Expect to see more of the following: rich investors like American Randy Lerner walking into clubs like Aston Villa with the dream of turning the club into the next Manchester United or Chelsea. Lerner recently succeeded in his bid for the Birmingham club, and now the ownership of several other Premiership clubs, including West Ham […]
Monthly Archives: November 2006
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Column: De Rosario should be MVP
Bernardo Fallas of the Houston Chronicle makes the case for hometown hero Dwayne De Rosario to win Major League Soccer’s Most Valuable Player award. Fallas calls De Rosario “the only player in Major League Soccer capable of delivering a Ronaldinho-like impact.” Christian Gomez of D.C. United might beg to differ, but De Rosario is certainly […]
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Dempsey Expects to Return for MLS Championship
The New England Revolution received a boost Thursday ahead of the MLS championship game on Sunday as Clint Dempsey returned to training for the first time since spraining his ankle against Chicago in the first leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Oct. 22. “I feel confident and if I feel confident [on Sunday] I’ll […]
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Column: MLS Should Get Beckham Now
It’s almost inevitable that David Beckham will make the crossover to Major League Soccer, writes Grant Wahl of SI.com, but what’s now changed is the timetable for his possible arrival, and MLS should pounce on the opportunity, he says. No more two-year wait, as Beckham has alluded to in the past. He could become available […]
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SCOUTING REPORT: NCAA Division III men's top five
The NCAA Division III Men's Tournament began on Wednesday with seven first-round games. It continues this weekend with action at eight regional sites. Here's a look at the top five teams in the final NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division III rankings of the regular season. (Tomorrow: the D3 women's top five.) 1. TRINITY (TEXAS). Making their 10th […]
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NJCAA: Herkimer hosts final fours
Herkimer County (N.Y.) Community College hosts the NJCAA Division III men's and women's final fours Saturday and Sunday. The defending champion Generals are the top seeds in the men's tournament. They needed an overtime goal from Englishman Joe Hunt to beat SUNY Cobleskill, 1-0, last week's Region III final. Their only loss was to NJCAA […]
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COLLEGE WOMEN: Pilots begin title defense
Shunned by the NCAA women's soccer committee for a regional seed, defending NCAA Division I women's champion Portland opens its title defense with a tough test against BYU Thursday in Salt Lake City, Utah. Host Utah meets Idaho State in the only other first-round game being played on Thursday. The Pilots finished sixth in the […]
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NCAA D1 MEN: Five To Watch
The NCAA Division I Men's Tournament opens Friday and Saturday with 16 first-round games. Here are five to watch: ST. JOHN'S-MONMOUTH. It's something of a New York area derby with the Big East champion against the Northeast champion, which carries a 13-game unbeaten streak into Friday's game. Hawks coach Rob McCourt (a former schoolboy teammate […]
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Young St. John's storms into the NCAA Tournament
St. John's is the hottest team entering the NCAA Division I Men's Tournament. The Red Storm have won six games in a row — all by shutouts — going into Friday's first-round game against visiting Monmouth. After being decimated by defections during the offseason — New Zealand international Steven Old turned pro and signed with […]
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OFF THE POST: Fans sends pricey message
A fan of relegation threatened Brazilian club Fluminense bought a full-page ad in Rio de Janeiro daily O Globo for about $25,000 to send a message to Coach Gusmao, who has yet to win in seven games since becoming the club's sixth coach this year. According to Reuters, her message included the advice, ''Please field […]
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MLS: Coaches in Big D
FC Dallas fired Coach Colin Clarke on Tuesday after he failed to steer the club past the first round of the playoffs for the second straight year. Clarke's replacement will be the team's fourth coach since its inception in 1996. Only once, under its first coach, Dave Dir, has Dallas managed to advance past the […]
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GERMANY: Last-place Hannover shocks Bayern
Defending Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich suffered an embarrassing defeat on Wednesday when it loss to last-place Hannover, 1-0, at home and fell to fifth place, six points behind leader Werder Bremen, a 2-1 winner at Nuremberg on Tuesday. Hannover, which entered the game with one win in 10 games, was gifted a goal at the […]
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4. NJCAA: Herkimer hosts final fours
