FIFA vice president Jack Warner was purring after a tour of Toronto’s new BMO Field, the stadium where Major League Soccer’s expansion Toronto FC will play its home matches, The Canadian Press reported Thursday. “I get goose pimples looking at this,” Warner said. “When I left here [in April], it was a bare piece of […]
Monthly Archives: October 2006
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Kaka: We Must Stop Inter
AC Milan’s Brazilian midfielder Kaka declared that this weekend’s derby between his team and Inter Milan is to be worth six points. The Rossoneri are currently 12th in the Serie A standings, 11 points behind leader Inter, with 7 points after the club’s 8-point deduction for its part in last season’s Calciopoli scandal. Milan returned […]
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What’s with Serie A’s Low Attendances?
In his column in today’s La Gazzetta Dello Sport former Italy manager Arrigo Sacchi drops his two cents on why Serie A’s attendances have dropped to a 35-year low. He contends that the problem is beyond a single cause, but among the problems he sees are “tired, inhospitable,” deteriorating stadiums, as well as an increase […]
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AMERICANS ABROAD: Enochs celebrates German Cup win; Friedel & Blackburn downed
GERMAN CUP. With American keeper Kasey Keller resting, German First Division club Borussia Monechengladbach was eliminated in the second round of the German Cup at Third Division VfL Osnabrueck, for whom Californian defensive midfielder Joe Enochs played the full 90 minutes in midfield in front of a sellout crowd of 18,500. The 35-year-old Enochs, who […]
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WORLD WRAP: Real Madrid held by minnows; Cech leaves hospital
SPAIN. Four days after beating archrival and defending champ Barcelona in league play, Real Madrid was held to an embarrassing 1-1 tie at Third Division Ecija in their first-leg game of the Spanish Cup round of 32. Real, which hosts the second leg, rested several regulars. GERMANY. In the German Cup, two-time defending double winner […]
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Two women's seeds are up for grabs
In less than two weeks, the NCAA selection committee will draw up the field for the 2006 Division I women's soccer tournament. About all that can be determined at this point is that No. 1 Notre Dame (17-0-1) and No. 2 North Carolina (17-1-0) will receive two of the top four seeds, barring a complete […]
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FOCUS: Lehigh's 91-year wait is over
It took 91 years, but Lehigh finally beat Penn State. The Mountain Hawks, ranked No. 23 in the Soccer America Men's Top 25, came away with their first-ever victory over the Nittany Lions in a series that consists of 17 meetings and dates back to 1915. Sophomore Adam Gazda scored in the second overtime to […]
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UPSET: UAB knocks off No. 1 SMU
UAB handed No. 1 SMU its first loss of the season with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday night before what is believed to be a record crowd of 2,755 fans at West Campus field. Canadian
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TOURNAMENTS: Lapira leads Irish past DePaul
The Big East Tournament kicked off Wednesday with four first-round men's games, and No. 8 Notre Dame (13-4-2) led the way with a 2-0 win over DePaul. Junior Joseph Lapira upped his nation-leading scoring totals with a goal and an assist to give him 20 goals and 45 points, which lead all NCAA Division I […]
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CORRECTIONS: From this week's Teams of the Week
In the Soccer America Teams of the Week that appeared in yesterday's College Soccer Reporter, the first name of Santa Clara freshman star Kiki Bosio and last name of Penn State defender David Gray were misspelled.
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MLS SCORING: Compared to foreign leagues
Here's how MLS's goals-per-game average in the 2006 regular season compares to leagues around the world: GOALS PER GAME LEAGUE (previous year's average) 3.13 Brazilian First Division (2.78) 2.81 German Bundesliga (2.91) 2.80 Mexican First Division (3.03) 2.62 Major League Soccer (2.87) 2.61 Italian Serie A (2.53) 2.48 Argentine First Division (2.45) 2.48 English Premier […]
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MLS QUARTERFINALS: Four fight to overcome one-goal deficits
MLSÆs 2006 semifinalists will be determined this weekend with the second leg of the quarterfinal series, which are decided on aggregate goals. HereÆs Soccer America Senior Editor Ridge MahoneyÆs take on the four clashes this Saturday and Sunday. New England-Chicago (Chicago leads, 1-0) Saturday, 7:30 pm ET. TV: Fox Soccer Channel, Direct Kick. The Revs […]
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5. CORRECTIONS: From this week’s Teams of the Week
In the Soccer America Teams of the Week that appeared in yesterday’s College Soccer Reporter, the first name of Santa Clara freshman star Kiki Bosio and last name of Penn State defender David Gray were misspelled.
