(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) MONDAY, July 24 No live games. TUESDAY, July 25 No live games. WEDNESDAY, July 26 ESPN2 Friendly COLUMBUS-EVERTON (live), 7 pm. MLS DIRECT KICK MLS REAL SALT LAKE-CHIVAS USA (live), 9 pm. FOX SPORTS […]
Monthly Archives: July 2006
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USL: PDL and W-League Playoff Schedules
PDL CENTRAL CONFERENCE @ Des Moines, IA Friday, July 28 Michigan v Boulder — 7:00 Chicago v Des Moines — 9:30 Saturday, July 29 Conference Championship — 8:30 EASTERN CONFERENCE @ Virginia Beach, VA Friday, July 28 Williamsburg v Cape Cod — 5:30 Westchester v Virginia Beach — 8:00 Saturday, July 29 Conference Championship — […]
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USL: Results (July 17-23)
USL First Division Friday, July 21 Rochester 1 (Menyongar pen. 23) Toronto 1 (Jeffrey 70). Minnesota 2 (Schmidt 74, Knox 76) Montreal 1 (Di Ioia 53). Portland 1 (Alcaraz-Cuellar 85) Seattle 2 (Besagno 76, Weaver 77). Saturday, July 22 Atlanta 1 (Ukah 16) Puerto Rico 1 (Marcina 76). Charleston 2 (Glinton 14, 50) Miami 0. […]
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NORDIC CUP: Germany beats USA, 2-0, in final
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. ôOverall on the day, (Germany) deserved to win,ö said U.S. coach Jillian Ellis. ôWe had good possession and pressured them a lot in the second half, but we couldnÆt […]
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MLS: Summaries (July 22)
July 22 in Columbus, Ohio Columbus 1 Los Angeles 1. Goals: Gaven (Thomas, Coiner) 9; Vagenas (Gardner) 14. Columbus — Gaudette, Hendrickson, Gonzalez, Kotschau, Leitch, Thomas (Szetela, 82), Bisaku (Moss, 28), Vasquez, Burch, Coiner (Kamara, 70), Gaven. Los Angeles — Hartman, Benditson (Veris, 85), Ihemelu, Roberts, Sturgis, Kirk, Nagamura (Martino, 66), Vagenas, Gardner (Jones, 58), […]
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WOMEN'S FRIENDLY: USA crushes Ireland, 5-0
Defender Cat Whitehill scored twice and forwards Heather OÆReilly, 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. ôWe scored five quality goals today,ö said U.S. head […]
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Italy Approves New System for Securing Broadcast Rights
In the wake of the historic match-fixing scandal that has changed the face of Serie A for the next two seasons, Italy’s cabinet approved much-needed reform bill overhauling the way soccer broadcasting rights are negotiated. The end result will be that smaller clubs get a fairer share of the spoils. Italian soccer is to adopt […]
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“Downsizing” at Chelsea
Damien Duff looks certain to end his three-year spell at Chelsea, Manager Jose Mourinho confirmed yesterday, as the wily Portuguese makes a push to tighten his core group of senior players. It was also confirmed today that Asier Del-Horno has left for Valencia, possibly paving the way for England left-back Ashley Cole to move from […]
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Parreira Offered South Africa Post
Carlos Alberto Parreira is wasting no time since his departure as Brazil’s national team coach. Parreira told the Brazilian journal Estado de São Paulo on Thursday that “serious negotiations have been going on for some time” between Parreira and the South African Football Association (SAFA). No deal has been finalized, but SAFA expects Parreira to […]
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Real: ‘We Won’t Be Held Ransom’ over Van Nistelrooy
Conflicting reports abound over the future of Manchester United’s Ruud Van Nistelrooy. One thing is clear: Real Madrid has not matched United’s asking price of between $27 and $29 million. News reports have pegged the Spanish club’s offer at between $15 million-$22 million. Real Madrid vice president Juan Mendoza insists the club will not overpay […]
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Arena for Media in 2010?
