The were no surprises in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Women’s World Cup. The four winners were the three former champions — the USA (1991 and 1999), Norway (1995) and Germany (2003) — and the 2004 Olympic silver-medalist Brazil, the only unbeaten and untied team through four games at this year’s finals in China.
Monthly Archives: September 2007
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WEEKEND WRAPUP: International Soccer Headliners
[VIDEO]Manchester United downed Chelsea, 2-0, in Avram Grant‘s first game as the Blues’ new manager. With Ronaldinho sidelined, Argentine Leo Messi starred for Barcelona in its win against Sevilla. Unfancied Nancy remained the leader in France’s Ligue 1, while former Mexican national team captain Tomas Boy took charge at struggling Atlas.
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Women’s World Cup Results
Germany, Norway and Brazil all joined the USA in the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup with wins in the quarterfinals. For complete Women’s World Cup results and goalscorers …
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Gay & Lesbian World Cup Opens in Buenos Aires
As the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals wrap up this weekend, another world championship will open its doors a thousand miles away. For the first time ever, Latin America will play host to the gay soccer world cup when it kicks off this weekend in Buenos Aires. We use lower-case letters when referring to the tournament […]
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Mourinho: ‘I Want to Work’
Fresh from a $24 million severance package, former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he’s already ready to return to management. In an interview with the London Times, Mourinho said, “I’m going to wait for the telephone calls. I want to work.” Apparently, Tottenham Hotspur has already expressed interest, although the Times says Mourinho is unlikely […]
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Muted Respect for Women’s Soccer in England
Don’t expect to hear much about the Women’s World Cup from the British press. Grahame L. Jones of the Los Angeles Times says that women’s soccer, like almost any other sport in England, comes a distant 12th to the men’s game in terms of media coverage. Which isn’t to say the English ladies aren’t getting […]
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Must-See TV: Women’s World Cup Quarterfinals
The Associated Press takes a look at Women’s World Cup quarterfinal match-ups this weekend. Most of the hype has been reserved for the greatly anticipated clash between the No. 1 ranked U.S. and England. The U.S. women survived three tough first-round games but failed to look convincing tournament favorites. England, meanwhile, is coming off two […]
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Ferguson, Wenger Lament Mourinho Departure
English soccer’s two longest serving and most successful managers expressed their respect for Jose Mourinho on Friday, saying they would miss the rivalry that had grown between them and the former Chelsea coach. “It’s a disappointment for the game,” said Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson, adding that he enjoyed the competition and the “fresh” […]
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Soccer on TV
The USA’s Women’s World Cup quest continues with a quarterfinal clash against England early Saturday morning. There’s six MLS clashes. European club action available on U.S. TV includes Manchester United’s showdown with Chelsea. La Liga powers Barcelona and Real Madrid play on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Fulham’s American attacker Clint Dempsey aims to extend his scoring streak on Saturday.
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NCAA Division I Women’s Unbeaten Teams
[MAKING A LIST] NCAA Division I women’s play moves into its fourth week, and 19 teams remain unbeaten, ranging from Marquette and South Carolina at 7-0-0 to Houston at 3-0-1.
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Big East upstarts are primed for showdowns
[FOCUS] The Big East has three men’s teams ranked among the top seven teams in the Soccer America rankings — No. 2 Connecticut, No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 7 West Virginia — and they will all be tested this weekend. As the Big East moves into full swing, four upstarts, all unranked nationally in the Soccer America Preseason Top 25, are off to great starts. South Florida (5-0-0) has broken into the Soccer America Top 25 at No. 23, while DePaul (4-0-0), Villanova (5-1-0) and Syracuse (3-0-3) could crack the Top 25 with big weekends.
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Soccer America Top 25 Men’s Results & Schedules
Four ACC matches involving Soccer America Top 25 teams highlight the action this weekend. No. 1 Wake Forest puts its perfect record in the line Friday night when it faces Clemson. On Saturday, No. 4 Virginia travels to N.C. State, No. 13 Boston College goes on the road to play North Carolina, and No. 17 Duke hosts No. 18 Maryland. For complete Top 25 results and schedules …
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UCLA’s mastery of USF continues
[RIVALS] UCLA continued its recent mastery of San Francisco with a 1-0 victory Thursday night in a battle of long-time West Coast powers before 3,143 fans at Negoesco Stadium. UCLA sophomore Chance Myers scored the game’s only goal in the 88th minute when he beat former Bruin Eric Conner in the Dons’ goal after Kyle Nakazawa‘s free kick into the penalty area wasn’t cleared.
