Soccer America Women’s Freshman of the Year Michele Weissenhofer (Notre Dame) Soccer America Women’s All-Freshmen FIRST TEAM G Kristin Arnold (Texas A&M) F Kiki Bosio (Santa Clara) F Lauren Cheney (UCLA) F Gina DiMartino (Boston College) F Michelle Enyeart (Portland) D Kristi Eveland (North Carolina) M Tobin Heath (North Carolina) F Nikki Marshall (Colorado) M […]
Monthly Archives: December 2006
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3. Weissenhofer is Women’s Freshman of the Year
It was an exceptional crop of freshmen in women’s college soccer, featuring four players — North Carolina’s Tobin Heath and Casey Nogueira, UCLA’s Lauren Cheney and Stanford’s Kelley O’Hara — who missed the first two weeks of the 2006 season to represent the USA at the U-20 Women’s World Championship and returned to earn All-Freshman […]
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2. SOCCER AMERICA MEN’S FRESHMAN AWARDS
Soccer America Men’s Freshman of the Year David Estrada (UCLA) Soccer America Men’s All-Freshmen FIRST TEAM F Andre Akpan (Harvard) D Nick Cardenas (San Diego State) F David Estrada (UCLA) M Michael Farfan (Cal State Fullerton) M Jeremy Hall (Maryland) G Sean Kelley (George Mason) M Stephen McCarthy (Santa Clara) F Kyle Nakazawa (UCLA) F […]
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1. Walk-on Estrada is Men’s Freshman of the Year
Before the 2006 season, UCLA’s incoming class was ranked as the nation’s best, but it wasn’t because of Soccer America Men’s Freshman of the Year David Estrada. In an incoming class that featured three U.S. U-17 residency standouts — Kyle Nakazawa, Michael Stephens and Bryan Perk — Estrada was an afterthought. He was a walk-on […]
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5. YOUTH: NSCAA/adidas All-America Teams
The following are the 2006 NSCAA/adidas Youth All-America Teams: BOYS GIRLS
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4. MISSING HIKERS: Hope dims for former UConn star
Hope dimmed Wednesday night for Brian Hall, a University of Connecticut and Dallas Rockets goalie, and another climber missing on Oregon’s Mount Hood for 10 days. The body of a third hiker, Kelly James, was found. The ground search for the 37-year-old Hall and Jerry “Nikko” Cooke was reportedly scaled back because of dangerous conditions. […]
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3. OFF THE POST: Scot sees red — three times
Andy McLaren of Scottish Second Division (third level) club Dundee received an eight-game ban after he was handed three red cards on Saturday in his team’s 2-1 loss at Clyde. The veteran forward was handed a yellow card for scuffling with Clyde’s David Hutton after teammate Gavin Swankie scored from the penalty spot with three […]
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2. USA: Bradley goes with names he knows
By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor Drawbacks there are to the selection of Bob Bradley as interim head coach of the USA national team, but unfamiliarity with the domestic player pool isn’t one of them. Of the 29 players he’s named for a training camp that starts Jan. 3, only Heath Pearce of Danish club Norjsaelland […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“I want to apologize to the fans, to all the young people and children for my behavior. They [Barcelona players] kicked me, they treated me badly throughout the game, they kicked my injured leg, and they know I have problems in this leg, that’s why I reacted like that.” — Striker Agustin Delgado, who has […]
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USA: Bradley goes with names he knows
By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor Drawbacks there are to the selection of Bob Bradley as interim head coach of the USA national team, but unfamiliarity with the domestic player pool isnÆt one of them. Of the 29 players heÆs named for a training camp that starts Jan. 3, only Heath Pearce of Danish club Norjsaelland […]
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Bradley Names First U.S. Camp
Interim U.S. coach Bob Bradley named a 29-man squad for the national team’s first international match since the World Cup on Jan. 20. Twenty-eight of the 29 are from Major League Soccer. Bradley named 10 uncapped players to his first U.S. training camp as coach, including 2006 rookies Jonathan Bornstein and Sacha Kljestan, who played […]
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Cannavaro Becomes First Defender to Win FIFA Award
Fabio Cannavaro feels that any doubts surrounding his Ballon d’Or award earlier in the year were quelled Monday as the Real Madrid and Italy defender was named FIFA’s World Player of the Year, with a resounding 498 points. France’s retired midfielder, Zinedine Zidane, came second, and Brazil’s two-time defending winner Ronaldinho finished third. The Ballon […]
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Chelsea’s Response Puts Ball in Man U’s Court
Advantage Chelsea, or so it seems. In truth, English Premier League leader Manchester United fell away rather limply to West Ham United on Sunday, while Chelsea before it seemed to be headed for a similar fate until two fantastic out-of-the-blue strikes from Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba. The Premiership champions produced more of the same […]
