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Hoping (Dreaming?) of Soccer as National Pastime
Don Garber, the commissioner of Major League Soccer, has helped to transform the soccer landscape with a broad growth plan for the league.

Eight die in partial-stadium collapse in Brazil
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Men to Face Dominica or Barbados in Preliminary World Cup Qualifying in June; Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago, Cuba Await as Possible Semifinal Opponents
CHICAGO (November 25, 2007) — At the FIFA Preliminary Draw for the 2010 World Cup in Durban, South Africa, it was determined that the U.S. Men’s National Team will open their quest to qualify for a sixth consecutive World Cup in June in Group 1 with a home-and-away match series versus the winner of an opening-round series between the nations of Barbados and Dominica. The final match dates in June will be determined in the near future.

U.S. Under-14 Boy’s National Team Grey Squad Draws With Region IV in Orlando
The U.S. Under-14 Boy’s National Team Grey came away with a draw against the Region IV Olympic Development team at the Thanksgiving Interregional in Orlando, Fla., scoring a goal in each half.

Dynamo Repeat as M.L.S. Champions
The orange-clad Houston Dynamo for the second year in a row crushed New England?s dream of finally winning the league title.

S. Africans to Receive World Cup Tickets Free
FIFA will give 120,000 free tickets to South African residents for matches in the 2010 World Cup finals.