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Humorous interview with Jozy at AZ:

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If Oguchi Onyewu is hoping to earn his first call-up under new U.S.
men's national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann in the near future, he
took one step closer towards achieving that this weekend.

Onyewu made his official Sporting Lisbon debut on Saturday, starting
and going the distance in the club's 3-2 victory over Pacos de Ferreira.
Onyewu helped Sporting Lisbon get its third win of the season, leaving
it in third place in the Primeira Liga, just two points behind leaders
FC Porto.

This may be the first time there's been an Americans Abroad post about a coach.

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Another great goal by Jozy for AZ:

had a great time at the Addison Londoner this morning, great win for Rangers. Edu ion particular played well

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Jose Francisco Torres required season-ending foot surgery, something
that will keep him out of action for his club in Mexico and for the U.S.
national team until at least December. Torres, a regular
in Pachuca's lineup, had become a fixture at central midfield for U.S.
national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann, starting in each of the three
friendlies for which the new coach has been in charge.

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DaMarcus Beasley with Puebla's only goal in 2-1 loss to San Luis on Saturday.

Where have we heard this before?

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The Dutchman criticized Altidore's recent efforts on and off the field
in comments to the local press. Verbeek, who is known as a strict
disciplinarian, had previously expressed his displeasure with the
forward's lack of fitness.

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Having been let go by the U.S. Soccer Federation in July after five years in
charge—and replaced by Jurgen Klinsmann—Bradley is now coach of Egypt’s
national team and facing what he calls “the big responsibility."

The task is to lead the most successful team in African history and follow
in the footsteps of its best coach, all at a time of historic change in the
North African country on and off the field.

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Dempsey, who also won the award in 2006, bested Tim Howard and Landon
Donovan, respectively, to garner the most votes among selected media and
snap Donovan's four-year winning streak. Howard finished second in the
voting for the fourth time in the last five years. In addition to the
2006 award, Dempsey had finished third in the voting in 2008 and 2010.

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Sacha Kljestan did not earn a callup from Jurgen Klinsmann for
the upcoming U.S. national team friendlies, but he continues to play
well for Belgian league leader Anderlecht, setting up the third goal in a
3-0 win over Sturm Graz that kept it perfect in Group L of the Europa
League.

Anderlecht, the only team still unbeaten and untied in the Europa League, moved into the final 32 with the win.

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Ibrahimovic, who is a black belt in taekwondo, admitted it was not a normal brawl between players.

The former Inter star claimed that he suffered a broken rib as a result of the fight.

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Jozy Altidore scored his first
goal for leader AZ in the Dutch Eredivisie since August, striking with
the third goal in a 3-0 win over ADO on Sunday. The goal was his fourth
in league play and eighth overall for AZ, which holds a six-point lead
after 12 games.