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Monthly Archives: July 2008
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The Cross-Border Rivalry
Bernardo Fallas explains how it is that the Houston Dynamo’s archrival is a Mexican team, Pachuca, which plays the Dynamo Tuesday night in Texas (Telefutura, 10 pm ET). “The Astros have the Cardinals, the Texans the Titans, and the Rockets the Jazz. The Dynamo? They have Pachuca,” writes Fallas. “Considering that soccer is the world’s […]
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Real Salt Lake finally above .500
Beating Toronto FC, 2-1, on Monday night in a game Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis dubbed the biggest game of the season, gave RSL its first winning record in franchise history, which began in 2005. Its 7-6-6 record also moved Real Salt Lake four points clear of second-place Houston (two games in hand) and […]
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Chicago to welcome ‘face of American soccer’
The Chicago Fire is eager to incorporate Brian McBride into its lineup when he returns from the Olympics in China, where the 36-year-old is on of the three overage “wild-card” players on the U.S. U-23 squad. “He’s a winner, and people will always respect that,” said Fire assistant coach Chris Armas, McBride’s teammate on the […]
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Dickov’s Toronto Move Not Yet Set
Scottish striker Paul Dickov’s move from Blackpool to Toronto FC is no done deal: “The striker has not crossed the Atlantic. In fact he is understood to be training with Manchester City as he keeps up his fitness ahead of deciding which club to join for the new campaign.”
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European Championship 2008 makes nearly $400 profit
European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, announced that Euro 2008, co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland, generated a net profit of 250 million euros ($393.7 million). The money, stated UEFA, would be used to finance its youth and women’s competitions, refereeing and coaching program and administrative costs.
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The case of Newcastle’s criminal midfielder
Not surprisingly, Joey Barton’s release from prison on Monday after serving 74 days of a six-month sentence for violent assault sparked debates in Britain, starting with one on the system of early parole from England’s crowded prisons and on to whether he should be welcomed back by English Premier League club Newcastle United. And if […]
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Murdoch Eyes Germany
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is reportedly aiming to bid up to $4.4 billion for the six-year broadcast rights to Germany’s Bundesliga. The move into soccer rights could help Murdoch’s News Corp expand into German free-to-air TV. News Corp already has a 25 percent stake in Germany’s biggest pay TV company, Premiere.
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Well-paid player busted for thievery
[CRIME & PUNISHMENT] Southampton winger Nathan Dyer has been ordered to commit 60 hours of community service by the Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court. The 20-year-old was charged along with teammate Bradley Wright-Phillips and three other men for committing burglary at a Southsea nightlub. Dyer, whose salary works out to $10,000 a week, pled guilty to stealing three cell phones and $300 worth of cash from purses in the club’s coatroom.
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Player bares bare girlfriend to get tryout
[OFF THE POST] After failing to establish himself in the Romanian league, 24-year-old Adrian Patulea traveled to England in hopes of earning a contract with a professional team. Patulea asked coaches at several different clubs to give him a trial but they refused, citing complications with his work forms. Frustrated, the Romanian striker decided to take drastic measures to be noticed by Lincoln City coach Peter Jackson
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Hyndman does deals for Dallas
[MLS] There are indeed changes afoot at FC Dallas, but so far, none of them have moved midfielder Juan Toja or forward Kenny Cooper. Pending transfers of those two players, to Steaua Bucharest and SK Rosenborg, respectively, are still pending. Two other deals were announced Monday, with FCD acquiring Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guarda in a trade with Colorado and sending midfielder Arturo Alvarez to San Jose.
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Toronto, in midst McBride deal, loses late in Salt Lake
Chad Barrett made it to Salt Lake City in time to play for Toronto FC in a rare Monday night MLS contest, but never got into uniform, much less the match. As the live body sent by Chicago to TFC in the Brian McBride allocation deal, Barrett spent the match in limbo, frozen between teams for reasons unknown. Toronto rallied with a blistering Amado Guevara free kick in the 84th minute to tie the match, 1-1, then quickly conceded a Robbie Findley strike to lose, 2-1. On Thursday, Commissioner Don Garber said TFC and the Fire had agreed to a deal by which McBride, claimed via allocation by Toronto more than a month ago, would be traded to Chicago.
