Jeff Cunningham assisted twice and scored his league-leading 14th goal as Real Salt Lake won an unprecedented fourth straight game with a 3-1 win over Houston Dynamo. Chris Klein and Douglas Sequeira also scored for Salt Lake, now just two points out of a playoff spot, in front of a 14,091 crowd at Rice-Eccles Stadium. […]
Monthly Archives: August 2006
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
"We had the entire Empire State Building on our backs, with King Kong on top of it." — Columbus coach Sigi Schmid on his team’s 13-game winless streak, which ended Saturday with a 1-0 win over the New York Red Bulls. (Columbus Dispatch)
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We’re No Galacticos, and Ballack is No Problem, Lampard Says Frankly
The Daily Telegraph asks Frank Lampard to be totally frank about rising expectations at Chelsea and the realization that his club is the new Real Madrid, continually filling its roster with ever-more galacticos. Galactico-culture, lest we forget, proved to be the undoing of Real Madrid in Spain, enabling the rise of Barcelona. Too many cooks […]
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Chelsea Adds Boulahrouz, but Defense Still Not Finalized
Chelsea’s defender situation is interesting: the club has just completed the signing of Dutch defender Khalid Boulahrouz from Hamburg, the signing of Ashley Cole hasn’t even been mentioned in several days, and France center back William Gallas isn’t even being mentioned by Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho when discussing his options in defense with reporters. Mourinho […]
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Man Utd Fires From All Cylinders
Chelsea might have looked convincing during its comprehensive 3-0 win against Manchester City yesterday, but Manchester United was firing from all cylinders as the Red Devils dismantled Fulham 5-1. In fact, the game was beyond doubt after 20 minutes, as United kicked it into overdrive to score four goals in 12 first-half minutes. ”It was […]
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3. WOMEN: Boston College shows scoring touch
In women’s preseason action involving Top 25 teams, No. 10 Boston College, whose biggest need this season will be increased scoring, erupted for three first-half goals to beat No. 12 Connecticut, 3-1, on the road Friday night. Kia McNeill, Tara Luciani and Caitlin Hiler scored for BC, which got a pair of assists from Jenny […]
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2. PRESEASON: Creighton wins Westfield Insurance Cup
Creighton won the men’s competition at the Westfield Insurance Cup, 3-1 on penalty kicks, over Clemson in Sunday’s final. The teams had played to a 2-2 tie. Clemson twice took the lead on goals by Tate Parrish and Michael Brooks, but the Bluejays equalized, first through Tyler Stansberry’s penalty kick and then Irishman Alan O’Hara’s […]
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1. Eight ACC teams represented on Preseason Men’s All-American Team
Eight ACC teams have players on the 2006 Soccer America Preseason Men’s All-American Team. Englishman Ben Hunter is the selection for North Carolina, ranked No. 1 in the Soccer America Preseason Men’s Top 25. Every ACC team except N.C. State has a player on the Preseason All-American Team. Seven ACC teams are ranked in the Soccer […]
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COLLEGE: Boston College women show scoring touch
In women's preseason action involving Top 25 teams, No. 10 Boston College, whose biggest need this season will be increased scoring, erupted for three first-half goals to beat No. 12 Connecticut, 3-1, on the road Friday night. Kia McNeill, Tara Luciani and Caitlin Hiler scored for BC, which got a pair of assists from Jenny […]
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COLLEGE: Creighton wins Westfield Insurance Cup
Creighton won the men's competition at the Westfield Insurance Cup, 3-1 on penalty kicks, over Clemson in Sunday’s final. The teams had played to a 2-2 tie. Clemson twice took the lead on goals by Tate Parrish and Michael Brooks, but the Bluejays equalized, first through Tyler Stansberry’s penalty kick and then Irishman Alan O’Hara’s […]
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COLLEGE: Soccer America Men's Preseason All-American Team
Eight ACC teams have players on the 2006 Soccer America Preseason Men's All-American Team. Englishman Ben Hunter is the selection for North Carolina, ranked No. 1 in the Soccer America Preseason Men's Top 25. Every ACC team except N.C. State has a player on the Preseason All-American Team. Seven ACC teams are ranked in the Soccer […]
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USL Results (Aug. 16-20)
USL First Division Wednesday, August 16 Montreal 0 Charleston 1 (Daley 90). Friday, August 18 Virginia Beach 0 Miami 3 (Ramirez 53, Sandoval 67, Perez 89). Rochester 1 (Martinez 58) Toronto 1 (Dodds pen. 83). Portland 3 (Alvarez 8, 57, own goal 47) Puerto Rico 0. Saturday, August 19 Atlanta 2 (Smith 1, 59) Miami […]
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MLS: Summaries (Aug. 19-20)
Aug. 19 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 1 Colorado 1. Goals: Gomez (Moreno) 56; Beckerman (Hernandez) 32. D.C. United — Perkins, Stokes (Walker, 46), Boswell, Erpen, Adu, Carroll, Gomez (Mediate, 70), Olsen, Gros, Eskandarian (Dyachenko, 87), Moreno. Colorado — Cannon, Freeman, Karanka, Petke, Gargan, Hernandez, Beckerman, Mastroeni, Wasson (Clark, 83), Peterson, Martins. Yellow Cards: D.C. […]
