Mexico, fielding a team filled with candidates for its U-23 team preparing for Olympic qualifying, fell 1-0 to Colombia in Commerce City, Colo., on a goal 53rd minute goal by Jaime Castrillón in front of 17,737 fans. U.S. product Edgar Castillo entered the game in the 65th minute.
Monthly Archives: August 2007
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U.S. REPORT CARD: Average or worse for most Bradley boys
Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players’ performance in their 1-0 loss to Sweden …
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USA lacks guile in Gothenburg
For all the weight placed on team cohesion and collective performance in evaluating a soccer game, many matches are decided by which individuals step up. So it proved to be Wednesday night when Sweden beat the USA, 1-0. No U.S forward could match the guile and threat of Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, midfielders Kim Kim Källstrom and Kennedy Bakircioglü outplayed their U .S. counterparts, and the Swedish defense far more effectively blunted the opposition.
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No Rifts at TFC, Despite Form
Is there a mutiny on hand in Toronto? Winless in six, scoreless in six, Toronto FC is just seven minutes away from Major League Soccer’s most dubious record: most minutes without a goal. Injuries have certainly played their part, but there’s no denying TFC’s massive slump. Even so, the Toronto Sun says the players insist […]
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Sweden a Tough Test for the U.S.
International friendlies aren’t often important, but today’s USA-Sweden match carries significance for both sides, says Goal.com’s Ben Brackett. Sweden will use the home match as a tune-up for its next round of Euro 2008 qualifiers in two weeks. The Scandinavians understand that the U.S. is a much tougher opponent than it used to be, but […]
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Ramos Stays in Seville, Alves Wants Out; Spurs Linked with Roman
England’s Tottenham Hotspur and Spain’s FC Sevilla are very much in the news today, after it was revealed that Spurs tried to replace coach Martin Jol with Sevilla’s Juande Ramos. It was an offer the UEFA Cup winner described as “dizzying,” though in the end, Ramos said, “There was not the slightest possibility that I […]
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Newcastle for Sale Again?
Barely two months after he bought the club, British billionaire Mike Ashley is discussing the sale of Newcastle United. The London Times says Icelandic retail mogul Palmi Haraldsson has already entered into talks with Ashley about acquiring the club’s assets for more than $270 million. Newcastle denied the rumors. The development comes amid unsettling times […]
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School Rules: Galaxy Cuts Crowd for SuperLiga
The L.A. Galaxy, set to host Mexican giant Pachuca in next week’s SuperLiga final, has agreed to limit ticket sales for the midweek clash to 12,500 (less than half the stadium’s capacity), in order to appease a local college. Cal State-Dominguez Hills shares its campus with the Home Depot Center and the SuperLiga final presents […]
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Smart U.S. Marketing Advice For Foreign Clubs
The U.S. soccer market is a primary target for many foreign soccer clubs. Their objectives include match competition, revenue generation, player identification, plus fan, player and business development. To these clubs we offer the following advice:
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Costa Rica beats host; Brazil romps again
[U-17 WORLD CUP RESULTS] Costa Rica became the first Concacaf team to notch a win at the U-17 World Cup when it downed host South Korea, 2-0. It was the host’s second straight loss. Also in Group A, Peru and Togo played to a scoreless tie. In Group B, Brazil followed up on its 7-0 win over New Zealand with a 6-1 rout of North Korea, while England downed New Zealand, 5-0. Brazil’s Fabio and England’s Victor Moses lead the tournament in scoring with three goals a piece.
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Copa America champ Brazil face Algeria
In its first action since lifting this summer’s Copa America, Brazil faces Algeria in a friendly in Montpellier, France on Wednesday. (TV live: 12:30 pm ET Fox Soccer Channel & Fox Sports en Espanol). Brazil stars Ronaldinho and Kaka, who chose to skip the Copa, are expected to be used as subs. Coach Dunga is expected to start players who played in the Copa America, where Brazil downed Argentina in the final, 3-0.
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U.S. U-17s hope to bounce back
[PREVIEW] The USA hopes to bounce back from its disappointing 4-3 loss to Tajikistan in its U-17 World Cup opener when it faces Tunisia on Thursday. The game airs live at 4 am ET on ESPN, ESPNU and Galavision, and online at ESPN360.com. ESPNU rebroadcasts the game at noon ET on Thursday. Galavision is rebroadcasting the game at 7 pm ET/PT on Thursday. The USA is aiming to reach the second round for the sixth time in its record 12th appearance. Tunisia beat Belgium, 4-2, in its opener.
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MLS midweek doubleheader kicks off stretch run
[TV PREVIEWS] Two months remain in the regular season and only Real Salt Lake is without a real chance to make the playoffs. A nine-game slate of league action this week gets underway with Big Wednesday: a pair of crucial Eastern Conference matchups. D.C. United-New York and Kansas City-Chicago.
