(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings and soccerTV.com) MONDAY, Jan. 29 no live games TUESDAY, Jan. 30 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL England PORTSMOUTH-MIDDLESBROUGH (live), 2:30 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL England PORTSMOUTH-MIDDLESBROUGH (live), 2:30 pm. Copa Libertadores VELEZ SARFIELD-DANUBIO, Primera Fase, 1st Leg (live), 5 pm. […]
Monthly Archives: January 2007
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4. WOMEN: USA opens play in China with two ties
The USA was forced to settle for a pair of ties in its first two games at the Four Nations Women’s Tournament in Guangzhou, China. After opening with a 0-0 tie against reigning world champion Germany on Friday, Greg Ryan‘s Americans tied England, 1-1, on Sunday. The USA got its lone goal against England on […]
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GAME ON TV (thru 2/5): Your Viewing Guide
(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) MONDAY, Jan. 29 no live games TUESDAY, Jan. 30 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL England PORTSMOUTH-MIDDLESBROUGH (live), 2:30 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL England PORTSMOUTH-MIDDLESBROUGH (live), 2:30 pm. Copa Libertadores VELEZ SARFIELD-DANUBIO, Primera Fase, 1st Leg […]
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WOMEN: USA opens with two ties in China
The USA was forced to settle for a pair of ties in its first two games at the Four Nations Women's Tournament in Guangzhou, China. After opening with a 0-0 tie against reigning world champion Germany on Friday, Greg Ryan's Americans tied England, 1-1, on Sunday. The USA got its lone goal against England on […]
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OKLAHOMA STATE: New roles for co-coaches
Colin Carmichael will take over as head coach of the Oklahoma State women's program with fellow co-coach Karen Hancock assuming the role of assistant coach. ôThis was completely my decision,ö said Hancock. ôIÆm a single mother and the job responsibilities of a head coach take up a lot of time. At this juncture, I think […]
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SMU: UCF men's coach Erwin handed women's post
SMU has hired UCF men's coach Brent Erwin as its new women's coach. Prior to taking over the UCF men's soccer program in 2005, Erwin had served as the top assistant on the SMU men's staff for five seasons. He will take over for John Cossaboon, who left SMU for a position on the Gonzaga […]
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COLLEGE WOMEN: Wilkins leaves Happy Valley for Wisconsin
In a surprise move, Paula Wilkins, who has the second-highest winning percentage in the nation among active NCAA women's coaches, has left Penn State to take over the women's program at Big Ten rival Wisconsin. Wilkins compiled a 119-19-11 in six seasons as Penn StateÆs head coach, leading the Nittany Lions to six straight Big […]
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WOMEN: USA and Germany tie 0-0 in China
The USA opened play Friday at the Four Nations Women's Tournament at Guangzhou, China, with a 0-0 tie with reigning world champion Germany. U.S. defender Cat Whitehill earned her 100th cap while captaining the USA to mark the occasion. The match was also the first career cap for forward Lauren Cheney, who played the first […]
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Bradley, Players Ignore “Interim” Uncertainty
The news media may keep harping on the “interim” moniker attached to his job, but that doesn’t seem to faze U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley, who sounded as like he was in it for the long haul during a news conference at the University of Phoenix Stadium. “As we begin the next cycle, looking […]
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Four Months Later, Bungs Scandal All but Forgotten
What happened to Lord Stevens’ inquiry into the bungs scandal that newspapers across Britain claimed was “rocking English football”? After a flurry of press reports and assertions from all sides that investigations would be ongoing, little if anything has been said publicly in the last few months. The BBC Panorama report, entitled “Undercover: Football’s Dirty […]
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Checketts’ Concert Goals Unrealistic, Experts Say
The possibility of booking 11 concerts a year or more is one of the big selling points for Dave Checketts and Real Salt Lake in the team’s bid to acquire the public funds necessarily to build a 20,000-seat capacity stadium in Sandy, a suburb of Salt Lake City. RSL expects the shows to average 17,500 […]
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Reyna Hits Out at English, German Physios
In an interview with New York-area prodigal son Claudio Reyna, BigAppleSoccer asks the former U.S. captain about one of his old bugaboos: injuries. The label “injury prone” doesn’t have the nicest of connotations, but there’s no doubt Reyna’s success in England was cut-short by a torn ACL at Sunderland, and a broken ankle and other […]
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Changes Afoot as the Platini Era Begins
After a few words of thanks and an expression of gratitude for Lennart Johansson’s work over the years, new UEFA president Michel Platini wasted no time underlining the goals of his presidency. Among them are, reconciling soccer’s “special” status in European law, further developing UEFA competitions, including the Intertoto Cup, as well as youth and […]
