Monthly Archives: December 2006

What's happened to the 2006 World Cup principals? Zinedine Zidane and Marco Materazzi, protagonists in one of the worst incidents in World Cup history, have kept their reputations intact. Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo remain teammates at Manchester United. Italy coach Marcello Lippi revels in retirement. Nothing has changed for referee Horacio Elizondo, while Ronaldo […]

My View ù By Mike Woitalla

By Mike WoitallaExecutive Editor, Soccer America Magazine Nearly three decades since the creation of the Olympic Development Program, the question remains: Are we finding the best players that this huge nation has to offer? AN EXTREMELY TALENTED YOUNGSTER — national team material according to his club coach — has his parents drive him six hours […]

Backline ù Joe Machnik

By Mike WoitallaExecutive Editor, Soccer America Magazine American soccer vet Joe Machnik runs MLS's 'customer complaint department.' IN 1949, WHEN JOE MACHNIK was 6 years old, fewer than 5 percent of U.S. households had a television set. His New York City home was one of them. ''My father was an avid sports fan of all […]

EPL: At Least it’s a Two-Horse Race

Looks like we have a title race on our hands, a rare and special occurrence in the EPL these days. After Chelsea coasted to victory in the last two seasons and Arsenal went undefeated in 2003-04, it’s been four years since the neutrals have had a Premiership dogfight to look forward to, but this year, […]

Lazio Ends Roma Streak in Derby

High-flying Roma was brought crashing back down to earth last weekend by bitter cross-town rival Lazio, which easily won the Roma derby, 3-0. The loss, the Gialorossi’s first in eight games, leaves Roma seven points behind undefeated league leader Inter Milan, and a point ahead of third-place Palermo. Coach Luciano Spalletti was defiant in defeat, […]

Iraqi Passion Doesn’t Wane Despite War

Baghdad may be a war zone, and one of the most dangerous places on earth, but the city still gets up for its national team. ABC News reports on the celebrations from Baghdad following Iraq’s quarterfinal win over Uzbekistan in the Asian Games. “This is a great victory for a wounded Iraq,” the game’s announcer […]

Bradley Move ‘Terrible’

Jeff Carlisle couldn’t disagree more: “This is a terrible development for both American soccer in general and U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati in particular,” the Soccernet columnist says of Gulati’s failure to hire Klinsmann. He likens the arrival of Bob Bradley as head coach instead of Klinsmann to Clay Aiken filling in for Luciano […]

Bradley Move ‘Genius’

While most pundits criticize Sunil Gulati for failing to produce Juergen Klinsmann, Ives Galarcep of ESPN Soccrnet says, “The reality is Gulati has hired a man who just might make him look like a genius.” Why? Precisely because he’s the antithesis of everything we thought U.S. Soccer was looking for in a Bruce Arena replacement. […]

WORLD: íChivas campe=n!

Guadalajara, Mexico's most popular club, won its first title in nine years when it came from behind to beat Toluca, 2-1, away in the second leg of the Torneo Apertura final. Second-half goals from defender Francisco Rodriguez and striker Adolfo Bautista gave Chivas a record 11th title and its first since flamboyant businessman Jorge Vergara […]

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP: Islanders win qualifying opener

The USL1's Puerto Rico Islanders opened action in Group C of the 2006 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship with a 3-1 victory over Hoppers FC of Antigua at the Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon on Saturday. U.S. beach soccer international Yuri Morales scored twice, while Chilean Alejandro Gonzalez added another. Play continues Monday with […]

U.S. ABROAD: Bad weekend for Americans in England

American players took it on the chin in the English Premier League. Fulham, for which Brian McBride played 71 minutes while Carlos Bocanegra sat out injured, fell, 4-0, to Liverpool. Claudio Reyna played the first half before suffering from hamstring problems while DaMarcus Beasley came on in the 76th minute as Manchester City lost its […]

3. U.S. ABROAD: Bad weekend for Americans in England

1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

“We continue to see the appeal of soccer in America growing, and particularly when comes in a time of the day that’s unique and not up against U.S. sports prime time. This is a real nice product for us and our networks. We saw that with the World Cup and we see that in our […]

Soccer on TV., Story

1. GAMES: Live and same-day delay on national TV

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Dec. 15 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL FIFA Club World Cup AUCKLAND CITY-JEONBUK MOTORS, 5th Place (live), 5 am. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL FIFA Club World Cup AUCKLAND CITY-JEONBUK MOTORS, 5th Place (live), 5 am. […]