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Goal by a Goalkeeper
[VIDEO] South Korea goalkeeper Jung Sung-Ryeong scored a long-distance goal in a U-23 friendly against the Ivory Coast.
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What They’re Saying
“When you acted the way you did you demeaned the efforts of a 14-year-old who was trying hard and [you] set a bad example for the children, including your own child.”
— Canadian judge Joseph De Filippis while giving a conditional discharge with a one-year probation and an order to perform 25 hours of community service to Sandra Gutierrez-Aldana, who, at her son’s U-8 soccer, berated a 14-year-old girl referee and punched the ref’s dad. (NewsDurhamRegion.com)
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Bizarre twist to Keane’s Liverpool deal
[TRANSFER TALK] Liverpool has captured the signature of Robbie Keane from Tottenham Hotspur. The Ireland captain signed a four-year deal with the Anfield club, while the two sides agreed to a $38 million transfer fee that could rise to $40.5 million, depending on performance-related clauses. In an unprecedented gesture, Liverpool also will throw in money directed to a Tottenham charity to appease Spurs management for the manner in which the deal was struck.
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Morales Helps RSL Reach Top
In a league dotted with Argentine playmakers, Javier Morales doesn’t get the attention of Marcello Gallardo (D.C. United) and Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus), but he has been just as valuable for Real Salt Lake, Morales arrived last season with fellow Argentines Fabian Espindola and Matias Mantilla and has helped turn around RSL, which is in […]
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Chelsea Stars Going Nowhere
Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon expects Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and Andriy Shevchenko to be with the Blues when the new Premier League season begins Aug. 16.
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Messi Set to Join Barcelona on U.S. Tour
Barcelona President Joan Laporta is confident of winning the Spanish club’s case with the Argentine federation and expects star Lionel Messi to join in on its U.S. tour that begins next Sunday against Chivas in Chicago.
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Gallas’ Mea Culpa
Arsenal captain William Gallas apologized for setting a bad example last season and promised to learn from his errors if Manager Arsene Wenger makes him captain again for the upcoming campaign. “You know I learned a lot, you want to be the best captain, give good advice to your players, but sometimes you can make […]
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Nigerians Wild about the EPL
The Manchester United-Portsmouth friendly that drew 30,000 fans Sunday in the Nigerian capital of Abuja underscored a troubling problem for Nigerian soccer. Fans love the EPL, while local clubs struggle to stay afloat. “When you look at the stadiums, you’ll find that the stands are virtually empty,” says Ismaila Lere, sports editor at the Daily […]
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Cooper Headed to Cardiff?
American striker Kenny Cooper appears to be one step closer to returning to English soccer with the report that second-level Cardiff City has agreed a fee of around $4 million with MLS. Cooper, who back his pro career in the Manchester United system, scored twice for FC Dallas in its 4-0 win over Los Angeles […]
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Friedel Has Mixed Emotions over Villa Move
American Brad Friedel admitted he has mixed feelings over his $5 million move from Blackburn, with which he had played for eight seasons, to Aston Villa. “Making this move was a very easy decision and a very difficult decision to make all at the same time,” he told the Villa web site. “I’d been at […]
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Scorers push MLS to the brink
The glow on Kenny Cooper‘s face lit up his corner of the MLS All-Stars locker room as he and his teammates decompressed after beating West Ham United, 3-2, at BMO Field Thursday.
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Soccer on TV
Salt Lake hosts Toronto in a rare Monday night MLS game. Catch Superliga 2008 semifinal action on Tuesday and Wednesday. Numerous European preseason friendlies are scattered throughout the week. Broadcast times of Mexican league games will appear in Friday’s Soccer on TV e-letter.
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Another world title for Brazil
[BEACH SOCCER WORLD CUP] Brazil won its third straight FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup with a 5-3 win over Italy in which Bruno and Sidney each scored twice.