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Adu's Work Just Starting When Practice Ends
by Janet Paskin (Profile/Interview | Journal News (NJ) - April 17)
If you play for D.C. United, your day has a comfortable routine. Team meetings start a little before 10 a.m., practice stretches from 10:30 to 1:30 or so, followed by weightlifting and a shower. By 3 p.m., your day is yours again — to play with your kids, your friends, your PlayStation. more details | go to article

Downsizing a better fit for MetroStars
by Brian Heyman (Commentary | Journal News (NJ) - June 18)
The MetroStars are like someone wearing extra large when really a medium would fit just fine. They averaged 15,822 fans last season and are averaging 15,477 this season heading into tomorrow's Major League Soccer game against the Los Angeles Galaxy at giant-sized Giants Stadium, which can seat around 80,000, although the MetroStars will usually limit capacity to 24,986. more details | go to article

Soccer Tourney Has Many Glued To TV
by (Article | Journal News (NJ) - July 19)
Threats of downpours yesterday didn't keep Jose A. Hernandez and William Quehel from Yonkers' Pelton Field, where they came as they do every Sunday to watch back-to-back soccer matches. "It's the king of sports for us, just as baseball is for Americans," Hernandez said. more details | go to article

Nick Hornby
by Kevin Canfield (Profile/Interview | Journal News (NJ) - December 5)
Nick Hornby's "Stuff I've Been Reading" occupies a unique place in the publishing landscape. Instead of writing about the new books that everybody else will be reviewing in a particular month, Hornby, the author of the novel "High Fidelity," uses his space in The Believer magazine to chronicle his idiosyncratic reading habits. In a given month he might read a volume of Flaubert's letters, an Anne Tyler novel and a book about giving up cigarettes. more details | go to article

Galvan Rey Shakes Critics
by Jane Havsy (Article | Journal News (NJ) - April 17)
Sergio Galvan Rey was in a good mood on his way into Giants Stadium yesterday afternoon. Galvan Rey scored twice in the MetroStars' 2-2 draw with Kansas City. The Argentine-born striker equaled last year's goal total in a single match. more details | go to article

Red Bulls Settle For Another Tie
by Jane Havsy (Result | Journal News (NJ) - April 9)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — With five minutes left in the Red Bulls' home opener, some of the Giants Stadium lights went out. There was a lack of power on the field as well, with the Red Bulls finishing in a scoreless tie with New England. more details | go to article

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