Now that the Real Salt Lake stadium story has reached its conclusion, paving the way for a $110 million stadium to be built in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, you wonder what role the public ultimately played in the state’s decision to grant RSL the $35 million it needed to build its new […]
Monthly Archives: February 2007
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Capello’s About-Face
Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello has recalled David Beckham to the first team. It’s anyone’s guess as to why. For the past month, in which Beckham has been watching games from a box in the stands, both Capello and the Real management have insisted time and again that the former England captain’s days in a […]
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Villa’s O’Neill to Replace England’s McClaren?
Aston Villa’s American chairman Randy Lerner is worried for Steve McClaren’s job. Not that he personally has a vested interest in the performance of McClaren’s England; rather, Lerner is worried that England’s run of poor results could lead to the departure of his team’s manager, Martin O’Neill. On Thursday, the Aston Villa manager reassured his […]
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USA-MEXICO: Conrad's head games; Bradley's frontline tactics
By Ridge Mahoney In Glendale, Ariz. BAD BLOOD. Jimmy Conrad borrowed a page from the Oguchi Oneywu book while preparing to tangle with powerful Mexican striker Jared Borgetti. The two clashed several times during the USA's 2-0 win on Wednesday and an early confrontation sparked a toe-to-toe shouting match that was as much psychological as […]
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UNCAF DIGICEL CUP: Favorites open with wins
Host El Salvador and Guatemala won matches Thursday night on the opening night of the 2007 UNCAF Digicel Cup, the Central American championship that doubles as qualifying for the 2007 Gold Cup. In Group A play at San Salvador's Estadio Cuscatlan, El Salvador got goals from Victor Velasquez and former D.C. United player Eliseo Quintanilla […]
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MLS: Utah House approves Real Salt Lake stadium funds
The Utah House, with a with 48-24 vote, endorsed a $35 million plan to pay for a parking garage and land for a stadium for Real Salt Lake in Sandy, Utah. The Utah State Senate, with a 20-8 vote, had already approved the measure. Supported by Gov. Jon Huntsman, the approval paves the way for […]
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ITALY: Play resumes with or without
When play resumes this weekend in Italy's Serie A, half of the matches will be played in closed stadiums. Giant AC Milan will host Livorno on Sunday (TV: GolTV, delay, 7:30 pm ET) with no one in the 80,000-seat San Siro stadium. Four other Serie A teams will play their home match behind closed doors, […]
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WORLD: Barca welcomes back Eto'o and Messi
Spanish league leader Barcelona hopes the return of Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi will get it back on the winning track. They will both back for Sunday's La Liga match against Racing Santander (TV: GolTV, live, 1 pm ET). Barca has won only two of six league games since play resumed after the Christmas break. […]
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2. USA-MEXICO: Conrad’s head games; Bradley’s frontline tactics
By Ridge Mahoney In Glendale, Ariz. BAD BLOOD. Jimmy Conrad borrowed a page from the Oguchi Oneywu book while preparing to tangle with powerful Mexican striker Jared Borgetti. The two clashed several times during the USA’s 2-0 win on Wednesday and an early confrontation sparked a toe-to-toe shouting match that was as much psychological as […]
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3. MLS: Utah House approves Real Salt Lake stadium funds
The Utah House, with a with 48-24 vote, endorsed a $35 million plan to pay for a parking garage and land for a stadium for Real Salt Lake in Sandy, Utah. The Utah State Senate, with a 20-8 vote, had already approved the measure. Supported by Gov. Jon Huntsman, the approval paves the way for […]
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6. UNCAF DIGICEL CUP: Favorites open with wins
Host El Salvador and Guatemala won matches Thursday night on the opening night of the 2007 UNCAF Digicel Cup, the Central American championship that doubles as qualifying for the 2007 Gold Cup. UNCAF Digicel Cup Rosters In Group A play at San Salvador’s Estadio Cuscatlan, El Salvador got goals from Victor Velasquez and former D.C. […]
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UNCAF DIGICEL CUP: 2007 Rosters
BELIZE GK: Shane Orio, Carlos Slusher, Woodrow West; DF: Andrew Allen, Ian Gaynair, Cristobal Gilharry, Trevor Lennen, Bernard Linarez, Orland Lyons, Vallan Symms, Elroy Smith; MD: Isidro Lara, Selvin De Leon, Mark Leslie, Robert Muschamp, Harrison Roches, Edon Rowley, Ryan Simpson, Harison Tasher; AT: Lennox Castillo, Deon Flowers, Victor Morales, Dian McCauley, Marlon Mesa. TD: […]
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4. WORLD: Barca welcomes back Eto’o and Messi
