Monthly Archives: September 2006

The USA, along with Canada, has qualified from the CONCACAF region for November’s 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, where the Americans will face host Brazil, Japan and Poland in the group stage.At the qualifying tournament in Costa Rica, the USA lost, 3-2, to the host Ticos on Sunday after having […]

4. YOUTH: U-17 boys down Guatemala twice

The U.S. U-17s beat their Guatemalan counterparts twice in three days in Bradenton, Fla. Guatemala, which aims to reach the U-17 World Cup for the first time in history, is coached by American Tim Hankinson, who coached in MLS in 1998-2004. Israel Sesay, a Sierra Leone native who recently obtained U.S. citizenship, scored twice for […]

3. MLS: Stat leaders

GOALSCORING Jeff Cunningham (Real Salt Lake) 15 Ante Razov (Chivas USA) 14 Brian Ching (Houston) 10 Dwayne De Rosario (Houston) 10 Christian Gomez (D.C. United) 10 Jaime Moreno (D.C. United) 10 Carlos Ruiz (FC Dallas) 10 ASSISTS Terry Cooke (Colorado) 10 Jeff Cunningham (Real Salt Lake) 10 Christian Gomez (D.C. United) 9 FOULS COMMITTED Simo […]

2. INTERNATIONAL: Brazilians abound in European Champions League play

Brazil is the best represented country in the European Champions League, based on the number of field players who saw action when the competition’s group stage kicked off. Thirty-two teams are vying for the title of Europe’s top club and in last week’s 16 games the 65 Brazilians who played accounted for 14.07 percent of […]

1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

“I thought I was daydreaming for a second, honestly. But then I heard the crowd roar and thought, ‘Oh, shoot. That was me!’” — Josmer Altidore on how he felt after scoring the New York Red Bulls’ gamewinner last weekend against Columbus. The 16-year-old had seen 10 minutes of MLS action before coming on as […]

3. LEADING SCORERS: NCAA D1 Men & Women

MEN G Player, School, Year 12 Tommy Krizanovic, Jacksonville, Sr. 10 Kevin Forrest, Washington, Jr. 10 Riley O’Neill, Kentucky, Sr. 8 Joshua Okoampa, Wis.-Green Bay, Sr. 7 Braden Fleak, Wright State, Fr. 7 Mike Grella, Duke, Soph. 7 Saidi Isaac, Winthrop, Jr. 7 Frederico Moojen, Clemson, Sr. 7 Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame, Jr. 7 Brad […]

2. FOCUS: Gabarra’s Navy is perfect

Carin Gabarra, winner of the Golden Ball as the best player at the inaugural Women’s World Cup in 1991, is one of the great players in the history of women’s soccer. Less well known is her success as a college coach. It isn’t easy to attract top players to the Naval Academy, what with its […]

1. LeBlanc gets Mountaineers up to speed

For a team that didn’t have a coach until hours before the start of preseason practice, the West Virginia men’s team isn’t doing too badly. The Mountaineers are 6-0-2 and ranked 12th in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25 going into Tuesday’s game at No. 1 Virginia. In the aftermath of the ouster of Mike […]

SOCCER AMERICA MEN'S TOP 25: New Rankings

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Virginia (7-0-0) 2 2. Clemson (7-0-0) 3 3. SMU (7-0-1) 1 4. Duke (7-0-1) 4 5. Maryland (6-1-0) 6 6. Wake Forest (6-1-0) 7 7. Washington (7-0-0) 10 8. North Carolina (6-2-0) 5 9. UCLA (4-2-1) 16 10. UIC (6-0-2) 11 11. Akron (6-1-0) 12 12. West Virginia (6-0-2) 14 […]

BEACH SOCCER: USA qualifies 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The USA, along with Canada, has qualified from the CONCACAF region for NovemberÆs 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, where the Americans will face host Brazil, Japan and Poland in the group stage. At the qualifying tournament in Costa Rica, the USA lost, 3-2, to the host Ticos on Sunday after […]

4. SMALL COLLEGES: C’debaca leads No. 1 Trinity

The much-traveled Robbie C’debaca scored the first and last goal in leading Trinity (Texas), ranked No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas NCAA Men’s Division III Top 25, to its fifth straight win of the season with a 4-1 win over Southwestern. C’debaca, one of four Albuquerque, N.M., products on the Tigers’ roster, spent time in Dutch […]

