NSCAA/adidas National Players of the Year for the 2007 small-college season include four-time All-American Kai Kasiguran of Messiah and Haitian international Ricardo Pierre-Louis. All the winners will be recognized at the NSCAA/adidas All-America Luncheon, to be held Jan. 19 in Baltimore.
Monthly Archives: January 2008
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NCAA Division I Men’s & Women’s Coaching Changes
More than two dozen NCAA Division I men’s and women’s head coaches have left their positions since the end of the 2007 season. For all the coaching moves …
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Texas assistant Nelson lands Oklahoma women’s job
Texas assistant Nicole Nelson has crossed the Red River to become the new head soccer coach at Oklahoma.
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West Virginia’s Wright signs with English club
West Virginia midfielder Andy Wright has signed with the Scunthorpe United of the English League Championship (second-level).
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Talk on Campus
Red-shirt juniors Doug Rappaport and Chris Brown, both standouts on the Massachusetts team that was the surprise of the 2007 NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament, must decide whether to return in 2008 or pursue their post-graduate careers … It is rare that a women’s program is dropped, so members of the Western Nevada women’s JC program thought athletic director John Kinkella was joking when he called the players together in November to tell them the school was dropping the program … At 71, NJCAA Hall of Famer George Vizvary is still going strong at Ulster County Community College
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Florida Southern player killed in car crash
Meghan Kelly, a junior on Florida Southern women’s team, was killed and twin sister Melissa Kelly, also a member of the Moccasins’ team, seriously injured Monday when the car Meghan was driving was hit by a semi truck that ran a red light on U.S. 27, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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MLS Stretches Top Teams Thin
As Major League Soccer adds more competitions, its best and most valuable clubs are being stretched thin, says Goal.com’s Pat Walsh. For example, MLS champ Houston could play more than 50 games next season, surpassing Bayern Munich’s 2006-07 tally of 47, while equaling that of Real Madrid. Like most European clubs, Bayern and Real have […]
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Spencer Out of Fire Running
The Chicago Fire plans to announce a new coach by the end of the week, but it won’t be Dynamo assistant John Spencer, according to the Houston Chronicle. Spencer on Wednesday said he rejected an offer to become Fire head coach because the parties couldn’t agree to personal terms. “[Tuesday] I got offered the job […]
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Columbus Chasing DP
A new designated player could very possibly join Guillermo Barros Schelotto when he returns to play with the Columbus Crew later this month. According to the Columbus Dispatch, the Crew is in advanced talks with one player — “a European player, a forward who has had a significant number of caps with his national team,” […]
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No Offer for For-Sale Eddie Johnson
Is Eddie Johnson on his way out of Kansas City? Not yet, says Wizards technical director Peter Vermes. “There are about five to seven teams I’ve heard of now that have deals done with Eddie,” he tells the Kansas City Star. “I can tell you, I have not had any official discussions with any team […]
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On Dribbling, Parent Coaches and Tournamentitis
Soccer America readers comment on recent editions of the Youth Soccer Insider e-letter.
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Confusion in Columbus
[MLS WATCH] When is an option not an option? When a player like Guillermo Barros Schelotto believes both sides have equal power to extend or terminate the contract, and the other entity, in this case MLS, defines it as something else.
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Double D does Dallas
Ridge Mahoney examines MLS’s first major signing of 2008
The deal in Dallas is done; former Mexican international defender Duilio Davino has signed a two-year contract. He’s no longer with the national team, having last played for Mexico in a friendly against Paraguay prior to the 2006 World Cup, for which he wasn’t selected. True, this indicates he’s not quite as strong or fast as he was while playing 84 times for his country and 323 league games for Club America, yet it also means – unless he’s recalled – that he won’t be tied up with qualifiers and the sometimes staggering load of friendlies piled onto the national team.
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Decision day turns on a coin flip
[INTERLIGA] Club America and Atlas joined San Luis and Cruz Azul as the final four Mexican contestants for two spots in the Copa Libertadores by scoring five goals in a 3-2 America win Wednesday night at Home Depot Center as Interliga group play concluded. But in spirit of the tournament’s wacky tradition, matters weren’t completely settled at the final whistle.