Spanish league leader Barcelona hopes the return of Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi will get it back on the winning track. They will both back for Sunday’s La Liga match against Racing Santander (TV: GolTV, live, 1 pm ET). Barca has won only two of six league games since play resumed after the Christmas break. […]
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5. ITALY: Play resumes with or without
When play resumes this weekend in Italy’s Serie A, half of the matches will be played in closed stadiums. Giant AC Milan will host Livorno on Sunday (TV: GolTV, delay, 7:30 pm ET) with no one in the 80,000-seat San Siro stadium. Four other Serie A teams will play their home match behind closed doors, […]
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USA-MEXICO ANALYSIS: Americans maintain the edge
By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America in Glendale, Ariz. The players change, the coaches change, the venues change. The result doesn't change. Mexico created more and better chances, again, and again failed to score while losing to the USA, 2-0, before a sellout crowd of 62,462 in the first meeting between the archrivals since […]
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RSL Stadium Bill Expected to Pass
Here’s the latest in the Real Salt Lake stadium saga: as ever, nothing has been finalized, but the Utah State Senate approved legislation in a 20-8 vote that would divert $35 million in hotel taxes to buy land and help build a $110 million soccer stadium in Sandy, the only stadium destination club officials said […]
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Chris Coleman’s Trial By Fire
It’s only natural that many of us have become adopted Fulham fans-or interested in the team at least-now that three of our Americans play an important role at the English Premier League club. Unlike some Brits, who refuse to accept that Americans can play, Fulham manager Chris Coleman has demonstrated his belief that MLS players […]
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Brazilian Soccer’s Two Faces
In Rio de Janeiro these days, more kids playing soccer on the streets wear jerseys sporting the logos of European clubs than those of teams in the Brazilian league, writes SI.com columnist Tim Vickery. What do you pin that on, the game’s globalization or the failure of Brazilian soccer? Vickery, who spends a great deal […]
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Dynamo Pushes Houston Soccer Park
Defending champion Houston Dynamo, like other MLS clubs, is on the prowl for a suitable location on which to build a new practice facility. The Houston Chronicle reports that team officials are interested in renovating Gus Wortham Park, a public golf course situated in a heavily Latino area, into the grounds for a new soccer-oriented […]
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Italian Clubs Praised for Accepting Government Decision
Italians love a good strike, so it might come as a surprise to some that Italian Serie A clubs have unanimously agreed to a court of arbitration ruling that will see the majority shut their doors to fans until new safety conditions have been met. In many cases these conditions are structural and will take […]
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ON THE MOVE: Wake's Muuss lands Denver job
Wake Forest assistant Bobby Muuss has been hired to fill the men's head coaching vacancy at Denver following Chad Ashton's decision to leave Denver to become an assistant at D.C. United. Muuss worked closely the last three years with Demon Deacon goalie Brian Edwards, who set school records with 13 shutouts last season and 31 […]
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U.S. UNDER-20 WOMEN: Frosh stars called into camp
Soccer America first-team All-Freshman picks Kristin Arnold (Texas A&M), Gina DiMartino (Boston College) and Nikki Marshall (Colorado) and second-team selections Emily Beans (Colorado College), Kelly Eagan (Villanova) and Becky Edwards (Florida State) headline the players called into new U.S. under-20 women's national team coach Jillian Ellis' first training camp of the new cycle, running Feb. […]
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COACHING CHANGES: NCAA D1 Men & Women
NCAA DIVISION I MEN COLLEGE … OLD COACH … NEW COACH CHARLOTTE John Tart… Jeremy Gunn (Ft. Lewis coach) DENVER Chad Ashton (D.C. United assistant) … Bobby Muuss (Wake Forest assistant) HIGH POINT Peter Broadley … Dustin Fonder (Elon assistant) HOWARD Keith Tucker … TBA IPFW Terry Stefankiewicz … Mike Harper (IPFW assistant) MAINE Travers […]
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Cal men and Aggie women headline signees
Wednesday was National Letter of Intent Day, a huge media event in the world of college football, but few men's and women's soccer programs even bothered to make announcements. Of the teams to advance to the final 16 in 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Tournament, only California released its incoming class. Forward Davis Paul of […]
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INTERNATIONAL: BC's Georges to play for World Stars
Boston College senior Laura Georges will play for the FIFA Women's World Stars in an exhibition game against China on April 22 in Wuhan, China. BC's French star was one of 18 international women's stars to be named to the team to play in the showcase event surrounding festivities involved in the final draw of […]