Ivica Supe of Croatian Third Division club Zagora FC was given a gift for each of the goals he’s scored this season from the team’s sponsor, a shepherd. “It was a surprise, I just don’t know where I will keep them,” Supe said about the 16 sheep he now owns. “And I am expecting to […]
Monthly Archives: April 2007
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4. EUROPEAN RACES: Dutch title on line Sunday
The Dutch Eredivisie will be decided Sunday with outsider AZ, which has not won the title since 1981, favored over defending champion PSV and Ajax because of its better goal difference. The teams go into the game tied with 72 points.
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5. MLS WEEKEND: Week 4 Game Previews
Toronto looks for its first goal in franchise history, D.C. United aims for its first win over the season, and the Home Depot Center heats up with the L.A. vs. Chivas USA clasico.
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8. YOUTH: U.S. U-15 boys head to Buenos Aires
[Roster] The U.S. under-15 boys national team will spend 10 days in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for a training camp. Coach Jim Barlow will take 20 players to the camp that will run April 27-May 7.
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How To Save Your ACL
“You’ve torn your ACL.” That’s a phrase no player wants to hear. In the United States it is estimated that 250,000 people tear an ACL each year, and a substantial number of them will undergo reconstructive knee surgery. But recent studies suggest that specific training methods can reduce the number of ACL tears sustained by soccer players.
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Adu Warns Altidore About the Hype
In retrospect, it’s not all that great being the “Next Big Thing” in American soccer, Freddy Adu tells Luis Arroyave of the Chicago Tribune. At 14, Adu was already drawing comparisons with Pele. He quickly became MLS’ highest paid player, and was labeled as the boy who would one-day deliver the World Cup to the […]
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Ronaldo: Mourinho Can’t Admit to His Failures
Ahead of a crucial weekend in the English Premiership, Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo, the Professional Footballer’s Association Player of the Year, Thursday spoke out publicly against his compatriot Jose Mourinho, telling Portuguese television the Chelsea manager “doesn’t know how to admit his own failures.” The 22-year-old Ronaldo’s comments came after Mourinho complained on Sunday that […]
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On Best Behavior, Becks Wins Again
David Beckham, who never seems to take a PR step wrong, this season has proven to be “almost a supermodel pro” in the way he handled both his exile from Real Madrid and the criticism surrounding his impending departure from the Spanish giant to the L.A. Galaxy, writes Ian Plenderleith of USSoccerPlayers. However, as much […]
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MLS Attendances Looking Familar
The 2007 season, now three weeks old, has been rightly tipped as the year for MLS, now in its 12th year. New sponsors, new stadiums, new TV deals and new stars have raised the bar of expectation. In light of all the hype, Adam Spangler of This is American Soccer asks the pointed question, so […]
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Liverpool Has No Answer for Drogba
On a night after Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo and AC Milan’s Kaka cemented their claim to being the two best players in world soccer with a pair of spellbinding performances at Old Trafford, Chelsea’s Didier Drogba showed why he, at the very least, deserves to be mentioned in the same breath. The Ivory Coast striker […]
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CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP: Pachuca claims title
Pachuca won the CONCACAF Champions up for the second time when it beat Guadalajara, 7-6, on penalty kicks after they played to a 0-0 tie in overtime Wednesday night in the second leg of the final. The first leg of the all-Mexican final ended in a 2-2. After 120 minutes without a goal in the […]
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TV PREVIEW: MLS leaders clash in Frisco
THURSDAY NIGHT PREVIEW FC DALLAS- NEW YORK (ESPN2, 8 pm ET/7 pm CT) After winning back-to-back games at home, the unbeaten Red Bulls return to the road, where they face FC Dallas in a matchup of conference leaders. It's a battle of MLS's best offense against its best defense. FC Dallas has scored seven goals […]
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EUROPE: Chelsea gains edge over Liverpool
Chelsea accomplished what Barcelona and PSV in the two previous rounds, and that's win at home in the first leg of its UEFA Champions League semifinal series with Liverpool. A first-half goal from Joe Cole gave Chelsea a 1-0 win over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. The goal was only the second of the […]
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YOUTH: U.S. U-16s fall to Ireland in Ballymena
For the second time this month Ireland beat the USA in U-16 boys competition. Three weeks ago, the Irish, won 2-1, at the Montaigu tournament on France. On Wednesday night in North Ireland, Ireland again prevailed, 2-1, to capture Group B at the Ballymena International Tournament. The Americans, who reached the Ballymena final the last […]
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MLS: KC match another lesson for Toronto FC
By Ridge Mahoney Executive Editor Any team that can leave its leading goalscorer of the previous season on the bench and win, 3-0, while launching nearly twice as many shots as its opponent should probably be taken seriously. Kansas City (2-1-0) did beat up on expansion Toronto FC (0-3-0) in its home opener Wednesday night, […]
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SONNY GUADARRAMA: Mexico or the USA?
