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US to open against England in World Cup

The United States received a favorable draw for the 2010 World Cup yesterday in Cape Town and will be expected to advance to the second round of the soccer world championship, which will begin June 11 in South Africa. Anything short will be considered a major disappointment. (New York Times, 12/5/09)

Revolution’s Heaps retires

Emotion is something Revolution defender Jay Heaps rarely lacked. He was the 5-foot-8-inch guy with gestures that could be seen from anywhere in Gillette Stadium. He yelled. He laughed. He cheered. Yesterday, Heaps returned to Foxborough to retire from Major League Soccer after 11 seasons. (Globe Staff, 12/3/09)

Real Salt Lake triumphs in shootout

Robbie Russell scored in the seventh round of penalty kicks and underdog, overlooked Real Salt Lake beat the Los Angeles Galaxy, 5-4, on PKs last night in Seattle for its first Major League Soccer championship. Keeper Nick Rimando made two saves during the shootout, and league MVP Landon Donovan missed badly over the crossbar, giving RSL a chance in ... (Boston Globe, 11/23/09)

Disputed soccer win brings despair to Irish bar owners

The Banshee is as good a place as any to have your heart broken. It is a fine, unpretentious pub on Dorchester Avenue, in Dorchester, and on Wednesday afternoon it was full of Irishmen, and they had their hearts broken. (Globe Staff, 11/19/09)

Revolution evaluating; Jankauskas makes contract demand

Striker Edgaras Jankauskas will not return to the Revolution next season unless he receives an offer comparable to his current contract, a source involved in the negotiations said yesterday. (Globe Staff, 11/18/09)