Last week, Boca Juniors coach Ricardo La Volpe said he would be hanged if his team didn’t win Argentina’s Torneo Apertura. After Estudiantes stunned Boca, 2-1, in a playoff on Wednesday, La Volpe did something less dramatic. He said he was quitting. The playoff ended a stunning reversal late in the Argentine season and a […]
Monthly Archives: December 2006
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Brazil Bids to Host 2014 World Cup
The CBF, Brazil’s soccer federation, officially lodged in a bid for the 2014 World Cup, as was widely expected. Under FIFA’s new rotation system, which begins with South Africa in 2010, each continent will receive the opportunity to host world’s biggest sporting event. Brazil’s 2014 bid is undisputed by its South American neighbors, who agreed […]
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Curbishley Appointed West Ham Manager
West Ham United officially named Alan Curbishley as the club’s manager on Wednesday. After Alan Pardew was sacked on Monday, Curbishley, a former West Ham player in the late ’70s, immediately became the favorite to replace to him. Curbishley was manager of Charlton Athletic for an amazing 15 years before deciding to step down at […]
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Brazilian Wonderkid Lifts Internactional to CWC Final
Pato Alexandre, the highly-touted Brazilian teenager, scored the first goal for Internacional yesterday during its 2-1 victory over Al Ahly of Egypt in the Club World Cup semifinals Wednesday in Yokohama. Seventeen-year old Pato, which means “duck” in both Portuguese and Spanish, headed the ball in the back of the net after just eight minutes, […]
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As RSL Forecasts a Profit, County Raises Questions
Real Salt Lake has presented its case to Salt Lake County officials in the hope that it will help the club construct a $110-million soccer stadium. To churn a profit from the endeavor, RSL is betting on high attendance, concerts, investors and sponsorships, predicting a bright future for the barely solvent club. It’s now up […]
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Wenger: Billionaire Ownership is Bad for the English Game
Foreign investors are swarming all over English Premier League clubs, leaving Arsene Wenger to fear that Arsenal would be left “dead” as a competitive force if the trend continues. Next month, investors backed by a Dubai-based billionaire are expected to complete a takeover of Liverpool, which would make Chelsea-like funds immediately available to the Reds. […]
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8. OBITUARY: Bob DiGrazia
Bob DiGrazia, who coached the University of California’s men’s team for 28 years (1953-80) and remains the Bears’ all-time winningest coach with a 202-133-39 record, died Dec. 11. A San Francisco native, DiGrazia played for Cal in 1948-50 and became the Bears’ first All-American in 1950. As coach, he guided the Bears to their first […]
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4. SOCCER AMERICA WOMEN’S COLLEGE AWARDS
Soccer America Women’s Player of the Year Heather O’Reilly (North Carolina) Soccer America Women’s MVPs M Yael Averbuch (North Carolina) D Marian Dalmy (Santa Clara) M Christina DiMartino (UCLA) F Kerri Hanks (Notre Dame) D Ali Krieger (Penn State) D Stephanie Lopez (Portland) G Jillian Loyden (Villanova) D Kasey Moore (Texas) F Heather O’Reilly (North […]
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3. O’Reilly is Soccer America Women’s Player of the Year
Heather O’Reilly‘s college career ended as it started – with a national championship. After starting as a freshman on one of the great North Carolina teams in history three years ago, she was the senior leader on a freshman-dominated team that won 27 straight games to claim the Tar Heels’ 18th national championship. O’Reilly didn’t […]
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2. SOCCER AMERICA MEN’S COLLEGE AWARDS
Soccer America Men’s Player of the Year Joseph Lapira (Notre Dame) Soccer America Men’s MVPs M Nico Colaluca (Virginia) F Charlie Davies (Boston College) D Andy Iro (UC Santa Barbara) F Joseph Lapira (Notre Dame) D Jay Needham (SMU) M David Roth (Northwestern) G Chris Seitz (Maryland) F Jarrod Smith (West Virginia) D Julian Valentin […]
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1. Lapira is Soccer America Men’s Player of the Year
For the second year in a row, the Soccer America Men’s Player of the Year is a Louisianan. Last year it was Maryland’s Jason Garey from Gonzales, located between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The 2006 recipient is Notre Dame junior Joseph Lapira, from Lake Charles in Acadiana. Nicknamed the “Ragin’ Cajun” by Irish coach […]
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COLLEGE: O'Reilly is Soccer America Women's Player of the Year
Heather OÆReillyÆs college career ended as it started — with a national championship. After starting as a freshman on one of the great North Carolina teams in history three years ago, she was the senior leader on a freshman-dominated team that won 27 straight games to claim the Tar HeelsÆ 18th national championship. OÆReilly didnÆt […]
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SOCCER AMERICA WOMEN'S COLLEGE MVPS
