Harvard men’s team embarked on an eight-day journey to Brazil that saw the Crimson play a number of exhibition matches in addition to sightseeing and watching a number of pro matches. Results this week included a 3-3 tie with Botafogo’s U-21 team and a 1-1 tie with Santa Cruz’s U-21s. John Stamatis and other Crimson […]
Monthly Archives: March 2007
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4. 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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6. ABROAD: Holopainen leaves Creighton for Finnish club
After one season at Creighton, Pietari Holopainen has left to sign a two-year contract with FC Haka in his native Finland. Holopainen, a second-team all-Missouri Valley selection, led the Bluejays with six assists while playing all over the field last fall. “Creighton was a wonderful experience for me as a student and as a player,” […]
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3. HOUSTON: Former U.S. standout Bush promoted
Former U.S. international Susan Bush has been named the women’s head coach at the University of Houston, replacing Bill Solberg, who resigned to accept a position with FC Milwaukee. Bush, the third head coach in program history, had spent the previous two years as Houston’s top assistant and recruiting coordinator. She was once considered one […]
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1. JC women’s coach charged on sex charges
Komi Afeto, the women’s coach at NJCAA school Suffolk (N.Y.) Community College women’s soccer coach, was arrested Wednesday and arraigned on Thursday for having what police called “a sexual relationship” with a 15-year-old girl, according to newsday.com. Afeto, a native of Togo who played at Dowling, was charged with one count of third-degree criminal sexual […]
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5. U-20 WOMEN: USA goes 1-1-1 against college powers
The U.S. under-20 women’s national team, which was dominated by collegians and high school seniors, recently completely a six-game camp in College Station, Texas, and played three games against college opposition, all 2006 NCAA Tournament teams. For the second year in a row, BYU beat the U-20s. Katie Fellows scored twice to give the Cougars […]
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2. RECRUITING: UNC lands Cameron Brown
Cameron Brown, one of the nation’s top young midfield prospects, heads North Carolina’s 2007 recruits. Brown, who spent time last year with the U.S. under-20 national team, has starred for Texas club Solar, where he is the career leading scorer with 154 goals and 275 assists for the three-time national runners-up. Also signed by UNC […]
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Overlooked at Home, Ferrari Finds Home in Italy
Sampdoria’s young American striker, Gabriel Ferrari, has been absolutely on fire since Thomas Rongen called him up for the U.S. U-20 men’s national team. The 18-year old Manhattan native scored twice in his debut for the U-20s, a 3-2 win over SMU, before notching the game-winner against the Haitian national team at Pizza Hut Park […]
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Man United, Ronaldinho Top Forbes’ Rich List
Manchester United has regained its stature as the most valuable team in soccer, while Ronaldinho displaced David Beckham as game’s richest player, according to an annual report compiled by Forbes. United is actually the world’s fourth-highest earner in terms of revenue at $310 million, but the American business magazine pegs its worth at $1.453 billion. […]
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England Players Deserve What They Get
England fans booed their own of the field as the Lions walked off the field at halftime with the score tied 0-0 against the tiny, tiny nation of Andorra (whose population is about the size of Wembley Stadium). A harsh reaction, perhaps, especially since the team eventually churned out a 3-0 victory, but the Guardian’s […]
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International Break ‘Mixed Bag’ for the Americans
FIFA.com profiles the U.S. national team, giving a somewhat stern review of interim head coach Bob Bradley, who’s steered the men’s national team to a 3-0-1 record in his first four games in charge. Despite USA’s poor World Cup, it was never going to be easy for Bradley to repeat the feats achieved by former […]
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ESPN Launches MLS Campaign
ESPN this week has launched a new marketing effort to promote its coverage of Major League Soccer, Brandweek reports. The campaign, “You are a fan. You just don’t know it yet,” spans TV, print and radio, but the ads will only be shown on Walt Disney Co.-owned properties including all ESPN networks and ABC. Coverage […]
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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, March 30 GOL TV Germany ARMINIA BIELEFELD-BORUSSIA DORTMUND (live), 2:30 pm. SATURDAY, March 31 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL England FULHAM-PORTSMOUTH (live), 10 am. England WATFORD-CHELSEA (live), noon. England WEST HAM-MIDDLESBROUGH (delay), 2:15 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL […]
Posted inSoccer America Site, Story
IN THE NEWS: JetBlue to offer Setanta soccer; Emmy nomination for World Cup coverage
Setanta Sports North America, whose menu of soccer broadcasts includes English Premiership matches, will be available as part of the free 36-channel lineup of DirecTV channels offered on JetBlue flights. … Last summer's World Cup broadcast, produced by Soccer United Marketing and ABC, has been nominated for a Sports Emmy (outstanding live special).
