It used to be that Jose Mourinho and Chelsea Football Club could enjoy certain degree of anonymity when coming to the States, but that would appear to be no longer, Mourinho laments. “This is the third season we have been here and things are changing,” he said. “One of the arguments — that you feel […]
Monthly Archives: August 2006
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MLS: All-Star Game summary
Aug. 5 in Bridgeview, Ill. MLS All-Stars 1 Chelsea 0. Goal: De Rosario (O'Brien) 70. MLS All-Stars – Perkins (Cannon, 46), Boswell, Erpen, Conrad (Robinson, 46), Albright (O'Brien, 46), De Rosario, Gomez (Adu, 46), Mulrooney (Clark, 46), Gros, Ching (Jaqua, 46), Moreno (Eskandarian, 46). Chelsea – Cudicini (Hilario, 64), Geremi, Ferreira (Carvalho, 46), Terry, Bridge […]
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3. HIGHLIGHT SHOWS & SPECIAL BROADCASTS: A Sampling
HIGHLIGHT SHOWS 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 U.S. YOUTH SOCCER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Fox Soccer Channel Friday 8 pm ET. WORLD CUP 2006 ESPNU is in the midst of re-broadcasting all the […]
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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) MONDAY, Aug. 7 No live games. TUESDAY, Aug. 8 SETANTA SPORTS USA Friendly FEYENOORD-CHELSEA (live), 12:30 pm. CLOSED CIRCUIT/PPV European Champions League AUSTRIA VIENNA-BENFICA, 3rd Qualifying Round, 1st Leg (live), 2:45 pm. WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9 MLS DIRECT […]
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1. THE DEAL: ESPN commits to MLS through 2014
ESPN Inc.’s deal with MLS for rights to MLS from 2007 through 2014 includes: * ESPN2 will televise 26 regular-season MLS matches, primarily on Thursday nights. * ESPN2 will televise three MLS playoff matches on Thursday nights * ABC will broadcast three marquee MLS matches, the season-opening match, MLS All-Star Game and The MLS Cup […]
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USL: Vancouver claims second W-League title
The Vancouver Whitecaps became the fourth team to win a second W-League championship, downing Ottawa 3-0 in the final Sunday for their second title in three years. It was the second straight year the Fury fell 3-0 in the final, finishing second to New Jersey a year ago. Vancouver advanced to the championship with a […]
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MLS: A Tale of Two Friendlies
By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America Competitive league play is the working class of professional team sports, yet perhaps only in soccer can a gussied-up exhibition be gritty as well as glamorous. And when having a good time gets in the way of league play, questions must be asked. So it proved to be […]
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USASA: National Cup Final Results
MenÆs Open Semifinals Aug. 4 Lightning 6 Milford International 0 Sonoma County Sol 3 Dallas Roma FC 2 Final Aug. 5 Sonoma County Sol 1 Lightning 0 MenÆs Amateur Semifinals Aug. 4 HNK Zrinski 1 Boston Olympiakos 0 Dallas Azzurri 1 Hibernian Saints 0 Final Aug. 6 Dallas Azzurri 6 HNK Zrinski 3 MenÆs Under-23 […]
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MLS: All-Star Game Summary (Aug. 5)
Aug. 5 in Bridgeview, Ill. MLS All-Stars 1 Chelsea 0. Goal: De Rosario (O'Brien) 70. MLS All-Stars — Perkins (Cannon, 46), Boswell, Erpen, Conrad (Robinson, 46), Albright (O'Brien, 46), De Rosario, Gomez (Adu, 46), Mulrooney (Clark, 46), Gros, Ching (Jaqua, 46), Moreno (Eskandarian, 46). Chelsea — Cudicini (Hilario, 64), Geremi, Ferreira (Carvalho, 46), Terry, Bridge […]
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MLS: Chelsea stunned by hungrier, fitter All-Stars
Jimmy Conrad doesn't think beating Chelsea will escalate the image of American soccer one iota outside America. And careth he doesn't. He'd like to impress a certain segment of fans at home. ''More than anything, it's about winning over the American fan who's the World Cup fan,'' said Conrad, who mixed it up a few […]
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Chelsea stunned by hungrier, fitter All-Stars
Jimmy Conrad doesn’t think beating Chelsea will escalate the image of American soccer one iota outside America. And careth he doesn’t. He’d like to impress a certain segment of fans at home. “More than anything, it’s about winning over the American fan who’s the World Cup fan,” said Conrad, who mixed it up a few […]
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Rumor Mill Heats Up with Less than a Month to Go