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MLS: Red Bulls need the real Reyna
By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America By coming to MLS after more than dozen years overseas, Claudio Reyna has begun not only the final chapter of his playing career, but also closed out his tenure as the American who accomplished the most overseas. There are others with impressive resumes. John Harkes won trophies and […]
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WORLD: Winter hits as Bundesliga resumes
The Bundesliga resumes Friday after its six-week winter break but not before winter weather finally hit Germany. Snow and ice struck this week after unseasonably warm weather over the holiday season. Defending champion Bayern Munich opens the weekend slate Friday at Borussia Dortmund (TV: GolTV, live, 2:30 pm ET). Bayern finished the fall campaign in […]
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OFF THE POST: Former Portland Timbers player faces prison time
Fadi Afash, a former star of the USL's Portland Timbers, pleaded guilty to stealing an estimated $137,000 from a retired couple and faces 17 months in prison time after pleading guilty to four counts of identity theft, forgery, theft and unlawful use of a check. The Columbian reported that Afash, 32, met the couple in […]
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AROUND THE LEAGUE: Dick's Park to host MLS All-Star Game
The MLS All-Stars will face Glasgow Celtic at the Colorado Rapids' Dick's Sporting Goods Park in the 2007 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game on July 19. Last year, the MLS All-Stars defeated EPL champ Chelsea, 1-0, in Bridgeview, Ill. The Columbus Crew re-signed defender Frankie Hejduk, 32, to a two-year contract. Hejduk, a U.S. veteran […]
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5. AROUND THE LEAGUE: Dick’s Park to host MLS All-Star Game
The MLS All-Stars will face Glasgow Celtic at the Colorado Rapids’ Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in the 2007 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game on July 19. Last year, the MLS All-Stars defeated EPL champ Chelsea, 1-0, in Bridgeview, Ill. The Columbus Crew re-signed defender Frankie Hejduk, 32, to a two-year contract. Hejduk, a U.S. veteran […]
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4. OFF THE POST: Former Portland Timbers player faces prison time
Fadi Afash, a former star of the USL’s Portland Timbers, pleaded guilty to stealing an estimated $137,000 from a retired couple and faces 17 months in prison time after pleading guilty to four counts of identity theft, forgery, theft and unlawful use of a check. The Columbian reported that Afash, 32, met the couple in […]
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3. MLS: Red Bulls need the real Reyna
By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America By coming to MLS after more than dozen years overseas, Claudio Reyna has begun not only the final chapter of his playing career, but also closed out his tenure as the American who accomplished the most overseas. There are others with impressive resumes. John Harkes won trophies and […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
"I’ve had them, but what people never knew was some of them have been big mistakes by [doctors] in England. Playing six games with a broken ankle when no one knew didn’t help, playing with a torn muscle [the German team doctor] said was the biggest he’d ever seen. These are the things I never […]
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1. GAMES: Live and same-day delay on national TV
(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings and soccerTV.com) FRIDAY, Jan. 26 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL Argentina INDEPENDIENTE-RIVER PLATE (live), 8 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Argentina INDEPENDIENTE-RIVER PLATE (live), 8 pm. GOL TV Germany BORUSSIA DORTMUND-BAYERN MUNICH (live), 2:30 pm. Uruguay PENAROL-DANUBIO, Copa Ricard, Final (delay), […]
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2. WORLD: Winter hits as Bundesliga resumes
The Bundesliga resumes Friday after its six-week winter break but not before winter weather finally hit Germany. Snow and ice struck this week after unseasonably warm weather over the holiday season. Defending champion Bayern Munich opens the weekend slate Friday at Borussia Dortmund (TV: GolTV, live, 2:30 pm ET). Bayern finished the fall campaign in […]
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RSL: Ballouchy Not Going Anywhere
Almost as soon as he stepped off the plane, Real Salt Lake coach John Ellinger handed 17-year old Freddy Adu the job of team playmaker, a move many felt signaled the end for Mehdi Ballouchy, the central midfielder RSL acquired last year with the No. 2 pick in the MLS draft. “Every team in the […]
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Reyna’s Long European Chapter Comes to a Close
Ives Galarcep of the North Jersey Herald News takes a look back at the career of Claudio Reyna, which has now come full-circle now that the former U.S. national team captain has decided to return to North Jersey to be reunited with New York Reed Bulls coach Bruce Arena, the man who helped jump-start his […]