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WORLD: Memories of '99 for United
Manchester United hopes to hang on to its six-point lead at the top of the Premier League when it hosts Blackburn on Saturday (TV: Setanta Sports USA, live, 10 am ET). Second-place Chelsea visits last-place Wigan (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, noon ET). United has a shot at repeating its 1999 treble. It's through to […]
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BY THE NUMBERS: Mexico outdraws USA in USA
On Wednesday, Mexico beat Ecuador in Oakland, Calif., in a game that was sold out two weeks before kickoff while on the same day a crowd nearly a fifth smaller attended the USA's game against Guatemala in Texas. ''We probably could have sold another 50,000 tickets,'' said David Alioto, executive vice president for Earthquakes Soccer, […]
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WOMEN: USA welcomes 32 players into residency
The U.S. women's national team will welcome 32 players into residency training camp on April 2 at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. for a four-month period that will lead into the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China. The USA will break camp at the end […]
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U.S. U-20s: Ferrari and Adu strike again in win over Haiti
New York product Gabriel Ferrari and Freddy Adu again provided the goals as the U.S. U-20 national team beat Haiti, 2-1, on Wednesday in Frisco, Texas. Three days earlier, Ferrari, who joined Italian Serie A club Sampdoria in January, had scored twice and Adu struck once in the U-20s' 3-2 win over SMU. Against Haiti, […]
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OFF THE POST: Heads roll after Kaiser cover-up
Back in June of 2005, a Franz Beckenbauer was caught by a speed camera driving 45 mph in a 20 mph zone. But three officials in the traffic police department decided the man who won World Cups for Germany as a captain and coach should get a break. So they claimed the car was an […]
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3. WORLD: Memories of ’99 for United
Manchester United hopes to hang on to its six-point lead at the top of the Premier League when it hosts Blackburn on Saturday (TV: Setanta Sports USA, live, 10 am ET). Second-place Chelsea visits last-place Wigan (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, noon ET). United has a shot at repeating its 1999 treble. It’s through to […]
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3. HIGHLIGHT & MAGAZINE SHOWS: A Sampling
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHT/NEWS SHOWS A TODO GOAL (Goals from around the world) Gol TV Sunday, 11:30 pm ET. Monday, 1 pm ET. FOX SOCCER SHOW Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 10 pm ETFOX SPORTS NOTICIAS Fox Sports en Espanol Monday-Friday, 2 pm ET SKY SPORTS NEWS Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 7 pm ET GOL TV NEWS Gol […]
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2. IN THE NEWS: JetBlue to offer Setanta soccer; Emmy nomination for World Cup coverage
Setanta Sports North America, whose menu of soccer broadcasts includes English Premiership matches, will be available as part of the free 36-channel lineup of DirecTV channels offered on JetBlue flights. … Last summer’s World Cup broadcast, produced by Soccer United Marketing and ABC, has been nominated for a Sports Emmy (outstanding live special).
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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, March 30 GOL TV Germany ARMINIA BIELEFELD-BORUSSIA DORTMUND (live), 2:30 pm. SATURDAY, March 31 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL England FULHAM-PORTSMOUTH (live), 10 am. England WATFORD-CHELSEA (live), noon. England WEST HAM-MIDDLESBROUGH (delay), 2:15 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
9. OFF THE POST: Heads roll after Kaiser cover-up
Back in June of 2005, a Franz Beckenbauer was caught by a speed camera driving 45 mph in a 20 mph zone. But three officials in the traffic police department decided the man who won World Cups for Germany as a captain and coach should get a break. So they claimed the car was an […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
8. U.S. U-20s: Ferrari and Adu strike again in win over Haiti
New York product Gabriel Ferrari and Freddy Adu again provided the goals as the U.S. U-20 national team beat Haiti, 2-1, on Wednesday in Frisco, Texas. Three days earlier, Ferrari, who joined Italian Serie A club Sampdoria in January, had scored twice and Adu struck once in the U-20s’ 3-2 win over SMU. Against Haiti, […]