On a day when women's conference tournament play moved into full swing, the biggest result was California's 1-0 victory over No. 4 Santa Clara in a non-conference game that could have huge implications for the NCAA Tournament. Reserve Stephanie Wieger scored on a 22-yard chip shot in the sixth minute of overtime to lift Cal […]
Monthly Archives: November 2006
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: SMU men crush FIU
Soccer America's Men's Conference Tournament Scoreboard AMERICA EAST. Top seed Binghamton moved into the conference final for the fourth straight year with a victory over Boston University in a shootout after their semifinal game ended in a 1-1 tie. Binghamton hosts Vermont in Saturday's final. The Catamounts beat New Hampshire, 1-0, on Lee Stephane Kouadio's […]
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CORRECTION: Lilly scored No. 115
Kristine Lilly scored her 115th career goal against Australia at the Peace Queen Cup, not her 155th as reported in Wednesday's Daily. Lilly is the U.S. women's second all-time leading scorer behind retired Mia Hamm (158).
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OFF THE POST: George Best gets a bill
The late George Best, who once said, ''I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered,'' will be featured on 5-pound ($10.61) bills issued by Ulster Bank Ltd., which begins distributing one million bills with Best's image in November to mark the one-year anniversary of his death. […]
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MAKING A LIST: MLS coaching a short-term job
As the MLS season comes to a close speculation begins on the fate of coaches whose teams fell short of expectations. John Ellinger, for example, has failed to reach the playoffs with Real Salt Lake for the second straight season. Colin Clarke's FC Dallas was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the […]
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GOLD CUP: No guest teams in 2007 finals
CONCACAF won't invite guest teams to next year's Gold Cup, which will be played June 6-24 in the United States. Teams from South America, Africa and Asia have competed in the last six competitions. Brazil's U-23 team was runner-up in 1996 and 2003, and Colombia finished second in 2000. Brazil also sent a national team […]
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3. BIG WEST: UC Irvine moves into lead
UC Irvine earned the biggest win in its program history when it beat UC Santa Barbara, 2-0, Wednesday night before a record crowd of 1,561 fans at Anteater Stadium and took over first place in the Big West. Matt Murphy scored the game-winner in the 24th minute, and former U.S. U-20 Brad Evans put the […]
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5. TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Clemson women roll
Soccer America’s Women’s Conference Tournament Scoreboard ACC. Clemson was the only lower seeded team to advance to the semifinals with a 2-1 win over No. 4 Boston College. Meghan Smith‘s goal in the 87th minute was the difference for the fifth seed Tigers, who extended their unbeaten to six straight matches. Clemson meets No. 1 […]
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4. WOMEN: Santa Clara loss muddies seeding picture
On a day when women’s conference tournament play moved into full swing, the biggest result was California’s 1-0 victory over No. 4 Santa Clara in a non-conference game that could have huge implications for the NCAA Tournament. Reserve Stephanie Wieger scored on a 22-yard chip shot in the sixth minute of overtime to lift Cal […]
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2. TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: SMU men crush FIU
Soccer America’s Men’s Conference Tournament Scoreboard AMERICA EAST. Top seed Binghamton moved into the conference final for the fourth straight year with a victory over Boston University in a shootout after their semifinal game ended in a 1-1 tie. Binghamton hosts Vermont in Saturday’s final. The Catamounts beat New Hampshire, 1-0, on Lee Stephane Kouadio‘s […]
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1. No. 1 Wake needs to shootout to beat Carolina
Wednesday’s battle between this week’s No. 1 and the preseason No. 1 in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25 at the ACC Tournament turned out to be a dud. Wake Forest, which moved into first in this week’s Top 25 and North Carolina, ranked 10th, failed to score in 110 minutes of action before the […]
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EUROPE: Tie jeopardizes Barca's chances
Defending champion Barcelona finds itself fighting for survival in the UEFA Champions League after a 2-2 tie at home Tuesday night with English champion Chelsea left it third in Group A with two games to play. Barca twice took the lead on goals by Deco and former Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen but twice gave up […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“I was afraid that we would lose some of our players because most of them probably have never used the metro before and could have got lost there. I had to chase after everyone and make sure no one was left behind.” — Spartak Moscow coach Vladimir Fedotov, whose team had to take the Moscow […]
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4. OFF THE POST: George Best gets a bill
The late George Best, who once said, “I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered,” will be featured on 5-pound ($10.61) bills issued by Ulster Bank Ltd., which begins distributing one million bills with Best’s image in November to mark the one-year anniversary of his death. […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
5. CORRECTION: Lilly scored No. 115
Kristine Lilly scored her 115th career goal against Australia at the Peace Queen Cup, not her 155th as reported in Wednesday’s Daily. Lilly is the U.S. women’s second all-time leading scorer behind retired Mia Hamm (158).
