Monthly Archives: September 2006

It seems like scandal revelation is becoming a daily occurrence at FIFA-affiliated soccer organizations across the globe. The biggest scandal of the day involves South American Confederation (Conmebol) President Nicolas Leoz, who has been accused of bribery in connection with the collapse of ISMM in 2001, FIFA’s former marketing partner. The collapse of the independent […]

Trask has UIC's eyes on the prize

When Coach John Trask took UIC to St. Louis for the Flames' 2006 opening game, he reminded them of the surroundings. ''Take a look at this stadium,'' he told his players of Hermann Stadium, site of the 2006 Men's College Cup. ''You might be here in the final four.'' Indeed, the Flames have emerged as […]

SMALL COLLEGES: Roundup

Ft. Lewis, the defending NCAA Division II men's champion, improved to 10-0-0 with a 1-0 win over Regis and a 2-0 victory over Metro State. English star John Cunliffe leads the Skyhawks with 14 goals and eight assists. Ft. Lewis has conceded only one goal in its 10 wins. — No. 10 Carson-Newman won a […]

LEADING SCORERS: NCAA D1 Men & Women

MEN G PLAYER, SCHOOL, YEAR 12 Tommy Krizanovic, Jacksonville, Sr. 11 Saidi Isaac, Winthrop, Jr. 11 Riley O'Neill, Kentucky, Sr. 10 Kevin Forrest, Washington, Jr. 10 Braden Fleak, Wright State, Fr. 9 Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame, Jr. 8 Jarrod Smith, West Virginia, Sr. 8 Josh Trott, Holy Cross, Sr. 8 Joshua Okoampa, Wis.-Green Bay, Sr. […]

WOMEN'S COLLEGE CUP: Texas A&M will host '07 finals

Texas A&M will host the 2007 Women's College Cup. It will be the second time the Aggies have been the host school for the women's championship. They hosted the 2005 final four won by Portland. The dates for the 2007 finals are Dec. 7 and 9, 2007. The 2006 Women's College Cup will be played […]

COLLEGE WOMEN: BYU wins before another big crowd

Few programs have the support that the BYU's women's program has. The No. 14 Cougars drew a crowd of 3,606 at South Stadium on Monday night to watch them beat Arizona, 1-0. BYU is averaging 2,247 fans for five home dates. Sophomore Katie Fellows scored the winning goal in the 72nd minute on a header […]

MLS: Back on Univision

Beginning in the 2007 season and through 2014, Spanish-language Univision networks will broadcast 25 MLS games per season. MLS had games on Univision in 1996-98 and Univision rival Telemundo the following three years, but the league had no national media reach in the important Hispanic community since. Under the agreement with Soccer United Marketing (SUM), […]

OFF THE POST: 'Psycho' hard man shows soft side

With Manchester City, the English Premier League club that includes Americans Claudio Reyna and DaMarcus Beasley, in the midst of a dire slump, its coach somewhat reluctantly accepted a good luck charm from his daughter. ''Before the match my daughter said: 'Beenie the Horse wants to sit next to you by the drinks holder on […]

SPOTLIGHT ON: Josmer Altidore

Positives are hard to find on a team that has lost four of its last five games, but New York Red Bulls have at least one bright spot: 16-year-old Josmer Altidore. Born in New Jersey of Haitian parents and raised in Florida, Altidore has played just 70 minutes this season but has scored twice. On […]

5. WOMEN’S COLLEGE CUP: Texas A&M will host ’07 finals

Texas A&M will host the 2007 Women’s College Cup. It will be the second time the Aggies have been the host school for the women’s championship. They hosted the 2005 final four won by Portland. The dates for the 2007 finals are Dec. 7 and 9, 2007. The 2006 Women’s College Cup will be played […]

2. WOMEN: BYU wins before another big crowd

Few programs have the support that the BYU‘s women’s program has. The No. 14 Cougars drew a crowd of 3,606 at South Stadium on Monday night to watch them beat Arizona, 1-0. BYU is averaging 2,247 fans for five home dates. Sophomore Katie Fellows scored the winning goal in the 72nd minute on a header […]

4. SMALL COLLEGES: Roundup

Ft. Lewis, the defending NCAA Division II men’s champion, improved to 10-0-0 with a 1-0 win over Regis and a 2-0 victory over Metro State. English star John Cunliffe leads the Skyhawks with 14 goals and eight assists. Ft. Lewis has conceded only one goal in its 10 wins. — No. 10 Carson-Newman won a […]

