Landon Donovan scored the go-ahead goal for defending Open Cup champion Los Angeles in its 3-1 semifinal win over the Houston Dynamo, which, when it was the San Jose Earthquakes, had been eliminated four previous times by L.A. from the Open Cup. Alan Gordon, who notched two goals last weekend for the Galaxy in MLS […]
Monthly Archives: September 2006
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“Even Ballack scored” — Headline in German daily Bild after captain Michael Ballack, who went scoreless at the 2006 World Cup, scored one of Germany’s goals in its 13-0 win over San Marino, the world’s smallest republic with a population of 24,000 that is located in the middle of northeast Italy.
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COLLEGE: MEN'S PLAYER & TEAM OF THE WEEK (Week 2)
MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK F Joseph Lapira (Notre Dame) MEN'S TEAM OF THE WEEK G Nick Noble (West Virginia) D Ben Howe (Central Connecticut) D Alan O'Hara (Clemson) D Chris Schuler (Creighton) M Adrian Chevannes (SMU) M John DiRaimondo (Saint Louis) M Stephen King (Maryland) F Andre Akpan (Harvard) F Kevin Forrest (Washington) F […]
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COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Hokies are toast of Blacksburg
No. 8 Virginia Tech, one of seven unbeaten and untied ACC men's teams, improved its record to 4-0-0 with a 1-0 win over William & Mary. Sophomore Scott Dillie's header off a beautiful Patrick Nyarko cross in the 13th minute was the lone goal. Soccer interest is running high in Blacksburg, where 1,411 fans, the […]
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COLLEGE: WOMEN'S PLAYER & TEAM OF THE WEEK (Week 2)
WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK F Kelsey Carpenter (Texas) WOMEN'S TEAM OF THE WEEK G Karen Bardsley (Cal State Fullerton) D Lauren Bresnahan (Navy) D Kelly Rowland (Florida State) M Yael Averbuch (North Carolina) M Jill Krivacek (Notre Dame) M Shari Summers (Stanford) F Kelsey Carpenter (Texas) F Amanda Cinalli (Notre Dame) F Nikki Marshall […]
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COLLEGE: Notre Dame's Lapira and Cinalli take weekly honors
Notre Dame forwards Joseph Lapira and Amanda Cinalli swept the Soccer America Player of the Week awards. Lapira topped off a career day on Sunday with his fourth goal of the game in overtime to give the Irish a 5-4 victory over Indiana before 5,613 fans at the Hoosiers' Armstrong Stadium. Lapira, the Soccer America […]
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2. EURO 2008: France crushes Italy in rematch
France’s emphatic 3-1 victory over Italy Wednesday night in Euro 2008 qualifying doesn’t make up for its loss to Italy on penalty kicks in the 2006 World Cup. Nor does it mean the Bleus have clear sailing to the Euro 2008 final, which will take place in Austria and Switzerland. “There are still 10 matches […]
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EURO 2008 QUALIFYING: Results (Sept. 6)
Group A Sept. 6 Poland 1 (Matusiak 30) Serbia 1 (Lazovic 71). Finland 1 (Johansson 21) Portugal 1 (Nuno Gomes 41). Armenia 0 Belgium 1 (van Buyten 41). Azerbaijan 1 (Ladaga 16) Kazakhstan 1 (Byakov 36). Group B Sept. 6 France 3 (Govou 2, 56, Henry 17) Italy 1 (Gilardino 19). Lithuania 1 (Miceika 85) […]
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FA to Press Chelsea for Evidence Regarding Gallas Claims
Following the lengthy, pejorative statement issued by Chelsea FC about the conduct of former defender William Gallas prior to his transfer to Arsenal, the English Football Association has said it’s considering launching an investigation into claims made by the club that the player threatened to purposefully make mistakes, get sent off, or worse, score an […]
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Former Boca Player Poised for D.C. United Debut
Spurned by management at Boca Juniors, the most famous club in Argentina, Matias Donnet bought out his own contract, worth $250,000, and made the trip north to United States, where he has begun his new career with D.C. United, debuting last weekend as a second-half substitute in its 2-1 win at Chivas USA. Boca had […]
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Arena: We’re no Cosmos
In his first month on the job as coach of Red Bull New York, Bruce Arena has lived up to his media reputation: frank, crass, providing smug assessments of his players and the league. He’ll be the first to tell you his club isn’t New York Cosmos. “If everyone is waiting for the Cosmos to […]
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Donovan Down but Not Out
It hasn’t been the best of years for Landon Donovan, who was touted as the best player for the U.S. going into this summer’s World Cup disappointment. It’s been a lousy year for the 24-year old and his MLS club, the L.A. Galaxy, too. And the fans aren’t about to let him forget about that, […]
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HALL OF FAME: President Will Lunn steps down
Will Lunn has resigned as president of the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame after a decade in the position and 16 years of serving the Hall of Fame. A search committee for the new president is being formed. In the interim, board secretary and Hall of Famer George Brown (Class of 1995) will serve […]
