Watford's stay in the English Premier League will end after one season. The club that won promotion last season with help from American defender Jay DeMerit's playoff goal, tied Manchester City, 1-1, on Saturday to ruin any chances the last-place team had of avoiding relegation. DeMerit, in his 32nd EPL appearance, went the full 90. […]
Monthly Archives: April 2007
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SCOUTING REPORT: U.S. women to meet old foes
The Women's World Cup draw is becoming quite predictable. The United States, the top seed in Group B at the 2007 Women's World Cup, will face North Korea, Sweden and Nigeria — the same three opponents it faced in the first round of the 2003 World Cup. In addition, it marked the third straight time […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“Besides my brother [Janak] nobody beats me up like that. I can’t let that happen. I had to get him [Eddie Robinson] back. I told him I was going to get him, and I got him.” — Jozy Altidore, the 17-year-old New York striker who eluded Houston defender Eddie Robinson to score the winning goal […]
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5. AMERICANS ABROAD: Tie dooms DeMerit & Watford
Watford’s stay in the English Premier League will end after one season. The club that won promotion last season with help from American defender Jay DeMerit‘s playoff goal, tied Manchester City, 1-1, on Saturday to ruin any chances the last-place team had of avoiding relegation. DeMerit, in his 32nd EPL appearance, went the full 90. […]
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2. MLS WEEKEND WRAPUP: Razov hits No. 100 in Chivas USA rout
By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor The New York Red Bulls and FC Dallas posted impressive home wins to set up a Thursday night showdown on ESPN2, Chicago topped Kansas City to keep pace with New York atop the Eastern Conference, and Chivas USA tuned up for the first SuperClasico of the season against the Galaxy […]
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MLS WEEK 3: Game summaries
April 19 in Columbus Columbus 2 New England 2. Goals: Grabavoy (Virtuoso, Ngwenya) 8, Kamara (Hejduk, Evans) 86; Dorman (Cristman) 10, Twellman 38. Columbus – Gruenebaum, Hejduk, Gonzalez, Hendrickson, Pierce, Ngwenya (Kamara, 69), Grabavoy, O'Rourke, Gaven, Herron, Virtuoso (Evans, 62). New England – Reis, Heaps, Riley, John, Ralston, Dorman, Joseph, Larentowicz, Smith (Thompson, 60), Twellman, […]
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6. USL: RailHawks open with draw
The expansion Carolina RailHawks drew a crowd of 6,327 for their first game, a 1-1 tie with Minnesota on Saturday at SAS Soccer Park. Kupono Low‘s goal in the eighth minute gave Carolina a 1-0 lead, but the Thunder earned its second tie in two nights on a penalty kick by Liberian Ansu Toure. Cuban […]
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3. EUROPEAN RACES: Beckham back with bang
David Beckham celebrated his return to action after suffering a knee injury last month by setting up a crucial goal as Real Madrid kept its La Liga title hopes alive with a 2-1 victory over Valencia. The 31-year-old Englishman came on as a substitute in the second half and almost immediately made the move pay […]
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4. CHAMPIONS: Inter, Lyon, Celtic and Olympiakos clinch titles
Champions were crowned in four major European leagues as Inter Milan, Lyon, Celtic and Olympiakos all won their national league titles over the weekend. Italian World Cup champion Marco Materazzi, who was on the receiving end of Zinedine Zidane‘s head butt in the World Cup final, scored both goals to give Inter Milan a 2-1 […]
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7. SCOUTING REPORT: U.S. women to meet old foes
The Women’s World Cup draw is becoming quite predictable. The United States, the top seed in Group B at the 2007 Women’s World Cup, will face North Korea, Sweden and Nigeria — the same three opponents it faced in the first round of the 2003 World Cup. In addition, it marked the third straight time […]
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COACHING CHANGES: NCAA D1 Men & Women
NCAA DIVISION I MEN COLLEGE … OLD COACH … NEW COACH AIR FORCE Luis Sagastume … TBA 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 … […]
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HAMILTON MEMORIAL CLASSIC: Rutgers meets St. John's
Big East rivals Rutgers and St. John's will meet Saturday at Raritan High School in Hazlet, N.J. in the first annual Doug Hamilton Memorial Soccer Classic, honoring Doug Hamilton, the late Los Angeles Galaxy president and an important influence within the world of American soccer who passed away suddenly in March 2006 at the age […]
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U-21 WOMEN: Collegians head to Alabama
