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Major League Soccer (MLS) is the premier men's professional soccer league of the United States and Canada. With thirteen teams located in the U.S. and one in Canada, MLS represents the top tier of the American and Canadian Soccer Pyramids. Seasons ru... ~Wikipedia

The Columbus Crew is a professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio that participates in Major League Soccer. The club was owned by Lamar Hunt, who also owned the Kansas City Chiefs and FC Dallas until his 2006 death, upon which his son, Clark, t... ~Wikipedia

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The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (International Federation of Association Football), commonly known by its acronym, FIFA (usually pronounced /fifə/ or /fifæ/), is the international governing body of assoc... ~Wikipedia

Don Garber (born October 9, 1957 in Queens, New York) is the commissioner of Major League Soccer, succeeding Doug Logan. Garber has spent his entire career in the sports industry, working in a variety of capacities in marketing, television and League... ~Wikipedia

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Toronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club located in Toronto, and the first non-American team in Major League Soccer (MLS). The club's first regular season match was April 7, 2007 at Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, a 0-2 loss to Chivas USA.... ~Wikipedia

Fox Soccer Channel is a United States digital cable network, owned by News Corporation, that specializes in soccer. The channel took its current name on February 7, 2005; before then, the network was known as Fox Sports World, launched November 1, 19... ~Wikipedia

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Panayotis Alexander (Alexi) Lalas (born June 1, 1970, Birmingham, Michigan) is a retired American soccer defender, who became one of the most famous soccer players in the United States after he played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He became the first m... ~Wikipedia

Montreal Impact (French: Impact de Montréal) is a Canadian professional soccer team, founded in 1993. The team is a member of the USL First Division, the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. ~Wikipedia

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The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the State of Nevada. A 2005 population estimates places its population at 57,104. . Carson City is now an independent city, not part of any county, and is its own Metropolitan Statistical... ~Wikipedia

Christopher Columbus (Genoa?, Italy, 1451? – Valladolid, Spain, May 20, 1506) was a navigator and maritime explorer credited as the discoverer of the Americas. Although it is generally accepted that he was Italian, Columbus is also associated w... ~Wikipedia

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Francis Daniel "Frankie" Hejduk (born August 5, 1974 in La Mesa, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays midfielder and defender for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer, where he is team captain. ~Wikipedia

Chad Marshall (born August 22, 1984 in Riverside California) is an American soccer player, who plays central defence for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer. ~Wikipedia

Josmer "Jozy" Volmy Altidore (born November 6, 1989 in Livingston, New Jersey) is an American soccer striker of Haitian descent, who currently plays for Villarreal CF. ~Wikipedia

John Wolyniec (born January 24, 1977 in Staten Island, New York) is an American soccer forward, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. ~Wikipedia

Joseph "Sepp" Blatter (born March 10, 1936 in Visp, Valais, Switzerland) is the 8th and current President of FIFA. He was elected on June 8, 1998, succeeding Dr. João Havelange (Brazil). His Senior Vice President is Julio Grondona. ~Wikipedia

David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE (born 2 May 1975) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for and captains Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy and is also a member of the England national team. He ea... ~Wikipedia

George Mason IV (December 11, 1725 – October 7, 1792) was a United States patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. Along with James Madison, he is called the "Father of the Bill of Rights".... ~Wikipedia

Alejandro Moreno (born July 8, 1979 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan soccer player, who currently plays striker for Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. ~Wikipedia

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Also known as The University of North Carolina, Carolina, North Carolina, UNC-CH, or simply UNC, is... ~Wikipedia

Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982 in Redlands, California), is an American professional soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy, who is the all-time leading scorer for the United States men's national soccer team. Donovan has also been recog... ~Wikipedia

Houston Dynamo is a North American professional soccer team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Founded in 2005, the team plays in Major League Soccer (MLS) and is the back-to-back MLS Cup champion. ~Wikipedia

Adidas Ltd. AG (ISIN: DE0005003404) (pronounced [ah-DEE-dass] or [ah-dee-DAS]) is a major German sports apparel manufacturer and part of the Adidas Group, which consists of Reebok sportswear company, Taylormade golf company, and Rockport. Besides sne... ~Wikipedia

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Oceania (sometimes Oceanica) is a geographical, often geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands and usually including Australia—in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. The exact scope of Oceania is defined variously, wit... ~Wikipedia

D.C. United is a professional soccer club located in Washington, D.C. that participates in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier soccer league. Considered the most successful club in American soccer, the club has won the U.S. Open Cup and ... ~Wikipedia

Siegfried "Sigi" Schmid (born March 20, 1953 in Tübingen, West Germany) is a soccer coach who currently heads the Columbus Crew. ~Wikipedia

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A") is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges an... ~Wikipedia

The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA. ~Wikipedia

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Carlo Ancelotti (born June 10, 1959 in Reggiolo) is a former footballer and the current manager of AC Milan. He is the longest-tenured manager in Serie A, having been with Milan since November 2001. With numerous titles, notably two UEFA Champions Le... ~Wikipedia

The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association. It won Euro 88 and reached two consecutive World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978 but lost both finals... ~Wikipedia

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Marseille, (English alt. Marseilles — French: pronounced /maʀsɛj/ or [mɑxˈsɛjɐ] locally — Occitan: Marselha [maʀˈsejɔ, maʀˈsijɔ] in classical norm or in Provençal: Marsiho... ~Wikipedia

