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Union won't appeal, McInerney to miss game

The Philadelphia Union will not appeal McInerney's red card recieved for retalition of the Nelson Rivas headbutt during last weeks Montreal game. He will miss this weeks game against Chicago.

Bakary Soumare returns to game action in reserves defeat

Completely missed this a few days ago. The reserves were defeated 5-1 at Montreal over the weekend. Good news is that Bakary Soumare played a full 90 minutes in the match.

Waiting on a decision

The folks over at philly soccer page take a look at the Disciplinary Committees Guidlines to figure out the ban for the Nelson Rivas Headbutt. It will likely be more then one game.

U.S. women's soccer team to get $1.5 million bonus, more games if it wins gold

The U.S. women's soccer team will have $1.5 million split between the players if they are to win gold. They will also play 10 additional matches during the homecoming tour if they win gold.

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Surprisingly Brazil has never won an Olympic Gold in the men's soccer tournament. They now try to change that having reached the finals.

Olympics Soccer: Mexico's Olympic Resiliency

Already without Javier Hernandez due to Manchester United not allowing him to play, Mexico lost it's best player during the tournament, Giovani do Santos, for the entire second half. They overcame the loss and managed to win 3-1 in order to reach the finals. They will now play Brazil on Saturday.

NBA and NHL Get the Boot: MLS Is the 3rd Most Attended Sports League in America

For the second year in a row the MLS is the 3rd most attended sport in America.It saw an increase in average attendance from 2011-2012 of roughly 1,000 people. While they don't recieve the viewership the NBA and NHL get, the TV ratings have also risen for games shown on ESPN.

US soccer players motivated by World Cup defeat

The Women's US soccer team is using its World Cup defeat against Japan to motivate them during the Gold Medal game.

Women's soccer gold-medal match reprises World Cup final

The Olympic Gold Medal Final is a rematch of last years World Cup final between the U.S. and Japan.

FIFA needs more time on Canada soccer complaint

FIFA is waiting until after the Bronze Medal match between Canda and France before it makes a decision on Canada's comments after the U.S. loss.