the Brazil World Cup teams in recent years and how important it is that players maintain focus.
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iPods a Soccer Evil? originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 at 14:17:22.

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Neither the Chicago Fire nor Toronto FC are in position to make the playoffs now, and time is running short for both. The Eastern Conference rivals meet Wednesday night at Toyota Park, with Chicago winless in three MLS matches and Toronto winless in four. Toronto (7-9-6) has 27 points and Chicago (6-7-7) has 25 for fourth and fifth place, respectively, in the conference.

Leave it to Jason Kreis, one of the top goal scorers in M.L.S. history, to coach the team with the stingiest defense in the league, one that treats visiting teams as living-room interlopers.

The SuperLiga debuted in 2007 as a competition to bring together top teams of the Primera Division of Mexico and Major League Soccer of , the top divisions in each country.