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Sounders FC likes Brazil's style
The game between Brazil and Canada was only three minutes along Saturday night and the crowd of 47,052 at Qwest Field already was bursting at the seams with excitement.

SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 2008
Brazil survives Canada 3-2
Brazil, the No. 2-ranked soccer team in the world, continually gave up prime scoring chances to Canada before Robinho scored the go-ahead goal in the 63rd minute off a gift giveaway pass. Brazil then held on for an entertaining 3-2 victory Saturday night, the first of two exhibitions in the U.S. before its World Cup qualifying resumes.

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2008
Star-studded Brazilians never at loss for talent
Ask nearly any international-caliber soccer player and he will tell you that when he dreams of putting on his country's jersey, he dreams of playing against Brazil.

Sounders play to a draw
BAYAMON, Puerto Rico -- Taylor Graham's goal in the 77th minute allowed the Seattle Sounders to tie the Puerto Rico Islanders 1-1 in United Soccer Leagues action Friday night.

THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2008
Microsoft to sponsor Sounders FC
The new MLS team in Seattle will be sponsored by Microsoft and Xbox Live 360, the team announced Wednesday when it unveiled the team's jersey.

Own goal leads to Sounders loss
CARY, N.C. -- The Seattle Sounders gave up an own goal in a 2-1 loss to the Carolina RailHawks on Wednesday night.

English raise the bar a bit in stopping U.S. unbeaten streak at 5
WEMBLEY, England -- David Beckham stepped up to the ball and singled out his target, like so many times before at Wembley. If any Americans still were wondering, he showed what all the fuss back home was about.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2008
The Beautiful Game: Grant given short shrift at Chelsea
Despite leading Chelsea to the brink of its first Champions League title and almost snatching the Premier League trophy away from Manchester United when that looked impossible early in the season, the Blues axed manager Avram Grant last week.

Sounders at Carolina

U.S. players at fever pitch to take field at Wembley
LONDON -- Playing in England is commonplace these days for American soccer players. Playing at the stadium dubbed the "home of football" against England is enough to make most of the U.S. team giddy.

SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2008
Gardner leads Sounders to win
BURNABY, B.C. -- Josh Gardner scored his third goal in two games as the Seattle Sounders beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0 at Swangard Stadium on Friday night.

Brazil missing stars for U.S. tour
Brazil's "A-team" that was supposed to be coming to the United States for tuneup matches before World Cup qualifying is closer to B-plus now.

FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2008
Sounders at Whitecaps

THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008
Manchester United slips past Chelsea
MOSCOW -- John Terry ran up to the ball, with Chelsea needing only a successful penalty kick to win its first European Champions League title. The Blues captain slipped on the wet turf of Luzhniki Stadium, and his shot glanced off a post.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2008
Rumor of the day: Thierry Henry a Sounder?
Thierry Henry joining Sounders FC? The rumors continue.

The Beautiful Game: Chelsea striker trades on 'diver' label
Didier Drogba may be a diver, but teams should know better than to call him out on the eve of a big game, such as Wednesday's Champions League final.

TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2008
Sounders to meet Juventus youth team in friendly next month
Italian soccer power Juventus will send its youth feeder team to Seattle next month for a friendly against the Sounders.

MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008
Sounders score, and then some, to beat Silverbacks
TUKWILA -- The Sounders have had trouble scoring goals, finding the net just four times in their first five games. So coach Brian Schmetzer made a point not to mention goal-scoring in his pregame speech to the team Sunday. The result: A four-goal explosion at Starfire Soccer Complex and a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Silverbacks.

SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2008
Sounders FC owner caters to fans
Every company has an employee whose co-workers think should be fired.

FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2008
Soccer Notebook: FC Barcelona inks MLS deal to tour U.S.
NEW YORK -- FC Barcelona will tour the United States later this year, part of a five-year commercial agreement with Major League Soccer signed Thursday.

THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2008
Sounders lose grip in final minute
TUKWILA -- The Sounders and Rochester Rhinos seemed snakebit.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2008
Sounders vs. Rochester

The Beautiful Game: Opposite fortunes for Seattle keepers
The Seattle keepers had very different weekends. Kasey Keller and Fulham avoided relegation, while Marcus Hahnemann and Reading were sent down.

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008
Schmetzer in the running to be Sounders FC coach
Brian Schmetzer never imagined he would make a living as a soccer coach.

Besagno on the rise at Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY -- A virtually unknown 16-year-old soccer player from Maple Valley, Nikolas Besagno suddenly became recognizable on Jan. 14, 2005, when Real Salt Lake selected him first overall in the Major League Soccer Superdraft.

Americans in peril in Premier League
LONDON -- The American presence in the English Premier League could be decimated this weekend: As many as nine of the 12 U.S. players in Europe's top league could find themselves on clubs relegated to a lower division.

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008
Present and future Sounders
There was a certain degree of overlap at Qwest Field when the Sounders held their annual Media Day on Wednesday.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008
Beckham provides second charge
A healthy David Beckham has made a quick splash in his second MLS season, and the crowds are still turning out in big numbers to see him play.

The Beautiful Game: Wigan's tenacity, class facing intense scrutiny
Chelsea set up an exciting finish to the Premier League season when it beat Newcastle to tie Manchester United atop the standings. The question now is whether Wigan will put up a real fight against the Red Devils in the season finale.

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