[WINNERS & LOSERS] It was quite a night in the UEFA Champions League. Tuesday saw Liverpool break one scoring record, and AC Milan’s Filippo Inzaghi tie another. In a stunning result, Norway’s Rosenborg spoiled Ronald Koeman‘s debut as Valencia coach with a 2-0 win at the Estadio Mestalla.
Monthly Archives: November 2007
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UEFA Champions League Results
Porto moved into first place in Group A with a 2-1 win over Marseille. Chelsea and Real Madrid held on to their leads in Group B and C, respectively, even though they had to settle for 0-0 ties. AC Milan won its top-of-the-table clash at Shakhtar Donetsk to move into first place.
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High School Girls Fall Rankings
Despite playing the last 44 minutes with 10 players, No. 10 Battle Ground Academy defeated Baylor School, 2-1, behind two second-half goals from Susannah Dennis and won the Tennessee Division II-AA girls championship. No. 23 Bearden repeated as Tennessee Division AAA girls champion with a 2-1 win over No. 25 Collierville on goals by Amy Porter and Samantha Turner. For the complete NSCAA/adidas High School Fall Girls Top 25 …
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High School Boys Fall Rankings
Behind No. 1 Evansville Memorial in the NSCAA/adidas High School Fall Boys Top 25, No. 6 Barrington (Illinois), No. 8 Anoka (Minnesota), No. 13 St. Xavier (Kentucky), No. 14 East Kentwood (Michigan), No. 15 Blue Valley North (Kansas) and No. 24 Neenah (Wisconsin) wrapped up play with state championships. For the complete Top 25 …
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UEFA Champions League TV Schedule
Six of Wednesday’s eight UEFA Champions League games will be available on cable or via pay-per-view on U.S. television. Manchester United-Dynamo Kiev, Barcelona-Rangers and Slavia Prague-Arsenal will be available live.
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Interview: AC Milan Coach Carlo Ancelotti
World Soccer has a lengthy interview with AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti, who despite widespread criticism in Italy, says he gets “a distinctly positive feeling” when he thinks about the season ahead. “We start off every season wanting to win everything but the Champions League is something special; it’s part of our DNA,” Ancelotti says, […]
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Ferguson Supports Foreign Player Restrictions
Sir Alex Ferguson has been outspoken in his support of FIFA President Sepp Blatter’s proposal that limits be imposed on the number of foreign players on European clubs. “It’s certainly not wrong that clubs should be seen to have a proportion of home-based players,” Ferguson said. Manchester United has a strong tradition of fielding mostly […]
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Column: Arena Dismissal a Rash, Harsh Decision
Did Bruce Arena resign or was he fired as head coach of the New York Red Bulls? Four sources told Steve Goff of the Washington Post, he was fired. The official word from the Red Bulls camp is that Arena left by mutual consent It doesn’t really matter, says Paul Gardner in his column […]
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Column: McClaren Should Say No to Beckham
As Steve McClaren prepares to announce his England squad for the final round of European Championship qualifiers, pundits in the British press are proclaiming once again that the England coach should place a moratorium on David Beckham’s international career. Tempting though it may be to see a living legend complete 100 appearances for a country […]
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Galaxy to Name New Coach This Month
The L.A. Times’ Grahame L. Jones says the Los Angeles Galaxy should have a new coach by the end of the month, and probably before the team leaves on a two-game trip to Australia and New Zealand following the Thanksgiving Day holiday. The Galaxy isn’t naming any names, but Jones believes Manchester United assistant Carlos […]
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Penn women book ticket to NCAA Tournament
Penn, a team with no seniors, joined Portland as the first two qualifiers for the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament when the Quakers clinched the Ivy League’s automatic berth on Sunday.