Herkimer County (N.Y.) Community College hosts the NJCAA Division III men’s and women’s final fours Saturday and Sunday. The defending champion Generals are the top seeds in the men’s tournament. They needed an overtime goal from Englishman Joe Hunt to beat SUNY Cobleskill, 1-0, last week’s Region III final. Their only loss was to NJCAA […]
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3. SCOUTING REPORT: NCAA Division III men’s top five
The NCAA Division III Men’s Tournament began on Wednesday with seven first-round games. It continues this weekend with action at eight regional sites. Here’s a look at the top five teams in the final NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division III rankings of the regular season. (Tomorrow: the D3 women’s top five.) Soccer America’s NCAA D3 Men’s Tournament […]
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2. WOMEN: Pilots begin title defense
Shunned by the NCAA women’s soccer committee for a regional seed, defending NCAA Division I women’s champion Portland opens its title defense with a tough test against BYU Thursday in Salt Lake City, Utah. Host Utah meets Idaho State in the only other first-round game being played on Thursday. Soccer America’s NCAA Division I Women’s […]
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1. Five NCAA Division I men’s games to watch
The NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament opens Friday and Saturday with 16 first-round games. Here are five to watch: Soccer America’s NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament Scoreboard ST. JOHN’S-MONMOUTH. It’s something of a New York area derby with the Big East champion, winner of six games in a row by shutout, against the Northeast champion, […]
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1. Young St. John’s storms into the NCAA Tournament
St. John’s is the hottest team entering the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament. The Red Storm have won six games in a row — all by shutouts — going into Friday’s first-round game against visiting Monmouth. After being decimated by defections during the offseason — New Zealand international Steven Old turned pro and signed with […]
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NCAA DIVISION 1 WOMEN: Tournament Scoreboard (Nov. 10)
First Round Nov. 9 in Salt Lake City, Utah Utah 3 (Letro 50, Reineke pen. 90, Feigt 104) Idaho State 2 (Okumura 32, 67) (OT). Portland 2 (Chandhoke 30, R.Rapinoe 65) BYU 1 (Larkin 46). Schedule Nov. 10-12 in Chapel Hill, N.C. 1. North Carolina (21-1-0) vs. UNC Asheville (10-6-3) William & Mary (16-1-3) vs. […]
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NCAA DIVISION 3: Women's Scoreboard
First Round Nov. 8 Loras 1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 0 UC Santa Cruz 3 Claremont 0 Villa Julie 3 Notre Dame (Md.) 1 Capital 1 Kenyon 2
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NCAA DIVISION 3: Men's Scoreboard
First Round Nov. 8 Wesleyan 5 Baruch 0 Nazareth 2 Geneseo State 0 Rochester 1 Hamilton 0 Chris. Newport 4 Chestnut Hill 0 Keene St. 2 Lasell 0 Hobart 0 Elizabethtown 0 (Hobart wins 5-3 on penalties.) Bethany 0 Denison 1 Nov. 10 Virginia Wesleyan (13-3-3) vs. Greensboro (11-8-2) Lynchburg (14-4-2) vs. North Carolina Wesleyan […]
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4. OFF THE POST: Fans sends pricey message
A fan of relegation threatened Brazilian club Fluminense bought a full-page ad in Rio de Janeiro daily O Globo for about $25,000 to send a message to Coach Gusmao, who has yet to win in seven games since becoming the club’s sixth coach this year. According to Reuters, her message included the advice, “Please field […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“This is a great opportunity for Freddy. We support his decision to seek additional training opportunities in the offseason.” — D.C. United spokesman Doug Hicks on Freddy Adu, who will train with Manchester United for two weeks in late November. Hicks said it is not a tryout. (AP)
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2. FOCUS: Goal Award is Missing Something
By Paul Gardner I’m not sure where to put the blame for this one, but in the end it hardly matters … it’s too late to do anything about the selection of goals as candidates for the MLS Goal of the Year award … five goals, and a disappointingly one-dimensional lot they are … four […]
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5. MLS: Coaches in Big D
FC Dallas fired Coach Colin Clarke on Tuesday after he failed to steer the club past the first round of the playoffs for the second straight year. Clarke’s replacement will be the team’s fourth coach since its inception in 1996. Only once, under its first coach, Dave Dir, has Dallas managed to advance past the […]
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3. GERMANY: Last-place Hannover shocks Bayern
Defending Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich suffered an embarrassing defeat on Wednesday when it loss to last-place Hannover, 1-0, at home and fell to fifth place, six points behind leader Werder Bremen, a 2-1 winner at Nuremberg on Tuesday. Hannover, which entered the game with one win in 10 games, was gifted a goal at the […]