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
3. MAKING A LIST: MLS coaching a short-term job
As the MLS season comes to a close speculation begins on the fate of coaches whose teams fell short of expectations. John Ellinger, for example, has failed to reach the playoffs with Real Salt Lake for the second straight season. Colin Clarke‘s FC Dallas was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the […]
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PEACE QUEEN CUP: USA downs Matildas, 2-0
The USA got spectacular first-half finishes from Kristine Lilly (her 115th career goal) and Natasha Kai (making her first start) to defeat Australia, 2-0, Tuesday and remain in contention for a berth in the final of the 2006 Peace Queen Cup in South Korea. Greg Ryan's Americans next face the Netherlands on Thursday at Suwon […]
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2. EUROPE: Gunners are off target
Like defending champion Barcelona, last year’s runner-up, Arsenal, finds its chances of advancing to the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League compromised after drawing at home on the fourth day of group play. Coach Arsene Wenger called the Gunners’ performance on Wednesday their best ever in Europe, but they could only manage to tie […]
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Lampard: Barcelona Could Still Win it
Barcelona played well but was unable to beat Chelsea in a thrilling Champions League game at the Nou Camp Tuesday night that finished 2-2. A last-gasp goal from Chelsea forward Didier Drogba doubled the trouble for Barcelona, as the draw leaves last year’s European champion in third place in Group A with two games remaining. […]
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Platini Pips Buffon for European Player of the Year
France and Juventus legend Michel Platini believes Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon deserves to be the title of European Player of the Year. At the very least, the Frenchman believes one of the seven members of Italy’s World Cup winning squad should take home the honor, though he backs the Juventus goalkeeper as his No. 1 […]
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Beckham’s Demise, or is it?
Here is yet another column about the David Beckham crossroads. Now that he’s out of favor with England and Real Madrid, pundits across Europe are pronouncing the soccer career of one the world’s most recognizable people as being just about over. Martin Samuel says Beckham is rapidly turning into a “ceremonial footballer,” which means that […]
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Arena: MLS Needs Dynasties
Why did Bruce Arena take the job with the New York Red Bulls? Because he believes in dynasties, he says. The specter of the New York Cosmos looms large over Major League Soccer’s New York franchise, and many feel the lack of a strong team in the country’s biggest soccer market is one of the […]
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Expansion Plans; Improved TV
As MLS Cup 2006 approaches, coaches and general managers are receiving updates and information regarding procedures for an expansion draft to be held Nov. 17, the Friday after the championship game. Several directives have gone out and plans are still being formulated. A few points of note regarding procedures in the current version: Teams can […]
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COLLEGE WOMEN: Timko takes top Big 12 honor for third time
Canada international Brittany Timko (Nebraska) was named the Big 12 Player of the Year for a record third time, sharing this year's award with Swede Yolanda Odenyo (Oklahoma State). Several other women's conferences announced their individual award winners. In the ACC, sophomore Yael Averbuch beat out her teammate, U.S. international star Heather O'Reilly, for the […]
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MLS PLAYOFFS: The Best of Round 1
BEST XI. For the second legs of the MLS quarterfinals played last weekend, here are the top performers: GOALKEEPER. Matt Pickens (Chicago). He staved off numerous Revs attacks with eight saves while surpassing his first playoff performance the week before. Not the equal of Matt Reis in the penalty-kick shootout, but who is? DEFENDERS: Pablo […]