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A.C. Milan is bringing a strong team to play D.C. United in a friendly on May 26 at RFK Stadium at 8 p.m. The team includes Brazilian stars Ronaldinho and Alexandre Pato, and Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf. Published 5:26 p.m. May 13, 2010 - Comments
American star Clint Dempsey and his Fulham teammates were beaten by Spanish club Atletico Madrid in the Europa League Final in Hamburg, Germany, on Wednesday night. Published 6:15 p.m. May 12, 2010 - Comments
Crystal Palace Baltimore, a team desperate to score goals, goes up against another MLS-bound club, the Portland Timbers on Thursday night at PGE Park. Published 3:19 p.m. May 12, 2010 - Comments
England coach Fabio Capello names his 30-man provisional World Cup team. Published 6:44 p.m. May 11, 2010 - Comments
U.S. coach Bob Bradley names his 30-man U.S. preliminary roster for next month's World Cup Published 3:41 p.m. May 11, 2010 - Comments
D.C. United's international friendly game against Scottish champion Rangers F.C. on July 24th at RFK is cancelled. Published 5:26 p.m. May 10, 2010 - Comments
The U.S. national team and England, who play each other on June 12, in their opening World Cup game, will present their 30-man provisional World Cup rosters to FIFA on Tuesday afternoon. Meantime Japan, New Zealand and Denmark release their team rosters. Published 1:57 p.m. May 10, 2010 - Comments
Los Angeles Galaxy star David Beckham, will hand over the official documents for England's World Cup bid to FIFA in Zurich on Friday. Published 12:48 p.m. May 10, 2010 - Comments
The Washington Freedom will play the Canadian women's national team in an international friendly game at George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, VA, on Sunday, May 23 at 5:00 p.m. Published 1:26 p.m. May 7, 2010 - Comments
MLS continues to grow. Montreal, Quebec will become MLS's 19th team when it joins the league in 2012. Published 1:00 p.m. May 7, 2010 - Comments
John Haydon has covered soccer for The Washington Times for two decades. He has reported on international soccer events in Germany, South Korea and Spain. John hails from Birmingham, England and has lived in the Washington D.C. region for ...
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John Haydon has covered soccer for The Washington Times for two decades. He has reported on international soccer events in Germany, South Korea and Spain. John hails from Birmingham, England and has lived in the Washington D.C. region for over twenty years.