Barcelona had never sold space on its players' jerseys to advertisers even though other mega-clubs like Real Madrid and Manchester United earn about $35 million in annual revenue by turning their players into billboards. Now the Catalan team's players are sporting a logo, but the club is paying, not accepting money. Ronaldinho & Co., now […]
Monthly Archives: September 2006
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1. GAMES: Live and same-day delay 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, Sept. 15 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL Men’s College CLEMSON-NORTH CAROLINA (live), 8 pm. GOL TV Germany WOLFSBURG-HANNOVER (live), 2:25 pm. SETANTA SPORTS USA England HULL CITY-SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY (live), 2:30 pm. SATURDAY, Sept. 16 MLS DIRECT KICK MLS […]
Posted inSoccer America Site, Story
COLLEGE WOMEN: Perfect starts are on the line
Several unranked women's teams take unbeaten and untied records into the fourth weekend of play. Navy (6-0-0) will get a stern test from George Mason Friday night before closing out the weekend with a second home game against Columbia on Sunday afternoon. Freshman forward Cassie Barbaresi has been a big factor in Navy's 6-0-0 start. Last […]
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COLLEGE MEN: Carolina faces show of orange support
Another big crowd is expected at Historic Riggs Field Friday when No. 2 Clemson hosts No. 5 North Carolina in a key ACC men's match. Last Friday night, the Tigers beat defending champion Maryland, 2-1, before 6,821 fans, the second largest crowd in Riggs Field history. The Clemson-UNC game, the 48th in their series, is being […]
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
3. PROFILE: Goalie changed man after offseason in Iraq
Southern Maine goalie Chris Willard‘s job this fall is to stop balls lobbed at his goal. In the offseason, he dodged mortar shells lobbed at him in Iraq. Willard’s quickness paid off last Saturday for Southern Maine, a NCAA Division III school, when he stopped a late penalty kick to preserve the Huskies’ 1-0 victory […]
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4. INTERNATIONAL: Women on duty in Caribbean
Three U.S. college players — Natalya Manyan of D1 Oral Roberts and Omalyn Davis and Yolanda Hamilton of NAIA power Lindsey Wilson — spent last week helping Jamaica’s Reggae Girls qualify for this fall’s Women’s Gold Cup, which will serve as qualifying for the 2007 Women’s World Cup in China. Alicia Wilson, who is in […]
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2. WOMEN: Perfect starts are on the line
Several unranked women’s teams take unbeaten and untied records into the fourth weekend of play. Navy (6-0-0) will get a stern test from George Mason Friday night before closing out the weekend with a second home game against Columbia on Sunday afternoon. Freshman forward Cassie Barbaresi has been a big factor in Navy’s 6-0-0 start. Last […]
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
1. Carolina faces show of orange support
Another big crowd is expected at Historic Riggs Field Friday when No. 2 Clemson hosts No. 5 North Carolina in a key ACC men’s match. Last Friday night, the Tigers beat defending champion Maryland, 2-1, before 6,821 fans, the second largest crowd in Riggs Field history. The Clemson-UNC game, the 48th in their series, is being […]
Posted inSoccer America Site, Story
FRIENDLY: Hometown star Wambach leads USA past Mexico
Hometown star Abby Wambach scored twice in the first half to lead the USA to a 3-1 win over Mexico in a women's friendly Wednesday night at the new PAETEC Park in Rochester, N.Y., Lindsay Tarpley also scored for the USA, which improved its 2006 record to 11-0-3. ''I thought that [Wambach] just gave so […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
MSI Investigated in Brazil for Money-Laundering
The Guardian has uncovered a report that Media Sport International, the company that orchestrated the shock deal bringing Argentine pair Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano to West Ham United from Sao Paolo club Corinthians, has been investigated in Brazil. MSI is a subsidiary of a secretive offshore investment company with unnamed backers. It was investigated […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Riquelme Quits Argentina
Argentine playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme announced his international retirement yesterday at the age of 28, citing his mother’s poor health as the main reason. Riquelme, who had an up-and-down World Cup in center midfield for the Albiceleste, said criticism of his performances for Argentina may have worsened her condition; she has been taken to the […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Emphatic Wins for United, Arsenal Before Weekend Clash
Manchester United and Arsenal each recorded important Champions League victories ahead of their headlining clash at Old Trafford this weekend. As United staved off a spirited fight from fellow British team Celtic, Arsenal continued to show it can’t put a foot wrong in Europe by comfortably winning, 2-1, away to Hamburg, after a spectacular 28-yard […]
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Big Clashes Come Early in Premiership Season
