Over in LA, Chelsea took time out of their team-bonding trip to declare they would welcome Ashley Cole to Stamford Bridge with open arms. The Telegraph says the players’ willingness to go on the record about a possible move means that Chelsea is reasonably certain it will sign the left-back from Arsenal by the end […]
Monthly Archives: July 2006
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Italian Season Faces Delays
It’s looking increasingly unlikely that the Italian soccer season will get underway on August 27 as scheduled. Earlier today, Juventus, Lazio and Fiorentina, three of the four clubs indicted by a sports tribunal for their involvement in a match-fixing ring, presented their appeals to Italy’s CONI Court of Conciliation and Arbitration with the hope that […]
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Ronaldinho to Milan?
A very speculative Football Italia report suggests that Milan could be lining up an enormous bid for a new star, possibly Ronaldinhoor anyone else for that matter who would command a transfer fee of up to $150 million. AC Milan general director Ariedo Braida fanned the flames of expectation by declaring there would be a […]
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The Deepest Team in MLS
D.C. United is easily the deepest team in MLS, says the Washington Post, with the best record in the league, and more than one player at every position, writes the Washington Post. Even Alecko Eskandarian knows he isn’t guaranteed starting place, as coach Peter Nowak has an abundance of depth in his squad and isn’t […]
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MLS CONFIDENTIAL: Holding on to Pablo
By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America An attempt to acquire Colorado Rapids midfielder Pablo Mastroeni has, at least for now, been quashed by MLS. Italian Serie B club Brescia has inquired about taking Mastroeni on loan for the upcoming season, but Rapids coach Fernando Clavijo says the terms, as he understands them, are unacceptable. […]
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9. SOCCER ON TV: Your Viewing Guide
For the week’s Libertadores Cup, German League Cup, MLS. Mexican and W-League action: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137445
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8. RESIGNED: Death threats scare off Iraq coach
Akram Ahmed Salman has resigned as coach of the Iraqi national team after receiving death threats against him and his family. In early July, the chairman of Iraq’s National Olympic Committee and at least 30 other sports officials were kidnapped during a sports conference in Baghdad. The wrestling national team coach, a Sunni, was murdered […]
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7. USL: Ottawa knocks out W-League champion New Jersey
Amy Vermeulen scored a hat trick to lead the Ottawa Fury to a fourth straight W-League semifinal appearance as it upset the defending champion New Jersey Wildcats 3-2 Sunday to join the host Vancouver Whitecaps, the Central Conference champion Charlotte Lady Eagles and the Seattle Sounders Saints, who won the Western Conference tournament, in the […]
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6. U.S. YOUTH SOCCER: Three-peat for Arsenal FC U-17 boys
Arsenal FC won its third straight national title when it captured the under-17 boys group at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships on Sunday in Des Moines, Iowa. Eclipse Select’s bid for a third straight title ended when it was eliminated in a shootout on Friday in the under-18 girls group. So Cal United (U-15 […]
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5. U.S. WOMEN: Kai hits fifth goal in eight games
Natasha Kai, 23, scored her fifth goal for the USA since debuting for the national team earlier this year to help the USA down Canada, 2-0, in a friendly on Sunday. Kai, a Hawaii product, now has five goals in eight games. She finished a rebound off her own shot for her strike late in […]
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4. U.S. ABROAD: Reyna Scores in Preseason Action; Fulham eyes Gooch
In his first preseason appearance for his English Premier League club, Claudio Reyna scored the only goal in Manchester City’s 1-0 win over Bradford. Reyna, who captained the USA at the 2006 World Cup, had injured his knee in its loss to Ghana. Manchester City faces champion Chelsea in its English Premier League opener Aug. […]
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3. REF WATCH: Rooney complained like a kid, says World Cup ref
Argentine referee Horacio Elizondo, who ejected England’s Wayne Rooney during its quarterfinal loss to Portugal, is quoted in the British media as saying, “[Rooney] was complaining all the time, always coming close to me saying ‘referee’ this and ‘referee’ that. Protests and more protests … he reminded me of my kids!” Elizondo red-carded Rooney after […]
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2. MLS WRAP: Youth serves Dallas; D.C. finally stopped
