[VIDEO] Dutchman Ruud Gullit, the Los Angeles Galaxy’s new coach, had a playing career unmatched by any coach who has ever headed an MLS team.
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Revs’ resilience, Twellman’s brilliance down Chicago
If all 1-0 games featured the teams sharing 36 shots equally, dozens of crunching tackles, and a moment of flair a la Taylor Twellman on a chilly Thursday night, so much more popular in America MLS might be.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Man. United’s new problem: too many stars
[INTERNATIONAL HEADLINERS] With an embarrassment of riches, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is finding it hard to keep everyone happy. Lyon has two exciting new players in youngsters Hatem Ben Arfa and Karim Benzema, who helped it regain the French league lead. The miserable showing by German clubs in Europe has former great Lothar Matthaeus questioning the commitment of their players. Sunday’s top-of-the-table clash between Feyenoord and Ajax has Dutch authorities crossing their fingers that there will not be a repeat of the violence that has marred the Rotterdam-Amsterdam rivalry over the last 30 years.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
What They’re Saying
“I haven’t fallen off the wagon. I was walking funny in the airport because my hip hurts. They told me I was drunk. That’s why they didn’t let me on.”
— Former England star Paul Gascoigne, long troubled by alcohol problems, after Air Malta officials refused to let him board a plane to London because they deemed him intoxicated, reportedly because he also smelled of liquor and was slurring his words. Gascoigne was in Malta to take part in a charity game, in which he played 20 minutes. (The Sun)
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UEFA Cup Results
It was a good evening for the clubs with Americans in the UEFA Cup. Goalie Tim Howard had a solid game in Everton’s 2-0 win at German club Nuremberg. Dan Califf went the entire way in AaB’s 1-1 tie with Belgian power Anderlecht. Ramiro Corrales didn’t get off the bench in Brann’s 1-1 tie at French club Rennes. Johann Smith didn’t suit up for Bolton Wanderers’ 2-2 tie at Bayern Munich. For all of Thursday’s results and goal scorers …
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Jamaica fires Bora Milutinovic
Bora Milutinovic, the USA’s coach at the 1994 World Cup, has been fired as Jamaican national team coach by the debt-ridden Jamaican soccer federation. Milutinovic, the only person to have coached five different countries at the World Cup, took charge of the Reggae Boyz one year ago on a four-year contract. Jamaica, whose last game was an 8-1 loss to Iran in July, won only once under Milutinovic, a 2-0 win over Malaysia. His Jamaica stint was Milutinovic’s eighth with a national team.
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Versatile Houston faces K.C. for final spot
[MLS PLAYOFF PREVIEW] Defending champion Houston, which also won titles in 2003 and 2005 as the San Earthquakes, battle the Kansas City Wizards in Texas on Saturday for a spot in MLS Cup 2007. Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney previews the match-up. …
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Insider
Getting players to juggle
Perhaps the greatest challenge facing youth soccer coaches is getting their players to play ball on their own.
For sure, the first step is making practices so much fun that players fall in love with the sport. But children today have such a vast variety of pastime options that even those who are passionate about their soccer may need prodding to get the soccer ball out.
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
In Milan, A Star is Born
A star was born at the San Siro in Milan on Wednesday night, Rob Hughes of the International Herald Tribune reports in his Champions League roundup. Predictably, you might say, he is another young Brazilian destined for the big time. Simply known as “Jo,” Joao de Assis Silva raised eyebrows at the San Siro when […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Pele: U.S. Duped By Misleading Becks
Pele, the man who many people consider the greatest soccer player of all-time, says the American public was misled by the prospect of David Beckham playing in Major League Soccer. Beckham had a disappointing, injury-laden first campaign with the L.A. Galaxy. So far, his biggest impact on MLS has been ticket and merchandise sales. “[MLS] […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Marquee Match-Up: Blanco vs. Joseph
In his preview of tonight’s MLS Eastern Conference final, Yahoo Sports’ Martin Rogers says the marquee battle to watch will be in midfield between New England stalwart Shalrie Joseph and Chicago playmaker Cuauhtemoc Blanco. Joseph, a defensive midfielder, is a man of the blue-collar variety: a ball-winner with good strength and balance who distributes well […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Lalas Still ‘Out There’
“He was the last guy you’d have picked to go corporate,” Reuters’ Andy Clark says of L.A. Galaxy President Alexi Lalas. Twelve years ago, Lalas looked like a hippie: he had long curly red hair, an equally long goatee, and he played guitar and sang in a band called the Gypsies. Nowadays, the man may […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Report: Gullit to be Named Galaxy Coach
Alexi Lalas and Anschutz Entertainment Group will have pulled off yet another coup if Dutch legend Ruud Gullit is indeed unveiled as head coach of the L.A. Galaxy later today. According to Yahoo Sports Martin Rogers, Gullit’s unveiling is a virtual certainty barring a last-minute about-face from Juergen Klinsmann-the perennially uninterested first-choice of many soccer […]
Posted inGrassroots Soccer Biz, Story
The Politics of Building Soccer Fields – Part 2
More tips on negotiating the political process of getting soccer fields in your community
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
UPSETVILLE: Gamecocks end SEC drought
South Carolina achieved several firsts with its 2-0 victory No. 16 Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the SEC women’s tournament Wednesday in Orange Beach, Ala. It was the first win for the Gamecocks in 14 games against Tennessee and it was their first win ever in the SEC Tournament.
