The Italian soccer federation gave the green light for teams to resume play this weekend after the government approved tough measures to fight violence. All play has been suspended since last Friday following the killing of a policeman in rioting by fans outside the Catania stadium in Sicily during the Serie A match between the […]
Monthly Archives: February 2007
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FRIENDLIES: Unimaginative English fall to Spain at home
England struggled again, walking off the Old Trafford field Wednesday night to a chorus of boos from Manchester fans after a 1-0 loss to Spain. Barcelona's Andres Iniesta scored the winner in the 63rd minute to extend England's winless streak to four games. England, which was missing several key players, including Wayne Rooney, rarely threatened […]
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AMERICANS ABROAD: Conor Casey to leave Germany, headed to MLS
American forward Conor Casey, 25, who has been in Germany since 2001, is reportedly leaving First Division club Mainz for MLS. Casey left the University of Portland after his sophomore year in 2000 to sign with First Division club Borussia Dortmund, for whose reserve team he played for in the Third and Fourth divisions before […]
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USA-Mexico REPORT CARD: Conrad, Donovan score highest
By Ridge Mahoney SOCCER AMERICA REPORT CARD (1=low; 5=average; 10-high) RATING PLAYER (CLUB CAPS/GOALS) STARTERS: 6 Tim Howard (Everton ENG 17/0) 4 Chris Albright (Los Angeles 21/1) 8 Jim Conrad (Kansas City 19/1) 6 Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham ENG 43/6) 5 Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA 2/1) 4 Clint Dempsey (Fulham/ENG 24/6) 6 Ricardo Clark (Houston 3/0) […]
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4. 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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3. 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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2. 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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5. 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 […]
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1. 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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2. 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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3. USA-Mexico REPORT CARD: Conrad, Donovan score highest
By Ridge Mahoney SOCCER AMERICA REPORT CARD (1=low; 5=average; 10-high) RATING PLAYER (CLUB CAPS/GOALS) STARTERS: 6 Tim Howard (Everton ENG 17/0) 4 Chris Albright (Los Angeles 21/1) 8 Jim Conrad (Kansas City 19/1) 6 Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham ENG 43/6) 5 Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA 2/1) 4 Clint Dempsey (Fulham/ENG 24/6) 6 Ricardo Clark (Houston 3/0) […]
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6. AMERICANS ABROAD: Conor Casey to leave Germany, headed to MLS
American forward Conor Casey, 25, who has been in Germany since 2001, is reportedly leaving First Division club Mainz for MLS. Casey left the University of Portland after his sophomore year in 2000 to sign with First Division club Borussia Dortmund, for whose reserve team he played for in the Third and Fourth divisions before […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“The sportsmanship. It’d be nice if more of you guys and the Mexican press talked about it because it’s really poor. They walk off the field and don’t want to shake our hands, don’t want to exchange jerseys. When we lose to them there we shake their hands and say good job, but there’s none […]
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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) MONDAY, Feb. 12 GALAVISION CONCACAF/UNCAF Copa de Naciones NICARAGUA-BELIZE, Group A (live), 6 pm ET/PT. CONCACAF/UNCAF Copa de Naciones EL SALVADOR-GUATEMALA, Group A (live), 8:30 pm. TUESDAY, Feb. 13 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL England MIDDLESBROUGH-BRISTOL CITY, 4th Round […]
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5. ITALY: Play to resume conditionally
The Italian soccer federation gave the green light for teams to resume play this weekend after the government approved tough measures to fight violence. All play has been suspended since last Friday following the killing of a policeman in rioting by fans outside the Catania stadium in Sicily during the Serie A match between the […]
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4. FRIENDLIES: Unimaginative English fall to Spain at home
England struggled again, walking off the Old Trafford field Wednesday night to a chorus of boos from Manchester fans after a 1-0 loss to Spain. Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta scored the winner in the 63rd minute to extend England’s winless streak to four games. England, which was missing several key players, including Wayne Rooney, rarely threatened […]
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U.S. Soccer’s Promotion Problem
Success is the best way of promoting U.S. soccer, says federation president Sunil Gulati, and tonight’s match against Mexico in Arizona is a good place to start. It’s about promotion, he says, and there’s no better promotion than good results. “Most of the promotion is centered around two things: specific games and the buildup to […]
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Inter Could Face Stadium Ban
Inter Milan owner Massimo Moratti on Wednesday expressed his concern about whether Champions League matches would be open to fans at the San Siro if the special cabinet that’s convened to assess the safety of Italian stadiums deems the Milan stadium unsafe. “We will see, we will have to face one problem at a time,” […]
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A Liverpool Owner’s Meddlesome Baseball Past
If his sports record is any indication, co-owner Tom Hicks could prove to be a bad omen for Liverpool FC, says Dave Hannigan of The Guardian. Apart from two American League Western Division titles in his first two seasons, Hicks has had little success with MLB’s Texas Rangers, the team he bought from a George […]
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Is EPL Foreign Investment Short-Sighted?
BBC Sport on Wednesday issued a special report on the finances of English soccer clubs relative to their Italian and Spanish counterparts, bringing in the question of foreign ownership. For starters, they say the margins for owning a big soccer club have traditionally been small. So why are foreign investors clamoring to take over English […]
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Mexico Serious as Rivalry Resumes
Mexico is taking Wednesday night’s friendly at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., very seriously, says Grahame L. Jones of the Los Angeles Times, reporting from Mexico’s training camp. Why? Because for the past six or seven years, the U.S. national team has had the Tricolores’ number, and they know it. As veteran […]
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USA-MEXICO: A sold-out showdown in Arizona
(TV: Wednesday, ESPN2 & Univision 9 pm ET, kickoff 9:25 pm ET.) By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America in Glendale, Ariz. There's turmoil in the Mexican camp. The American players are forecasting a World Cup atmosphere. The sellout crowd of 62,000 will be mostly attired in green. It's USA-Mexico, what else? ''This game will […]
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FRIENDLIES: Portugal hands Dunga first loss with Brazil
Late goals from Simao Sabrosa and central Ricardo Carvalho gave Portugal a 2-0 win over Brazil in a friendly international at London's Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. The goals were set up by well-struck balls by Ricardo Quaresma and Hugo Viana. It was Dunga's first defeat in six internationals as Brazil coach since taking over from […]
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OFF THE POST: German club's goals too small
German newspaper Hamburger Abendblatt discovered that the crossbars of Bundesliga club Hamburg SV's goals in its AOL-Arena, a 2006 World Cup venue, were 2 inches too low. Last-place Hamburg SV, whose squad includes American midfielder Benny Feilhaber, has scored a league-worst seven home-field goals in nine games while conceding nine goals.
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GUUS HIDDINK: Prosecutors call for jail sentence
Prosecutors called for a 10-month jail sentence for Dutch coach Guus Hiddink, considered a candidate for the U.S. national team coaching job, and a 13-month sentence for Hiddink's adviser on tax fraud charges. They accuse Hiddink, currently the Russia national team coach, of evading almost $1.81 million in Dutch taxes for falsely claiming he was […]