Losers in all four of its previous finals, New England struck upon a novel approach for the 2007 U.S. Open Cup final Wednesday against host Dallas: attack and exploit. And win. The Revs, which had scored a grand total of two goals in losing the 2001 Open Cup final and 2002, 2005, and 2006 MLS Cups, thumped FCD, 3-2, to capture its first trophy with a blend of youth and experience.
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
What They’re Saying
“I feel OK. The only difference is in training you have the press – and they want to come back home and sleep with you. They are just always there.”
— Barcelona striker Thierry Henry, who arrived this season from Arsenal, compares life in Spain’s La Liga and to the English Premier League. (BBC)
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Chelsea rises to occasion, Liverpool sinks at home
[CHAMPIONS LEAGUE REACTION/VIDEO] The results for English powerhouses Chelsea and Liverpool were exactly the opposite what you would have predicted when they took to the field Wednesday on Day 2 of the UEFA Champions League. Chelsea, which has yet to win an EPL game under new manager Avram Grant and was coming off a 1-1 tie at home to Rosenborg in its Champions League opener, won, 2-1, at Valencia, which took a seven-game winning streak into the game. Unbeaten in its first 11 games of the season, Liverpool lost, 1-0, at home to Marseille, which had won just one of its first nine French league game.
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UEFA Champions League Results
Marseille and Shakhtar Donetsk both won on the road on Wednesday to join Arsenal, Manchester United, Rangers and Barcelona as the only teams to win their second straight game in Champions League group play. For complete results and goalscorers …
Posted inSoccer Business Insider, Story
Will WWC Jump Start The New Women’s League?
The WWC tournament has the general public and the general media talking about players, coaches, and even about issues of women’s soccer.
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Messi Leads Barcelona, Again
Twenty-year-old Leo Messi led red-hot Barcelona to another victory Tuesday night, scoring once in a 2-0 Champions League victory over FC Stuttgart in Germany. Barcelona controlled the play and could have easily scored more, with Messi the chief tormentor, combining well once again with Thierry Henry to score his second goal of the Champions League […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Clubs Make Sacrifices for Champs League Success
In a little less 15 years, the UEFA Champions league has become the most important competition in the world, often to the detriment of the league form of many of Europe’s biggest clubs, says Rob Hughes of the International Herald Tribune. AC Milan, the 2003 and 2007 European champion and a runner-up in 2005, is […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Disappointing Denilson Needs to Shine in Open Cup Final
FC Dallas has been in miserable form since signing Denilson, the team’s designated player and so-called biggest signing in franchise history, posting a 1-4-1 record in its last six games. Denilson, 31, has done little aside from converting a single penalty kick, and his circus trickery, while abundant, has proven ineffective thus far. Most recently, […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
L.A. May Yet Make the Playoffs
Don’t look now, but the Los Angeles Galaxy is once again building up fans’ hopes that it could slip into the MLS playoffs through the back door. The team has now won three games in a row, having tied one before that, and sits six points behind the Chicago Fire, current holder of the eighth […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Bad Luck Becks
“Overused … over-traveled, wearied, injured and sidelined,” thus sums up the first season of David Beckham in Major League Soccer, says the Wall Street Journal’s Stephen Barbara. Unlucky, might also be an appropriate adjective: Becks seems to have used up his luck for the year in helping Real Madrid win last season’s La Liga title. […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Valiant United edged on away goal
When Guadalajara needed one of its attacking stars to step up, Ramon Morales did. When D.C. United needed someone to do something in the offensive third, nobody came through. Morales nailed a golazo in the 64th minute at Jalisco Stadium Tuesday night, stepping into a loose ball rolling along the penalty arc and drilling it high past keeper Troy Perkins. Thus Guadalajara won the Copa Sudamericana second leg, 1-0, and the series on away goals (1-0) with the teams deadlocked 2-2 on aggregate.
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What They’re Saying
“There will be no loan moves or short-term contracts. He is under contract to the Galaxy.”