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
COMEBACK CITY: Miners dig deep to overcome CC
Jami Tullius‘ golden goal lifted UTEP to a 3-2 victory over Colorado College Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA women’s tournament, completing a comeback from a 2-0 deficit with only 33 minutes to play to the delight of 1,126 fans in El Paso.
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
North Carolina continues ACC mastery
[ACC WOMEN] As great as its record of 18 NCAA women’s championships in 25 seasons is, North Carolina’s dominance in the ACC Tournament is just as remarkable. The Tar Heels opened play in this year’s tournament at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., with a 3-0 win over Clemson to improve their ACC Tournament record to 50-0-2 over 20 years.
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
NCAA Division I Men’s Wednesday Results
SMU, which dropped from No. 1 to No. 5 in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25 after last weekend’s 2-1 loss at Kentucky, got back on the winning track Wednesday with a 1-0 win over Bradley thanks to Scott Geppert‘s goal. In the only other game involving a Top 25 team, No. 19 Cal Poly beat Cal State Northridge, 1-0, on Jeff Meyer‘s goal. For all Wednesday’s scores …
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
Postseason tournament hopes on line
[BIG EAST MEN] NCAA Tournament berths may have been on the line Wednesday when the Big East Tournament began with first-round action. St. John’s (9-6-5) improved its chances with a shootout victory over Seton Hall. Probably needing two victories to return to the NCAA Tournament, Cincinnati (9-9-1) pulled the day’s big upset with a 2-0 win at Providence. At least eight Big East teams should make the NCAA Tournament — that’s the number that ranked in the top 35 in last week’s RPI index.
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
NCAA Division III Women’s Tournament Results
Goalie Christi Carr, who won two shootouts for Hardin-Simmons in last year’s NCAA Division III Women’s Tournament, did it again, making two saves to lead the Cowgirls past Trinity (Texas), 4-2, in a shootout after their first-round game ended in a 0-0 tie. For all of Wednesday’s scores …
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
NCAA Division III Men’s Tournament Results
Top-ranked Trinity (Texas) opened play in the NCAA Division III Men’s Tournament with a 3-0 win over Texas-Dallas on Wednesday evening. Patrick Floeck scored two goals for Trinity, and Ben Stewart had the third. Robbie C’deBaca, who played on Maryland’s 2005 NCAA Division I championship team, had two assists. Trinity will face Principia College Saturday evening in the second round. For all of Wednesday’s scores …
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Wednesday’s Women’s Results
There was women’s tournament action in eight conferences on Wednesday night. Of the 13 ranked teams in action, only No. 15 Boston College (1-0 loss to No. 18 Florida State) and No. 16 Tennessee (2-0 loss to South Carolina) lost. No. 5 Texas A&M, No. 10 Virginia, No. 11 Texas and No. 25 LSU all needed shootouts to advance. For all of Wednesday’s results and goalscorers and Thursday’s schedules …
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
TV SCHEDULES: Women’s Conference Tournaments
Fans can follow women’s conference tournament action on cable and online. For all of this week’s conference tournament coverage …
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Canadians cheer Beckham & streaker
A Vancouver crowd of 48,172 watched the MLS’s Los Angeles Galaxy and the USL’s Vancouver Whitecaps play to a 0-0 tie at B.C. Place on Wednesday night. David Beckham played the first 72 minutes and was cheered on each touch by the crowd, which also erupted in cheers when a naked man jumped onto the field and scrambled around until he was tackled by security personnel.
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Ruud ‘Sexy Football’ Gullit fits bill for Galaxy
Reached late on Tuesday night Los Angeles president and general manager Alexi Lalas wouldn’t comment on reports the Galaxy is hiring as new head coach former Dutch international Ruud Gullit. But Lalas did say that there could be news from the club as early as Wednesday.
The 45-year old has been out of coaching and working in television since leaving Feyenoord, one of his former clubs as a player, two and a half years ago.