Monthly Archives: November 2005

The betting shop Intertops is taking bets on the trial of German referee Robert Hoyzer, who is charged with fixing games in a $2 million fraud allegedly orchestrated by a Croatian crime gang. The Austria-based bookmaker offers 100-1 odds that all charges against Hoyzer will be dropped. But it doesn't look good for takers: Hoyzer […]

MENÆS SOCCER (Nov. 16-22 in Daytona Beach, Fla.) First Round Nov. 16 Bethel-Ind. (11-6-6) vs. Embry-Riddle (17-1-0) McKendree (15-5-3) vs. Grand View (18-3-2) Lee (19-4-0) vs. Virginia Intermont (17-5-2) Judson (18-3-1) vs. Concordia-Ore. (15-4-1) Second Round Nov. 17 Rio Grande (19-0-0) vs. Bethel-Embry-Riddle winner Auburn-Montgomery (22-1-0) vs. McKendree-Grand View winner Southern Nazarene (17-1-1) vs. Lee-Virginia […]

The Galaxy's MLS Cup victory gives Coach Steve Sampson a championship during his first full season as coach of a pro club. Sampson, the USA's coach at the 1998 World Cup, replaced Sigi Schmid late last season. Sampson guided Santa Clara to the 1989 Division I NCAA title, which the Broncos' shared with the University […]

Winners: The LOS ANGELES GALAXY, which finished the regular season in fourth place of the Wetsern Conference, is MLS champion thanks to a 1-0 overtime win over New England on a goal by late sub Guillermo "Pando" Ramirez, who saw only 30 minutes of action in the Galaxy's previous seven games. Ramirez had taken a […]

The USA settled for a 1-1 tie in its friendly with Scotland in Glasgow on Saturday in its final game of 2005. DaMarcus Beasley was taken down in the penalty area and Josh Wolff converted the penalty kick as the Americans took the lead in the ninth minute at Hampden Park. But the Scots equalized […]

FIRST ROUND Nov. 18 St. JohnÆs (9-5-5) vs. Marist (10-8-1) Yale (10-3-4) vs. Stony Brook (12-4-4) SMU (10-5-3) vs. San Francisco (11-5-4) UNC Greensboro (15-5-0) vs. James Madison (12-6-2) South Florida (12-6-1) vs. Stetson (9-10-1) Hofstra (14-4-3) vs. Providence (6-3-9) Notre Dame (10-7-3) vs. Western Illinois (6-9-4) Clemson (11-5-3) vs. Coastal Carolina (11-8-1) Creighton (12-4-3) […]

Almost a third of the 48-team NCAA Division I MenÆs Tournament field comes from two conferences, the ACC and Big East. Top seed Maryland, one of a record eight teams selected from the ACC, headed the field that was announced Monday afternoon. Six ACC teams were seeded among the top 14 teams: Maryland, No. 4 […]

The USA settled for a 1-1 tie in its friendly with Scotland in Glasgow on Saturday in its final game of 2005. DaMarcus Beasley was taken down in the penalty area and Josh Wolff converted the penalty kick as the Americans took the lead in the ninth minute at Hampden Park. But the Scots equalized […]

The following are the MLS playoff ratings leaders, based on the SOCCER AMERICA Report Cards of each game. 1. Donovan Los Angeles) 7.25 2. Cancela (New England) 6.67 2. Mastroeni (Colorado) 6.67 2. Guerrero (Chicago) 6.67 2. Thiago (Chicago) 6.67 6. Djorkaeff (MetroStars) 6.50 7. Marsch (Chicago) 6.33 7. Curtin (Chicago) 6.33 9. Ihemelu (Los […]

The following is the final Soccer America MenÆs College Top 25 with records through Nov. 13: TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Akron (17-1-2) 3 2. Connecticut (15-3-1) 4 3. New Mexico (15-1-2) 5 4. Duke (12-4-3) 9 5. Penn State (12-6-2) 14 6. Maryland (15-4-1) 1 7. Indiana (13-2-6) 2 8. UCLA (12-4-3) 6 9. […]

Nov. 12 UAE 0 Brazil 8 (Kaka 21, Adriano pen. 53, Fred 58, 85, Lucio 64, Juninho Pernambucano 71, 80, Cicinho 90) France 0 Germany 0. Portugal 2 (Petit 33, Pauleta 65) Croatia 0 Netherlands 1 (Babel 38) Italy 3 (Gilardino 41, own goal 45, Toni 50). South Korea 2 (Ahn Jung-Hwan 7, Kim Yong-Chul […]

Playoffs, First Leg Nov. 12 Spain 5 (Garcia 10, 18, 74, Fernando Torres pen 65, Morientes 79) Slovakia 1 (Nemeth 49). Switzerland 2 (Senedros 41, Behrami 86) Turkey 0. Norway 0 Czech Republic 1 (Smicer 32). Uruguay 1 (Rodriguez 37) Australia 0. Trinidad & Tobago 1 (Birchall 77) Bahrain 1 (Salman 72).

