Soccer United Marketing (SUM) has secured $2 million in international TV rights fees for this rest of this season’s MLS and SuperLiga games. The arrival of David Beckham and Mexican star Cuauhtemoc Blanco to MLS drove deals with Mexican broadcasters Cadena Tres and TeleVisa, and ESPN International and ART, a North African and Middle Eastern distribution company. According to Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal, SUM also hopes to finalize deals with broadcasters in South Korea and Japan in the next 45 days.
Monthly Archives: July 2007
Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
What They’re Saying
“Certain teams complain about not having facilities, not having a stadium. We have everything here. These fans, they want this team to win. They want a championship team. We could do it, and we’re not doing it.”
— Colorado Rapids forward Herculez Gomez, whose team has scored once in its last six games. The Rapids’ 1-0 home loss to New York on Sunday extended their winless streak to eight games and they’ve won just twice in their new stadium, Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. (Denver Post)
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Soccer on TV
This week’s Copa America action kicks off Tuesday with Brazil’s semifinal clash against Uruguay (Univision & Gol TV). At the U-20 World Cup, the red-hot USA faces Uruguay in the round of 16 on Wednesday (ESPNU & Galavision).
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
World-Class Argentina Still Copa Favorite
Each of the Copa America semi-finalists won their quarterfinal with ease, and while Argentina may not won by the greatest margin, its 4-0 second half flattening of Peru solidified the Albiocelestes’ standing as tournament favorites. The scary thing, as Peru coach Julio Cesar Uribe said after the match, is that Peru didn’t play badly, unlike […]
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Mexico Transformed
Hugo Sanchez’s men on Sunday showed that Mexico’s 2-0 victory over defending Copa America champ Brazil in its opening game was no fluke with a 6-0 demolition of Paraguay — a team regarded by many as the third-best in South America. Indeed, a comprehensive series of performances at this year’s championship has left sportswriters across […]
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Real Names Schuster as Coach
As expected, Spanish champion Real Madrid on Monday named former Getafe coach Bernd Schuster as the club’s new head coach. Schuster’s appointment paves the way for an influx of new signings at the Bernabeu, which will likely be headed by the arrival of Chelsea’s Arjen Robben and, maybe, AC Milan’s Kaka. Schuster’s succession of former […]
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Adu, Altidore Brilliance Beats Brazil
When the United States beat Brazil 2-1 in the Under-20 World Cup on Friday, the most encouraging takeaway was that this win was no miracle. Brazil might have had more possession and created more chances, but its defense had absolutely no answer for the one-two punch of New York Red Bulls striker Josmer Altidore and […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
National Team Future is Bright, Despite Copa
Ken Pendleton of USSoccerPlayers offers up a frank assessment of the Americans’ performance at the Copa America, and the overall national team effort over the last month, which he rates as “a huge success.” There can be no question that the Venezuela experiment turned out to be an “anticlimactic conclusion to a rather busy month,” […]
Posted inSoccer America Magazine, Story
Beckham’s Star Power
David Beckham, marketing superstar, will arrive in America shortly. What can his new team, the league and American soccer fans expect?
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Beckham Will Do More Than Bend It
He didn’t want to be a savior, yet David Beckham may well arrive as one. The league he will play in is doing just fine, but his new team is on the skids.
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Taming the Wild West
Creating the U.S. Soccer Development Academy is the USSF’s first step in trying to take advantage of the strengths of American youth soccer while tackling its flaws.
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U.S. Abroad 2006-07: Americans Shine and Suffer
A record number of Americans saw English Premier League and German Bundesliga action in 2006-07, and a 20-year-old U.S. export played regularly in the Mexican League — but relegation victims included venerable legionnaires Kasey Keller and Eddie Lewis.
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What They’re Saying
“We all knew that Freddy was a talented kid and I felt that he was ready to wear the captain’s armband and take on a leadership role with this team. I couldn’t be happier with the way he has dealt with these circumstances. He had a superb performance against Poland and today, beyond his skill he always showed his desire, his heart. Great players succeed at the highest level and today was a great game for him, and he took the rest of the team with him today.”
— U.S. U-20 coach Thomas Rongen after Freddy Adu played on his second straight phenomenal game for the USA at the U-20 World Cup, leading it past Brazil, 2-1.
