Real Salt Lake signing Kenny Deuchar tells Scottish paper has hopes for his new move to MLS, the striker reveals in an interview with The Daily Record, calling the opportunity “the chance of a lifetime.” Deuchar, a part-time practicing doctor who goes by the nickname “The Good Doctor,”spent four seasons in Scotland with Gretna, helping […]
Monthly Archives: February 2008
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Inter a Pretender No Longer
Rob Hughes of the International Herald Tribune reminds points out that if Inter Milan goes on to claim the Serie A Scudetto this season — and following Wednesday’s 1-1 draw versus No. 2 Roma that looks very likely — no one will be allowed to call the Nerazzurri pretenders any longer. Inter was handed the […]
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Eriksson: Man City can be the Next Chelsea
On the same day that Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra was arrested in his homeland on two counts of corruption, Manager Sven Goran Eriksson was talking about how Shinawatra’s millions could help City become the next Chelsea. Thaksin himself has often spoke of his desire to make City as successful as its neighbor Manchester United. […]
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Hicks Could Block Gillett’s Liverpool Sale to DIC
Texas billionaire Tom Hicks warned Dubai International Capital group that he would block Liverpool co-owner George Gillett from selling his investment in the club to the Arab investment group. Gillett, who recently fell out with Hicks, has been receptive to the prospect of selling his 50 percent stake at a quick profit, but Hicks revealed […]
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Northern Exposure: Yanks in Scandinavia
As many MLS teams stock up on Latin players with the expanded options for international players, more Americans are finding places to play not far from the Arctic Circle.
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Inside Africa
The African Nations Cup remains an enigma. It grows in international stature but is still beset by organizational problems. Egypt beat its more fancied rivals to defend its title at the competition recently held in Ghana.
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Jeff Agoos: Red Bull Sporting Director
Five-time MLS champion relishes opportunity to have impact at all levels of the organization.
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Sacha Kljestan: One Piece of Midfield Puzzle
U.S. U-23 head coach Peter Nowak has the same issues juggling his domestic and European-based players for Olympic qualifying as does Bob Bradley with the national team, yet he’s assigned the role of captain to Chivas USA midfielder Sacha Kljestan.
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MLS Players Take Power
Their titles range from president to technical director to general manager, and their duties and responsibilities differ greatly, but former players are rapidly filling MLS front-office positions.
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Youth Beat: Tackling Pay-to-Play
Lifting the cost burden off players remains the big challenge for elite youth clubs.
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Michael Bradley’s All-Around Rise
It seems natural for the son of a prominent coach to become a savvy player, but young Michael Bradley’s achievements have proved truly remarkable.
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Soccer on TV
Among the array of international league action this weekend, American-laden Fulham, which is fighting relegation, faces Manchester United Saturday on Setanta Sports USA.
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NCAA Division I Men’s & Women’s Coaching Changes
Shaun Pendleton, the long-time coach at Division II Lynn, has accepted the men’s vacancy at Appalachian State.
Villanova hired John Byford as its new women’s head coach. Byford, who served as the assistant women’s coach for the Wildcats in 1995-96, led Loyola (Md.) to the 2007 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament championship and regular-season titles in 2005 and 2006. Jeff Leightman, who compiled an overall record of 102-66-1 as the women’s head coach over the past 10 seasons at his alma mater Binghamton, has been named the head coach at San Jose State. For all the coaching moves …
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New Zealand picks four collegians for Olympic qualifying
New Zealand called up four U.S. collegians for the Oceania Olympic men’s qualifying tournament March 1-9 in Fiji.
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Jamie Clark named Harvard coach
Jamie Clark has been named the Harvard men’s head coach, replacing John Kerr Jr., who was recently named the Duke men’s coach.
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Wake Forest retools
[RECRUITING] Wake Forest, the 2007 NCAA Division I men’s champion, announced a signing class, led by former U.S. under-17 national team players Danny Wenzel and Nick Millington, that is again one of the best in the country.
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Yamaguchi leaves Florida State for Sweden
In a first for women’s college soccer, Florida State’s Mami Yamaguchi, the 2007 Hermann Trophy winner, is foregoing her final year of collegiate legibility to pursue a pro career abroad. The Japanese international has signed a contract to play with the Damallsvenskan’s Umea IK, arguably the most powerful women’s club in the world.
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What They’re Saying
“He is the greatest player in the world and he’s decided to tie himself definitively to Milan’s colors. This is the contract of his life. I hope to be able to do another contract in 2013, but this is proof that Kaka will keep delighting our fans for all of his career.”
— AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani on Brazilian star Kaka signing a two-year contract extension that bides him to the Italian club until June 2013.
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Mexico sells out U-23 game in Oakland
[DATEBOOK] Such is the popularity of Mexican soccer in the Bay Area that the Mexico U-23 national team’s match against Australia on Sunday afternoon at the McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., is already a sellout.
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MLS Offseason Player Moves
The expansion San Jose Earthquakes acquired Irish midfielder Ronnie O’Brien from Toronto FC for a first-round pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. For all the team-by-team offseason player moves …
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International Soccer Weekend TV Schedule
Two key matches in the battle for the English Premier League lead the place on early Saturday when leader Arsenal hosts Aston Villa, and second-place Manchester United plays at Fulham. In Spain’s tight La Liga race, leader Real Madrid and second-place Barcelona are both on the road. For televised weekend international action …
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March Madness
February is a time for MLS teams to get fit and get acquainted. Aside from a few exceptions, the real work starts in March. Scrimmages against college teams and the U.S. under-17s give way to more rigorous tests against MLS foes and foreign opponents. More than half of the MLS teams are headed overseas this month. Broken down by destination, here are the itineraries for the 14 MLS teams in early March.
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Philly makes it sweet 16, eventually
Another major market, another sports-mad city, another enticing stadium proposal, and another well-heeled ownership group add up to another MLS expansion team. And yet another coup, at least on paper. The 14th and 15th teams haven’t played a game yet, but already MLS has announced team No. 16 will be Philadelphia, to begin play in 2010. The announcement of the entry marks a return of pro soccer to Philadelphia 28 years after the NASL Fury followed the Atoms and NPSL Spartans into oblivion.
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U.S. Youth Soccer ’92 ODP Boys Barcelona Rosters
[YOUTH] Four U.S. Youth Soccer regional ODP teams are participating this week in an international festival in Barcelona, Spain. The 1992 boys went 2-2 against Catalan teams on Tuesday’s opening day. Region I and Region III beat Sanchez Llibre (3-1) and Cornella (3-0), while Region II lost to Espanyol (2-0) and Region IV fell to CF Damm (4-2). For complete rosters …
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Teaching the Game
Coaches spend an awful lot of time teaching tactics, often telling players, for instance, that they need to stay in their positions. But what’s sometimes lost is the fact that soccer is a free-flowing expression of how you want to see the game unfold.