In 2010, it could be Bruce Arena’s voice we hear behind the mic leading Disney’s World Cup coverage. SI.com chatted with Tim Scanlan, ESPN’s senior coordinating producer, about the network’s performance in Germany 2006, and he said if the opportunity presented itself he would strongly consider using Arena. Sour-faced Arena? Why? “Because he always has […]
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6. SOCCER ON TV: Your Viewing Guide
For all the week’s MLS and Libertadores Cup action: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137410
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5. NORDIC CUP: USA advances to final with 4-0 over Norway
UCLA’s Danesha Adams scored a hat trick to lead the U.S. under-21 women’s national team to a 4-0 victory over host Norway and advance to the championship game of the Nordic Cup for the ninth consecutive year. The USA will face Germany in the title game on July 22 at Viking Stadium in Stavanger. Noelle […]
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4. LIBERTADORES CUP: Chivas Guadalajara reaches Libertadores semis
Chivas Guadalajara upset Argentine club Velez Sarsfield, 2-1, in Buenos Aires to advance to the Libertadores Cup semifinals for the second straight year. Ramon Morales scored from the penalty spot in the first half and Adolfo Bautista increased the lead while Chivas played with a man down after Diego Martinez‘s ejection. “If you ask me […]
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3. MLS: Barn-burner in Denver
Chivas USA rookie Jonathan Bornstein scored twice, including a long-range shot that gave his team a 3-2 lead in stoppage time, but Colorado scored two minutes later despite playing a man down (yellow-red to Mike Petke) to earn a 3-3 tie. Jacob Peterson tapped in the tying goal after a fine assist by Terry Cooke, […]
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2. MLS: Streaks on the line
This weekend’s MLS action features several clashes between the hot and cold. COLUMBUS CREW (winless in a club record nine games; three straight losses) vs. LOS ANGELES GALAXY (unbeaten in five games; five straight shutouts) Saturday, 4 pm ET, live on ESPN2. KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (six straight losses) vs. NEW YORK RED BULLS (two straight […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“I think he [Don Garber] was very encouraged by the progress that’s being made and the vision the prospective group has for soccer here and a stadium and facility and all that. He was very upbeat.” — Kansas City general manager Curt Johnson on MLS Commissioner Don Garber‘s visit to Kansas City to speak with […]
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NORDIC CUP: USA advances to final with 4-0 over Norway
UCLAÆs Danesha Adams scored a hat trick to lead the U.S. under-21 womenÆs national team to a 4-0 victory over host Norway and advance to the championship game of the Nordic Cup for the ninth consecutive year. The USA will face Germany in the title game on July 22 at Viking Stadium in Stavanger. Noelle […]
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OFF THE POST: Punishment on stage
Klaus Augenthaler, coach of German club Wolfsburg, says his players earn too much money to be affected by fines. That's why players guilty of tardiness and dress-code violations are being punished by having to tell jokes or sing in front of the entire squad. Augenthaler says his German players are free to choose a song […]
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MLS Game Summaries (July 19-20)
July 19 in Columbus Columbus 0 New York 2. Goals: Henderson (Buddle) 50, Laventure (Peguero, Conway) 90. Columbus – Palmer, Hendrickson, Gonzalez, Kotschau, Leitch, Thomas (Kamara, 68), Retiz, Vasquez, Burch (Rozental, 81), Gaven, Coiner (Cameron, 62). New York – Conway, Wynne, Mendes, Parke, Stammler, Magee (Lisi, 92+), Guevara, O'Rourke, Henderson (Dunivant, 75), Peguero, Buddle (Laventure, […]
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New Era In New York
How long will it take Bruce Arena to make New York Red Bull into a semblance of a competitive MLS team? In the short term, he’ll have to rely on his tactical knowledge and motivational methods, since the team is tight up against the salary cap, it has no allocations, and the rumors of a […]
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WORLD CUP: FIFA punishes head-butt victim
FIFA has suspended Italian defender Marco Materazzi for two games and fined him $4,000 for provoking French captain Zinedine Zidane to head-butt him during the World Cup final. Both players agreed that Materazzi's insults were defamatory but not of a racist nature, according to FIFA's statement, which did not expand on whether the world governing […]
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Zidane, the Selfish One, Fools the World, FIFA
Zidane, the great man, has fooled everyone into siding with him, writes Paul Doyle of the Guardian. His head-butt may have been excusable, but the frank way he chose to tell the world he feels no remorse for his actions, is not, Doyle says. Perhaps the easy manner in which the world has forgiven him […]
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British Sports Minister Backs England 2018 Bid
British Sports Minister Richard Caborn says there is “a very good chance” England will bid to host the 2018 World Cup. “As Sports Minister, I’d be disappointed if we didn’t [bid] because I’d be at the forefront of pushing it,” he said. With storied grounds like Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge and Anfield, not to mention […]
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More Transfers and Rumors
Late yesterday Real Madrid announced its first signings of the summer. As expected, former Juventus stars Fabio Cannavaro and Emerson have made their way to the Bernabeu, costing a combined $25 million. Real’s vocal new president, Ramon Calderon, assured its fans that this is only the beginning. Arsenal’s Fabregas and Chelsea’s Robben will be next, […]