[MLS SEMIFINAL PREVIEW] In the 12-year history of the MLS playoffs, many higher-seeded teams have been bumped off at home by lower seeds. But not the New England Revolution. It is unbeaten at home in the playoffs. Its 8-0-4 record includes a perfect 5-0 mark against the Chicago Fire in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2006. It also beat the Fire, 3-1, in their regular-season meeting at Gillette Stadium in May. On Thursday, New England hosts Chicago. The winner goes to MLS Cup 2007.
Monthly Archives: November 2007
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UEFA Champions League Results
Thanks to first-half goals by Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi, Barcelona eased past Rangers, 2-0, in their battle of Group E leaders. (American DaMarcus Beasley started for Rangers for the first time in the group stage and played 68 minutes before coming out.) For all of Wednesday’s results and goal scorers …
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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: How they stand
With games remaining on Nov. 27-28 and Dec. 11-12, only Arsenal and Manchester United have clinched berths in the round of 16 and only four teams have been eliminated. Here’s how all 32 teams stand after four games …
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USL-1’s Puerto Rico Islanders win 10-0 in CONCACAF club qualifying
The USL-1’s Puerto Rico Islanders beat Antigua & Barbuda’s Hitachi Centre Sap FC, 10-0, on Tuesday night in Marabella, Trinidad, to move into first place in Group C in the 2007 CFU Club Championship. Former Colorado Rapids player Fabrice Noel scored four goals, while Panamanian Alberto Zapata added three more for Islanders.
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What They’re Saying
“David is very tidy – even our fridge is color-coded. He vacuums in straight lines — in [an apron]. If anyone walks around after he’s done it, he gets funny.”
— Victoria Beckham reveals a slice of life from the Beckham household. (BBC)
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Column: Reyna Expectations Were Too High
It’s hard to assess Claudio Reyna’s first year in Major League Soccer, says Frank Giase of the Newark Star-Ledger. From a Red Bull fan’s point of view, signing for Reyna for $1.2 million per year at a designated player slot looks a retrospectively bad move. Stats-wise, Reyna contributed three assists, zero goals and 14 shots […]
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Rookies Snap Up MLS Awards
Major League Soccer on Wednesday released the third installment of its four-part end of season award series, announcing Chivas USA’s Preki as Coach of the Year and Toronto FC’s Maurice Edu as Gatorade Rookie of the Year. Edu this season was a consistent force in central midfield for last-place Toronto FC. He started all 25 […]
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Wizards’ Success not a Topic at Stadium Meeting
Kansas City Star columnist Mike Hendricks reports from Tuesday’s Kansas City plan commission meeting, where after an hour of discussion, requests for rezoning and changes to a land-use plan were approved on the 467-acre development that includes a new soccer complex. The Kansas City Wizards and their investors are asking for a $273 million subsidy […]
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Yallop Already Breathing Easier in San Jose
Life for Frank Yallop is already looking markedly better, says the San Jose Mercury News’ Ann Killion, reporting from Yallop’s press unveiling as head coach of the San Jose Earthquakes. She says that “happiness and relief” were evident on Yallop’s face during a low-key Q&A with four total reporters. That’s right, “No swarms of British […]
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Report: G14 to Dissolve
According to the Guardian, Europe’s powerful G14 group containing members of the continent’s biggest clubs is set to be disbanded in its current form as part of a deal struck with UEFA President Michel Platini over the future format of the Champions League. Platini had proposed to have the domestic cup winners in each country […]
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Big names to replace Arena, Yallop?
All was merry and light Tuesday at the San Jose Earthquakes offices in Santa Clara, which are literally across the street (El Camino Real, for you cyber-map enthusiasts) from the entrance to Santa Clara University and the team’s home for at least the next two seasons, Buck Shaw Stadium.
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Preseason Top 25: Where are they now?
[MAKING A LIST] UCLA, Soccer America’s men’s preseason No. 1 pick, is unranked in this week’s Top 25. But 15 of the top 20 teams in Soccer America’s preseason rankings are still ranked. Current No. 1 Wake Forest was No. 2 in the preseason. Three teams are back to the exact spot that they began the season: SMU at No. 5, Indiana at No. 12 and Northwestern at No. 16. For a look at where the teams ranked in the preseason rank today …
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UCLA faces the unthinkable
At 8-8-2, UCLA, the No. 1 team in the Soccer America Men’s Preseason Top 25, faces the unthinkable. If they lose to San Diego State next Wednesday, the struggling Bruins will finish with their first losing record in 41 years as an NCAA varsity sport and will fail to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a quarter century. What’s happened?