3. LEADING SCORERS: NCAA D1 Men & Women

MEN G PLAYER, SCHOOL, YEAR 12 Tommy Krizanovic, Jacksonville, Sr. 11 Saidi Isaac, Winthrop, Jr. 11 Riley O’Neill, Kentucky, Sr. 10 Kevin Forrest, Washington, Jr. 10 Braden Fleak, Wright State, Fr. 9 Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame, Jr. 8 Jarrod Smith, West Virginia, Sr. 8 Josh Trott, Holy Cross, Sr. 8 Joshua Okoampa, Wis.-Green Bay, Sr. […]

1. Trask has UIC’s eyes on the prize

When Coach John Trask took UIC to St. Louis for the Flames’ 2006 opening game, he reminded them of the surroundings. “Take a look at this stadium,” he told his players of Hermann Stadium, site of the 2006 Men’s College Cup. “You might be here in the final four.” Indeed, the Flames have emerged as […]

SOCCER AMERICA WOMEN'S TOP 25: New Rankings

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Notre Dame (9-0-0) 2 2. North Carolina (10-1-0) 4 3. Florida State (7-1-0) 1 4. Portland (7-2-1) 5 5. Santa Clara (8-2-0) 6 6. UCLA (7-2-0) 3 7. West Virginia (8-0-2) 7 8. Penn State (6-2-2) 8 9. Rice (8-0-1) 9 10. Texas (8-2-0) 11 11. Virgina (7-2-1) 16 12. […]

4. SPOTLIGHT ON: Josmer Altidore

3. OFF THE POST: ‘Psycho’ hard man shows soft side

With Manchester City, the English Premier League club that includes Americans Claudio Reyna and DaMarcus Beasley, in the midst of a dire slump, its coach somewhat reluctantly accepted a good luck charm from his daughter. “Before the match my daughter said: ‘Beenie the Horse wants to sit next to you by the drinks holder on […]

2. MLS: Back on Univision

1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

“I don’t like that stuff. Things like that aren’t usually for the guy, but I think it helped me.” — D.C. United forward Jaime Moreno, explaining that accepting his wife’s gift of a day at the spa helped him regain his form; he scored and assisted twice in last weekend’s 4-3 win over the New […]

SOCCER AMERICA MEN'S TOP 25: New Rankings

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. SMU (10-0-1) 3 2. Clemson (8-0-1) 2 3. Maryland (8-1-1) 5 4. Washington (8-0-0) 7 5. North Carolina (8-2-0) 8 6. Virginia (8-1-0) 1 7. Duke (8-1-1) 4 8. Wake Forest (7-2-0) 6 9. UIC (7-0-2) 10 10. West Virginia (7-1-2) 12 11. South Florida (5-2-2) 17 12. Old Dominion […]

Ten Years On, Moreno Still Leading D.C. United Past N.Y.

Jaime Moreno came off the bench to lead D.C. United past New York’s Red Bulls in a game that sounded a lot closer than it actually was. The game tied, 1-1, after halftime, Moreno came off the bench and within three minutes set up Christian Gomez for United’s second. Then, just after United went down […]

Even After Loss, L.A. Still Not Out of Playoffs

Believe it or not, the Los Angeles Galaxy still isn’t out of contention for the MLS Cup Playoffs despite losing 2-1 to the Chicago Fire this weekend. How’s that? Because Real Salt Lake and the Colorado Rapids, which are both vying for the same fourth-place spot, managed to lose over the weekend, too. The Fire […]

‘El Conejo’ Makes Nou Camp Return

You’d be forgiven for forgetting that Javier Saviola is still a Barcelona player, but last night, during Barca’s thrilling 1-1 draw at home to Valencia, Saviola made his first official appearance for the Catalan club in 854 days. That’s after 28 months and two loan spells, one to Monaco in France in 2004 and the […]

Inter Stumbles into First Place in Serie A

An astonishing defensive breakdown after conceding a dubious penalty with 15 minutes to go caused Inter Milan to concede three goals in the late going despite having led Chievo Verona, 4-0, after 70 minutes. Two fantastic goals from Hernan Crespo were the highlights of the 4-3 Inter victory that featured a solid team performance from […]

FIGC to Investigate Inter