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NCAA Division II Women’s Tournament Draw
Metro State begins its defense of the NCAA Division II women’s championship when it hosts West Texas A&M Friday in the opening game of the 2007 tournament. For the 48-team field …
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NCAA Division III Men’s Tournament Entrants
Play in the 2007 NCAA Division III Men’s Tournament begins Wednesday with seven first-round games. For the 57 Division III men’s entrants …
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NCAA Division II Men’s Tournament Draw
Despite having its 20-game winning streak snapped on Sunday, Northern Kentucky earned the top seed and home-field advantage in the Great Lake Region in the 2007 NCAA Division II Men’s Tournament. For the 32 Division II men’s entrants …
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Soccer America Women’s Team of the Week
Three freshmen — Katie Williams (Kansas), Kristin Kaiser (Penn) and Keelin Winters (Portland) — earned their first Soccer America Team of the Week honors. For the complete Team of the Week for games played Oct. 29-Nov. 4 …
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Soccer America Women’s Player of the Week
Texas A&M senior Ashlee Pistorius, whose four goals in the Aggies’ 4-0 win over Baylor on Friday gave her the national scoring lead, is the Soccer America Women’s Player of the Week for games played Oct. 29-Nov. 4.
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Soccer America Men’s Team of the Week
Sophomore goalkeeper Dan Williams, who had several miraculous saves in Kentucky’s 2-1 win over then-No. 1 SMU, is among the players named to the Soccer America Men’s Team of the Week for games played Oct. 29-Nov. 4 …
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Soccer America Men’s Player of the Week
Senior Stephen King, who scored one goal and assisted on three others in Maryland’s 4-1 victory over Virginia Saturday night, is the Soccer America Men’s Player of the Week for games played Oct. 29-Nov. 4.
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Penn State leads latest women’s RPI index
Penn State, which wrapped up its 10th straight Big Ten women’s regular-season title on Friday, is the top-ranked team in the final RPI index the NCAA will release before the 64-team Division I Tournament field is announced next Monday. For the key RPI developments …
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A tale of two failures
There’s been nothing but stony silence from MLS headquarters regarding the recent carnival acts in New Jersey and Los Angeles, and for this Commissioner Don Garber and his fellow executives should be commended.
After all, what can be said about dysfunctional organizations in the league’s two biggest — and by many standards, most important — markets? In the space of 24 hours, they’ve jettisoned the only two coaches with national-team experience who’ve won two league titles in their first three seasons. Bruce Arena lasted 16 months, Frank Yallop survived slightly longer, 17 months.
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What They’re Saying
“[Red Bulls managing director] Marc [de Grandpre] and I discussed the direction of the team and decided mutually that this was the best move for Red Bull New York. I wish the organization the best of luck going forward.”
— Bruce Arena‘s statement on the end of his 15-month stint as New York Red Bulls coach. (New York Times)
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USA splits at Beach World Cup
The USA rebounded from a 8-4 loss to Spain on Friday to beat Iran, 7-6, on Sunday at the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The Americans will need at least a tie against Portugal on Tuesday to advance to the next round.
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Beckham game raises $90,000 for wildfire victims
David Beckham, who played just 252 in five MLS games, played 83 minutes on Sunday for the Los Angeles Galaxy in a charity game against the celebrity squad Hollywood United FC that raised more than $90,000 for victims of the recent Southern California wildfires. Beckham scored twice and had three assists in his team’s 10-4 win. England coach Steve McClaren attended the game to assess whether the Beckham was fit enough to warrant a return to the national team.
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Eddie Johnson gets Comeback award
Kansas City Wizards forward Eddie Johnson was named the MLS Comeback Player of the Year. The 23-year-old, already in his seventh MLS season, scored 15 regular season goals and notched six assists in the 2007 regular season after scoring only twice and assisting once in 2006.
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Brian Hall named top ref again
Brian Hall was awarded the OSI Referee of the Year for the fourth time and third consecutive season. He also won the award in 2003. Hall led the voting ahead of Jair Maruffo and Alex Prus for OSI Referee of the Year.