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Oguchi Onyewu Leaves AC Milan for Dutch Champion FC Twente

By Brian StrausJan 11th 2011 – 9:31AM

Maybe now Oguchi Onyewu will get a game. The burly central defender, who left Belgium's Standard Liège in 2009 in an ambitious but ultimately ill-fated move to AC Milan, has reunited with former coach Michel Preud'homme at FC Twente, the reigning Dutch champions. The loan deal, rumored for several days (The Washington...

Extra Officials Added to Champions League

By Michael CardilloJul 21st 2010 – 12:14PM

The powers running the various soccer leagues and international competitions across the globe will never be mistaken for a group of progressive politicians. The status quo is more than all right for Sepp Blatter et al. Yet the billions of worldwide eyeballs watching the World Cup in South Africa saw a tournament fraught...

Dempsey's European Adventure Ends in Defeat as Forlan, Atletico Win Europa League

By Brian StrausMay 12th 2010 – 5:11PM

Clint Dempsey's participation in Wednesday's UEFA Europa League final was an historic moment in American soccer, but unfortunately for the Texas-born midfielder and his Fulham teammates, simple participation will have to suffice. The Cottagers held their own against Atletico Madrid through 90 minutes in Hamburg, but...

Dempsey, Fulham on Verge of European Cinderella Story

By Michael CardilloMay 12th 2010 – 10:10AM

The subject, nay, the very existence of the Europa League (the old UEFA Cup) is fairly confusing to American spectators. What exactly is it, beyond the second-tier competition in Europe? The best comparison or American analogue to be made it the NIT. And much like when a major college basketball program like North...

Clint Dempsey in Rarified Air as Fulham Reaches Europa Final

By Michael CardilloApr 30th 2010 – 2:53PM

It's only been 13 years since FC Shalke 04 defeated Inter Milan in penalty kicks to lift the 1997 UEFA Cup. For the American soccer fan, it might as well have taken place in 1897 due to the ever-increasing growth in the way the sport is consumed across all platforms on a daily basis Stateside since that day. The 1997...

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Background on Europa League

The UEFA Europa League (, previously called the UEFA Cup ) is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs.

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