Fox Soccer Channel’s live NSCAA College Match of the Week coverage in 2007 will include eight women’s matches played on Thursdays and nine men’s matches on Fridays. There will also be bonus coverage of three men’s matches played on Wednesday evenings throughout the season.
Monthly Archives: August 2007
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Bradley cancels Saturday’s scrimmage following player’s death
Bradley has canceled its annual preseason men’s Red-White scrimmage, scheduled for Saturday, but will open the regular season as scheduled on Aug. 31 at home against Lipscomb after the death of Danny Dahlquist in a fire allegedly set by four young men, including three teammates, a botched fireworks prank on Sunday at their home in West Peoria, Ill.
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What They’re Saying
“As soon as the free kick was given, I don’t want to sound too confident, but I felt that I was going to score as soon as I had the ball in my hands. It felt good. Sometimes you feel like that, sometimes you don’t get any feeling. But tonight, I had the feeling that I was going to score.”
— David Beckham after scoring his first goal for the Los Angeles Galaxy in his first start to lead his new team to a 2-0 win over D.C. United in the semifinals of the SuperLiga. (SI.com)
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Shaky Rapids need win against New England
[MLS THURSDAY PREVIEW] The Rapids halted a 10-game winless streak by upending Houston, 1-0, last weekend courtesy of a Dwayne DeRosario own goal but need another result against New England to strengthen its shaky playoff hopes. One-game suspensions to Herculez Gomez and Ugo Ihemelu won’t help the cause and Colorado is still near the bottom of the goalscoring heap with just 17.
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FC Dallas sends unsettled Nunez to Chivas USA
Chivas USA acquired unsettled Honduran international Ramon Nunez in a trade with FC Dallas for a conditional 2009 SuperDraft pick. Nunez, a 21-year-old midfielder and U.S. green-card holder, could debut Saturday when Chivas USA faces Toronto FC at BMO Field.
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Troubles continue for Man. United
[VIDEO] There was more troubles for defending English Premier League champion Manchester United. Three days after settling for a 0-0 tie in its opener against Reading at Old Trafford and losing Wayne Rooney with a broken foot, United had to settle for a 1-1 tie at Portsmouth and possibly lost Cristiano Ronaldo for up to three games after he was sent off for a head butt late in the game.
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UEFA Champions League Results
Arsenal, Liverpool, Slavia Prague, Dynamo Kiev and Rosenborg all won on the road in Champions League qualifying. For all Wednesday’s results …
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Ajax stunned in Champions League qualifier
David Kalivoda scored on a penalty kick in the 76th minute to give Slavia Prague stunning 1-0 win at Ajax in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifying round series on Wednesday.
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Americans in the EPL
Fulham’s Americans, captain Brian McBride, Carlos Bocanegra and Clint Dempsey, celebrated their first win of the 2007-08 season, a 2-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers Wednesday night in the rain at Craven Cottage.
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OFF THE POST: Teen spends fortune on dream of helping Preston reach EPL
An English teenager bought more than 200,000 shares worth $600,000 in English club Preston North End, making him the fourth-largest shareholder in the Championship League (second level) club.
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Becks breaks through
[VIDEO] Okay, now, can everybody just get with the program? Just like the man’s been saying for a month, this is about soccer, too. With two graceful swipes of his right foot, supported ably by the touchy left one, David Beckham bent home a brilliant free kick and turned loose Landon Donovan for the goals that dumped D.C. United, 2-0, and earned Los Angeles a date in the first SuperLiga final.
