Monthly Archives: November 2006

Iceland forward Eidur Gudjohnsen came up big for Barcelona, scoring two goals to help the Spanish champion maintain its La Liga lead with a 4-1 win at Real Mallorca 4-1 on Sunday. Barca is without strikers Samuel Eto'o, Javier Saviola and Lionel Messi, who are all injured, so the pressure has been on Gudjohnsen, who […]

OFF THE POST: Scottish ball boys too slow?

A complaint by France coach Raymond Domenech that the ball boys in Glasgow took they own sweet time getting the ball back in play while France lost 1-0 to Scotland Oct. 7 in European Championship qualifying was upheld by UEFA. ''Before the game I knew that the Scottish fans and team were a nation who […]

Men's powerhouses Maryland and Indiana fall

Maryland, the 2005 national champion, and Indiana, the 2003 and 2004 champion, fell in the third round of the NCAA Division I Men's Tournament on Saturday. Joseph Lapira scored his 22nd goal of the season — tops in the country — with less than four minutes left in the second overtime to lift Notre Dame […]

8. OFF THE POST: Scottish ball boys too slow?

A complaint by France coach Raymond Domenech that the ball boys in Glasgow took they own sweet time getting the ball back in play while France lost 1-0 to Scotland Oct. 7 in European Championship qualifying was upheld by UEFA. "Before the game I knew that the Scottish fans and team were a nation who […]

4. AMERICANS ABROAD: Californian Kamani Hill signs with Bundesliga’s Wolfsburg; Wolff in Munich

Californian Kamani Hill, 20, has signed a two-and-a-half year contract with German First Division club Wolfsburg with an option for an additional year. “He’s very far along for his age,” said Wolfsburg coach Klaus Augenthaler. “We will do everything we can to make him successful for us.” Augenthaler, 1990 World Cup champion as a player […]

3. AMERICANS ABROAD: DeMerit scores first EPL goal

American defender Jay DeMerit, who scored in the playoff game that clinched promotion for Watford last May, scored his first English Premier League goal in Watford’s 2-1 loss to Portsmouth. But DeMerit, who scored five goals at the second tier, was called for the foul that gave Portsmouth the penalty kick that Lomana Lua Lua […]

5. SEMIFINALS: NCAA Division 3 & NAIA Pairings

NCAA Division 3 Men Nov. 24 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Wheaton (Ill.) (15-7-4) vs. Ohio Wesleyan (16-0-5) Messiah (19-1-2) vs. New York U. (15-3-4) NCAA Division 3 Women Nov. 24 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Virginia Wesleyan (18-3-4) vs. Wheaton (Ill.) (22-2-0) Messiah (18-2-1) vs. College of New Jersey (17-1-3) Soccer America’s NCAA Division […]

2. AMERICANS ABROAD: Reyna joins 100 club

Claudio Reyna‘s appearance in Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Fulham marked the former U.S. captain’s 100th English Premier League game. He joins goalkeepers Brad Friedel and Kasey Keller, and forward Brian McBride in the group of Americans who have hit the century mark in England’s top tier. Reyna started his pro career in Germany in […]

4. NJCAA: Jefferson and Young Harris win D1 championships

Jefferson College of Missouri won its first NJCAA Division I men’s title with a 2-1 overtime victory over perennial power Mercer County Community College in the final on Sunday in Tyler, Texas. The Vikings didn’t crack after conceding an own goal in the 56th minute. Four minutes later, Judner Joseph tied the score, and Rhamon […]

3. NCAA DIVISION 2: Dowling and Metro State claim titles

Dowling won its first national championship in any sport when it beat defending champion Ft. Lewis, 1-0, to win the NCAA Division II men’s championship Saturday afternoon at Brosnaham Soccer Complex in Pensacola, Fla. Ivorian Guy-Roland Kpene, the final four’s Most Outstanding Offensive Player, set up 26-year-old Norwegian Morten Jensen for the game’s only goal […]

2. WOMEN: Rapinoe and Budge power Portland into elite eight

Defending NCAA Division I women’s national champion Portland’s long-shot bid to repeat remained alive with a 2-0 win at No. 1 seed Texas on Sunday. Rachael Rapinoe continued her torrid postseason play with the first goal just 194 seconds into the match in Austin. Natalie Budge added an insurance goal and senior keeper Cori Alexander […]

1. Men’s powerhouses Maryland and Indiana fall

Maryland, the 2005 national champion, and Indiana, the 2003 and 2004 champion, fell in the third round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament on Saturday. Joseph Lapira scored his 22nd goal of the season — tops in the country — with less than four minutes left in the second overtime to lift Notre Dame […]

1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

“That is not true. I have a contract with Colorado [of Major League Soccer] … Unfortunately, it’s just a good rumor.” — Fernando Clavijo, responding to reports in Spanish-language Los Angeles-based daily La Opinion that he has agreed to terms with U.S. Soccer to be assistant national team coach to Argentine Jose Pekerman, whom La […]

