Toronto FC’s wheeling and dealing continued Wednesday when it traded Edson Buddle to the Los Angeles Galaxy for Jamaican national team defender Tyrone Marshall. The deal came the same day MLS suspended Marshall three games and fined him $1,500 for a tackle on FC Dallas forward Kenny Cooper in the 89th minute of the Galaxy’s game on June 9. Cooper’s leg was broken on the play that resulted in a red card for Marshall.
Monthly Archives: June 2007
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U-17s head to South Korea for pre-World Cup tournament
The U.S. under-17 boys national team will travel to South Korea, host of this summer’s Under-17 World Cup, for the Eight Nations Tournament to be held June 17-24. The USA is slated to play Japan on June 17, Nigeria on June 19 and New Zealand on June 21 in three different World Cup venues. For the U-17 roster …
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Former Canada hero nabbed in drug bust
Igor Vrablic, a star on Canada’s 1986 World Cup team, was one of two men arrested in Waterloo, Ont., last week in connection with a drug raid that netted 8.5 kilos of marijuana, 3,000 ecstasy pills and drug paraphernalia, as well as $11,000 in Canadian money and another $6,000 in U.S. currency. The Slovakian-born Vrablic scored in Canada’s 2-1 victory over Honduras that clinched a berth in the 1986 World Cup finals — Canada’s only appearance in the finals — and started in two of the games in Mexico.
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Brazil to take loaded team to U-20 World Cup
Brazil, which will face the USA in the first round, has named its team for the Under-20 World Cup. Coach Nelson Rodrigues‘ squad includes Lucas and Carlos Eduardo, two of the most influential players on 2007 Libertadores Cup finalists Gremio, and four European-based players, David Marinho of Benfica (Portugal), Marcelo of Real Madrid (Spain), Jo of CSKA Moscow (Russia) and Luiz Adriano of Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine).
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The incredible shrinking Beckham TV special
Instead of a six-episode special on the life of new arrivals David and Victoria Beckham, NBC will air a one-hour special called “Victoria Beckham: Coming to America” on Monday, July 16.
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From Passionate to Frenzied
Believe it or not, there was a time not so long ago that families spent Saturday mornings together at home or someplace other than a soccer field. … When I was growing up, youth sports were dominated by boys, and kids generally didn’t get started in team sports until 3rd grade at the earliest, joining seasonal teams like football, baseball and basketball, with some kids not getting involved until middle school and almost no one getting serious till high school. Soccer changed all that, with programs starting in kindergarten and close to 50 percent participation by girls.
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Inter Prepares $50 Million Tevez Bid
Inter Milan President Massimo Moratti is reportedly keen on adding coveted West Ham striker Carlos Tevez to his vast cabinet of Argentine superstars. “It’s true,” Moratti said on Tuesday. “We really like the player. He has the qualities and the character we need.” Tevez, of course, has spent just one controversial season at West Ham, […]
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Inside Soccer’s Slave Trade
The Observer delves into the world of one of soccer’s many “football factories” in the developing world, where boys as young as nine “are being exploited by businessmen who hope to profit from negotiating transfers to big European clubs.” In Ivory Coast, which has produced the likes of Arsenal’s Emmanuel Eboue and Chelsea’s Didier Drogba […]
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PSV Accepts $1.4 Million Rangers Bid for Beasley
DaMarcus Beasley could be on his way to Scottish giant Glasgow Rangers, according to a report from the Daily Record, which says PSV Eindhoven had agreed to a transfer fee worth approximately $1.4 million for the 25-year-old American winger. That price point has given Rangers coach Walter Smith the go-ahead to open contract negotiations with […]
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Donovan: Foxborough Feels Like Home, Anyways
The U.S. has already done its duty in the Gold Cup group stage by winning all three of its games and qualifying in first place for the quarterfinals, and Landon Donovan is as happy as anybody to remain in New England for the next game, the striker told Frank Dell’Apa of the Boston Herald — […]
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U.S.: Bring on Anyone
Well, that’s certainly more like it: the U.S. cruised to a 4-0 win at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday night, thanks to a pair of goals from DaMarcus Beasley, who could have easily had three or four himself in a much bigger victory Indeed, if the boys in red, white and blue play as well as […]
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WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“If you want to play sports, it’s possible to play sports at any altitude in the world.”
— Bolivian President Evo Morales, winded but smiling after scoring the winning goal against a team of local mountaineers in a match that was played on icy boulders 19,700 feet high in the Andes but lasted only about 15 minutes, including the time spent recovering the ball after it skittered away down the slope. Morales set up the game as a show of national unity to protest FIFA’s decision to ban games at altitude. (AP)
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Final NSCAA/adidas Spring High School Rankings
Greenville (S.C.) High School and Waubonsie Valley High School of Aurora, Ill., finished as the top-ranked teams in the final NSCAA/adidas National High School Rankings for boys and girls, respectively. For the final Boys and Girls Top 20 spring rankings …
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ESPNU and ESPN360.com to air U-20 World Cup
[TELEVISION] ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network, and ESPN360.com, ESPN’s broadband service, will combine to broadcast all 52 matches at the U-20 World Cup in Canada June 30-July 22. ESPNU will feature all U.S. team matches in pool play, plus the entire round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and championship match.
