As was widely expected, Colin Clarke’s days as coach of FC Dallas are over. Said Michael Hitchcock, the club’s general manager: “At the end of the day, this team, which I felt was, if not the most talented team, one of the most talented teams in the league, underachieved.” The Hoops, as the club is […]
Monthly Archives: November 2006
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West Ham Saga Continues, American Bidder Enters the Race
The same day West Ham United chairman Terry Brown granted Icelandic Eggert Magnsusson permission to look at the club’s financials so he could prepare a takeover bid, an unnamed American businessman announced his interest in acquiring the East London club. No more details about the bid were presented, however. Meanwhile, Magnusson’s advisors will report back […]
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Capello Blames England Omission on Becks’ Poor Form
Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello says David Beckham has not been the same on the field since Steve McClaren’s decided to drop him from the England team. “He has had bad times after being left out of England’s national team,” Capello told Sky TV. “Those are moments which produce psychological difficulties.” Nevertheless, the Italian coach […]
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Dark Days Persist for Canadian Soccer
While soccer in the U.S. has become incrementally more popular with each passing World Cup, the game is steadily on the decline in Canada. The U.S.’s northern neighbor has now failed to qualify for five straight World Cups; the USA, Mexico and Costa Rica have been the beneficiaries of its failure. It’s this record of […]
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Red Bull to Bring Stars to New York
In a recent interview at an international soccer conference, Danny Bahar, the head of Red Bull GmbH, said the anticipated arrival of players like David Beckham, Ronaldo and Luis Figo in Major League Soccer will make soccer “one of the major four sports in the U.S.” in the next 5-10 years. He said that Red […]
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New Direction in Dallas
So Colin Clarke has taken the fall for his team being upset not once, but twice, in the MLS conference semifinals by Colorado despite being the higher-seeded team. Did he deserve it? Well, the blame for a disappointing performance always falls in the same direction, and for losing twice in the playoffs with a chance […]
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BEACH SOCCER: USA ousted from world championship
The USA was eliminated from the FIFA Beach Soccer World Championship Tuesday when it lost to host Brazil, 10-6, in their Group A finale. The Americans finished tied with Poland and Japan for second place behind Brazil, but Japan went through on the tiebreaker. The Americans played Brazil tighter than Poland or Japan had in […]
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3. OFF THE POST: North Carolina high school team warms up to Nazi speech
About 90 seconds of a World War II era speech by Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels played over the PA system at Forestview High School’s soccer stadium before its home game against Charlotte Catholic High School in Gastonia, N.C. Forestview High School principal Robert Carpenter has sent a letter of apology to Charlotte Catholic, which […]
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2. AMERICANS ABROAD: DeMerit captains Watford in loss
American defender Jay DeMerit captained EPL club Watford, the club he joined while it was in the second tier in the summer of 2004, in its fourth-round League Cup game on Tuesday against Newcastle. Watford lost on penalty kicks after a 2-2 tie. DeMerit’s team was headed to an overtime win when Scott Parker equalized […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“I was scared to death of him the first time I met him. I still am, actually.” — Midfielder Paul Scholes pays tribute to Coach Alex Ferguson, who is celebrating his 20th year in charge of Manchester United, which Scholes joined in as a trainee in 1991. (BBC)
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St. John's Soroka is Player of the Week
Freshman Ryan Sorokawho helped St. John's capture the Big East Tournament, is the Soccer America Men's Player of the Week. The former U.S. U-17 star, who had game-winning goals in the Red Storm's first two games of the Big East Tournament the previous week, played a part in all three of the team's goals in […]
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LEADING SCORERS: NCAA D1 Men & Women
MEN G PLAYER, SCHOOL, YEAR (HOMETOWN) 20 Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame, Jr. (Lake Charles, La.) 18 Steven Holloway, Monmouth, Sr. (New Zealand) 17 Saidi Isaac, Winthrop, Jr. (Kenya) 17 Riley O'Neill, Kentucky, Sr. (Canada) 17 Jeffrey Gonsalves, Rhode Island, Sr. (Canada) 15 Charlie Davies, Boston College, Jr. (Manchester, N.H.) 15 Josh Trott, Holy Cross, Sr. […]
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NAIA: Women's field shapes up