The Italian national football team (Nazionale italiana di calcio) is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC) and represents Italy in international football competition. They are the current World Champions, having won the 2006 FIF... ~Wikipedia

Kasey C. Keller, (born November 29, 1969 in Lacey, Washington, United States) is a football goalkeeper, who plays for Fulham of the English Premier League. He is a four time World Cup participant and one of the first American goalkeepers to become a ... ~Wikipedia

Bruce Arena (born September 21, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American soccer coach, former Head Coach and Sporting Director for New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer and the former coach of the United States men's national soccer team. In pr... ~Wikipedia

Jonathan "Nate" Jaqua (born October 28, 1981 in Eugene, Oregon) is an American soccer forward, who currently plays for SCR Altach of the Austrian Bundesliga. ~Wikipedia

Maurice John Giblin "Mo" Johnston (born April 13, 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former Scottish football striker, who made his name playing with Celtic and Rangers. He is currently the manager and Director of Soccer at Major League Soccer... ~Wikipedia

Clarence Seedorf (born April 1, 1976 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch-Surinamese football midfielder, who currently plays for AC Milan in Serie A. He is the first, and to date, the only player who has won the UEFA Champions League with three diffe... ~Wikipedia

Bradley "Brad" Howard Friedel (born May 18, 1971 in Lakewood, Ohio) is an American international football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League. He played 82 games for the United States national te... ~Wikipedia

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Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (IPA: [rɐˈman ɐrˈkadʲjevʲɪtɕ ɐbrɐˈmovʲɪtɕ]; Russian: Рома́н Арка́дь
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Gennaro Ivan "Rino" Gattuso, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born January 9, 1978 in Corigliano Calabro) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. His main position is defensive midfielder; however, he sometimes plays on the right side of midf... ~Wikipedia

The San Jose Earthquakes is a professional soccer team located in San Jose, California that participates in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top soccer league in the United States. The Earthquakes participated in MLS from 1995 to 2005, and resumed oper... ~Wikipedia

Lamar Hunt (August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was an American sportsman and promoter of American football, soccer, tennis, basketball, and ice hockey in the United States and an inductee of the first three sports' halls of fame. He was one of... ~Wikipedia

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Victoria Caroline Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974) is an English pop singer, songwriter, dancer, turned fashion designer, author, businesswoman, and occasional actress and model. ~Wikipedia

Baja California Sur is one of the 31 States of Mexico, occupying the part of the Baja California Peninsula south of the 28th parallel. It is bordered to the north by the state of Baja California, to the west by the Pacific Ocean, and to the east by t... ~Wikipedia

The Caribbean (Dutch: Caraïben; French: Caraïbes; Spanish: Caribe) is a region of the Americas consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (most of which enclose the sea), and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of Nort... ~Wikipedia

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Alessandro Del Piero, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI (born November 9, 1974 in Conegliano Veneto) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. He is the captain of Juventus where he holds several club records and he is a member of the Italian national team. ~Wikipedia

Uruguay, officially the Eastern Republic of Uruguay or the Republic East of the Uruguay (River) (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay; pron. IPA [re'puβ̞lika oɾjen'tal del uɾu'ɰwaj]), is a nation located in the sout... ~Wikipedia

Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. It is the state's seventh largest city with a population of 114,024 as of the 2000 census, of which 36,892 (32%) are college or graduate students. Supposedly n... ~Wikipedia

The Colorado Rapids are a soccer club based in Commerce City, Colorado that participates in Major League Soccer. The club was founded in 1995. The team colors are burgundy and sky blue with the home jerseys being burgundy. The away jerseys are sky bl... ~Wikipedia

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College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA, United States. The population was 24,657 at the 2000 census. ~Wikipedia

Tony Meola (born Antonio Michael Meola on February 21, 1969) is an American soccer goalkeeper who played for the United States national team at the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, and from 1996 to 2006 played in Major League Soccer, the U.S. top soccer div... ~Wikipedia

Jeff Parke (born March 23, 1982 in Abington, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player who plays central defense for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. ~Wikipedia

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Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Миколайович Шевченко, Andrij Mykolajovyč &Sca... ~Wikipedia

Greensboro, North Carolina (IPA: [ɡɹiːnsbʌɹəʉ]), is the largest city in and county seat of Guilford County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the largest city in the Piedmont Triad region. ~Wikipedia

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Danny O'Rourke (born May 31, 1983 in Columbus, Ohio) is an U.S. soccer defensive midfielder, who currently plays soccer for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. ~Wikipedia

Carlos Ruíz (born September 15, 1979), nicknamed El Pescadito (the little fish), is a Guatemalan football forward who has played in Major League Soccer since 2002, and is currently a member of the Los Angeles Galaxy after being traded from FC ... ~Wikipedia

Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. It was originally known as Great Salt Lake City. ~Wikipedia

Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays for English Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team. His transfer fee from Everton still stands as the highest ... ~Wikipedia

The Swiss national football team also known as the Schweizer Nati is the national football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. ~Wikipedia

Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America, bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean, at the Golf of Fonseca, and to the n... ~Wikipedia

Milan (Italian: Milano; Lombard: Milán (listen)) is the main city of northern Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. The city proper (Comune di Milano) has about 1,308,500 inhabitants (2004). The population of the urban area (Greater Milan ... ~Wikipedia

The Montreal Canadiens (French: Les Canadiens de Montréal) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The club... ~Wikipedia

El Salvador is a country in Central America with a population of approximately 6.9 million people. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the north and east by Honduras, and to the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador is the most densely popu... ~Wikipedia