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SOCCER ON TV (thru 8/28): Your Weekend Viewing Guide
(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings and http://www.soccerTV.com) FRIDAY, Aug. 25 GOL TV Germany SCHALKE-WERDER BREMEN (live), 2:25 pm. SETANTA SPORTS USA England QUEENS PARK RANGERS-IPSWICH TOWN (live), 2:30 pm SATURDAY, Aug. 26 ESPN2 MLS CHIVAS USA-HOUSTON (live), 11 pm. HDNET MLS D.C. UNITED-LOS ANGELES […]
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2. HIGHLIGHT & MAGAZINE SHOWS: A Sampling
VW Gol (Most complete soccer highlight show in USA.) Gol TV Monday, 9 pm ET. Fox Sports Report Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 10 pm ET Sky Sports News Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 7 pm ET American Soccer Gol TV Wednesday, 8 pm ET
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1. 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. 21 SETANTA SPORTS USA England ACCRINGTON STANLEY-NOTTINGHAM FOREST, League Cup, 1st Round (live), 2:30 pm. TUESDAY, Aug. 22 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL England WATFORD-WEST HAM (live), 2:30 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Copa Sudamericana EL NACIONAL-LDQ […]
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Gerrard: I felt Liberated Against Greece
Steve Gerrard says he felt “liberated” playing for England on the right side of midfield during the 4-0 win against Greece a few nights ago, causing him to rediscover an enthusiasm for playing for his country that had been lost under Sven Goran Eriksson. The Independent wonders whether that casts a longer shadow over David […]
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Juve Relegation Appeal Rejected
Juventus has failed to overturn a court decision relegating the club to Italy’s Serie B for the 2006/2007 season. Juve officials failed to convince a CONI (Italy’s Olympic committee) arbitration panel that the club deserved to be reinstated into the first division with a points deduction after debating the matter for several days. Now the […]
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Bayern: Hargreaves Stays
Bayern Munich today issued a statement forcing Owen Hargreaves to remain with the club, despite talk from both the player and Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson about a possible transfer. “Bayern has today officially told Manchester United that their pursuit of Owen Hargreaves must cease,” the German club said in its statement, denying the possibility […]
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Premiership Calls Time on ‘Injury Breaks’
The English Premier League has asked players, managers, and referees to stop kicking the ball out of play when a player goes down injured. “There was a general feeling that this player-led convention had gone too far,” a Premier League spokesman told BBC Sport, adding that match officials should decide whether to break play. Because […]
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Wenger: Don’t Blame Us About Cole
Ashley Cole wants to leave Arsenal for Chelsea, Arsenal says they’re willing to let him go, and Chelsea desperately wants to sign him, yet after more than a month of negotiations, the teams still cannot agree to a fee. Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger says it’s not their fault if the deal fails to go through. […]
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3. POLLS: Defending women’s champs are ranked No. 1
Defending champions Portland (NCAA Division I), Nebraska-Omaha (Division II) and Messiah (Division III) are ranked No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas women’s preseason polls. Portland is ranked No. 2 behind UCLA in the Soccer America Preseason Top 25. Nebraska-Omaha returns eight starters, including third-team All-American and North Central Conference MVP Beth McGill. The Mavericks also welcome […]
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2. PRESEASON: Midwest tournaments draw major teams
Major preseason tournaments continue in the Midwest through the weekend as college teams prepare for the opening of the 2006 season on Aug. 25. The Westfield Insurance Cup features three 2005 NCAA Men’s Division I quarterfinalists. Host Akron, ranked No. 7 in the Soccer America Preseason Men’s Top 25, joins No. 6 Clemson and No. […]
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1. Portland stars head Preseason Women’s All-Americans
Three players from defending champion Portland — Stephanie Lopez, Angie Woznuk and Megan Rapinoe — head the Soccer America Preseason Women’s All-American Team. The 22-player team also includes two players each from No. 1 UCLA (Val Henderson and Danesha Adams) and Notre Dame (Jen Buczowski and Kerri Hanks). Goalkeepers PLAYER (COLLEGE/CLASS) HOMETOWN Tyler Griffin (Vanderbilt (/Senior) […]
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COLLEGE: NSCAA/adidas WomenÆs Preseason Polls
NSCAA Division I 1 Portland 23-0-2 2 UCLA 22-2-2 3 Penn State 23-0-2 4 North Carolina 23-1-1 5 Notre Dame 22-3-0 6 Florida State 20-4-1 7 Santa Clara 17-5-2 8 Virginia 18-6-1 9 Texas A&M 18-4-2 10 California 16-4-2 10 Boston College 13-6-2 12 Duke 14-6-1 13 Illinois 12-7-3 14 Tennessee 15-6-2 15 Cal State […]