For neutrals, there are only two matches in the Premiership this weekend: on Sunday, Chelsea faces Liverpool while Manchester United hosts Arsenal. Oh, and in between, West Ham, with its pair of brand new Argentines, also has an intriguing battle against Newcastle at St. James’ Park. The first two fixtures involve England’s four biggest clubs, […]
Posted inSoccer America Confidential, Story
Bornstein and Chivas USA come through again
One play doesn’t make a team, or a season, or a player’s reputation. Yet by pulling a ball back and, perhaps inadvertently, setting up the only goal of CD Chivas USA’s 1-0 win over FC Dallas Wednesday night at Pizza Hut Park, rookie Jonathan Bornstein in many ways encapsulated what he, and his team, is […]
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USL-1: Brazilian greats head all-league team
Brazilian great Romario heads the 2006 All-USL First Division Team. The Miami FC forward tied Seattle rookie Cam Weaver for the league lead in goals (18) and points (39). Midfielder Zinho, a teammate on Brazil's 1994 World Cup championship team at at Miami FC, joined Romario and Weaver on the first team. Montreal defender Gabriel […]
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RIVALRIES: Red Storm and Huskies on rebound
Fox Soccer Channel will broadcast the first men's game of the season in its NSCAA College Match of the Week series Thursday night when St. John's hosts UConn in a battle of perennial national contenders (kickoff: 8 pm ET). The Big East opponents find themselves unranked after three weeks but are on the rebound. UConn (2-2-1) […]
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TELEVISION: CSTV offers extensive coverage
College sports cable network CSTV has 20 men's and women's soccer games left on its fall programming schedule. Most regular-season games are aired on weeknights — broadcasts of games played the previous weekend. Coverage also includes live or same-day coverage of five conference tournament finals. Men's Coverage: Fri, Sept. 15 Indiana at Saint Louis (Live) […]
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Freshmen come through again for Maryland
Freshmen Jason Herrick and Jeremy Hall scored goals in the second half to lead Maryland, ranked No. 6 in the Soccer America Men's Top 25, to a 2-0 victory over visiting Mt. St. Mary's on Wednesday night. For both Herrick, a Chicago Magic product, and Hall, a former U.S. U-17 resident, it was their […]
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COLLEGE WOMEN: No. 1 Noles beat UCF in driving rain
Florida State, ranked No. 1 in the Soccer America Women's Top 25, got goals from Australian Sel Kuralay (her fourth straight game with at least one goal) and Japanese midfielder Mami Yamaguchi to beat Central Florida, 2-0, on Wednesday in a game played in the driving rain. The skies didn't open up until FSU and […]
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EUROPE: Deja vu for Lyon against Real Madrid
Five-time French champion began its 2006-07 UEFA Champions League campaign as it did last season with a big win over Real Madrid. OL beat Real Madrid, 2-0, on Wednesday — a year to the day after inflicting a 3-0 defeat on the nine-time European champions in last season's opener. Brazilian Fred and Portuguese midfielder Tiago […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
4. OFF THE POST: Gooool! – by the ball boy
Referee Silvia Regina de Oliveira said she should have trusted her own vision and not her referee assistant when she awarded a goal to Brazilian club Santacruzense in its 1-1 tie with Atletico Sorocaba that was actually scored by the ball boy, who stroked home from a yard out. Click here for video of the […]
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OFF THE POST: Gooool! – by the ball boy
Referee Silvia Regina de Oliveira said she should have trusted her own vision and not her referee assistant when she awarded a goal to Brazilian club Santacruzense in its 1-1 tie with Atletico Sorocaba that was actually scored by the ball boy, who stroked home from a yard out. Click here for video of the […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
2. MLS WRAP: Chivas USA, Colorado boost their playoff hopes
MLS’s lowest crowd of the season, 3,805, watched one of the flukiest goals of the season give struggling Colorado a 1-0 win over streaking Chicago. Jim Curtin struck an own goal after he slid into his keeper Matt Pickens while they converged on a Nicolas Hernandez cross. The Colorado win extends its lead over L.A. […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“I was clearly a leader and spokesman for the game in this country.” — Bruce Arena reflects on his years as national team boss. (New York Times).
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MLS Game Summaries (Sept. 13)
Sept. 13 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 1 D.C. United 1. Goals: Dempsey (Twellman, Franchino) 56; Gros 25. New England – Reis, Heaps, John, Parkhurst, Franchino (Smith, 73), Ralston, Dorman, Joseph, Larentowicz, Dempsey, Twellman. D.C. United – Perkins, Erpen, Boswell, Namoff, Gros, Donnet (deRoux, 71), Gomez, Olsen, Carroll, Moreno (Dyachenko, 75), Adu (Walker, 88). Yellow […]