Not the way you’d want to win a trophy, but it looks as though Inter Milan will be handed last season’s Scudetto, provided the appeals of disgraced clubs Juventus and AC Milan are turned away. The sports tribunal revised the standings from last season, relegating Juventus and deducting AC Milan 44 points, leaving Milan’s cross-town […]
Monthly Archives: July 2006
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Column: Think Big, Sunil
U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati needs to go big in its search for a replacement for former national team coach Bruce Arena, says Fox Soccer columnist Jaime Trecker. Really, really big, like current Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho big. And Trecker’s serious when he says that. He writes: “We believe it is not only possible, but […]
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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. 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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4. NORDIC CUP: Iceland holds USA to 1-1 tie
The U.S. under-21 women’s national team had to settle for a 1-1 tie with Iceland in the second group match for both teams at the 2006 Nordic Cup in Norway. UCLA’s Danesha Adams tallied on a penalty kick for the lone U.S. score. Iceland’s Margaret Vidarsdottir had scored off a direct free kick after Adams […]
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3. MLS: Red Bulls win; Chivas USA face Rapids in third-place battle
Veteran Chris Henderson beat Columbus keeper Noah Palmer from a tight angle and Jerrod Laventure lobbed him from 28 yards as the New York Red Bulls notched a 2-0 win in Columbus in their first game since Bruce Arena was named head coach. Interim head coach Richie Williams was still on the sidelines for the […]
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2. 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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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“I think I felt a combination of shock and disappointment. We feel we as players let [Bob Gansler] down.” — Kansas City goalkeeper Bo Oshoniyi after Coach Bob Gansler tendered his resignation at general manager Curt Johnson‘s request. (The Kansas City Star)
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NORDIC CUP: Iceland holds USA to 1-1 tie
The U.S. under-21 womenÆs national team had to settle for a 1-1 tie with Iceland in the second group match for both teams at the 2006 Nordic Cup in Norway. UCLA's Danesha Adams tallied on a penalty kick for the lone U.S. score. IcelandÆs Margaret Vidarsdottir had scored ioff a direct free kick after Adams […]
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Fiorentina Professes Innocence Through Dante Video
In Florence, they’re using images of Medieval poet Dante Alighieri as a rhetorical device to show the Italian Soccer Federation that they city’s favorite club, Fiorentina, is innocent of the match fixing charges of which it was found guilty. A 3-D image of the renowned poet presents a new video detailing how Fiorentina was merely […]
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Man U’s Financing Under the Microscope
Manchester United’s massive debt refinancing program does not in fact mean more money for extra players, according to the UK’s Daily Telegraph. The £660 million package increases the amount of money borrowed against the club’s assets, but it cuts back on interest payments owed by more than 30 percent. All this does is further secure […]
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Ruud’s United Demise
Ruud van Nistelrooy is still not a Real Madrid player, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson emphasized during a press conference today in Cape Town. While his move to Spain looked certain according to reports last night, Ferguson revealed that the Old Trafford club turned Real Madrid down. “There is no agreement with Real Madrid […]
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Barcelona Lands Zambrotta and Thuram
It looks like Barcelona has beaten Real Madrid and Chelsea to Italian defender Gianluca Zambrotta’s signature. Goal.com reports that Zambrotta and fellow Juventus teammate Lilian Thuram are set to join Barcelona for a combined 19 million euros. Negotiations with the players are to be concluded this evening, following which a formal announcement could be made. […]
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Serie A Transfer Roundup
How quickly things turn in the world of post-scandal Italian soccer. Gianluigi Buffon is not leaving Juventus, if you believe his agent, and neither are Pavel Nedved or Alessandro Del Piero. But don’t expect to see David Trezeguet, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Patrick Vieira, Emerson, Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluca Zambrotta or Lilian Thuram playing for the bianconeri next […]
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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. OFF THE POST: Wembley rejects urinals
Construction of England’s new Wembley Stadium, already stalled by several delays, suffered another setback when it had to send back hundreds of urinals because the name of their manufacturer, Armitage Shanks, was on the front of them, a violation of the stadium’s non-advertising rules designed to protect official sponsors. Once completed next year, the stadium […]
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4. U.S. WOMEN: Shannon Boxx suffers serious knee injury
U.S. midfielder Shannon Boxx tore the anterior cruciate ligament and the medial collateral ligament in her right knee during training on July 17 and will be out six to eight months. The injury occurred during scrimmage collision.. Boxx, who made the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup squad without ever previously having earned a cap, now […]
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3. WORLD CUP: Carlos Alberto Parreira quits Brazil; 17 gone after 10 days
Carlos Alberto Parreira‘s resignation 10 days after the end of the 2006 World Cup means that only 15 of the 32 World Cup coaches are still at the helm/ Still in charge: Angola: Luis Oliveira Goncalves. Czech Republic: Karel Bruckner. Ecuador: Luis Fernando Suarez. France: Raymond Domenech. Netherlands: Marco van Basten. Paraguay: Anibal Ruiz. […]
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2. MLS: Kansas City coach Bob Gansler resigns
Bob Gansler, Kansas City Wizards head coach since 1999 and winner of the 2000 MLS title, has resigned. In seven seasons with the Wizards, the former U.S. national team coach (1982 and 1989-90) compiled a regular-season record of 86-85-51 and a playoff record of 9-8-3. This season, the Wizards are 6-10-2 and are in the […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“I weighed the Brazilian offer and decided to go with the Red Bulls.” — Bruce Arena, joking upon being named head coach of the New York Red Bulls. (New York Times)
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MAKING A LIST: From World Cup to MLS
Bruce Arena is the fifth coach to take the helm of an MLS club after coaching a World Cup team. He is the third coach of the Red Bulls (nee MetroStars) who arrived with World Cup head-coaching experience. Bruce Arena World Cup 2002 (USA), World Cup 2006 (USA) MLS: New York Red Bulls (Hired July […]
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World Cup Stats (and Suggestions)
Columnist Robert Steinbeck is proud to say he can appreciate the best any sport has to offer, with one little caveat. Soccer just doesn’t cut it for him, and he says he tried particularly hard during the World Cup to be turned on, but alas, nothing. However, it’s less interesting that we have yet another […]
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La Liga Roundup: Van Nistelrooy off to Real
La Marca reports that Real Madrid have agreed a fee of 14 million euros for Ruud Van Nistelrooy. Speculation across Europe is rife that the deal will close tomorrow, despite a hard-line stance by Sir Alex Ferguson and United officials that Ruud’s transfer would require a hefty sum. The latest reports are that neither club […]
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Italian Clubs Begin Appeals Process Saturday
As expected, the four Italian teams found guilty of match-fixing will begin an appeals process on Saturday. On July 14, a sports tribunal found Juventus, Fiorentina and Lazio guilty of conspiring with match officials to rig matches in the 2004-05 season. As a result, these teams have been relegated to Serie B and deducted a […]