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WORLDVIEW: Brazil's London revival
After going into the 2006 World Cup as a consensus favorite and falling in the quarterfinals, Brazil chose former hard man midfielder Dunga to put the Samba boys back on track. Dunga brought several new faces to the squad to play two friendlies in London and started two almost entirely different lineups in wins on […]
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OFF THE POST: Soccer mom pot bust
Police in Trenton, Ohio, arrested two women for allegedly smoking marijuana while at their children's soccer practice. The two soccer moms were accused of sharing a joint in a minivan in the parking lot, according to WLWT-TV in Cincinnati. The police, responding to complaints, smelled the marijuana and discovered a joint in one of the […]
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IRAQ CONFLICT: Soccer star kidnapped
Gunmen kidnapped Iraqi soccer star Ghanim Khudheyir just days before he was due to sign a transfer to a Syrian club to escape the raging violence in his homeland. The 22-year-old Khudheyir, a striker who helped Al Quwa Al Jawiya, the Iraqi Air Force club, win the first post-war championship in 2005, was taken from […]
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MLS: Mastroeni postgame taunts enrage Salt Lake owner
After the Colorado Rapids beat Real Salt Lake, 1-0, in an ill-tempered game, Colorado's Pablo Mastroeni taunted the Salt Lake crowd and made obscene gestures on what was a Youth Soccer Night that drew more than 17,000 fans to Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mastroeni's behavior also prompted a confrontation with Real Salt Lake owner Dave Checketts that […]
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4. RANKINGS: NSCAA/adidas Top 5
NCAA MEN’S D1. 1. Maryland, 2. Virginia, 3. SMU, 4. Clemson, 5. Wake Forest. NCAA MEN’S D2. 1. Franklin Pierce, 2. Lynn, 3. Carson-Newman, 4. Lander, 5. Ft. Lewis. NCAA MEN’S D3. 1. Messiah, 2. Trinity (Texas), 3. Plattsburgh State, 4. Ohio Wesleyan, 5. Gustavus Adolphus. NCAA WOMEN’S D1. 1. Notre Dame, 2. Florida State, 3. […]
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5. CORRECTIONS: From recent College Reporters
All-American Henry Ring‘s first name misidentified in the story on great South Carolina goalkeepers. Judson coach Steve Burke, who recently won his 400th career men’s game, has not (yet) been inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame. It was his father of the same name who was inducted in 1990 for his accomplishments at Houghton.
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3. TV PREVIEW: Familiar foes square off
Formerly foes in Conference USA, No. 17 Marquette and Saint Louis will renew their women’s series Wednesday night in the opening game of the NSCAA College Match of the Week series (live, Fox Soccer Channel, 8 p.m. ET) in St. Louis as rivals, plain and simple. Marquette (2-0-1), which reached the NCAA Division I third […]
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2. ROUNDUP: Hokies are toast of Blacksburg
No. 8 Virginia Tech, one of seven unbeaten and untied ACC men’s teams, improved its record to 4-0-0 with a 1-0 win over William & Mary. Sophomore Scott Dillie‘s header off a beautiful Patrick Nyarko cross in the 13th minute was the lone goal. Soccer interest is running high in Blacksburg, where 1,411 fans, the fifth-largest […]
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1. Notre Dame’s Lapira and Cinalli take weekly honors
Notre Dame forwards Joseph Lapira and Amanda Cinalli swept the Soccer America Player of the Week awards. Lapira topped off a career day on Sunday with his fourth goal of the game in overtime to give the Irish a 5-4 victory over Indiana before 5,613 fans at the Hoosiers’ Armstrong Stadium. Lapira, the Soccer America […]
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5. HALL OF FAME: President Will Lunn steps down
Will Lunn has resigned as president of the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame after a decade in the position and 16 years of serving the Hall of Fame. A search committee for the new president is being formed. In the interim, board secretary and Hall of Famer George Brown (Class of 1995) will serve […]
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4. U.S. OPEN CUP: Four MLS teams vie for $100,000 prize
The Los Angeles Galaxy’s quest to become the first back-to-back U.S. Open winner since the New York Pancyprian-Freedoms did it in 1982-83 requires a semifinal win Wednesday over the Houston Dynamo at the Home Depot Center. The Dynamo, which was the San Jose Earthquakes before going Texan this season, lost to the Galaxy four times […]
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3. WORLDVIEW: Brazil’s London revival
After going into the 2006 World Cup as a consensus favorite and falling in the quarterfinals, Brazil chose former hard man midfielder Dunga to put the Samba boys back on track. Dunga brought several new faces to the squad to play two friendlies in London and started two almost entirely different lineups in wins on […]