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Oguchi Onyewu selected for Sunday's AC Milan game; US defender has been out since October

MILAN (AP) — American defender Oguchi Onyewu could play Sunday for the first time since a knee injury in October.He is among 23 players selected for AC Milan's Serie A game at Genoa .Onyewu had left knee surgery Oct. 21, seven days after tearing his patellar tendon during a World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica . He joined AC Milan last summer from Belgium's Standard Liege but played in just one of 10 competitive matches before getting hurt.After Sunday's game, AC Milan closes the Serie A season May 16 at home against Juventus . The U.S. national team starts pre-World Cup workouts the following day at Princeton. N.J....

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  1. Bob Bradley says all players, including Oguchi Onyewu and Jozy Altidore, ready to play

    IRENE, South Africa (AP) — Jozy Altidore and Oguchi Onyewu are fit enough to play in the United States' World Cup opener against England this weekend should U.S. coa...

  2. Clint Dempsey paired at forward with Jozy Altidore; Clarence Goodson starts over Oguchi Onyewu

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Clint Dempsey has been paired at forward with Jozy Altidore for the United States' last exhibition game before leaving for the World Cup in South...

  3. Onyewu joins Malaga on loan

    Malaga announced Friday that it has signed United States international Oguchi Onyewu on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy at the end of the campaign.Onye...

  4. US beats Mexico in Mexico for 1st time, 1-0 on late goal by Michael Orozco Fiscal

    After 75 years of frustration in Mexico, the U.S. national team finally won a soccer game at its southern neighbor and regional rival.Dominated for most of the night...

  5. US beats Mexico in Mexico for 1st time, 1-0 on late goal by Michael Orozco Fiscal

    The United States defied expectations — and a rowdy crowd elated by Mexico's Olympic gold — to break a 75-year winless streak against its neighboring rival with an 8...

  6. After 4-1 exhibition loss to Brazil, coach Jurgen Klinsmann says it's time for US to get nasty

    When the United States plays soccer powers, the Americans have a tendency to look at the opponent with a little awe."Sometimes you see Brazil on the calendar, and yo...

  7. Brazil beats US 4-1 as Neymar stars; Klinsmann: Americans 'need to get an edge more nastier'

    Brazil had its way with the U.S. soccer team, with the stars in the famous yellow jerseys dribbling past the Americans and generally pushing them around for the firs...

  8. Klinsmann celebrates first win as U.S. beat Honduras

    By Simon EvansMIAMI (Reuters) - It was only a friendly game but Juergen Klinsmann was clearly delighted to get his first win as United States coach with a 1-0 victor...

  9. United beats Chelsea in Premier League; Real Madrid loses to Levante in Spain

    Manchester United beat title rival Chelsea 3-1 Sunday for its fifth straight victory in the Premier League, and Manchester City squandered a two-goal lead in a 2-2 t...

  10. Altidore, Dempsey score, Howard impressive as US starts Gold Cup with 2-0 victory over Canada

    Tim Howard smothered a shot near the edge of the 6-yard box, but his American teammates couldn't clear the ball. It eventually bounced over to Canada's Ali Gerba, wh...

  11. Texas trailblazer: Clint Dempsey has best season by an American soccer player in Europe

    Clint Dempsey jumped high in the air, both arms raised, as a fan in the stands at Fulham unfurled a Lone Star flag.On this January afternoon in London, Dempsey had b...

  12. Eliminated from Olympic qualifying, US stumbles as it pushes to join soccer elite

    For all the talk about the strides soccer has made in the United States, results of late have been stark and disappointing.The Americans were eliminated by Ghana in ...

  1. Oguchi Onyewu feels free _ and liberated, as World Cup and return to action approach

    PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Oguchi Onyewu feels free. Make that liberated.Well, both.He signed a three-year contract with AC Milan last summer, then appeared in just one ...

  2. Oguchi Onyewu : Back in on defense for the US just in time for World Cup

    IRENE, South Africa (AP) — As far as the staff at the Irene Country Lodge is concerned the real star of the U.S. soccer team, bunking there during World Cup, isn't L...

  3. American defender Oguchi Onyewu fails to make it back on field for AC Milan this season

    MILAN (AP) — American defender Oguchi Onyewu failed to make it back on the field for AC Milan this season following knee surgery and will try to make his return with...

  4. US defender Oguchi Onyewu extends contract with AC Milan for extra season at no charge

    MILAN (AP) — United States defender Oguchi Onyewu has extended his contract with AC Milan for another season at no extra cost to the team.Onyewu missed all but one m...

  5. US defender Oguchi Onyewu signs with Dutch champion FC Twente on loan from AC Milan

    American defender Oguchi Onyewu was loaned from AC Milan to the Dutch league champion FC Twente on Tuesday after failing to dress in a single game for the Italian cl...

  6. American defender Oguchi Onyewu leaves Twente's match with apparent back injury

    American defender Oguchi Onyewu came out with an apparent back injury in the 26th minute of FC Twente's Dutch Cup quarterfinal against PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday nig...

  7. No wounded knee: Oguchi Onyewu says he's over injury, ready to face England

    IRENE, South Africa (AP) — Oguchi Onyewu feels ready to face England.The big American defender hasn't played a full 90 minutes since Oct. 10, four days before he tor...

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