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4. FOCUS: Lehigh’s 91-year wait is over
It took 91 years, but Lehigh finally beat Penn State. The Mountain Hawks, ranked No. 23 in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25, came away with their first-ever victory over the Nittany Lions in a series that consists of 17 meetings and dates back to 1915. Sophomore Adam Gazda scored in the second overtime to […]
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3. TOURNAMENTS: Lapira leads Irish past DePaul
The Big East Tournament kicked off Wednesday with four first-round men’s games, and No. 8 Notre Dame (13-4-2) led the way with a 2-0 win over DePaul. Junior Joseph Lapira upped his nation-leading scoring totals with a goal and an assist to give him 20 goals and 45 points, which lead all NCAA Division I […]
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2. UPSET: UAB knocks off No. 1 SMU
UAB handed No. 1 SMU its first loss of the season with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday night before what is believed to be a record crowd of 2,755 fans at West Campus field. Canadian Lukasz Kwapisz and Birmingham product Trey Gregory each tallied goals in the UAB victory. “You put together a game plan […]
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1. Two women’s seeds are up for grabs
By Ridge Mahoney In less than two weeks, the NCAA selection committee will draw up the field for the 2006 Division I women’s soccer tournament. About all that can be determined at this point is that No. 1 Notre Dame (17-0-1) and No. 2 North Carolina (17-1-0) will receive two of the top four seeds, […]
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4. WORLD WRAP: Real Madrid held by minnows; Cech leaves hospital
SPAIN. Four days after beating archrival and defending champ Barcelona in league play, Real Madrid was held to an embarrassing 1-1 tie at Third Division Ecija in their first-leg game of the Spanish Cup round of 32. Real, which hosts the second leg, rested several regulars. GERMANY. In the German Cup, two-time defending double winner […]
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GAMES ON TV (thru 10/30): Your Viewing Guide
(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Oct. 27 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL MenÆs College VIRGINIA-WAKE FOREST (live), 8 pm. GOL TV Germany MAINZ-WERDER BREMEN (live), 2:25 pm. SETANTA SPORTS USA England BURNLEY-PRESTON NORTH END (live), 2:30 pm. SATURDAY, Oct. 28 […]
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3. MLS SCORING: Compared to foreign leagues
Here’s how MLS’s goals-per-game average in the 2006 regular season compares to leagues around the world: GOALS PER GAME LEAGUE (previous year’s average) 3.13 Brazilian First Division (2.78) 2.81 German Bundesliga (2.91) 2.80 Mexican First Division (3.03) 2.62 Major League Soccer (2.87) 2.61 Italian Serie A (2.53) 2.48 Argentine First Division (2.45) 2.48 English Premier […]
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2. AMERICANS ABROAD: Enochs celebrates German Cup win; Friedel & Blackburn downed by Chelsea
GERMAN CUP. With American keeper Kasey Keller resting, German First Division club Borussia Monechengladbach was eliminated in the second round of the German Cup at Third Division VfL Osnabrueck, for whom Californian defensive midfielder Joe Enochs played the full 90 minutes in midfield in front of a sellout crowd of 18,500. The 35-year-old Enochs, who […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
"We all know what happened. I don’t think if you are married and you got divorced you are going to bring the divorce all the way back. You cannot live with the bad memories." — D.C. United coach Peter Nowak explains that his team isn’t thinking about the 4-0 home loss to Chicago that eliminated […]
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S AWARDS: UConn's Tegeler honored
Connecticut sophomore Brittany Tegeler is the Soccer America Women's Player of the Week. She notched the gamewinner in a 1-0 win at No. 6 West Virginia on Friday night. The Mountaineers had been unbeaten in its last 15 games at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. Tegeler also tied a career high with five points — two […]
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Report: More Than Half of World Cup Injuries Were Fakes
If you had any doubt as to the authenticity of the myriad injuries audiences around the world had to sit through during the World Cup, doubt no more: FIFA has just issued an internal report detailing the extent of the histrionics at this summer’s tournament in Germany. The chief finding-not surprisingly-is that players who fell […]
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Serie A Attendances Drop
League officials in Italy, hoping for renewed enthusiasm in the country’s domestic soccer league following this summer’s World Cup triumph, will be disappointed to hear that fewer and fewer spectators are attending Serie A matches, according to a study conducted by Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The average crowd for a Serie A match […]