Interview by Mike Woitalla Executive Editor Sonny Guadarrama is a 20-year-old midfielder who was born and raised in Texas and played at Campbell University in 2005 before turning pro with Santos Laguna of the Mexican First Division. He has dual U.S./Mexican citizenship and shortly after signing with Santos was called up by Mexico's U-20 national […]
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8. YOUTH: U.S. U-16s fall to Ireland in Ballymena
For the second time this month Ireland beat the USA in U-16 boys competition. Three weeks ago, the Irish, won 2-1, at the Montaigu tournament on France. On Wednesday night in North Ireland, Ireland again prevailed, 2-1, to capture Group B at the Ballymena International Tournament. The Americans, who reached the Ballymena final the last […]
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3. TV PREVIEW: MLS leaders clash in Frisco
THURSDAY NIGHT PREVIEW FC DALLAS- NEW YORK (ESPN2, 8 pm ET/7 pm CT) After winning back-to-back games at home, the unbeaten Red Bulls return to the road, where they face FC Dallas in a matchup of conference leaders. It’s a battle of MLS’s best offense against its best defense. FC Dallas has scored seven goals […]
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2. MLS: KC match another lesson for Toronto FC
By Ridge Mahoney Executive Editor Any team that can leave its leading goalscorer of the previous season on the bench and win, 3-0, while launching nearly twice as many shots as its opponent should probably be taken seriously. Kansas City (2-1-0) did beat up on expansion Toronto FC (0-3-0) in its home opener Wednesday night, […]
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7. CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP: Pachuca claims title
Pachuca won the CONCACAF Champions up for the second time when it beat Guadalajara, 7-6, on penalty kicks after they played to a 0-0 tie in overtime Wednesday night in the second leg of the final. The first leg of the all-Mexican final ended in a 2-2. After 120 minutes without a goal in the […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“He was probably the best player that day and if it had not been for his impact the result could have been totally different. He did not have a nerve in his body and he was an inspiration to us all. He was a sensational little player with great touch and vision. I am very sad and shocked by the news.”
— Bobby Charlton on England teammate Alan Ball’s performance in England’s 4-2 overtime win over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final.
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6. EUROPE: Chelsea gains edge over Liverpool
Chelsea accomplished what Barcelona and PSV in the two previous rounds, and that’s win at home in the first leg of its UEFA Champions League semifinal series with Liverpool. A first-half goal from Joe Cole gave Chelsea a 1-0 win over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. The goal was only the second of the […]
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4. DISCIPLINE: MLS suspends Herron and Kljestan (video)
The Major League Soccer Disciplinary Committee suspended Columbus Crew forward Andy Herron for four games and fined him $3,000 for the Costa Rican’s elbow to New England Revolution defender Jay Heaps in their 2-2 tie last Thursday. (Revs midfielder Shalrie Joseph was fined $500 for lack of respect for the game for shoving Herron.) The […]
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5. SONNY GUADARRAMA: Mexico or the USA?
Interview by Mike Woitalla Executive Editor Sonny Guadarrama is a 20-year-old midfielder who was born and raised in Texas and played at Campbell University in 2005 before turning pro with Santos Laguna of the Mexican First Division. He has dual U.S./Mexican citizenship and shortly after signing with Santos was called up by Mexico’s U-20 national […]
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A New Era for MLS
The arrival of an international celebrity and fashion icon who also plays midfield is just one of many radical changes in store as Major League Soccer enters the big time. MUCH BUZZ ABOUT BECKS. When will he arrive? Where will he and Victoria live, and where will the kids go to school? Will the team […]