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Brazilian Judge Causes Uproar over Gays and Futebol
Ah yes, discrimination is in the air in the world of soccer this week: first it was women and now it’s gays. In Brazil, a judge caused an uproar recently when he declared that gay homosexuals don’t belong in Brazilian soccer. The controversy flared up after Cruzeiro midfielder Richarlyson sued a Sao Paulo sporting director […]
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Keano on WAGs Running Player’s Lives
Sunderland manager Roy Keane hit out against players who ask for their wives or girlfriends’ permission before making decisions. “Priorities have changed in footballers and they’re being dictated to by their wives and girlfriends – there’s no getting away from that,” the former Manchester United captain said. “This idea of the women running the show […]
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RSL Argentines May Play Saturday
In the latest edition of the MLS Power Rankings, beside the name of last place Real Salt Lake, the ESPN Soccernet staff writes: “Weren’t they supposed to bring in some fresh talent?” Yes, they were, but, no, they have not: Jason Kreis and company were testing out a trio of Argentines but have not as […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Becks to Play for L.A. Tonight, England Next Week
David Beckham looks set to be named in Steve McClaren’s England squad against Germany on Aug. 22, despite having made just two short appearances for the L.A. Galaxy since his move from MLS. “He (Beckham) will be in the squad,” McClaren said. “I want him to come over and play a part against Germany but […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
D.C. United’s Barra Brava
The Washington Post serves up a profile of D.C. United’s “Barra Brava,” or brave fans section, where the music, singing, dancing and beer flinging go on all game long. Indeed, United’s faithful offer up one of the only experiences in MLS that could be compared with what goes on at South American and European soccer […]
Posted inSoccer Business Insider, Story
The Corporate Sponsorship-Youth Soccer Disconnect
We have heard for years that marketers are salivating to tap into the youth soccer market. Various soccer entities from US Soccer, US Youth Soccer, AYSO, MSL, state youth associations, clubs, and individual teams claim they can deliver the goods.
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OFF THE POST: Spiderman is red carded
Pablo Salinas of Bolivia club The Strongest was red carded when he donned a Spiderman mask to celebrate a goal in his club’s 2-0 win over La Paz archrival Bolivar on Sunday.
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What They’re Saying
“The other day I came in and I’d caught quite a bit of sun. They said, ‘Did you go to the beach?’ I said, ‘No, I’ve been in the garden.’ They all went quiet and they said, ‘With the roses and the bushes?’ I was like, ‘No, by the swimming pool. OK, the backyard.'”
— David Beckham, who says his Galaxy teammates are teasing him for his use of English expressions. (AP)
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Galaxy takes homefield advantage (and perhaps Beckham) into D.C. game
[SUPERLIGA PREVIEW] Not much has gone right so far for the Galaxy in what is supposed to be an historic season, yet against rival D.C. United in this SuperLiga semifinal on Wednesday, it has homefield advantage, and it may have David Beckham. Beckham trained with the team Tuesday and after the training session said of his left ankle, “It’s not perfect yet, but I think I can at least play half a game tomorrow.”
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Fluffed penalties thwart heroic Houston effort in SuperLiga
Another enthralling contest with Pachuca meant another bitter defeat for the Houston Dynamo. Pachuca prevailed on penalty kicks, 4-3, in a SuperLiga semifinal Tuesday after the teams toughed out a 2-2 tie in 120 minutes of regulation and overtime, most of which Houston played a man down following the ejection of defender Patrick Ianni in the 12th minute.
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Defending champion Germany announces squad for Women’s World Cup
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Germany’s squad for the 2007 Women’s World Cup includes 12 holdovers from the team that won the 20023 competition in the United States.
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Red Bull Girls National League Results
Results and goalscorers from the first three days of the 2007-08 Red Bull Girls National League, held at Mustang Soccer Complex and Diablo Vista Middle School in Danville, Calif.
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Bradley names roster for USA-Sweden game
U.S. national team head coach Bob Bradley has named the 19 players — 16 European-based players and three MLS players — who will travel to face Sweden next Wednesday in Gothenburg (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, 2:30 pm ET; Galavision — East Coast: live, 2:30 ET; West Coast, delay, 2:30 pm PT). For USA and Sweden rosters …
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UEFA Champions League Results
Spaniard Nacho Novo, who came on for American DaMarcus Beasley, scored in the 90th minute to give Rangers a 1-0 win over Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League third-round qualifying series.