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NCAA Women’s Division I Scoring Leaders
Texas A&M’s Ashlee Pistorius has moved to the top of the NCAA Division I women’s scoring charts. For the Top 10 goal scorers …
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NCAA Men’s Division I Scoring Leaders
With two weeks left in the regular season, Connecticut’s O’Brian White continues to lead the NCAA Division I men’s scoring charts. For the Top 10 goal scorers …
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Women’s Conferences
[TV SCHEDULES] Women’s conference tournament week got started Tuesday night with two games in the CAA, one of this year’s hot conferences, and Ohio Valley. CAA No. 3 seed James Madison improved to 16-3-1 and 12-0-0 at home with a 2-1 win over George Mason, while Megan Flanagan dished out three assists and Myriam Bouchard notched two goals as No. 4 seed VCU beat UNC Wilmington, 3-1. In the Ohio Valley, No. 6 Eastern Illinois rallied to win, 2-1, in overtime at Murray State and No. 4 UT Martin advanced with a 2-0 win over Morehead State thanks to a pair of goals by Katie Behrens. For all of this week’s conference tournament games and television coverage …
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NCAA Division I Men’s Tuesday Results
No. 1 Wake Forest showed just how potent its attack is by scoring four goals in eight minutes to break open a close game against Davidson and roll, 5-1. Zack Schilawski and Cody Arnoux each scored twice for the Deacons, who improved to 14-1-2. For all Tuesday’s scores …
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2007 SEC Women’s Awards
The Southeastern Conference women’s first team was dominated by underclass players with three juniors, including Tennessee’s Kylee Rossi, the two-time Offensive Player of the Year, and seven sophomores, including South Carolina’s Blakely Mattern, the Defensive Player of the Year, on the team.
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2007 Big 12 Women’s Awards
Regular-season champion Texas A&M led all teams with four selections to the All-Big 12 first team. Aggie senior Ashlee Pistorius, the nation’s leading scorer with 23 goals, was the Offensive Player of the Year. She was joined on the all-conference first team by sophomore goalie Kristin Arnold and midfielders Amy Berend and Allison Martino.
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2007 ACC Women’s Awards
Earning top ACC women’s honors in 2007 were Florida State’s Japanese international Mami Yamaguchi (Offensive Player of the Year), Virginia’s Becky Sauerbrunn (Defensive Player of the Year), Miami’s Brittney Steinbruch (Freshman of the Year) and Miami’s Tricia Taliaferro (Coach of the Year). Steinbruch and Virginia’s Sinead Farrelly were two freshmen on the All-ACC first team. Regular-season champion North Carolina (Yael Averbuch, Tobin Heath and Casey Nogueira) and Virginia (Nikki Kryzsik, Farrelly and Sauerbrunn) led all teams with three first-team selections apiece.
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USA eliminated from Beach World Cup
The U.S. Beach Soccer team missed advancing to the next round of the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup after being beaten, 6-5, by Portugal in its final group game on a last-second, overtime goal.
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CONCACAF President Jack Warner joins congress
Jack Warner, CONCACAF president and FIFA vice president, won a seat in Trinidad & Tobago’s House of Representatives in a landslide victory in the Chagunas West region. Warner, who will only accept a $1 salary, told the Trinidad Express that he spent a lot of money on the campaign: “I eh telling yuh how much, but we fought the good fight, but it was a bit expensive, but it was worth it.”
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What They’re Saying
“You could have told me that a couple of months ago.”
— Los Angeles Galaxy President Alexi Lalas after overhearing David Beckham tell an interviewer, “I’ve never played soccer for the money. People say that’s easy for you to say because you’ve got the money. To be honest, it’s never been important to me. The game is important to me. I’d play for free.” Beckham is in the first year of a five-year deal with the Galaxy that could earn him as much as $250 million. (The Canadian Press)
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USA to host CONCACAF qualifying for Olympic men’s soccer
[DATEBOOK] The USA will host the 2008 CONCACAF Men’s Under-23 Championship to determine the two teams that will qualify for the 2008 Olympic men’s soccer competition in China.
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Phenom Hasani Sinclair shines at two levels
[U.S. DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] Playing in both the U-17/18 and U-15/16 division, 6-foot-1 phenom Hasani Sinclair scored five goals in three games on Schulz Academy’s trip to Georgia. Sinclair’s brother, Sekani, added three goals for Schulz Academy, which won and tied its U-17/18 games and won both its U-15/16 games. For all the weekend U.S. Soccer Development Academy news …