Togo soccer star gets death threats (Boston Globe)
Emmanuel Adebayor is Togo’s best soccer player, the man who led the small west African country to its first World Cup appearance last year. He also plays for Arsenal, one of the world’s most famous clubs. Despite Adebayor’s popularity in his homeland and among Arsenal fans, he received death threats Saturday before Togo played Sierra Leone in an African Cup …

Days of anonymity in U.S. may soon be over for two-time World Cup team captain Reyna (The Post and Courier)
Claudio Reyna is arguably the greatest American player to ever lace up a pair of soccer cleats. Reyna is the only U.S. player to be named to the FIFA World Cup All-Star First Team. He is the first American-born player to captain a major European club.