The NAIA's top-ranked team, Azusa Pacific, advanced to the NAIA Women's National Championship for the ninth straight year with a 4-0 win over Vanguard Tuesday night in the Region II final. Freshman Theresa Broad led the Cougars with two goals to give her 23 goals for the season. Lindsey Wilson, the 2004 NAIA women's champion, […]
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COACHING MOVE: Tate out at Charlotte
John Tart, who guided Charlotte to the NCAA Division I Tournament semifinals in 1996, resigned as men's head coach Tuesday after 12 years with the 49ers. In 1996, Tate was named the Conference USA Coach of the Year after leading the 49ers to a school record 19 wins and the semifinals. He leaves as the […]
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CORRECTIONS: From recent College Reporters
Texas, one of four No. 1 regional seeds in the NCAA Division I Women's Tournament, won't host on the first weekend of tournament play. Its regional quartet will be hosted by UConn. Penn State forward Barkley Miller's last name was misidentified in last Friday's story about the Nittany Lions. They finished with a 7-11-2 record, […]
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COLLEGE AWARDS: Oregon's Garbin honored
Oregon's Nicole Garbinis the Soccer America Women's Player of the Week for leading the Ducks to big wins over No. 3 UCLA, 2-1, and USC, 3-1. Garbin settled a double overtime thriller with the Bruins, scoring from seven yards out off a throw-in by teammate Allison Newton in the 108th minute to snap UCLA's 10-match […]
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YOUTH: Adu, Altidore called up to U-20 camp
Two of MLS's brightest young stars, forwards Freddy Adu (D.C. United) and Josmer Altidore (New York), head the group of 19 players Coach Thomas Rongen called up for the U.S. Under-20 national team's friendly match against Guatemala on Nov. 15 at Florida Atlantic University Stadium in Boca Raton, Fla. The match comes just two months […]
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6. CORRECTIONS: From recent College Reporters
Texas, one of four No. 1 regional seeds in the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament, won’t host on the first weekend of tournament play. Its regional quartet will be hosted by UConn. Penn State forward Barkley Miller‘s last name was misidentified in last Friday’s story about the Nittany Lions. They finished with a 7-11-2 record, […]
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5. COACHING MOVE: Tate out at Charlotte
John Tart, who guided Charlotte to the NCAA Division I Tournament semifinals in 1996, resigned as men’s head coach Tuesday after 12 years with the 49ers. In 1996, Tate was named the Conference USA Coach of the Year after leading the 49ers to a school record 19 wins and the semifinals. He leaves as the […]
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4. NAIA: Women’s field shapes up
The NAIA’s top-ranked team, Azusa Pacific, advanced to the NAIA Women’s National Championship for the ninth straight year with a 4-0 win over Vanguard Tuesday night in the Region II final. Freshman Theresa Broad led the Cougars with two goals to give her 23 goals for the season. Lindsey Wilson, the 2004 NAIA women’s champion, […]
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3. LEADING SCORERS: NCAA D1 Men & Women
MEN G PLAYER, SCHOOL, YEAR (HOMETOWN) 20 Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame, Jr. (Lake Charles, La.) 18 Steven Holloway, Monmouth, Sr. (New Zealand) 17 Saidi Isaac, Winthrop, Jr. (Kenya) 17 Riley O’Neill, Kentucky, Sr. (Canada) 17 Jeffrey Gonsalves, Rhode Island, Sr. (Canada) 15 Charlie Davies, Boston College, Jr. (Manchester, N.H.) 15 Josh Trott, Holy Cross, Sr. […]
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2. AWARDS: Oregon’s Garbin honored
Oregon’s Nicole Garbin is the Soccer America Women’s Player of the Week for leading the Ducks to big wins over No. 3 UCLA, 2-1, and USC, 3-1. Garbin settled a double overtime thriller with the Bruins, scoring from seven yards out off a throw-in by teammate Allison Newton in the 108th minute to snap UCLA’s […]
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1. St. John’s Soroka is Player of the Week
Freshman Ryan Soroka, who helped St. John’s capture the Big East Tournament, is the Soccer America Men’s Player of the Week. The former U.S. U-17 star, who had game-winning goals in the Red Storm’s first two games of the Big East Tournament the previous week, played a part in all three of the team’s goals […]
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NAIA: Women's Regional Finals (Nov. 7)
Region I Concordia (Ore.) 1 Carroll 1 (Concordia wins 3-2 on penalties.) Region II Azusa Pacific 4 Vanguard 0 Region III Morningside 1 Midland Lutheran 0 Region IV Park 3 Kansas Wesleyan 1 Region VII Saint Xavier 1 Trinity Christian 0 Region VIII Siena Heights 1 Spring Arbor 0 Region IX/X Tiffin 1 Houghton 0 […]
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New Direction in Dallas
So Colin Clarke has taken the fall for his team being upset not once, but twice, in the MLS conference semifinals by Colorado despite being the higher-seeded team. Did he deserve it? Well, the blame for a disappointing performance always falls in the same direction, and for losing twice in the playoffs with a chance […]