Former USA coach Bruce Arena makes his debut on the sidelines of the New York Red Bulls in MLS’s latest test against a world renowned club. Following the MLS All-Stars’ 1-0 win over Chelsea last Saturday, and D.C. United’s 1-1 tie with Real Madrid on Wednesday (a month after D.C. United’s 4-0 win over Scottish […]
Monthly Archives: August 2006
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2. MLS: Game of the Week
A win over the Colorado Rapids would do wonders for the Los Angeles Galaxy’s playoff chances. The defending champion Galaxy is in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in club history. But coming off a 1-0 win Wednesday against Houston, the Galaxy faces a foundering third-place Colorado, which has lost its last […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
"I’m honored and very happy, but it doesn’t make a big difference for me — I’ve always spoken my mind anyhow." — American goalkeeper Kasey Keller after his Borussia Moenchengladbach teammates elected him captain prior to this weekend’s kickoff of the 2006-07 Bundesliga season. (Reuters)
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5. Soccer pioneer Squires dies at the age of 94
Dr. John Squires, a driving force behind the creation of an NCAA soccer championship, died recently in Florida at the age of 94. Squires coached soccer, swimming and tennis at the University of Connecticut. He was the UConn men’s soccer coach from 1937-41 and 1946-68, and the Huskies’ 1948 team was declared national champion by […]
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4. Collegians dominate All-PDL team
Returning collegians figure prominently on the 2006 All-Premier Development League team. Nine of the 11 players on the all-league team will play college ball. GOALKEEPERS Eric Reed (Southern California Seahorses/UCLA). Helped guide the Seahorses to the regular-season division title for the first time with a 1.10 GAA in his second year with the team. DEFENDERS […]
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3. USF favored to win third straight WCC men’s title
Two-time defending conference champion San Francisco is the pick to win the WCC men’s title. The Dons bring back seven starters, including the team’s top four goal scorers from the 2005 campaign. Senior Aaron Chandler, the 2004 WCC Player of the Year, returns in the attack and will be joined in the starting lineup by […]
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2. Portland women are WCC preseason pick
Portland, the defending NCAA Division I women’s champion, is favored to win the 2006 West Coast Conference regular-season title. The Pilots, who return eight starters from last year’s championship squad, received five first-place votes in voting by conference coaches. Santa Clara, which welcomes back 10 starters from last season’s team that advanced to the NCAA […]
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1. North Carolina selected to win ACC men’s and women’s titles
North Carolina is the pick to win both the ACC men’s and women’s championships. With 10 returning starters and one of the nation’s top recruiting classes, the Carolina men were picked ahead of Virginia and defending national champion Maryland in the vote of conference coaches. Eight of the nine ACC men’s teams advanced to the […]
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PDL: 2006 All-Conference Teams
Eastern Conference G – Brian Levey – Cape Cod Crusaders D – David Horst – Virginia Beach Mariners D – Adam Mitchinson – Cape Cod Crusaders D – Graham Munro – Cape Cod Crusaders M – Geoffrey Cameron – Rhode Island Stingrays M – Jared Kent – Virginia Beach Submariners M – Matt Lacey – […]
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3. HIGH SHOWS & SPECIAL BROADCASTS: A Sampling
HIGHLIGHT SHOWS U.S. YOUTH SOCCER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHT SHOW Fox Soccer Channel Friday 8 pm ET. VW Gol (Most complete soccer highlight show in USA.) Gol TV Sunday, 11:30 pm ET Monday, 9 pm ET. Fox Sports Report Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 10 pm ET SPECIAL BROADCAST WORLD CUP 2006 ESPNU is in the midst […]
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2. 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) FRIDAY, Aug. 11 GOL TV Germany BAYERN MUNICH-BORUSSIA DORTMUND (live), 2:30 pm. SETANTA SPORTS USA England WOLVES-PRESTON (live), 2:30 pm. SATURDAY, Aug. 12 ESPN2 MLS HOUSTON-FC DALLAS (delay), midnight. MLS DIRECT KICK MLS CHICAGO-CHIVAS USA (live), 8:30 […]
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1. SPOTLIGHT ON … 2006 US Youth Soccer National Championships
A two-hour show airing Friday (8 pm ET/5 pm PT) on Fox Soccer Channel shines the spotlight on this summer’s US Youth Soccer National Championships, where boys and girls competed in 84 games for 12 national crowns at six age groups. The show also includes feature stories and interviews. “For the more than 10,000 teams […]
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COLLEGE: Fresno State women picked to win WAC