There’s less than a month left in the summer transfer period and the fates of Ashley Cole, Cristiano Ronaldo, Hernan Crespo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic still hang in the balance. As we head into the weekend, rumor has it that Valencia is ready to offer Manchester United $20 million plus Argentine World Cup defender Roberto Ayala […]
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Reyes Hopes for Real Move by Tuesday
Jose Antonio Reyes talked openly with Reuters of his desire to move to Real Madrid before Arsenal plays its third round Champions League qualifier against Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday. If Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger chooses to play Reyes in the series with Zagreb, he would be unable to compete in the Champions League with Real […]
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Ibra to Juve: ‘We’ll Sue’
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is ready to take Juventus to court if the club refuses to release him for a reasonable fee. After coach Didier Deschamps informed the remaining squad members that no one else would be allowed to leave, Ibrahimovic’s agent Mino Raiola asserted, “We are looking for an agreed way out but if that isn’t […]
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MLS All-Stars Await Chelsea
Instead of an East-West All-Star game, this year the best from MLS will take on English Premier League Champions Chelsea, a team you could mistake for the World All-Stars if you didn’t know they share the same Russian employer. This is the third time MLS has chosen a foreign competitor as the opposition for the […]
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Jay DeMerit Brings His American Dream to England
Who says you have to live in America to act out the American dream? Jay DeMerit wanted to play in the English Premier League. He realized that playing at the University of Illinois at Chicago wasn’t going to help him realize his dream, so, two years ago, he packed up his things and moved to […]
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MLS: D.C. United heavy All-Stars ready for Chelsea
By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America Blowout or barnburner? The 2006 All-Star Game scheduled for Saturday (6:30 pm ET on ESPN) at the sparkling new Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill., could go either way. Both Chelsea and the MLS Al-Stars are shorthanded and shortchanged in different ways. Chelsea is barely a week into its […]
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FRANCE: Lyon looking for No. 6
The favorite to win the French League would be the team that has won the last five titles: Lyon. Lyon coach Gerard Houllier was the only one of the league's 20 coaches who did not pick Lyon to win the 2006-07 title in a survey by sports daily L'Equipe. He did not take part. If […]
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ARGENTINA: Wanchope among foreign signings
Costa Rican Paulo Wanchope, whose career has taken him to England, Spain and Qatar, is among the new foreigners who will hit the field when the Argentine league kicks off this weekend with Apertura tournament. Wanchope, who scored twice in the Ticos' 4-2 World Cup opening loss to host Germany, joined Rosario Central. Paraguay's World […]
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MEXICO: Guadalajara kicks off with reserves; UNAM in danger
Chivas Guadalajara has two games scheduled for this Sunday. There's the friendly in Los Angeles against Barcelona and its first game of the Mexican league Apertura 2006 season. Guadalajara, which lost in the Libertadores Cup semifinals on Wednesday, will likely field reserves against Toluca, which won the Apertura 2005 title. The Mexican season is split […]
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D.C. United heavy All-Stars ready for Chelsea
Blowout or barnburner? The 2006 All-Star Game scheduled for Saturday (6:30 pm ET on ESPN) at the sparkling new Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill., could go either way. Both Chelsea and the MLS Al-Stars are shorthanded and shortchanged in different ways. Chelsea is barely a week into its preseason training, the perpetually disgruntled William Gallas […]
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6. SOCCER ON TV: Your Viewing Guide
For this weekend’s nationally televised games, including the Barcelona friendly in L.A., the German League Cup final and the start the Mexican league season: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137445
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5. FRANCE: Lyon looking for No. 6
The favorite to win the French League would be the team that has won the last five titles: Lyon. Lyon coach Gerard Houllier was the only one of the league’s 20 coaches who did not pick Lyon to win the 2006-07 title in a survey by sports daily L’Equipe. He did not take part. If […]