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Michael Bradley Move to Aston Villa Highlights Final Day of Transfer Window

By Brian StrausJan 31st 2011 – 7:26PM

A move to the English Premier League will bring a smile to any player's face, even the U.S. national team's noted stoic, Michael Bradley. The 23-year-old's meteoric rise through world soccer continued on Monday, the final day of the European winter transfer window, with a loan from Germany's relegation-bound Borussia...

Legends Will Be Made, Legacies Defined in World Cup Final

By Brian StrausJul 11th 2010 – 6:00AM

JOHANNESBURG -- "One game changes everything," the big sports TV network/hype machine tells us. Although this time, for this game, it's true. One game will alter history and perception. One game will erase decades of frustration and unfulfilled expectations. One game, the most-watched sporting event in the history of the...

Race For World Cup's Golden Ball

By Brian StrausJul 5th 2010 – 2:08PM

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- The MVP award seems to be an American invention, and the rest of the world clearly is still getting the hang of the idea. FIFA, soccer's governing body, instituted its player-of-the-year award less than 20 years ago, and there's been an official World Cup honor-- the Golden Ball -- since 1982. In...

David Villa Leads Spain Past Honduras

By FanHouse NewswireJun 21st 2010 – 4:54PM

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- David Villa scored two goals as Spain got its World Cup pursuit back on track with a 2-0 victory over Honduras on Monday. Villa beat three defenders in the 17th minute before goalkeeper Noel Valladares got a touch to the Spain striker's rising shot but not enough to keep it out. Villa scored his...

Spain Train Continues to Roll

By Michael CardilloJun 17th 2009 – 11:55AM

If you just look quickly at Spain's 1-0 victory over Iraq Wednesday in Confederations Cup play, it might seem like a letdown after the European's champ's 5-0 crunching of New Zealand over the weekend. Yet, when you're on the roll like the Spanish National Team has been on for the last three years, all the victories tend...

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Fernando Torres Ends International Goal Drought As Spain Beat South Korea 4-1 (VIDEO)

May 31st 2012 - 07:02AM

Fernando Torres scored his first goal for Spain in 20 months as the European Championship holders beat South Korea 4-1 in a friendly.

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  • 06/01/12 Hulk target of £38m Chelsea bid Source: Daily Mail - London - UK Hulk's agent has claimed the Barclays Premier League is the best place for the Brazilian attacker to play while Chelsea squabble with Porto over a deal.
  • 06/01/12 POST-SEASON BRIEFING 2011/12 Source: Official Chelsea FC Website It was, as others have observed, 'one small step for a man, one giant leap for Chelsea.'
  • 06/01/12 Torres back with a bang Source: New Sabah Times Fernando Torres celebrated his return to the Spain team with a first half goal as the World and European Champions continued their preparation for Euro2012 with a 4-1 win over South Korea.
  • 05/31/12 Fernando Torres – Expected to provide ammunition for... Source: 1000 Goals Chelsea 's £50m signing from Liverpool , Fernando Torres, has not had an easy ride in his first full season for the west London club.
  • 05/31/12 Fernando Torres on holiday with family a week before... Source: Dose - Toronto - ON - Canada The Euro 2012 opening ceremony happens a week tomorrow.

Background on fernando torres

Fernando José Torres Sanz (; born 20 March 1984), nicknamed (The Kid in Spanish), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker.

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