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U.S. men
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The FIFA World Rankings were
released Wednesday and the United States continued its ascent,
moving up from 11th to eighth in the current pecking order of the
world's top teams.
The new standing tied the best ever ranking
achieved by the U.S. men's team, matching its position in the No. 8
slot back in September of 2002, following its impressive performance
in the World Cup.
The U.S. moved up the rankings after a
brilliant performance during a 1-0 win over Mexico several weeks
back. The Americans completely dominated the match against their
border rival, who currently sit sixth in the rankings, but still
needed an extra-time goal from Eddie Pope to pull out the victory in
Dallas.
The United States, which has spent the past
two-plus years ranked no worse than 13th, will next take the field
on June 2 against Honduras in New England. The match will serve as a
warm up to the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, which are slated to take
begin less than two weeks later.
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Brazil
blazes to top of world rankings |
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Five-time World
Champion Brazil reclaimed its place at the head of the table,
making the South Americans the top achievers in the new
FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. As is customary in the wake of the
World Cup finals, the pecking order is turned upside down as
teams that caused a stir in Korea and Japan reap the rewards in
terms of points and ranking.
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Soccer community honors Megaloudis
Fort Lauderdale · The South Florida soccer community honored the
memory of Nicole Megaloudis with a moment of silence before the
start of the U.S. Under-20 men's national team match against
Haiti Select on Wednesday.
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Adu
is creating own legacy
It's time to stop calling Freddy Adu the next Pele. Instead of
saddling the 14-year-old with a comparison he can never live up
to, perhaps it's better to think of him as the first Freddy Adu.
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Bolt in
200-meter top 20
Jamaica's 17-year-old sprint sensation, Usain Bolt, who became the
first teenager to run below 20 seconds for the 200 meters, has been
placed in the world's top 20 for the event.
Lara
wants to stay Windies' cricket captain
Despite a devastating series loss to England in which the West Indies
slipped to two of its worst batting performances, Brian Lara says he
has no plans to step down as captain.
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