Soccer America WomenÆs MVPs M Yael Averbuch (North Carolina) D Marian Dalmy (Santa Clara) M Christina DiMartino (UCLA) F Kerri Hanks (Notre Dame) D Ali Krieger (Penn State) D Stephanie Lopez (Portland) G Jillian Loyden (Villanova) D Kasey Moore (Texas) F Heather OÆReilly (North Carolina) F Ashlee Pistorius (Texas A&M) F India Trotter (Florida State) […]
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COLLEGE: Dorrance is Soccer America WomenÆs Coach of the Year
Anson Dorrance has accomplished a lot in his 28-year career as womenÆs head coach at North Carolina, but the Tar HeelsÆ 2006 NCAA Division I title was special. It followed one of the most devastating losses in the programÆs history — a shootout loss to Florida State in the quarterfinals of the 2005 NCAA Tournament […]
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7. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Another So Cal sweep
Cerritos College’s men and Santiago Canyon College’s women captured their first COA soccer championships, the fourth successive sweep of state junior college titles by Southern California schools. COA Final Four Results Santiago Canyon (25-1-1), from Orange, stunned three-time champion Cypress, 2-0, in the women’s final on second-half goals by Kathleen Benton and Megan Konishi. The […]
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6. CENTRAL ARKANSAS: Men’s soccer reinstituted
Thanks to the support of its student body, the University of Central Arkansas did an about-face and reinstituted its men’s soccer program a month after it decided to drop the program. The school’s Board of Trustees accepted a Student Government Association recommendation to raise athletic fees by 50 cents per credit hour. This increase is […]
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5. APRIL HEINRICHS: Former U.S. coach leaves UCI
April Heinrichs, who coached the USA to the women’s soccer gold medal at the 2004 Olympics, has quit her coach as women’s coach at UC Irvine after only one season to accept a position with the U.S. Olympic Committee. Heinrichs’ decision to take the Anteater job last season was a surprise, and she was unable […]
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SOCCER AMERICA WOMEN'S COLLEGE AWARDS
Soccer America WomenÆs Player of the Year Heather OÆReilly (North Carolina) Soccer America WomenÆs MVPs M Yael Averbuch (North Carolina) D Marian Dalmy (Santa Clara) M Christina DiMartino (UCLA) F Kerri Hanks (Notre Dame) D Ali Krieger (Penn State) D Stephanie Lopez (Portland) G Jillian Loyden (Villanova) D Kasey Moore (Texas) F Heather OÆReilly […]
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COLLEGE: West Virginia's LeBlanc is Soccer America Men's Coach of the Year
Marlon LeBlanc led West Virginia to its first Big East regular-season championship, its first appearance in the Big East tournament final and a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their highest ever. Not bad for a coach hired on the first day of preseason practice. LeBlanc took over a West Virginia program in turmoil […]
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SOCCER AMERICA COLLEGE MEN'S MVPS
Soccer America Men's MVPs M Nico Colaluca (Virginia) F Charlie Davies (Boston College) D Andy Iro (UC Santa Barbara) F Joseph Lapira (Notre Dame) D Jay Needham (SMU) M David Roth (Northwestern) G Chris Seitz (Maryland) F Jarrod Smith (West Virginia) D Julian Valentin (Wake Forest) M Michael Videira (Duke) M Sal Zizzo (UCLA) NICO […]
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SOCCER AMERICA MEN'S COLLEGE AWARDS
Soccer America Men's Player of the Year Joseph Lapira (Notre Dame) Soccer America Men's MVPs M Nico Colaluca (Virginia) F Charlie Davies (Boston College) D Andy Iro (UC Santa Barbara) F Joseph Lapira (Notre Dame) D Jay Needham (SMU) M David Roth (Northwestern) G Chris Seitz (Maryland) F Jarrod Smith (West Virginia) D Julian Valentin […]
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COLLEGE: Lapira is Soccer America Men's Player of the Year
For the second year in a row, the Soccer America Men's Player of the Year is a Louisianan. Last year it was Maryland's Jason Garey from Gonzales, located between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The 2006 recipient is Notre Dame junior Joseph Lapira, from Lake Charles in Acadiana. Nicknamed the ''Ragin' Cajun'' by Irish coach […]
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OFF THE POST: A Boston Celtic nearly hurts Wayne Rooney
England star Wayne Rooney used a three-day break granted by Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson for a New York visit and nearly got injured at a basketball game. Rooney and fiancee Coleen McLoughlin had courtside seats for Monday's New York Knicks game against the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden. Early in the game, the […]
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OBITUARY: Bob DiGrazia
Bob DiGrazia, who coached the University of California's men's team for 28 years (1953-80) and remains the Bears' all-time winningest coach with a 202-133-39 record, died Dec. 11. A San Francisco native, DiGrazia played for Cal in 1948-50 and became the Bears' first All-American in 1950. As coach, he guided the Bears to their first […]
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JUNIOR COLLEGE: COA Final Four Results
WOMEN Semifinals Friday, Dec. 8 Cypress 5 (Elder 34, Craig 37, 40, Vasquez 80, Castro 90) DeAnza 0 Santiago Canyon 3 (Califf 18, Konishi 33, Varela 73) American River 0 Final Sunday, Dec. 10 Santiago Canyon 2 (Benton 64, Konishi 84) Cypress 0 MEN Semifinals Friday, Dec. 8 Cerritos 1 (Meyer 68) Fresno City 0 […]