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Mexico set for ninth game in USA
Mexico, eight of whose 17 games in 2007 have taken place on U.S. soil, faces Colombia in a friendly in Commerce City, Colo., on Wednesday (TV: live, 10 pm ET, Telemundo). Of its three remaining games this year after the Colombia clash, Mexico will play two in the USA. That means El Tri will have played 11 of its 2007 games in the USA and four in Mexico.
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Beckham ‘ready’ for Germany
Despite his injured ankle, the Los Angeles Galaxy’s David Beckham aims to play in England’s friendly against Germany on Wednesday (TV live: 3 pm ET Setanta pay-per-view; delay: 5 pm ET Fox Soccer Channel & Fox Sports en Espanol). "He trained this morning and looked very, very good," said England coach Steve McClaren on Tuesday. If Beckham plays, he’ll earn his 97th cap.
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Sweden a good fit for first European date under Bradley
Fourteen games into the tenure of Coach Bob Bradley the U.S. takes its first trip to Europe, and much like the Copa America proved to be a valuable if somewhat humbling venture, the importance of this match extends beyond the result. There are no finished products on the 19-man roster named by Bradley named to face Sweden (Fox Soccer Channel & Galavision 2:30 p.m. ET) at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg. Getting Americans abroad, whether that be to play for a foreign club or on a national-team road trip, is a vital component of restocking the player pool.
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What They’re Saying
“Mentally, Germany is stronger, because we have experience of success in the last 20 years. We are always successful, not always winning, but somewhere near or winning, and that is what England is lacking. The pressure in England is so big. The media always lifts up players as world-class who are probably not so far yet. They have to live up to it and sometimes the pressure seems to be too big.”
— Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann ahead of Wednesday’s Germany-England friendly. The Arsenal goalkeeper’s comments were much ado in the English press because he made two major blunders for Arsenal in the first week of English Premier League play.
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South Africa on Schedule for 2010
From time to time the media checks in on the progress in South Africa, host of the 2010 World Cup. According to a Reuters report, everything seems to be on track for a successful first World Cup in Africa-except for the quality on the field. Danny Jordaan, chief of the South Africa 2010 organizing committee, […]
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England Ref Chief Supports Goal-Line Technology
Keith Hackett, chief of England’s Professional Game Match Officials association, says that the latest round of English Premier League games illustrates the need for goal-line technology. At Craven Cottage this weekend, Fulham was denied a late equalizer against Middlesbrough that replays clearly proved went over the line. Assistant referee Ian Gosling was suspended from officiating […]
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Beckham: How not to like the guy?
“No, Beckham did not leave a trail of glory wherever he trod, but he triumphed nonetheless,” writes Paul Gardner in the New York Sun. Beckham did his job last Saturday. He brought 66,237 people to Giants Stadium and made three assists, but the Galaxy lost. And it’s clear that Beckham may not be enough to […]
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The Red Bulls’ Big Opportunity
For the New York Red Bulls, David Beckham’s first trip to Giants Stadium could only be construed as a huge success: nine goals, 90 minutes for Beckman (60 of which were quite good), and a win for the home team in front of a 65,000-plus crowd that was decidedly rooting for them. Ives Galarcep of […]
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MLS enjoys attendance boost
Last weekend’s six MLS games averaged nearly 26,000 fans, upping the leaguewide attendance average to 15,836. The highest regular-season attendance since the inaugural season’s 17,406 was 15,822 in 2002. Last weekend’s biggest crowd was the 66,237 at the Beckham game at New York Red Bull, but games at Toronto, Columbus, Salt Lake and Houston had announced attendance of more than 18,000. … Luciano Emilio‘s goal against Columbus upped his league-leading total to 14. … New York’s five goals against L.A. upped its goal-per-game production to a league-leading 1.70.
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Colombia comes back for 3-3 tie with Germany
[U-17 WORLD CUP RESULTS] It was a high-scoring Monday at the U-17 World Cup in South Korea as Group E and F opened play on Day 3 of the tournament. In Group E, the USA fell, 4-3, to Tajikistan while the Tunisia trounced Belgium, 4-2. In Group F, Germany and Colombia played to a 3-3 tie while Ghana thumped Trinidad & Tobago, 4-1.
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Mexico calls up 20-year-old U.S.-born Castillo
Edgar Castillo, who was born and raised in Las Cruces, N.M., has been named to Mexico’s roster by Coach Hugo Sanchez for its friendly against Colombia in Commerce City, Colo., on Wednesday. Castillo, who has dual citizenship, has not been called into U.S. national team or Olympic (U-23) camps despite starting at left back for Santos Laguna of the Mexican First Division since January.
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USA stunned at U-17 World Cup
[VIDEO] The USA got off to a bad start at the U-17 World Cup when it fell, 4-3, to Tajikistan, the former Soviet republic making its world championship debut. The loss came despite U.S. leads of 1-0 and 3-2. “For us, we feel like we let the game slip away,” said U.S. coach John Hackworth