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Just Another Day in the Life of Marco Materazzi
“Things just seem to happen to Marco Materazzi,” writes James Richardson of the Guardian. As such, he’s become such a cult figure in Italy, that his actions this weekend nearly overshadowed Fabio Cannavaro’s award as FIFA’s World Player of the Year. The man they call “Matrix,” who was responsible for just about everything that happened […]
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FIFA Shame at MasterCard Verdict
In the world of soccer, FIFA’s word is law. What it says goes, usually without exception. This is not so in the real world, however, and FIFA was dealt a heavy dose of reality recently, as U.S. district judge Loretta Preska founded in favor of MasterCard over a case in which the credit card company […]
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USA: Bradley calls up 29 players for first camp
U.S. national team head coach Bob Bradley called up has 29 players to his first training camp since being named the interim coach. The camp will begin Jan. 4 at U.S. Soccer's National Training Center in Carson, Calif., and conclude the day after the USAÆs first match of 2007, a friendly against Denmark on Jan. […]
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AWARDS: Cannavaro and Marta take world honors
Italian Fabio Cannavaro and Brazilian Marta were crowned 2006 FIFA World Player and 2006 FIFA Women's World Player, respectively, Monday at the 16th FIFA World Player Gala at the Zurich Opera House. Cannavaro's selection comes three weeks after he was named the European Player of the Year. Cannavaro edged three-time World Player of the Year […]
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MLS CONFIDENTIAL: More moves at RSL
Panamanian striker Luis Tejada has officially joined Real Salt Lake as Coach John Ellinger continues to build the team that managed just five wins in its 2005 expansion season and narrowly missed the playoffs last year. Tejada, 24, starred at the 2005 Gold Cup and won MVP honors of the tournament. That same year he […]
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U.S. ABROAD: McBride scores in Fulham win
American Brian McBride scored his fifth goal of the season to help Fulham beat struggling Middlesbrough, 2-1, in the English Premier League on Monday night. After Icelandic Heidar Helguson converted a penalty kick in the 12th minute, McBride scored in the 35th with a shot that deflected off Middlesbrough defender Chris Riggott. Middlesbrough pulled within […]
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TRANSACTIONS: USL1 sensation headed to Norway
Cam Weaver, who went from being the last player to make the USL1 Seattle Sounders' 2006 roster to sharing the league scoring title with Brazilian great Romario, has been transferred to FK Haugesund of the Norwegian First Division (second level). ''We will certainly miss Cam and his goal-scoring abilities, but this is another great example […]
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2. AWARDS: Cannavaro and Marta take world honors
Italian Fabio Cannavaro and Brazilian Marta were crowned 2006 FIFA World Player and 2006 FIFA Women’s World Player, respectively, Monday at the 16th FIFA World Player Gala at the Zurich Opera House. Men’s & Women’s Voting Cannavaro’s selection comes three weeks after he was named the European Player of the Year. Cannavaro edged three-time World […]
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5. U.S. SOCCER: Athlete of the Year Candidates
Voting closes Wednesday for the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year Awards. The U.S. Soccer Male and Female Athletes of the Year Awards date back to 1984 for the men and 1985 for the women, while the Young Male and Young Female awards were added in 1998. ONLINE VOTING: U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year […]
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4. TRANSACTIONS: USL1 sensation headed to Norway
Cam Weaver, who went from being the last player to make the USL1 Seattle Sounders’ 2006 roster to sharing the league scoring title with Brazilian great Romario, has been transferred to FK Haugesund of the Norwegian First Division (second level). “We will certainly miss Cam and his goal-scoring abilities, but this is another great example […]
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3. U.S. ABROAD: McBride scores in Fulham win
American Brian McBride scored his fifth goal of the season to help Fulham beat struggling Middlesbrough, 2-1, in the English Premier League on Monday night. After Icelandic Heidar Helguson converted a penalty kick in the 12th minute, McBride scored in the 35th with a shot that deflected off Middlesbrough defender Chris Riggott. Middlesbrough pulled within […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“I do not preclude the possibility that the Vatican could in the future put together a soccer team of great value that could play on the same level as Roma, Inter Milan, Genoa or Sampdoria. Just think of all the Brazilian or African students who attend seminaries or pontifical universities. We could put together a […]