Monthly Archives: July 2006

For all the week’s MLS and Libertadores Cup action: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137424

The PDL and W-League move into the playoffs with conference champions decided this weekend. Among the PDL contenders is Brigham Young University, the only varsity college program playing in the PDL. The defending W-League champion New Jersey Wildcats host the women’s league’s Eastern Conference finals. For complete PDL and W-League pairings: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137425

U.S. under-20 men’s national team coach Thomas Rongen released the 18-player roster he will take to Northern Ireland for the 2006 Milk Cup. Rongen included seven pro players, five of whom ply their trade in MLS — Josmer Altidore (N.Y. Red Bulls), Carlos Borja (Chivas USA), Rodrigo Lopez (Chivas USA), Dax McCarty (FC Dallas) and […]

After British jockey Paul O’Neill was caught by TV replays head-butting his horse, City Affair, London’s Evening Standard‘s headline read: "Angry jockey does a ‘Zidane’ to his horse." The Horseracing Regulatory Authority is investigating the incident as the sporting world speculates on what the pony could have said to provoke O’Neill’s attack. For more on […]

Dunga, who captained Brazil to the World Cup title in 1994, has replaced Carlos Alberto Parreira as head coach of Brazil, which exited in the quarterfinals of the 2006 World Cup. Dunga, 42, who also represented Brazil at the 1990 and 1998 World Cups, has no previous coaching experience, which has drawn comparisons to Germany’s […]

“I also cut my hair for a different reason, because I want to push my kid to do the same. And it was hot. Training two times a day, I have no time to spend with long hair. I also want to push the young players on my team to have a proper haircut, not […]

For all the week’s MLS and Libertadores Cup action: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137424

Germany ended the USA’s run of seven straight Nordic Cup titles when it beat the Americans, 2-0, in the championship game of the under-21 women’s competition. For more on the Nordic Cup: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137422

Defender Cat Whitehill scored twice and forwards Heather O’Reilly, Abby Wambach and Natasha Kai also scored goals as the USA beat Ireland, 5-0, Sunday in San Diego. The game drew only 3,574 fans — the smallest crowd ever to watch the U.S. women play in California. For more on USA-Ireland: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137421

The defending champion Seattle Sounders were the big winners in USL-1, sweeping a home-and-home series with Portland to move from ninth to a tie for fifth. The PDL and W-League playoff fields are set. In the PDL, the Abbotsford Rangers, Orange County Blue Star, Williamsburg Legacy and Michigan Bucks grabbed the final four spots of […]

The Daily Breeze reported that a Dominguez Hills, Calif., police officer required medical treatment after being hit in the chin with a rock during a battle between about 150 Chivas USA and Club America fans that involved rock and bottle throwing outside the Home Depot Center on Sunday. Ten officers in riot gear and took […]

A 1-1 tie at Chicago ended D.C. United’s win streak at six games but its undefeated run extended to 14 games thanks to Alecko Eskandarian‘s 74th minute goal while Chicago played a man down (yellow-red to Logan Pause, 51st minute). Nate Jaqua scored his fifth goal of the season for the Fire. Peter Vagenas‘ first […]

“But he is exploring business options, including in the United Kingdom where he’s been involved in the business community since 1993. He’s always maintained other businesses outside the Browns.” — Bill Bonsiewicz, spokesman for the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, on reports that Browns owner Randy Lerner is considering purchasing English club Aston Villa. In 2005, Tampa […]