By Mike Woitalla YOUNG MIDFIELDERS SHINE. Playing its eighth game of the month and without injured attackers Carlos Ruiz, Roberto Mina and Ronnie O’Brien, FC Dallas still managed an emphatic win, thanks much to the midfied play of Arturo Alvarez, 21, and Ramon Nunez, 20. Nunez scored twice and assisted on Kenny Cooper’s goal in […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
"He says he’s a Red, but they all say that when they sign, don’t they?" — Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard on the club’s new signing, Craig Bellamy, who claims to be a lifelong Liverpool fan. (BBC)
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MLS: Game summaries (July 29)
July 29 in Frisco, Texas FC Dallas 4 Colorado 1. Goals: Rhine (Thompson, Nunez) 8, Nunez 71, Nunez 74, Cooper 93+; Beckerman 34. FC Dallas – Sala, Rhine, Goodson, Moor (Yi 28), Gbandi, Nunez, Mulrooney, Valakari, Alvarez (Oduro, 64), Cooper, Thompson (Saragosa, 74). Colorado – Cannon, Gargan, Karanka, Petke, Denton, Cooke, Beckerman, Noel (Ben Dayan, […]
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U.S. WOMEN: Kai hits fifth goal in eight games
Natasha Kai, 23, scored her fifth goal for the USA since debuting for the national team earlier this year to help the USA down Canada, 2-0, in a friendly on Sunday. Kai, a Hawaii product, now has five goals in eight games. She finished a rebound off her own shot for her strike late in […]
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MLS holds on to Pablo
An attempt to acquire Colorado Rapids midfielder Pablo Mastroeni has, at least for now, been quashed by MLS. Italian Serie B club Brescia has inquired about taking Mastroeni on loan for the upcoming season, but Rapids coach Fernando Clavijo says the terms, as he understands them, are unacceptable. “The deal, as it is now, makes […]
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2. HIGHLIGHT & MAGAZINE SHOWS: A Sampling
Fox Sports Report Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 10 pm ET VW Gol (Most complete soccer highlight show in USA.) Gol TV Monday, 9 pm ET & midnight. Sunday, 11:30 pm ET Titulares Telemundo Saturday, 11 pm ET/10 pm CT/11 pm PT Sunday, 11 pm ET/10 pm CT/11 pm PT Republica Deportiva Univision Sunday 11:00 am […]
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1. GAMES: Live and same-day delay games on national TV
(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings and http://www.soccerTV.com) MONDAY, July 31 No live games. TUESDAY, Aug. 1 GOL TV Germany WERDER BREMEN-HSV, League Cup semifinal (live) 2:30 pm. WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2 GOL TV Germany BAYERN MUNICH-SCHALKE 04, League Cup semifinal (live) 2:30 pm. FOX SPORTS […]
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U.S. YOUTH SOCCER: Three-peat for Arsenal FC U-17 boys
Arsenal FC won its third straight national title when it captured the under-17 boys group at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships on Sunday in Des Moines, Iowa. Eclipse SelectÆs bid for a third straight title ended when it was eliminated in a shootout on Friday in the under-18 girls group. So Cal United (U-15 […]
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USL: Ottawa knocks out W-League champion New Jersey
Amy Vermeulen scored a hat to lead the Ottawa Fury to a fourth straight W-League semifinal appearance as it upset the defending champion New Jersey Wildcats 3-2 Sunday to join the host Vancouver Whitecaps, the Central Conference champion Charlotte Lady Eagles and the Seattle Sounders Saints, who won the Western Conference tournament in the W-League […]
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Germany 2006
By Mike WoitallaExecutive Editor, Soccer America The Germans promised they would deliver a party and exceeded all expectations. The two 30-year-old German men bought replica jerseys of Spain and France. They cut the shirts down the middle and sewed two different halves together. That gave them each a shirt representing both teams. ''We couldn't decide […]
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USA in Germany
By Ridge MahoneySenior Editor, Soccer America Magazine U.S. Soccer is in the midst of a critical self-examination following the national team's first-round ouster at the World Cup. It has much more to ponder than simply what happened during three games in June. The forlorn faces strewn through the plazas and streets of Nuremberg the night […]
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My View, by Paul Kennedy
By Paul KennedyManaging Editor, Soccer America There's two ways to look at the impact of the dreary U.S. showing at the World Cup on Major League Soccer. One view is that MLS is strong enough to withstand a big hit because of its huge investment in stadiums and its long-term contracts with commercial partners – […]
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World Cup 2006
By Mike Woitalla, in BerlinExecutive Editor, Soccer America Magazine In the shadow of scandal and amid jeers, Italy lifted the World Cup title. THEY'RE LIKE GOOD HURDLERS goes one assessment of the Italian national team, jumping only as high as necessary to clear the bar. The Italians try to advance through tournaments playing not to […]