Slavia Prague won in its UEFA Champions League debut, beating Steaua Bucharest, 2-1. For all Champions League results and goalscorers …
Monthly Archives: September 2007
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REF WATCH: Ten-game suspension
Punishing refs for wrong calls hit the news last month when English Premier League referee Rob Styles was banned for one game and relegated to the lower divisions for mistakenly calling a penalty kick against Liverpool that gave Chelsea a 1-1 tie. In Ecuador, the hammer came down even harder. Carlos Vera was handed a 10-game suspension for his performance in the Guayaquil derby between Barcelona and Emelec. Vera was suspended for arriving late for the game and for erring on what is one of soccer’s most difficult calls.
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What They’re Saying
“He carries a little notebook around with him. The lads will be having a conversation and he’ll write down some of the words he hears. Five minutes later he is laughing to himself and that’s when you know he has finally worked out what the boys have been saying to each other.”
— Norwich City’s Darel Russell on the English-learning progress of Czech teammate David Strihavka, who arrived at the English club two months ago. (BBC)
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Pick-up Games and The Soccer Project
Soccer is unique among sports in the world because pick-up games happen in every corner of the globe.
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Real Europe’s Most Valuable Soccer Brand
Despite the loss of marketing icon David Beckham, Real Madrid still has the highest commercial value of any European soccer club, according to BBDO. The Spanish champion’s brand was valued at $1.53 billion by the global marketing services firm, a unit of the world’s largest advertising agency, Omnicom, Inc. Real’s La Liga rival, Barcelona, was […]
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Platini Asks EU to Abet Champions League Reforms
Speaking of Platini, the UEFA President on Wednesday called on the European Union to support him in his attempt to reform the Champions League, warning regulators that clubs such as Manchester United and Liverpool represent “a serious threat” to the future of European soccer. Reuters intercepted a letter addressed to the EU’s 27 leaders, in […]
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Wenger: Improved Fabregas Recalls Platini
The English Premier League season is little more than a month old, but Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas is already looking a good bet for PFA Player of the Year. Yes, it’s extremely early days, but Fabregas has already beaten his goals tally from last year, scoring five times in all competitions in just seven appearances, […]
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MLS Bucks Incumbent Coaching Trend
ESPN Soccernet’s Steve Davis extends kudos to Major League Soccer for (sort of) shirking the American professional sports tradition of recycling “marginally successful managers and coaches.” Davis says the practice has plagued American baseball, basketball and football for decades, preserving the “expedient choice” instead of blooding new guys who are often “relegated to assistant roles.” […]
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Jozy’s the One
As Freddy Adu continues to be neglected in Lisbon (the 18-year-old wasn’t included in Benfica’s traveling squad to face AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday), the calls to include another promising youngster in the cautionary category of America’s Next Big Thing are mounting. Yes, we’ve heard all about the pitfalls of over-hyping the […]
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No. 5 Texas settles for 2-2 tie with LSU
[TUESDAY NIGHT] Women’s soccer interest is high in Austin! The No. 5 Longhorns drew their largest crowd of the season (2,008 fans) for a weeknight clash with previously unbeaten and untied LSU that ended in a 2-2 tie.
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Yamaguchi credits her teammates, scores on her own
[PROFILE] Japanese Mami Yamaguchi has sure filled the void in the Florida State attack following the departure of U.S. international India Trotter and Australia international Sal Kuralay. Yamaguchi set a Seminole record when she scored her third hat trick of the season, contributing three goals in FSU’s 7-0 win over North Florida on Tuesday.
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Transfer Bedoya comes through again for Boston College
[TUESDAY ACTION] Junior Alejandro Bedoya is one of the nation’s most influential transfers. Bedoya, who earned All-Northeast Conference first-team honors in 2005 and 2006 at Fairleigh Dickinson, doubled his season totals with one goal and three assists and led No. 13 Boston College to an 8-0 win over Maine.
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Red-hot Sheehan leads Brown to fifth straight win
[PROFILE] Canadian Dylan Sheehan, whose freshman campaign was wiped out by a freak accident in a preseason fitness test, is off to a phenomenal start in 2007. Sheehan’s first-half goal gave the ninth-ranked Bears a 1-0 victory over St. Francis (N.Y.) on Tuesday, marking the fifth straight game — all victories — in which he has scored.