4. YOUTH: U-17s gain second tie against Brazil

For the second time in three days, the U.S. under-17 boys national team came from behind to earn a 2-2 tie against Brazil’s U-17 national team at the Nike Friendlies in Bradenton, Fla. Nike Friendlies (Day 2-4 Results) On Thursday, Jesse Paredes scored the game-tying goal, while it was Ellis McLoughlin with the tying goal […]

2. WORLD: ¡Chivas campeón!

Guadalajara, Mexico’s most popular club, won its first title in nine years when it came from behind to beat Toluca, 2-1, away in the second leg of the Torneo Apertura final. Second-half goals from defender Francisco Rodriguez and striker Adolfo Bautista gave Chivas a record 11th title and its first since flamboyant businessman Jorge Vergara […]

YOUTH: U-17s gain second tie against Brazil

For the second time in three days, the U.S. under-17 boys national team came from behind to earn a 2-2 tie against Brazil's U-17 national team at the Nike Friendlies in Bradenton, Fla. On Thursday, Jesse Paredes scored the game-tying goal, while it was Ellis McLoughlin with the tying goal on a 65th minute free […]

COLLEGE: NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division III Women's All-Americas

*Previous Selections. First Team Pos. Name Year School Hometown K Christy Carr Fr. Hardin-Simmons D Courtney Krol Jr. College of New Jersey D Lauren Thompson Sr. Otterbein D Ashley Van Vechten * Jr. Rochester M Kelly Donnelly * Sr. Virginia Wesleyan M Meghan Fowler-Finn Sr. Washington M Kaitlin Giannetti Sr. Johns Hopkins M Laura Koontz […]

COLLEGE: NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division II Women's All-Americas

*Previous Selections. First Team Pos. Name Year School Hometown K Rachel Zollner Sr. Metro State D Christine Beatty* Sr. Winona State D Kylee Litchfield Sr. St. Rose D Casey McKinney* Sr. West Chester D Alex Scavo* Sr. Franklin Pierce M Gabriella DeMoaner Jr. Franklin Pierce M Ashley Porter Jr. Seattle M Kira Sharp Sr. Metro […]

COLLEGE: NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division III Men's All-Americas

*Previous Selections. First Team Pos. Name Year School Hometown K Dan Coble Sr. Johns Hopkins D Kyle Altman Jr. Trinity (Texas) D Nick Gkionis Sr. Stevens Institute D Dana Leary * Sr. Williams M Bill Anthes Sr. Montclair State M Pat Huffer Sr. Williams M Craig Neal Sr. Ohio Wesleyan M Chris Ports Jr. York […]

COLLEGE: NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division II Men's All-Americas

*Previous Selections. First Team Pos. Name Year School Hometown K Tom Donley Sr. Fort Lewis D Bisharra Etienne Sr. Franklin Pierce D Leon Jackson Jr. Lynn D Daniel Woolard Sr. Midwestern State M Raphael Guimaraes So. Franklin Pierce M Thomas Beattie So. Limestone M Keith Savage Jr. West Florida F Nick Cooke Jr. Lander F […]

5. CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP: Islanders win qualifying opener

The USL1’s Puerto Rico Islanders opened action in Group C of the 2006 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship with a 3-1 victory over Hoppers FC of Antigua at the Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon on Saturday. CFU Club Championship Results U.S. beach soccer international Yuri Morales scored twice, while Chilean Alejandro Gonzalez added another. […]

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP: Caribbean Qualifying Results

Caribbean Zone Group A Dec. 1 in Kingston CSD Barber (Neth. Antilles) 2 (Molina 11, Perez 38) Positive Vibes (Virginia Islands) 0. Harbour View (Jam.) 1 (G.Taylor 13) Aigle Noir (Haiti) 0. Dec. 3 in Kingston CSD Barber (Neth. Antilles) 2 (Perez 6, Bermandus 75) Aigle Noir (Haiti) 0. Harbour View (Jam.) 5 (Bryan 5, […]

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP: Islanders win qualifying opener

The USL1's Puerto Rico Islanders opened action in the Group C of the 2006 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship with a 3-1 victory over Hoppers FC of Antigua at the Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon on Saturday. U.S. beach soccer international Yuri Morales scored twice, while Chilean Alejandro Gonzalez added another. Play continues Monday […]