— A spokesman for David Beckham puts to rest rumors that Beckham may spend the MLS offseason away from the Galaxy. (Telegraph)
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Revs and Dallas vie for elusive triumph
Two teams not accustomed to winning championships meet in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final Wednesday (8 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer Channel) at Pizza Hut Park with one of them assured of winning a rare title. Ten years ago, Dallas won the Open Cup by beating D.C. United on penalties in its only final appearance. New England has reached one Open Cup final (2001) and played in three MLS Cups (2002, 2005, 2006), but has yet to win. The last two years, it lost those MLS Cups at Pizza Hut Park; can the third time be the charm?
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Chelsea’s captain courageous wants to play
[MARQUEE MATCHUP] Chelsea captain John Terry hopes to play against Valencia Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League with a protective face mask just three days after undergoing surgery for an elbow he suffered Saturday when he took an forearm from American Clint Dempsey in Chelsea’s 0-0 tie with Fulham.
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United’s Ferguson happy with 1-0 win over Roma
[CHAMPIONS LEAGUE REACTION] It was not the 7-1 rout of last spring, but Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will take three points that came from Tuesday’s 1-0 victory over Roma in their Old Trafford rematch. Wayne Rooney scored the only goal of the Champions League game with his first goal of the season after missing more than a month with a broken bone in his foot.
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UEFA Champions League Results
Arsenal, Manchester United, Rangers and Barcelona all won their second straight game in Champions League group play on Tuesday. For complete results and goalscorers …
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Magical night for Beasley in Lyons
American DaMarcus Beasley scored one goal and set up another to lead Scottish club Rangers to a 3-0 win at six-time French champion Lyon in one of the biggest upsets this season in the UEFA Champions League.
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High School Girls Fall Rankings
Sycamore of Cincinnati remained the No. 1 team in this week’s NSCAA/adidas Girls National Rankings thanks to wins over Middletown (6-0) and McAuley (5-0). For the Complete Top 25 …
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High School Boys Fall Rankings
For the second week in a row, Long Island’s Chaminade is the No. 1 team in the NSCAA/adidas Boys National Rankings. Last week’s big action took place at the Quincy Classic in Illinois, where No. 2 DeSmet of St. Louis beat New Jersey power St. Benedict’s, 2-0, and tied Charlotte Latin, 0-0. No. 16 Chaminade of St. Louis won both games in Showcase division with 1-0 wins over Charlotte Latin and St. Benedict’s. For the Complete Top 25 …
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UEFA Champions League TV Schedule
Day 2 of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League concludes with live and delayed coverage of Wednesday’s matches on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and Setanta Sports USA. There is also live pay-per-view coverage as well as Internet viewing on ESPN360.com.
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
Northern Kentucky achieves something special
[SMALL COLLEGE] For the first time in its history, Northern Kentucky is the top-ranked NCAA Division II men’s team in the NSCAA/adidas rankings. The Norse has combined a stingy defense and timely scoring to move into first place in the tough Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
Who’s the best in the West?
[ANALYSIS] Cal State Northridge’s 3-0 victory over UCLA on Saturday summed up the state of affairs this fall in the Far West men’s soccer. Northridge’s convincing victory kept the Big West unbeaten in meetings with Pac-10 schools. Indeed, the Big West’s overall record in non-conference games is the best of the four Far West Division I men’s conferences.
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
NCAA Women’s Division I Scoring Leaders
Florida State’s Mami Yamaguchi still leads all NCAA Division I women’s goalscorers with 14 goals, but the Japanese international is getting competition from Ashlee Pistorius (Texas A&M), Jodie Taylor (Oregon State) and Adele Letro (Utah). For the Top 10 goalscorers …
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
NCAA Men’s Division I Scoring Leaders
Cape Verdean Graciano Brito of unbeaten Quinnipiac leads all NCAA Division I men’s goalscorers with nine goals in only six games. For the Top 10 goalscorers …
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
Estrada leads UCLA past San Diego
[TUESDAY ACTION] In just his second game back after missing the first seven games of the year with a fractured metatarsal, David Estrada, the 2006 Soccer America Freshman of the Year, scored to give UCLA a 1-0 victory over visiting San Diego.