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Washington picks up 500th win
[MILESTONE] Junior midfielder Raphael Cox‘s goal on a free kick in the 51st minute gave 25th-ranked Washington a 1-0 win on Tuesday night over Pacific Northwest rival Portland, the 500th win in the 45-year history of the program.
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Men’s & Women’s Small College Rankings
The No. 1 teams in the NSCAA/adidas rankings for NCAA Division II and III schools remain the same. All are still unbeaten: Lynn (DII men), Trinity, Texas (DIII men), Grand Valley State (DII women) and Wheaton, Ill. (DIII women).
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Wheaton women extend streak to 26 straight wins
[SMALL COLLEGE WOMEN] Wheaton (Ill.) remained undefeated with a 2-0 win over Trinity (Texas) on Monday night at Joe Bean Stadium. The win was Wheaton’s 26th consecutive victory, tying the Thunder with Heidelberg for the fourth longest win-streak in NCAA Division III history. For news on the new NCAA Division II women’s powerhouse and Division III Rochester’s quick fall …
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Lynn serves notice to Sunshine State foes
[SMALL COLLEGE MEN] For Lynn, the top-ranked NCAA Division II men’s team, the last six wins all came on the road. The Fighting Knights opened play in the Sunshine State Conference with a 9-0 blowout against Florida Southern, their fifth straight shutout. For news on Lenoir-Rhyne’s star goalie and Montclair State’s rapid climb …
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NCAA Division I Women’s Leading Goal Scorers
England U-21 international Jodie Taylor (Oregon State), Japanese international Mami Yamaguchi (Florida State) and Tameda Sumter (UTEP) began the week tied for first on the NCAA Division I scoring charts.
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NCAA Division I Men’s Leading Goal Scorers
Jamaica youth international O’Brain White of No. 2 Connecticut is one of four players leading the NCAA Division I scoring ranks with six goals.
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Slim hopes at stake in Real-Galaxy clash
[MLS STATISTICS] The Los Angeles Galaxy has chance to climb out of the Western Conference cellar when it travels to Real Salt Lake on Wednesday (9 pm ET, live, DirectKick & HDNet). D.C. United, New England and defending champ Houston have clinched playoff spots. Brazilian Luciano Emilio has already scored more goals than the league’s leading scorers of the past four seasons.
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Tony Meola joins indoor Ironmen
Tony Meola, 38, whose MLS career ended after being released by the New York Red Bulls following the 2006 season, is returning to action with Major Indoor Soccer League expansion club New Jersey Ironmen. Meola, starting goalkeeper for the USA at the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, and a reserve on the 2002 World Cup squad, played 11 MLS seasons, including a championship season with the Kansas City Wizards in 2000. The first three years and final two of his MLS career were spent in his native New Jersey with the MetroStars/Red Bulls. He told USSoccerPlayers.com of his acrimonious departure from the Red Bulls under Coach Bruce Arena.
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What They’re Saying
“I’m very excited with this team because they are ‘playerish’ – if there is such a word – they love to play.”
— Arsene Wenger, coach of English Premier League leader Arsenal. (BBC)
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High School Girls Fall Rankings
Led by Florida State-bound Tiffany McCarty (153 career goals), St. John’s College of Washington, D.C., took over as the No. 1 team in this week’s NSCAA/adidas Girls National Rankings, though that should change. On Monday, St. John’s fell to Villa Joseph Marie of Pennsylvania, 1-0, in an intersectional match. The Jems’ goal was scored by Alysha Mallon in the 47th minute. For the Top 25 girls rankings …
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High School Boys Fall Rankings
Washington, D.C., area power DeMatha Catholic is the No. 1 team in this week’s NSCAA/adidas Boys National Rankings. The Zags tied Gonzaga, 2-2, with both goals scored by junior Chris Hengi, and O’Connell, 0-0, in their most recent games. For the Top 25 boys teams …
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Typhoon interrupts Women’s World Cup
Typhoon Wipha swept through China’s East Coast early Wednesday, sending millions of residents fleeing to evacuation shelter and disrupting the Women’s World Cup. Waves of more than 30 feet hit the shore, and flooding brought central Shanghai to a standstill. The U.S. women’s national team was forced to stay in Shanghai instead moving on to Tianjin, where it will play England in the quarterfinals on Saturday. Wednesday’s matches in Shanghai and Hangzhou were postponed due to Typhoon Wipha — labeled a “super typhoon” — and both will played on Thursday in Hangzhou.