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Matt Jordan fractures jaw in collision with Montreal teammate
[USL RESULTS] Former MLS goalie Matt Jordan suffered a fractured jaw in a collision with teammate Simon Gatti in the first half of the Montreal Impact’s USL First Division game against Carolina. In a physical game that saw Impact defender Andres Arango and Carolina forward Anthony Maher red carded in the 9th minute, Montreal came back from a two-goal deficit to tie the RailHawks, 2-2, on a pair of Charles Gbeke goals two minutes apart in the second half. The game drew more than 8,000 fans in Sherbrooke. Another Ivory Coast product, Hamed Diallo, scored two goals to lead Rochester past Carolina, 2-1, on Friday night and earn a share of the First Division lead with Vancouver, which lost at Atlanta, 2-0, on goals by Warren Ukah. For complete USL results and goalscorers …
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2007 Copa America TV Schedule
The Copa America moves into its final week with semifinals on Tuesday (Brazil-Uruguay) and Wednesday (Mexico-Argentina). For the complete Copa America TV schedule …
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All four Copa America quarterfinals are blowouts
The four semifinalists breezed into the final week of play at the Copa America by beating their opponents by a margin of 20-1 in the quarterfinals. Mexico produced the most one-sided victory, clobbering Paraguay, 6-0. Argentina routed Peru, 4-0, on Sunday with all four goals coming in the second half — two from playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme. On Saturday, Uruguay ended host Venezuela’s dream to reaching the semifinals for the first time with a 4-1 win in the weekend’s only close game. The Celeste led by only a goal until it added two goals in the final three minutes. Brazil thumped Chile, 6-1, to silence the critics of Coach Dunga for his defensive tactics in the first stage of the competition.
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Canada bombs at the Under-20 World Cup
Host Canada was ignominiously dumped from the Under-20 World Cup when it lost to Congo, 2-0, for its third straight shutout loss of the competition. Canada is the first host team in the 30-year history of the U-20 competition not to score a goal. All four African entrants and all four South American teams advanced to the U-20 World Cup. Scotland — winless in all three games — was the only European team not to advance.
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Colombian Osorio, fitness specialist, named Chicago Fire head coach
New Fire head coach Juan Carlos Osorio will be officially introduced Monday at a press conference. The former Manchester City assistant manager, replaces Dave Sarachan, who was fired on June 20. Longtime Fire assistant Dennis Hamlett coached the team on an interim basis for the last three games — two ties and a loss.
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The Freddy and Jozy Show is big hit at the Under-20 World Cup
[EXTENDED U.S. U-20 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS] The USA has been the story of the Under-20 World Cup in Canada. It clinched first place in its group at the U-20 competition for the third straight time thanks to a pair of breathtaking performances: a 6-1 demolition of Poland and a 2-1 victory over Brazil, the first by an American men’s team against Brazil in a FIFA competition in 18 years. The goals, all golazos, left the Americans on top of the U-20 scoring charts with nine goals in three games. Once again, Freddy Adu was brilliant against Brazil, and the U.S. goals — both scored by Jozy Altidore — spectacular. For Ridge Mahoney’s report and all the video highlights …
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2007 Under-20 World Cup TV Schedule
Play at the Under-20 World Cup resumes on Wednesday when the USA faces Uruguay in Toronto in a game televised on ESPNU and Galavision. Eight second-round games will be played Wednesday and Thursday. For the complete Under-20 World Cup schedule …
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New York takes lead in tight MLS Eastern Conference race
[MLS WEEKEND REPORT] The Eastern Conference is tighter than ever — two points cover the top five teams — after the Crew and Red Bulls win, and the West is a two-horse race following Houston’s seventh victory in its last eight games.
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Red Bulls Routed in Houston
“Houston, We Have a Problem,” came the post-game headline from Big Apple Soccer after the New York Red Bulls were thrashed, 4-0, by resurgent MLS champ Houston Dynamo. Once again, the Bulls were all over the place at the back, as the Dynamo repeatedly carved its way through midfield, playing balls in behind the Bulls’ […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Tevez to Undergo United Medical in Venezuela
According to the Associated Press, Carlos Tevez will undergo a medical in Venezuela as English champion Manchester United closes in on a two-year loan move for the West Ham United striker. The Argentine is currently playing in the Copa America in Venezuela with the national team. A joint announcement is expected later on Friday from […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
L.A.’s New (Beckham) Look is Leaked
The arrival of David Beckham means many things to the L.A. Galaxy. One of them is a new look, which was supposed to be kept under wraps until David’s arrival in Los Angeles next week. However, the new uniforms are now available for public viewing after adidas (accidentally) posted the item for sale on its […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
CONMEBOL Displeased with Weak U.S. Roster
CONMEBOL, the South American soccer federation, expressed its displeasure with the third-string team the United States sent to the 2007 Copa America in Venezuela. U.S. coach Bob Bradley clearly used the tournament as an opportunity to blood new talent for the national team, bringing in just seven players from the squad that lifted the CONCACAF […]