Toronto FC coach Mo Johnston has stepped down from his position to move into the club’s front office. Former Leeds United manager John Carver will replace him. Rumors had been swirling about the possible move, although Johnston had denied them every time. Meanwhile, the Scot was busy trying to secure the arrival of Carver. TFC […]
Monthly Archives: February 2008
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Soccer on TV
The German Bundesliga returns from its winter break. Leader Bayern Munich is in action on Friday when it travels to Hansa Rostock. American goalkeepers will square off when Brad Friedel’s Blackburn hosts Everton’s Tim Howard in English Premier League action on Saturday. Ajax and Feyenoord meet Sunday in a clash of the Netherlands’ two biggest clubs.
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Mexico calls in big guns for U.S. clash
Mike Woitalla on El Tri’s vets and teens
For Wednesday’s friendly against the USA in Houston, Mexico coach Hugo Sanchez has called in seven European-based players, including Barcelona veteran Rafael Marquez and the Barca teen star Giovani Dos Santos. Also coming is a player Sanchez criticized his predecessor for selecting.
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What They’re Saying
“I am here first and foremost to hopefully help the team, which has so many good players, and at the same time, the challenge of trying to raise the profile of the women’s game in England is also a big motivating factor. Those are the two key things that Chelsea and I focused on when we talked about me coming to play.”
— Lorrie Fair, the 29-year-old Californian midfielder who has played more than 100 times for the USA, on signing with Chelsea’s women’s team. (New York Times)
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Appeal denied, so Guzan stays in MLS
On the basis of playing just five internationals for the U.S., only one of which was a competitive match, an appeals panel turned down Brad Guzan‘s application for a UK work permit Thursday. Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney explains how Guzan’s case differed from other American keepers who made it to the English Premier League.
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MLS’s hot expansion race
[MLS WATCH] Three major contests are each down to two candidates, but in this case, soccer has the edge over politics. The Republicans have Mitt Romney and John McCain. The Democrats have Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton. MLS has Philadelphia and St. Louis. Unless the candidates bury their differences and team up as running mates – not bloody likely! – somebody has to lose out. Unlike the political parties, MLS can play its candidates against each other and still pick both of them, eventually.
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Morrow set to shuffle FC Dallas lineup
[MLS TEAM PREVIEW] In his series examining MLS clubs’ preseason maneuvers and preparations, Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney reports on how Dallas coach Steve Morrow aims to integrate Mexican defender Duilio Davino, get the most out of second-year Colombian midfielder Juan Toga and replace the firepower of Carlos Ruiz
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January Transfer Moves
[AMERICANS ABROAD] On the final day of the January transfer window, unsettled Lee Nguyen left Dutch champion PSV for Danish SuperLigaen club Randers FC, where Will John, who didn’t play an MLS game for the Kansas City Wizards the last two season, also signed. A dozen Americans left home to sign with foreign pro clubs during January transfer window. Seven were from MLS clubs. Another 10 players, all foreigners, left U.S. teams for clubs overseas
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Laredo teen stars for USA at Copa Chivas
[YOUTH] The U.S. under-20 national team finished with a 1-1-3 record at the Copa Chivas in Mexico and did not advance to the quarterfinals. It did find a new talent in 17-year-old Felix Garcia, a high school student at L.B. Johnson High School in Laredo, Texas, and a member of the 2007 PDL champion Laredo Heat.
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International Weekend TV Schedule
The German Bundesliga resumes after its winter break. Leader Bayern Munich is in action on Friday when it travels to Hansa Rostock. American goalkeepers will square off when Brad Friedel‘s Blackburn hosts Everton’s Tim Howard in English Premier League action on Saturday. Ajax and Feyenoord clash Sunday in a clash of the Netherlands’ two biggest clubs. For all the weekend international action …
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African Nations Cup Results
The 0-0 tie between Angola and Tunisia sent both teams through to the quarterfinals of the African Nations Cup and eliminated Senegal and South Africa, which played to a 1-1 tie in the other Group D finale. Senegal stars El Hadji Diouf, Tony Sylva and Ousmane Ndoye were suspended after missing curfew, and Colorado Rapids keeper Bouna Coundoul was given the start in Sylva’s place. For all the African Nations Cup results and quarterfinal pairings ..