YOUTH: U-17 boys down Guatemala twice

SMALL COLLEGES: C'debaca leads No. 1 Trinity (Trinity)

The much-traveled Robbie C'debaca scored the first and last goal in leading Trinity (Texas), ranked No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas NCAA Men's Division III Top 25, to its fifth straight win of the season with a 4-1 win over Southwestern. C'debaca, one of four Albuquerque, N.M., products on the Tigers' roster, spent time in Dutch club […]

Curtain Draws to a Close for the Galaxy

The reign of the Los Angeles Galaxy as Major League Soccer champ is just about over, writes Grahame L. Jones of the Los Angeles Times. Now, all that remains is the confirmation. LA failed to beat the Colorado Rapids at home on Saturday night in a match it knew it had to win. As referee […]

No Premiership Return for Becks

David Beckham says it’s more likely he’ll play for England again than with another club in the Premiership, which is the same thing as saying he will almost certainly never play professionally in England again. “United are the club I support and, hand on heart — I couldn’t see myself playing in any other shirt,” […]

Perfect Bernabeu Debut for Reyes

After pining all summer for a move to Real Madrid from Arsenal, Jose Antonio Reyes repaid management’s faith with a fantastic individual performance for an otherwise flat Real Madrid team against Real Sociedad yesterday. “I couldn’t have asked for more,” the 23-year old winger said Monday. “I made my debut at the Bernabeu, I scored […]

Man Utd Fails First Big Test

Manchester United failed its first big test of the season when it fell 1-0 at home to old rival Arsenal. The Red Devils were outhustled and outplayed in front of a record crowd at Old Trafford. The manner of defeat will be the most worrying takeaway for Sir Alex Ferguson and co. United looked casual […]

Wenger: We Can Win it All

After one point from three games, pundits across Europe were ready to write off Arsenal’s title chances, but after yesterday’s pulsating win over league leader Manchester United, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reiterated what he has felt all along: “We want to win the championship, and I believe we can.” The win moved Arsenal up to […]

3. AMERICANS ABROAD: Beasley makes EPL debut

DaMarcus Beasley came on as a 35th-minute sub to make his English Premier League debut for Manchester City, which is loaning him from PSV Eindhoven. Claudio Reyna remained on the bench as Manchester City fell, 4-2, to Blackburn, whose keeper, Brad Friedel, was beaten on an own goal and a one-on-one. Beasley committed the foul […]

2. MLS: Red cards fly; Teenager strikes Red Bulls winner

The weekend’s five MLS games produced as many red cards as goals – seven. In the one high-scoring game, Real Salt Lake prevented West leader FC Dallas from clinching a playoff spot with a 3-2 win in which Salt Lake got goals from Andy Williams, Chris Klein and Jason Kreis, whose seventh goal of the […]

1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

"If I never play for England again then I’ve played 94 times and captained England for six years and have had an amazing time playing for England. I don’t want it to end, I want it to carry on. If I was a betting man I wouldn’t bet on me playing again – but who […]

Virginia is new men's No. 1

Virginia moved into the top spot in the Soccer America Men's Top 25 with a 3-2 victory over Boston College in overtime on Friday. Junior midfielder Jeremy Barlow delivered his second game-winning goal of the season six minutes into overtime to the delight of a season-high 3,839 fans at Klockner Stadium. The Cavaliers won their […]

COLLEGE WOMEN: BU leads upset victories

Boston University pulled off the biggest upset of the 2006 women's season when it beat Santa Clara, 1-0, Friday night at the Stanford Nike Classic. Sophomore Marisha Schumacher-Hodge fed senior Lauren Erwin, who scored with a blast from 15 yards for the game's only goal in the 63rd minute. Senior goalie Stephanie Dreyer made five […]

MLS: Red cards fly; Teenager strikes Red Bulls winner

The weekend's five MLS games produced as many red cards as goals – seven. In the one high-scoring game, Real Salt Lake prevented West leader FC Dallas from clinching a playoff spot with a 3-2 win in which Salt Lake got goals from Andy Williams, Chris Klein and Jason Kreis, whose seventh goal of the […]

USL-1: Vancouver and Charleston advance to semifinals