Sept. 1 Denmark 4 (Tomasson 14, Kahlenberg 21, Jorgensen 77, Bendtner 90) Portugal 2 (Ricardo Carvalho 16, 65). Sept. 2 Austria 2 (Linz pen. 36,59) Costa Rica 2 (Saborio pen. 16, 40). Switzerland 1 (Frei 86) Venezuela 0.
Monthly Archives: September 2006
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EURO 2008 QUALIFYING: Results (Sept. 2)
Group A Sept. 2 Poland 1 (Gargula 89) Finland 3 (Litmanen 54,pen. 76, Vaeyrynen 84). Serbia 1 (Zigic 72) Azerbaijan 0. Group B Sept. 2 Italy 1 (Inzaghi 29) Lithuania 1 (Danilevicius 21). Georgia 0 France 3 (Malouda 7, Saha 16, own goal 46). Scotland 6 (Fletcher 7, McFadden 10, Boyd pen. 24,38, Miller pen. […]
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FOCUS: Gallimore's Huskies back on track
Last year, the Washington Huskies endured one of the worst seasons in women's soccer history. That all but four games were decided by one goal was no consolation. UW stood for U-Winless, as in 0-17-3. One year after advancing within one game of the Women's College Cup, the Huskies fell apart in 2005. This is […]
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USL1: Romario still hitting the target at 40
Romario, the hero of Brazil's 1994 World Cup win, has not disappointed since joining expansion team Miami FC for the 2006 USL1 season at age 40. He has played every minute of 20 games, scoring 17 goals and notching three assists and is the league's second leading scorer, behind Seattle's William Weaver, who has stuck […]
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TELEVISION: FSC to air 20 games
Fox Soccer Channel will broadcast 20 college games –12 men's games and eight women's games — on its NSCAA College Match of the Week. Women's action kicks off on Sept. 6 with a match between Saint Louis and No. 11 Marquette. Men's action gets underway the next day with St. John's against No. 16 Connecticut […]
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Hoosiers show off depth
Most teams will consider a season with only three losses a success, but not Indiana, which has won seven national championships and been to 17 final fours since 1982. Last year, the Hoosiers finished 13-3-6. ''It was like gloom and doom,'' IU coach Mike Freitag told the Indianapolis Star. Well, Freitag's situation wasn't like that […]
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MLS PLAYOFF RACE: 12 going after eight
In Major League Soccer, two-thirds of the teams reach the playoffs, making it the most generous of America's major sports leagues: Major League Soccer (MLS) 8 of 12 (66.6 percent) National Hockey League (NHL) 16 of 30 (53.3 percent) National Basketball Association (NBA) 16 of 30 (53.3 percent) National Football League (NFL) 12 of 32 […]
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U.S. ABROAD: Beasley makes move to Manchester City
U.S. winger DaMarcus Beasley has joined English Premier League club Manchester City on a one-year loan from PSV Eindhoven with an option to buy. The 24-year-old who has played in two World Cups made 56 Dutch Eredivisie appearances and scored 10 goals in two title-winning seasons for PSV. He also played in 16 Champions League […]
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Who Owns MLS?
Nearly two years since putting the Kansas City Wizards up for sale, Lamar Hunt has sold the club to a six-person group of Kansas City area residents led by Cerner Corporation executives Neal Patterson and Cliff Illig and known as OnGoal LLC. The Cerner Corporation is a supplier of healthcare information technology with almost $1.5 […]
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Wizards Sold to Local Group
The fate of the Kansas City Wizards looks just about sealed after nearly two years of uncertainty. The Lamar Hunt family has sold the club to a group led by Cerner Corporation co-founders Neal Patterson and Cliff Illig. Wizards coach Brian Bliss and his players were in jubilant mood as they made their way to […]
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THURSDAY ACTION: Fordham wins again
Fordham, which jumped to No. 23 in the Soccer America Men's Top 25 after upsetting South Florida, 2-1, on Sunday, opened its home season Thursday night with a 3-1 victory over Army. Seniors Pat McNamee and Omero Rozen and sophomore Steve Woicik scored for the Rams (2-0-0). Grant Kerr set up two goals. On Sunday […]
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Arsenal Manager Content with Hectic Transfer End
Arsenal may now concentrate on soccer. The club was at the forefront of yesterday’s hectic transfer deadline, as the perennially delayed sagas involving Ashley Cole and Jose Antonio Reyes still lacked conclusion. However, both players finally got their wish, ending weeks of confusion for both the players and the clubs. Cole moved to Arsenal for […]
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Cole Transfer Saga Finally Comes to a Close
It was rather like election night: As the smoke cleared and the dust settled it was still unclear well into the night whether or not Ashley Cole had finally completed his move to Chelsea. But apparently, a deal was finalized just before the deadline, as Chelsea sent over William Gallas and $9 million in exchange […]
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How Did West Ham Land Tevez and Mascherano?
It is one of the biggest transfer coups in history, West Ham United came out of absolutely nowhere to land two of the most sought-after soccer players on the planet, Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano. How in the world did this happen? Manchester United, Arsenal, Bayern Munich and AC Milan were all interested, so how […]
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Deschamps Shock at Juve Decision
Juventus boss Didier Deschamps is reportedly upset with the club’s decision to abandon its appeal to an Italian civil court. Yesterday the club’s board ratified a decision to turn instead to a CONI (Italy’s Olympic committee) court of arbitration hearing in a final attempt to have its 17-point deduction reduced or cancelled. Said Deschamps, “I […]
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2. HIGHLIGHT & MAGAZINE SHOWS: A Sampling
USL Breakaways Fox Soccer Channel Friday, 8 pm. ET. English Premier League Preview Fox Soccer Channel Friday 9 pm ET 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 Sky Sports News Fox Soccer Channel […]
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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. 1 FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Copa Sudamericana BOLIVAR-UNIVERSITARIO DE SUCRE (1-day delay), 3 pm. CSTV Women’s College MARYLAND-TOWSON (live), 5 pm. Men’s CollegeMARYLAND-UCLA (live), 8 pm. SATURDAY, Sept. 2 MLS DIRECT KICK MLS COLUMBUS-NEW […]