5. WOMEN’S GOLD CUP: Mexico and Jamaica advance to semifinals

Mexico defeated Trinidad & Tobago, 3-0, at Tropical Park in Miami Sunday to set up a date with the USA Wednesday night in the semifinals of the Women’s Gold Cup. A berth in the 2007 Women’s World Cup will be on the line when the USA faces Mexico at the Home Depot Center in Carson, […]

6. BRAZIL: Sao Paulo clinches fourth national title

by Soccer AmericaNovember 19, 2006

Sao Paulo clinched its fourth Brazilian championship with two games to spare despite having to settle for a 1-1 tie at home against Atletico Paranaense on Sunday. Sao Paulo is eight points ahead of second-place Internacional with two games to play after Internacional lost, 1-0, at Parana. Rains delayed the Parana-Internacional game, so Sao Paulo […]

7. WORLD: Gudjohnsen sparks Barca

by Soccer AmericaNovember 19, 2006

Iceland forward Eidur Gudjohnsen came up big for Barcelona, scoring two goals to help the Spanish champion maintain its La Liga lead with a 4-1 win at Real Mallorca 4-1 on Sunday. Barca is without strikers Samuel Eto’o, Javier Saviola and Lionel Messi, who are all injured, so the pressure has been on Gudjohnsen, who […]

NJCAA: Men's & Women's Championship Scoreboard (Nov. 19)

by Soccer AmericaNovember 19, 2006

MEN Quarterfinals Nov. 16 in Tyler, Texas Yavapai 1 (Johnson 37) Mercer County 1 (Hernandez 19) (Mercer County wins 4-3 on penalties.) Louisburg 3 (Pitts 33, 62, 87) Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa 2 (Vernalis 10, Ogunmade 49), Illinois Central 1 (Opacic 86) Jefferson 3 (Dantas 22, Ibrahim 46, 48). Georgia Perimeter 1 (Hernande 49) DuPage 2 (Villa […]

NAIA: Men's & Women's National Championships Scoreboard (Nov. 19)

1116naia sc MEN First Round Nov. 15 in Daytona Beach, Fla. Hastings 1 (Quinlan 1) Northwood 1 (Rethammer 48) (OT). (Northwood wins 4-3 on penalties.) Lindsey Wilson 3 (Jafta 32, Shipalane 48, Learmond 76) Judson 1 (Craggs 41). Park 2 (Stokich 9, Katajwa 18) Goshen 2 (Miller 30, Stiffney 32) (OT). (Park wins 3-1 on […]

COLLEGE MEN: Notre Dame beat defending champion Maryland

Joseph Lapira scored with less than four minutes left in the second overtime to lift Notre Dame to a 1-0 victory against defending champion Maryland in the third round of the NCAA Division I Men's Tournament. LapiraÆs goal was his 22nd of the season, tops in the country. The goal came just 82 seconds after […]

NCAA DIVISION 3: Men's & Women's Tournament Scoreboard (Nov. 19)

MEN Results Third Round Nov. 17 Wheaton (Ill.) 2 Wartburg 1 York 1 North Carolina Wesleyan 0 Williams 0 Messiah 0 (Messiah wins 4-2 penalties.) Johns Hopkins 3 Western New England Nov. 18 Dominican 1 Montclair State 1 (Dominican, Ill., wins 4-2 on penalties.) New York U. 1 Stevens Institute 1 (OT) (New York U. […]

COLLEGE WOMEN: Metro State claims D2 title

Metro State defeated Grand Valley State, 1-0, on Kira Sharp's goal on free kick in the fourth minute of overtime to win the NCAA Division II women's national championship Saturday afternoon at Brosnaham Soccer Complex in Pensacola, Fla. The national title is Metro State's second in three seasons. The Roadrunners won in 2004 over Adelphi.

COLLEGE WOMEN: No. 1 Irish make it 31 in a row at home

Brittany Bock scored twice in the first half — the first on a rocket from 25 yards out — and Kerri Hanks capped the scoring with her nation-leading 22nd goal of the season, as No. 1 Notre Dame advanced to the NCAA Division I women's quarterfinals with a 3-0 victory over Colorado. Notre Dame is […]

NCAA DIVISION 2: Men's & Women's Scoreboard (Nov. 18)

by Soccer AmericaNovember 17, 2006

Men's Final Nov. 18 in Pensacola Dowling 1 (Jensen 38) Fort Lewis 0. Women's Final Nov. 18 in Pensacola Metro State 1 (Sharp 94) Grand Valley State 0 (OT). Men's Semifinals Nov. 16 in Pensacola Ft. Lewis 4 (Mikkelsen 42, Gantenbein 72, Cunliffe pen. 82, 87) Lincoln Memorial 2 (Pereira 50, 63). West Florida 3 […]