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Howard, Lloyd, Kljestan and Mewis Voted 2008 U.S. Soccer Athletes of the Year
For their excellence at the highest levels of the sport, U.S. Soccer named U.S. Men’s National Team goalkeeper Tim Howard as the 2008 Male Athlete of the Year and U.S. Women’s National Team midfielder Carli Lloyd as the 2008 Female Athlete of the Year. MNT and Under-23 MNT midfielder Sacha Kljestan and U-17 WNT midfielder Kristie Mewis won the Young Male and Young Female Awards, respectively.

Roundup: Subotic Decides to Play for Serbia, Not the U.S.
Neven Subotic, a defender for Borussia Dortmund of the German Bundesliga, will make his debut in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Sports of The Times: South Africa’s Long Journey To World Cup
South Africans like Danny Jordaan, the chairman of the committee that will stage the World Cup in 2010, can remember apartheid, violence and prison.

Goal: For British Stars, Even Taste of Italy Can Be Too Much
When it comes to British soccer players in Italy since World War II, very few have built any kind of career.

David Beckham's Style Fits Badly With Milan Chic
London Times: To the exhaustive CV of Fabio Capello, the England manager, can be added another main skill: that of master salesman. For if David Beckham truly was taken on by AC Milan after recommendations from Capello, this is a man who will never be short of career opportunities in the high street if it does not work out for him at the World Cup finals in 2010.

In Spain, Barcelona Is Winning With Style and a New Coach
With a little more than half the season to play, F.C. Barcelona is on pace to surpass the season-high 107 goals set by Real Madrid in 1989-90.