MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK F Mike Grella (Duke) MEN'S TEAM OF THE WEEK G Dane Brenner (South Florida) D Jon Leathers (Furman) M Fabio Assumpcao (Drexel) M Will Mason (Elon) M David Roth (Northwestern) F Mike Grella (Duke) F Maxwell Griffin (UCLA) F George Josten (Gonzaga) F Michael Kraus (Creighton) F Yannick Reyering (Virginia) […]
Monthly Archives: September 2006
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COLLEGE MEN: Duke's Grella takes weekly honors
Sophomore Mike Grella, whose brilliant second-half goals lifted Duke to a 4-3 victory over Wake Forest in a battle of unbeaten and untied ACC teams last Friday night before a record crowd of 4,323 at Wake's Spry Stadium, is the Soccer America Men's Player of the Week. Grella tied the score at 2-2 in the […]
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3. MLS: FC Dallas aims to clinch playoff spot on Wednesday
FC Dallas could join D.C. United as the second team to clinch one of the eight playoff spots when it faces Chivas USA on Wednesday. A win would give Dallas 49 points; the maximum points that Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles can get from their last five games is 48 and 47 points, respectively. […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“There is no doubt in my mind about it. This notion that you need a foreign coach — I’ll be very honest, our coaching staff prepared our team as well as it can be prepared. There is no foreign coach that could have done it any better. I know [U.S. Soccer president] Sunil [Gulati] likes […]
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4. BEACH SOCCER: Ibsen leads USA in CONCACAF tourney
The inaugural CONCACAF Beach Soccer championship kicks off on Wednesday at Punta Leona in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. The tournament, which will last through Sept. 17, serving as qualification for the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Nov. 2-12 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The top two CONCACAF finishers will earn a berth at the Beach […]
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2. EUROPE: Barca opens with convincing victory
Defending champion Barcelona crushed Levski Sofia, 5-0, in the most lopsided result of the first day of the UEFA Champions League. Despite heavy rain, Barca played superbly and was rewarded with goals from Andres Iniesta, Ludovic Giuly, Carles Puyol, Samuel Eto’o and Ronaldinho, who scored in stoppage time. Levski Sofia was playing its first game […]
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FIFA Chief in World Cup Ticket Probe
FIFA’s disgraced vice-president Jack Warner faces a fight to avoid expulsion from soccer’s world governing body after a report from accounting firm Ernst & Young identified the Trinidad and Tobago official as having sold World Cup tickets at three times their face value. The E&Y report can be viewed at www.transparencyinsport.org. In a report to […]
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Reading Wins First “American Derby”
You could have called yesterday’s English Premier League clash between Reading and Manchester City the first of several “American” derbies this season. Sort of. Reading and Man City are two of three EPL clubs with at least two Americans on its roster. Winger Bobby Convey and goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann play for Reading, midfielders Claudio Reyna […]
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Galaxy on Fire Under Yallop
It’s been a new year for the Los Angeles Galaxy since Frank Yallop took the helm on June 7. At that time the Galaxy was the worst team in MLS, but under Yallop they’ve evolved into something else, says LA Daily News columnist Scott French. LA still has the worst record in the Western Conference, […]
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Mourinho: We’re Not Favorite’s for CL Title
Either something has transformed Jose Mourinho in the last 12 months, or the Chelsea manager is purposefully trying to take some of the pressure off his squad ahead of today’s Champions League opener. The draw might have something to do with that, as the English champion has once again landed in the competition’s “Group of […]
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Champions League Preview
It’s all about the Champions League today, which today begins its 14th year as Europe’s most important tournament. Defending champion Barcelona is among the teams that open the competition today, along with 2005 winner Liverpool, English Champion Chelsea and Serie A Champion Inter Milan. The Independent points out that no team in the competition’s short […]
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USL-1: Romario's Miami FC clinches playoff berth
The expansion Miami FC and the Puerto Rico Islanders both survived a two-game head-to-head showdown on the weekend to clinch the USL First Division's final two playoff berths and leave the defending champion Seattle Sounders and Atlanta Silverbacks on the outside. The Rochester Rhinos, meanwhile, grabbed the second playoff bye, but came up short in […]
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SMALL COLLEGES: Messiah's winning streak snapped
York snapped Messiah's 31-game winning streak dating back to the 2004 season when it held the Falcons to a 1-1 tie in Division III men's action. Andrew Wheeler's goal in the second half earned the Spartans the tie. Eric Frey's header had put Messiah ahead in the 9th minute. It had a chance to put […]
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CORRECTION: The father and son Burkes
The father in the Burke coaching family was misidentified in the Sept. 6 College Reporter. Doug Burke, who coached at Houghton, was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1990. Son Steve, who coaches Judson, recently became the 21st men's coach at a four-year school to reach the 400-victory mark.