By Ridge Mahoney in Frisco, Texas A man whose nickname means "bowlegged" rode to the rescue in the first MLS Cup to be staged in cowboy country. One of the players imported by Galaxy coach Steve Sampson for the 2005 season was Guatemalan midfielder Guillermo "Pando" Ramirez, and a stunning overtime volley by Ramirez downed […]

Nov. 13 in Frisco, Texas Los Angeles 1 New England 0 Goal: Ramirez 107. REPORT CARD (1=low; 5=average; 10=high) Los Angeles — 7 Hartman, 6 Albright, 7 Marshall, 7 Ihemelu, 5 Dunivant, 5 Vagenas, 6 Nagamura, 3 Grabavoy (7 Ramirez, 66), 6 Jones (4, Naldo, 109), 3 Gomez (nr Gordon, 119), 6 Donovan. Subs: 7 […]

U.S. Coach Bruce Arena On the match and U.S. performance: ''I thought it was a good match. It was a game where we were only able to field four of our first team players. We always have a concern about continuity and how the players will play over 90 minutes. I think the second 45 […]

The USA dominated Scotland in Glasgow but had to settle for a 1-1 tie in its final game of 2005. DaMarcus Beasley was taken down in the penalty area and Josh Wolff converted the penalty kick as the Americans took the lead in the ninth minute at Hampden Park. But the Scots equalized in the […]

Second Round PENN STATE BRACKET Nov. 12 in Storrs, Conn. Boston Univ. 0 Boston College 1 (Luciani 87). (Eagles pick up 13th shutout of the season, most in school history. Nov. 13 in University Park, Pa. 1-Penn State 5 (Long 5, Rettig 27, Weimer 63, Bouchelle 76, Aden-Buie 85) West Virginia 2 (Bonilla 63, Minnich […]

MLS Cup Final Nov. 13 in Frisco, Texas New England 0 Los Angeles 1. Goal: Ramirez 107. New England – Reis, Heaps, Parkhurst, Franchino, Riley (Latham, 107), Dempsey, Hernandez (Dorman, 91+), Joseph, Ralston, Twellman, Noonan (Cancela, 64). Los Angeles – Hartman, Albright, Ihemelu, Marshall, Dunivant, Jones (Naldo, 109), Nagamura, Vagenas, Grabavoy (Ramirez, 66), Donovan, Gomez […]

ACC First Round Nov. 8 in Cary, N.C. #8 Wake Forest 4 Curfman 38, Moose 63, Thompson 68, Brown 87) #9 Boston College 0. Quarterfinals Nov. 9 in Cary, N.C. #4 Virginia Tech 0 #5 Duke 2 (Perfect 44, Pope 90). #1 Maryland 2 (King pen. 31, Garey 65) #8 Wake Forest 1 (Curfman pen. […]

ACC First Round Nov. 8 in Cary, N.C. #8 Wake Forest 4 Curfman 38, Moose 63, Thompson 68, Brown 87) #9 Boston College 0. Quarterfinals Nov. 9 in Cary, N.C. #4 Virginia Tech 0 #5 Duke 2 (Perfect 44, Pope 90). #1 Maryland 2 (King pen. 31, Garey 65) #8 Wake Forest 1 (Curfman pen. […]

''If I couldn't handle the pressure, I'd have become a train engineer.'' — Giovanni Trapattoni, the Italian coach of Germany's struggling VfB Stuttgart, which has only two wins in 11 league games and exited the German Cup to a Second Division team. (Netzeitung) ''He discredited the entire profession. … [Train engineers] have a responsible job, […]

FRIDAY ACTION First Round Nov. 11 in University Park, Pa. 1-Penn State (19-0-1) 6 (Weimer 23, Riley 25, Bouchelle 29, Aden-Buie 44, Rettig 63, Bedesem 88) Bucknell 0. Hofstra 0 West Virginia 3 (Kanela 46, 72, Banks 59). Nov. 11 in College Station, Texas 4-Texas A&M 7 (A.Berend 17, Pistorius 18, Probst 32, Devloo 32, […]

The U.S. under-14 national team, coached by Seton Hall coach Manfred Schellscheidt, will have two split squads represented at the U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Thanksgiving Interregional Nov. 24-28 in Austin, Texas. The youngest player on the U-14 team by more than a year is 11-year-old striker Charles Renken. He was born in Zambia and adopted […]

CASA Classic Invitational Nov. 5-6 Arkansas Under 17/18 Girls 1. Shreveport United Stars 2. Little Rock FC Under 15/16 Girls Little Rock FC Lady Stars 2 Mighty Blue Birds Blue 1 Under 14 Girls Arkansas SC 2 Little Rock FC 0 Under 14 Boys Maumelle SC United 1 NWA Lightning 0 CASL Shootout Nov. 5-6 […]

The USA plays its last game of 2005 on Saturday — a friendly in Glasgow against Scotland. (live on Fox Soccer Channel, 11 am ET/8 am PT). HISTORY: USA vs. Scotland (home team listed first) 1949: USA 0 Scotland 4 1952: Scotland 6 USA 0 1992: USA 0 Scotland 1 1996: USA 2 Scotland 0 […]