Defending champion Fresno State is picked to win the WAC womenÆs crown. The Bulldogs return nine starters, including the 2005 WAC Defensive Player of the Year, Rochelle Jagdeo, and two other first-team all-conference picks — forward Cortney Sobrero and goalkeeper Angie Larsen. Hawaii, the 2005 regular-season champion, has been selected by the coaches to finish […]
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COLLEGE: ODU tops CAA men's preseason poll
Old Dominion, which was ranked No. 7 in the final Soccer America rankings of the 2005 regular season, is the pick to win the CAA menÆs championship. The Monarchs return eight starters from last seasonÆs 15-4-2 squad that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive year. Back for ODU are […]
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COLLEGE: LeBlanc must get to work quickly at West Virginia
Only 16 days before the start of the college season, Marlon LeBlanc was named the men's head coach at West Virginia. Practice had already begun at Penn State, where he was an assistant, when he was hired to replace ousted Mountaineer coach Mike Seabolt. ''I've got about six month's of work to do in two […]
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COLLEGE: Old leaves St. John's for Australia's Newcastle Jets
New Zealand international Steven Old has left St. John's after two seasons to play for the Newcastle Jets of Australia's A-League. Newcastle coach Nick Theodorakopoulos signed the 20-year-old defender without a tryout. The 6-foot-3 Old, who was a first-team all-Big East pick in 2005, stood out for the All Whites on their European tour last […]
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4. Fresno State women picked to win WAC
Defending champion Fresno State is picked to win the WAC women’s crown. The Bulldogs return nine starters, including the 2005 WAC Defensive Player of the Year, Rochelle Jagdeo, and two other first-team all-conference picks — forward Cortney Sobrero and goalkeeper Angie Larsen. Hawaii, the 2005 regular-season champion, has been selected by the coaches to finish […]
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3. ODU tops CAA men’s preseason poll
Old Dominion, which was ranked No. 7 in the final Soccer America rankings of the 2005 regular season, is the pick to win the CAA men’s championship. The Monarchs return eight starters from last season’s 15-4-2 squad that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive year. Back for ODU are […]
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2. LeBlanc must get to work quickly at West Virginia
Only 16 days before the start of the college season, Marlon LeBlanc was named the men’s head coach at West Virginia. Practice had already begun at Penn State, where he was an assistant, when he was hired to replace ousted Mountaineer coach Mike Seabolt. “I’ve got about six month’s of work to do in two […]
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1. Old leaves St. John’s for Australia’s Newcastle Jets
New Zealand international Steven Old has left St. John’s after two seasons to play for the Newcastle Jets of Australia’s A-League. Newcastle coach Nick Theodorakopoulos signed the 20-year-old defender without a tryout. The 6-foot-3 Old, who was a first-team all-Big East pick in 2005, stood out for the All Whites on their European tour […]
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6. SOCCER ON TV: Your Viewing Guide
For this week’s nationally televised games: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137466
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5. BEST OF THE WEB: Quaranta quest for revival in West
“Barcelona and Real Madrid both played on US soil last night, but no soccer moment yesterday moved me as much as the footage of Santino Quaranta‘s astonishing left-foot volley just minutes into his LA debut at Houston. Here was one of the country’s most promising young players doing exactly what we’d been hoping for over […]
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4. OFF THE POST: German beer shortage blamed on World Cup
Beck’s, one of Germany’s top breweries, ran out of beer in July and has announced it will not be able to fill all of its August orders. The shortage has been blamed on increased consumption by German and visiting fans during this summer’s World Cup and extraordinarily hot weather. Beck’s bottling lines are working overtime […]
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3. YOUTH: Larrry Monaco is new U.S. Youth Soccer president
Larry Monaco has replaced David Messersmith, who reached his term limit, as president of US Youth Soccer, the largest youth sports organization in the country that registers more than 3.2 million players Monaco won the election against current US Youth Soccer vice president, Eveyln Gill and former Oregon Youth Soccer Association president, Steve Baker. Monaco, […]
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2. WINNERS & LOSERS: Another fine day for MLS
Winners Four days after the MLS All-Stars beat Chelsea, 1-0, D.C. United provided another impressive showing for MLS when it played Real Madrid to a 1-1 tie in front of 66,830 fans in Seattle. As the All-Stars, also under the direction of Coach Peter Nowak, did against the England champ, D.C. United played attacking soccer […]