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SMU recovers to put away Centenary
[THURSDAY ACTION] Junior Richard Oliva scored a pair of goals for No. 11 SMU in a 5-1 win over visiting Centenary. Two first-half goals from captain Peter Lowry led No. 14 Santa Clara to a 2-0 win over San Jose State. A second-half goal by junior Roger Espinoza provided all the scoring 23th-ranked Ohio State needed to win, 1-0, at Bowling Green. Sophomore goalkeeper Alex Horwath extended his personal shutout streak to five games, but No. 25 Wisconsin had to settle for a 0-0 draw at UW-Green Bay.
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Soccer America Top 25 Women’s Results & Schedules
No. 1 Santa Clara takes to the road to face Arizona State and Arizona. In the big Top 25 match of the weekend, No. 19 Penn State heads to No. 14 Notre Dame for a Sunday showdown at 12:30 p.m. live on ESPNU. For complete Top 25 results and schedules …
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Time for U.S. women to shine
So far at the Women’s World Cup, the USA has been more bruising than brilliant, but it might use the quarterfinal against England to refine its game a bit. England has reached its first quarterfinal by beating Argentina and tying Japan and Germany, and while it and Australia can be considered the weakest teams to reach this stage, there’s been enough uncertainty in the U.S. game to gauge the English chances at something more than nil when they meet on Saturday (8 am ET, ESPN & TeleFutura). Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney previews the USA-England clash and the other three quarterfinals. …
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FCD looks for first road points in three months
[TV PREVIEW] Spoiler is about the only role the Galaxy can play down the stretch as it seeks to salvage some pride at home, where it has won only one of the last five league games. It has lost to Dallas twice (2-1 and 3-1) this season in the pre-Beckham era and hasn’t been able to transform its stirring effort in the SuperLiga into league success.
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Midweek tie puts pressure on Fire vs. rest D.C.
[TV PREVIEW] Most of the time, a road point is cause for rejoicing, but nobody on the Fire was hopping around Thursday night at Pizza Hut Park after a 1-1 tie.
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Stingy Chivas USA hosts leaky Wizards
[TV PREVIEW] The Wizards will get an up-close lesson on how to defend and still be dangerous in the attack. They have allowed 39 goals this season. Only the Galaxy has given up more. Chivas USA has conceded just 22 goals in 24 games – second only to Houston in the stingy department – yet have scored 39, one fewer than Kansas City.
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UEFA Cup Results
German giant Bayern Munich struggled to a 1-0 win over Portuguese club Belenenses at home in the first leg of theeir UEFA Cup first-round series. Italy striker Luca Toni scored the only goal for Bayern in a match watched by a crowd of 64,000 at the Allianz Arena.
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Rapids need win over Real
[TV PREVIEW] Like the Crew, the Rapids have slipped in and out of the eighth playoff place and face a rugged road game against an opponent with nothing to lose.
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Bulls can clinch playoff spot against Revs
[TV PREVIEW] New York can clinch a playoff spot and just as importantly prove it can beat the three-time MLS Cup finalist New England, which it has been unable to do in two previous meetings this season. These two teams could very well be paired as the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
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Struggling Crew travels to troubled Toronto
[TV PREVIEW] The Crew are fighting for a playoff spot yet Toronto FC has yet to be officially eliminated from postseason contention, and despite a inexorable goalless streak that seems to pre-date the franchise itself, it will come out charged up, as always.
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TV PREVIEW: International weekend headliners
Deuce is on the loose: Clint Dempsey goes for goals in four straight games when Fulham hosts Manchester City. Two early-season clashes with big implications are Barcelona-Sevilla in Spain and Roma-Juventus in Italy. But the match of the week is Manchester United-Chelsea at Old Trafford, where all the attention will be on Israeli Avram Grant, who makes his debut as interim Chelsea manager in place of Jose Mourinho.
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Fire frustrated by late Ruiz strike
Up until the final seconds of the match, FC Dallas defender Clarence Goodson had been almost as threatening an attacker as Carlos Ruiz. But in those final seconds, Goodson flicked on a long ball that sent Ruiz free into the penalty area, where he dodged past Chicago keeper Matt Pickens and slammed a shot through two defenders into the net for the tying goal. Chicago, seeking its first win ever in Dallas, instead settled for 1-1 tie that improved its record slightly to 8-10-7 and left it with only two-point lead over Columbus and Colorado in the race for eighth place in the overall standings. All three teams have five games to play.