Kiki Bosio (Santa Clara) and Kelly O'Hara (Stanford), 2006 Soccer America All-Freshman first-team selections, are among the players selected to the U.S. Under-21 women's national team roster for the 2007 Futbol Internacional Tournament, taking place April 22-28 at six venues throughout the state of Alabama. O'Hara and UCLA's Danesha Adams, a 2005 Soccer America MVP […]
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Player of the Year Lapira to try out in Scotland
Notre Dame's Joseph Lapira, the 2006 Soccer America Men's Player of the Year and Hermann Trophy winner, will head to Scotland on the eve of 2007 college season for a tryout at Premier League club Aberdeen. According to Aberdeen youth director Len Taylor, Lapira will arrive Aug. 5 and spend a week with the Dons. […]
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TRANSFERS: SLU adds Barklage
St. Louis product Brandon Barklage will transfer to Saint Louis University after spending the previous two seasons at New Mexico. Barklage helped New Mexico to the NCAA Tournament the past two seasons and totaled 19 points (5 goals and 9 assists) in 42 games. Last season, the 5-foot-11 forward earned first-team Mountain Pacific Sports Federation […]
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5. COACHING CHANGES: NCAA D1 Men & Women
NCAA DIVISION I MEN COLLEGE … OLD COACH … NEW COACH AIR FORCE Luis Sagastume … TBA 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 … […]
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3. HAMILTON MEMORIAL CLASSIC: Rutgers meets St. John’s
Big East rivals Rutgers and St. John’s will meet Saturday at Raritan High School in Hazlet, N.J. in the first annual Doug Hamilton Memorial Soccer Classic, honoring Doug Hamilton, the late Los Angeles Galaxy president and an important influence within the world of American soccer who passed away suddenly in March 2006 at the age […]
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2. TRANSFERS: SLU adds Barklage
St. Louis product Brandon Barklage will transfer to Saint Louis University after spending the previous two seasons at New Mexico. Barklage helped New Mexico to the NCAA Tournament the past two seasons and totaled 19 points (5 goals and 9 assists) in 42 games. Last season, the 5-foot-11 forward earned first-team Mountain Pacific Sports Federation […]
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4. U-21 WOMEN: Collegians head to Alabama
Kiki Bosio (Santa Clara) and Kelly O’Hara (Stanford), 2006 Soccer America All-Freshman first-team selections, are among the players selected to the U.S. Under-21 women’s national team roster for the 2007 Futbol Internacional Tournament, taking place April 22-28 at six venues throughout the state of Alabama. O’Hara and UCLA’s Danesha Adams, a 2005 Soccer America MVP […]
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1. Player of the Year Lapira to try out in Scotland
Notre Dame’s Joseph Lapira, the 2006 Soccer America Men’s Player of the Year and Hermann Trophy winner, will head to Scotland on the eve of 2007 college season for a tryout at Premier League club Aberdeen.
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Crew’s Schelotto Bids Farewell to Boca
It was an emotional goodbye for Guillermo Barros Schelotto, who bid his beloved Boca Juniors farewell on Thursday before joining the Columbus Crew of MLS. In his 10 years at the Buenos Aires club, the 33-year-old Argentine helped the team win 15 major titles, including the Copa Libertadores on three occasions and the Toyota Cup […]
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Adriano Banned for Diving to Win a Penalty
This may be a first: Serie A’s disciplinary commission banned Inter Milan striker Adriano for diving over Roma keeper Alexander Doni in order to win a penalty that was later converted. The commission must have used television evidence to make its ruling, because TV replays show that Adriano, realizing he had no angle to score […]
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Zidane L.A. Rumors Create an Eerily Familiar Situation
Zinedine Zidane to the Galaxy? The rumors now are just too numerous to ignore: according to reports in Italy and the U.S., the France national team legend is in talks with Major League Soccer over a possible move to L.A. to play alongside David Beckham. Pending Zidane’s decision to return to professional soccer, of course-the […]
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Becks Bucks Roll in at AEG
David Beckham has already helped the Los Angeles Galaxy recoup nearly three times the value of his annual salary-and he won’t even kick a ball in MLS until July. “We were never worried about our financial commitment,” said Tim Leiweke, chief executive of Galaxy owner Anschutz Entertainment Group. “We’ve already made our money back.” […]
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Earthquakes-SJSU Deal Collapses
The stadium deal involving San Jose State University and a revived San Jose Earthquakes is officially not going to happen, university executives told the San Jose Mercury News on Thursday, citing a dispute over how the school would be compensated for co-ownership of the stadium. SJSU President Don Kassing wanted a guaranteed $6 million per […]