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PROFILE: Frosh Weissenhofer powers ND attack
After three weeks, No. 2 Notre Dame's Michele Weissenhofer has emerged as the nation's top women's freshman. She added to her nation-leading assist total with passes that led to second-half header goals by Jill Krivacek and Brittany Bock in the Irish's 2-0 victory at TCU on Friday night. Weissenhofer, who has eight assists in six […]
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COLLEGE MEN: Road work pays off for unbeaten Washington
Of the five unbeaten and untied teams left in the NCAA Division I men's ranks, No. 10 Washington (5-0-0) is the only team that didn't make last year's NCAA Tournament. A big reason for the fast start is the return of junior Kevin Forrest, who red-shirted last season with an injury. Forrest scored the game-winner […]
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GAMES ON TV (thru 9/18): Your Viewing Guide
(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 […]
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4. CORRECTION: The father and son Burkes
The father in the Burke coaching family was misidentified in the Sept. 6 College Reporter. Doug Burke, who coached at Houghton, was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1990. Son Steve, who coaches Judson, recently became the 21st men’s coach at a four-year school to reach the 400-victory mark.
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3. SMALL COLLEGES: Messiah’s winning streak snapped
York snapped Messiah’s 31-game winning streak dating back to the 2004 season when it held the Falcons to a 1-1 tie in Division III men’s action. Andrew Wheeler‘s goal in the second half earned the Spartans the tie. Eric Frey‘s header had put Messiah ahead in the 9th minute. It had a chance to put […]
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2. PROFILE: Frosh Weissenhofer powers ND attack
After three weeks, No. 2 Notre Dame’s Michele Weissenhofer has emerged as the nation’s top women’s freshman. She added to her nation-leading assist total with passes that led to second-half header goals by Jill Krivacek and Brittany Bock in the Irish’s 2-0 victory at TCU on Friday night. Weissenhofer, who has eight assists in six […]
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1. Road work pays off for unbeaten Washington
Of the five unbeaten and untied teams left in the NCAA Division I men’s ranks, No. 10 Washington (5-0-0) is the only team that didn’t make last year’s NCAA Tournament. A big reason for the fast start is the return of junior Kevin Forrest, who red-shirted last season with an injury. Forrest scored the game-winner […]
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2. HIGHLIGHT & MAGAZINE SHOWS: A Sampling
Fox Sports Report Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 10 pm ET Sky Sports News Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 7 pm ET English Premier League Review Fox Soccer Channel Monday 6 pm ET Spain: Ole La Liga Gol TV Monday, 8 pm ET. Italy: Ciao Gol TV Tuesday, 8 pm ET. American Soccer Gol TV Wednesday, 8 […]
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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) TUESDAY, Sept. 12 ESPN2 European Champions League PSV-LIVERPOOL (live), 2:30 pm. ESPN CLASSIC European Champions League LEVSKI SOFIA-BARCELONA (delay), 5 pm. ESPN DEPORTES European Champions League SPORTING LISBON-INTER MILAN (delay), 4:45 pm. European Champions League PSV-LIVERPOOL (delay), […]
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5. GAMES ON TV: Your Viewing Guide
For this week’s national televised games, including European Champions League, MLS and college action: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137624
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“We normally play in blue but were wearing our new red away jerseys and the referee was in dark green. I simply got them mixed up, because I can’t distinquich between red and green.” — Ralf Rangnick, the color blind coach of German lower division club TSG Hoffenheim, explaining why he yelled at the referee […]