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SWANSEA, Wales -- Bob Bradley is a reluctant pioneer.He is filled with pride at becoming the Premier Leagues first American manager but aware his nationality brings preconceptions and myths about his credentials for the Swansea job.The American stuff I can cover in 30 seconds, the former U.S. national team coach said over-optimistically Friday at his Swansea presentation . Then I can push that out the door.As Bradley then gathered his thoughts, there was silence for several seconds in front of reporters in a modest hotel in the south Wales city. The 58-year-old knows Americans are still viewed by close-minded fans as novices in international soccer.With football in the United States, we have always understood we have to earn respect, Bradley said. When I was with the national team, every time we got a chance to play in Europe, the players and I would understand, `Today is one more day where we can show what the game is like in our country. So in some ways this helps. I am proud what I have been able to do.This stuff about pioneer. Im not an American manager. Im a football manager.Football, rather than soccer. Bradley made a wise but unnecessary distinction in a country that lays claim to have invented the game but gets prickly about the term soccer -- despite its origins.Im pretty sure that the English came up with this thing `soccer, Bradley said, correcting a misconception to his English inquisitor.I like football much better. ... American football should have a different name, but I dont think that will happen.The erudite Bradley sensed what his audience wanted to hear.I may slip up occasionally and call the pitch, the field -- sorry, he said. But Im not going to say soccer, dont worry.Hes certainly nothing like Ted Lasso, the flamboyant parody of a clueless American soccer coach created by NBC to promote its Premier League broadcasts , deploying U.S. sporting terminology alien to football.Thats what we lived with on the US team, Bradley said.I dont think its necessarily my job to take away your snobbery, Bradley added, engaging with reporters and expressing no sign of irritation.Bradley left the French second-tier club Le Havre on Monday to take the Swansea job. Lifting Swansea away from the relegation zone would help Bradley win over doubters who hoped former Wales and Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs would replace Francesco Guidolin.Having won only one of their opening seven league games, the Swans require an experienced manager. Bradley coached the U.S. from 2006 to 2011, including a trip to the 2010 World Cup. Giggs was manager for three games after being briefly elevated at Manchester United in 2014.I believe in my ability, Bradley said. People can write whatever they flippin want.Such as writing that Bradley only got the job because Steve Kaplan, a minority owner and executive vice chairman of the NBAs Memphis Grizzlies, and Jason Levien, a part-owner of D.C. United, took control of Swansea in July.I dont think they would have got where they are with making decisions with their heart, Bradley said.Reaching the Premier League was the long-term ambition for Bradley. A brother of former major league catcher Scott Bradley, Bob coached Chicago, New York and Chivas USA in Major League Soccer. He replaced Bruce Arena as national team coach in 2006, led the U.S. to a semifinal win over European champion Spain at the 2009 Confederations Cup and coached the U.S. to the second round of the 2010 World Cup.One year later, the U.S. Soccer Federation fired him and hired Jurgen Klinsmann, which caused acrimony.When he did commentary on the 2010 World Cup, he was already jockeying for the job, Bradley said.I would never do that, plain and simple, he explained further away from the cameras in Swansea. I told him I thought it was wrong. Ive no hard feelings.He coached Egypts national team from 2011-13, broadening his international experience.In order to prove myself, I have taken jobs nobody else would take, he said. No big managers when I went to Egypt would have.Not when the nation was going through violent street protests and bloody security crackdowns during the Arab Spring uprising. The American Pharaoh -- as he became known -- gained admiration there by sticking with the job even when the disorder spread to football, with a deadly stadium riot killing 74 people.People asked why I stayed, Bradley recalled. But are you kidding? If youre a leader, you cant be the first out the door.He left Egypt after losing to Ghana in a playoff for a 2014 World Cup berth, then went to the edge of the Arctic Circle and helped the Norwegian club Stabaek qualify for the Europa League.That earned him a move to France late last year, where Le Havre missed out on promotion to Ligue 1 last May on goal difference.He takes charge of a team only out of the Premier Leagues relegation zone on goal difference. 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Tim Robin Johnsgard had the lone goal for Norway (0-2).DETROIT -- Its always fun to beat your former team.Former Tiger Jefry Marte had three RBI and Tyler Skaggs shut down the Detroit offense in the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 victory on Sunday.After scoring 35 runs in the four games before this series, the Tigers were limited to six runs in the three-game weekend set against the Angels. It is the ninth time this season the Tigers have been shut out.The victory gave the Angels back-to-back road series wins for the first time this season.I think its huge for us, Skaggs said. It shows that were a good ball club. We havent been playing that well, especially on our last road trip, so its nice to win two series.Marte hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning off Anibal Sanchez (7-13) for the first runs of the game. It was Martes 10th home run of the season and first since Aug. 17.I was looking for a good pitch and try to drive the run in and was looking for a fastball, Marte said. I try to do my best every game but when you play against a team that you were (with) before, thats something exciting.Marte played in 33 games with the Tigers last season and was traded to the Angels in January.The Angels added three more runs in the sixth, on sacrifice flies by Andrelton Simmons and Marte, plus an RBI double by Nick Buss.Skaggs (2-3), pitching for the first time at Comerica Park, allowed just two hits while striking out six in six innings.Thats a tough lineup any day of the week and he did a better job as the game went on of controlling counts and got some big outs, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. He made some pitches when he had to.Sanchez gave up five runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.He wasnt as sharp as hes been in the last few outings, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.The only Tiger with a hit off Skaggs was Miguel Cabrera, who had a single in the first and a doouble in the fourth.ddddddddddddTheir kid pitched well and they flat-out beat us, said Victor Martinez, who was 0-for-4. Thats the bottom line. We didnt do anything at all to score runs.POST-EJECTION AFTERMATH:Martinez declined to discuss his third-inning ejection in Saturdays game. Catcher James McCann, who was not ejected but did not agree with a called third strike in the second inning, said, At the end of the day, we have to find a way to take it out of the umpires hand. Unfortunately last night, I dont know that we were able to do that.HOMER HAPPY:Marte became the fourth Angels rookie in the last six seasons with 10 or more home runs, joining C.J. Cron, Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo.TRAINERS ROOMAngels: Although 3B Yunel Escobar (concussion) is ready to start baseball activities Monday, Scioscia wont commit to him playing next weekend against Seattle. If he feels good to play before then, well get him in before then, but weve got to wait and see when he can get back to baseball activities and how he works out on the field the next day, Scioscia said.Tigers: RHP Mike Pelfrey (low back strain) will make his first rehabilitation start Monday with Triple-A Toledo. Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said he would throw 40-45 pitches. Jordan Zimmermann (neck) will make his second rehabilitation start Wednesday and is set to throw about 60 pitches.UP NEXTAngels: RHP Matt Shoemaker will be making his first career appearance against the Cincinnati Reds. In eight career interleague games, seven of which were starts, Shoemaker is 3-3 with a 3.02 ERA.Tigers: LHP Matt Boyd will be making his third career start against the Chicago White Sox. 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