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What They’re Saying
“[Tuesday] I got offered the job in Chicago, accepted it and sat down to try and negotiate a contract, but we couldn’t come to terms. It wasn’t much more money than I [was making] here with the Dynamo, and I felt that to move my family to another state and all the upheaval and such, I just didn’t think it was worth it, so I turned it down.”
— Houston Dynamo assistant coach John Spencer explains why he’s not the Chicago Fire’s next head coach. (Houston Chronicle)
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Coach for a Day
[OFF THE POST] German lower division club KFC Uerdingen, trying to raise money to avoid looming bankruptcy, is auctioning off a chance to coach the team for a day. The highest eBay bidder will get to run the team for a 24-hour period that will include a friendly against Rot Weiss Oberhausen. The ad reads: “Whether you’re an old school drill sergeant, an introverted tactical fox, an emotional motivator or a completely different kind of coach is entirely up to you.”
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English Premier League Managerial Casualties, 2007-08
[MAKING A LIST] Newcastle United’s Sam Allardyce became the eighth English Premier League manager to leave this season when he left by “mutual consent” only six months into his tenure with the Magpies. Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp was the favorite to replace Allardyce.
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U.S. Soccer Development Academy Results
In its Development Academy debut, Greensboro SC won a pair of games last weekend, beating Bridge FA, 2-0, behind goals from Thomas Driver and Mark Millard and the Virginia Rush, 1-0, on a goal by Drew Claytor. For all the Development Academy results and goal scorers …
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Iran Ends FIFA Dispute
The Iranian soccer federation (FFI) ended a longstanding dispute with world governing body FIFA after a pro-government candidate withdrew his name from the organization’s presidential election. FIFA refused to let politicians working for the Iranian government’s Physical Education Organization run for positions within FFI. FIFA threatened banning Iran from international competition if it refused to […]
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Ronaldinho Treatment Slammed
Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster accused Barcelona of treating star players like Ronaldinho poorly, and cited that as the reason that he himself left the club. “It is very unjust. They are doing the same thing to Ronaldinho that they did to me,” he said, adding: “It is not difficult to forget that all the […]
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MLS Can’t Afford Not to Lose Twellman
At 27, Taylor Twellman thought there would be no second chance at playing abroad. But following a stellar 2007, the New England Revolution striker caught the attention of English club Preston North End, which lodged a $1.7 million bid for the New England Revolution. MLS rejected the bid. Preston plays in England’s Coca-Cola Championship, its […]
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Schmid: Schelotto to Return to Columbus
According to Columbus coach Sigi Schmid, Crew star Guillermo Barros Schelotto will play a second season in MLS, despite reports in Argentina that the player is returning to hometown team, Gimnasia de La Plata. “He hasn’t come to us saying that he wants to leave,” Schmid told Soccer by Ives. “He’s under contract with us […]
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Derby Adds Five; Johnson a Sixth?
American midfielders Eddie Lewis and Benny Feilhaber could be pushed to the margins at Derby County as Manager Paul Jewell completes the signing of five new players — with the Kansas City Wizards’ Eddie Johnson a possible sixth. Jewell has already added Danny Mills, Robbie Savage, Laurent Robert and Emanuel Villa, while Tottenham’s Hossam Ghaly […]
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Refs in Ecuador strike against strike ban
[REF WATCH] Ecuador’s referees reacted to a measure banning strikes by referees – by going on strike.
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Own goal beats Tim Howard, Everton
[U.S. ABROAD] Everton, which was eliminated from the FA Cup last weekend by third-tier Oldham in a game that American keeper Tim Howard sat out, fell in the first leg of its English League Cup semifinal series, 2-1, to Chelsea on Tuesday. Howard was beaten in the 26th minute by Shaun Wright-Phillips and on a headed own goal by Joleon Lescott in stoppage time.