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Patriots knock off Miami FC in Open Cup first round
[U.S. OPEN RESULTS] Goalkeeper Jorge Muniz stopped Brazilian World Cup champion Zinho on one attempt from the penalty spot and then converted the deciding penalty kick himself to give the El Paso Patriots of the PDL a 4-2 victory in a shootout over the USL-1’s Miami FC Tuesday night in the first round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Two USL-2 teams lost to lower-ranked teams. The PDL’s Ocean City Barons beat Crystal Palace Baltimore, 1-0, and the NPSL’s Milwaukee Bavarians beat the Cincinnati Kings by the same score. For complete results and goalscorers …
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RECORD CARD: Beasley has a blinder against El Salvador
Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players’ performance in their 4-0 Gold Cup win over El Salvador …
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Efficient U.S. attack overruns El Salvador at the Gold Cup
The Gold Cup is derided for its slipshod organization and paltry promotion in English-language outlets, but as a competitive event, in many respects it stands up. Case in point: For all the importance placed on a team winning its first game, just doing so is no guarantee of advancement, even with two of the three third-place teams qualifying for the quarterfinals along with the top two in each group. El Salvador opened with a 2-1 victory over Trinidad & Tobago the same day the USA scraped past Guatemala, 1-0, at Home Depot Center. By the time they met at Gillette Stadium Tuesday, the Americans were rolling and the Salvadorans reeling. Result: 4-0 to the USA, thanks to a DaMarcus Beasley blinder (scored two goals, set up another), single tallies by Taylor Twellman and Landon Donovan, and the Salvadorans’ bothersome habit of misfiring on the few chances they had to claw their way back into the competition.
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Washington Freedom remains perfect in the W-League
The Washington Freedom improved to 4-0-0 on the season by beating the Western Massachusetts Lady Pioneers (7-0) and Boston Renegades (4-0). Ali Andrzejewski had a hat trick against the Pioneers and added a goal against the Renegades. Rebecca Moros scored two goals against Boston. The only other unbeaten and untied teams are the Minnesota Lightning and Ottawa Fury (both 3-0-0). For complete W-League results and goalscorers …
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Bradenton Academics pass PDL test with flying colors
Rising Akron senior Pablo Moreira scored four goals to give the Bradenton Academics a 7-0 victory at the Cocoa Expos and take over first place in the PDL’s Southeast Division. The Tacoma Tide moved into first place in the Northwest Division with a 3-0 over the Cascade Surge on goals by Stefan Tangen, Rory Agu and Taylor Hoss. Other divisional leaders: Cape Cod Crusaders (Northeast), Ocean City Barons and Hampton Roads Piranhas (Mid-Atlantic), Chicago Fire Premier (Great Lakes), St. Louis Brass (Heartland), Laredo Heat (Mid-South) and San Fernando Valley Quakes (Southwest). For complete PDL results and goalscorers …
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2007 Gold Cup Television Schedule
Group play concludes with two Group C games in Houston: Mexico-Panama on Univision and Honduras-Cuba on TeleFutura. Mexico advances to the quarterfinals with a win. A tie or loss could set up a USA-Mexico meeting in the quarterfinals and a loss could knock the Tri out altogether.
Posted inSoccer Business Insider, Story
Just Imagine the Possibilities
The first issue of Soccer Business Insider kicks off with Clive Toye, arguably the founder of modern American soccer marketing. As president of the New York Cosmos in the 1970s, the former English sports journalist brought Brazilian legend Pele and German superstar Franz Beckenbauer to America and put the North American Soccer League on the map. His unique perspective on the rise of the U.S. soccer market lays the groundwork for our diverse columnists to come. Enjoy!
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The Problem with Becks’ Success
As New York Sun columnist Paul Gardner points out, everything about the David Beckham signing has been positive for Major League Soccer-so far. The global publicity was “much more than we’d ever dreamed of,” MLS Commissioner Don Garber has said. Even better has been Becks’ return to the first team at both Real Madrid and […]
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Do or Die for Tri on Wednesday
Mexico was on the receiving end of the biggest shock at the 2007 Gold Cup so far, when Honduras stole a deserved last-minute win from the Tricolores at Giants Stadium on Sunday. Hugo Sanchez’s men now travel to Houston needing a win against tricky Panama to ensure safe passage to the next round and the […]
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All Eyes on Riquelme, Palermo in Buenos Aires
On Wednesday in Buenos Aires, the Copa Libertadores final begins. It’s a competition that’s often described as South America’s UEFA Champions League. Usually a showcase for the region’s up-and-coming stars, this year’s final is punctuated by the appearance of a two key veterans on one of the competition’s most storied teams. Indeed, the final is […]
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Honeymoon Over for Benitez, New Liverpool Owners
It may be that the British soccer press has little to talk about now that the domestic and international seasons have ended, but speculation has it that Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is already fed up with American owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks for not getting it done on the financial end. The Times says […]