Despite postponing its home Concacaf Champions League game against Luis Angel Firpo Tuesday, the Houston Dynamo plans to press on with its MLS game against the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday. Better still, it is slashing ticket prices and letting first responders and kids under 14 in for free. The team still hasn’t received final […]
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
John Barnes Appointed New Jamaica Coach
The former Liverpool and England forward John Barnes, 44, has been named as the new coach of the Jamaica national team. Barnes, who was born in Kingston before moving to England with his family as a teenager, will start work in November on a one-year contract. Barnes takes over from Brazilian Rene Simoes, who […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
United May Rest Players For World Club Cup
Not content with getting his excuses in early for a possible defeat to Chelsea at the weekend, Ferguson is already looking ahead to that brazen FIFA marketing tool, December’s World Club Cup in Japan, and warning that United may not field its strongest team. “When we come back [from Japan]…we will have three days […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Sir Alex And Big Phil Beg To Differ
Unsurprisingly, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and his Chelsea counterpart Felipe “Big Phil” Scolari hold differing opinions on the English Football Association’s decision to rescind the red card given to Chelsea’s oak-solid captain John ‘Tiny Tears’ Terry at the weekend. The decision allows Terry to play against United in this weekend’s game between the […]
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Prices Up, Performance Down At D.C.
D.C. United was outclassed by an opponent that was superior in terms of fitness, speed, skill and technique throughout its opening Concacaf Champions League group against Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica Tuesday. But rather than admit that its regional club counterparts are still several strides ahead of Major League Soccer, it’s best to blame the […]
Posted inYouth Soccer Reporter, Youth What They're Saying
What They’re Saying
“It’s just that when you feel like it’s your baby that you’re trying to protect, and that’s kind of how I feel about my fields, I tend to take it a little personally. It’s a pretty big emotion.”
— Mark Vessell, the groundskeeper for the St. Louis Youth Soccer Association complex, which has suffered an estimated $1 million in damage when heavy rain caused by Hurricane Ike sent Mississippi River water pouring on to Vessell’s fields for the third time in three months. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
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U.S. Soccer Development Academy Results
The Richmond Strikers and Schulz Academy both swept games in the U-17/18 and U/15-16 age groups in play on the second weekend of the 2008-09 U.S. Soccer Development Academy. For all the results …
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
POLLS: NSCAA/adidas High School Girls Rankings
McDonogh School of Maryland moved into a tie with The Pennington School of New Jersey for the top spot in the NSCAA/adidas high school girls national rankings. For the complete Top 25 …
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
POLLS: NSCAA/adidas High School Boys Rankings
Kansas City’s Rockhurst High School remained No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas high school boys national rankings. No. 2 Martin Luther King Jr.’s position was in jeopardy following Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to No. 24 Beacon School that ended a 43-game unbeaten streak. For the complete Top 25 …
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
USA opens U-20 Women’s World Cup against France
The USA will meet France, Argentina and China in the first round of the Under-20 Women’s World Cup that begins Nov. 19 in Chile.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
U.S. under-17 boys national team goes on club tour
The U.S. under-17 boys national team opened a nine-city tour against U.S. Soccer Development Academy opponents with a 2-0 win (goals by Victor Pineda and Charles Renken) and 3-3 tie (two goals by Jack McInerney and one by Luis Gil) against Chivas USA youth teams in the U-15/16 and U-17/18 age groups.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Folding goals are recalled following youth player’s death
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Tuesday a voluntary recall of about 190,000 MacGregor and Mitre folding soccer goals following the death of a 20-month-old boy, who was strangled when his head and arm became entangled in the net of one of the recalled goals.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
U.S. U-14 boys picked for Thanksgiving tournament
U.S. under-14 boys national team head coach Manny Schellscheidt named 38 players who will travel to the U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Thanksgiving Interregional tournament Nov. 26-Dec. 1 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
NAIA: Men’s & Women’s Rankings
Auburn-Montgomery took over the top spot in the NAIA Men’s Soccer Top 25 Poll with wins over Emmanuel, 3-0, Houghton, 3-0, and Vanguard, 1-0. Montreat knocked off then-No. 1 Lindsey Wilson, 1-0. Martin Methodist again held its No. 1 spot in the NAIA Women’s Soccer Top 25 Poll. For both the Top 25 rankings …
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Women’s Rankings
Wheaton (Ill.) had its 48-game win streak end with a 1-0 loss to Loras on Saturday, paving the way for the College of New Jersey to take over the top spot in the NCAA Division III rankings. Grand Valley State improved to 6-0-0 and remained No. 1 in the NCAA Division II rankings. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 men’s rankings …
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MORNING BRIEFING: Hurricanes crash for the first time
Miami (Fla.) lost for the first time this season after seven wins when it fell to BYU, 1-0, at home on Tuesday night. ALSO: After a slow start, Missouri is looking like it could be a Big 12 contender.
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SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Men’s Rankings
Northern Kentucky remained No. 1 in the NCAA Division II men’s rankings with a 2-0 win over Wisconsin-Parkside. Middlebury, No. 1 in the Division III ranking, beat NESCAC rival Amherst, 1-0, on Harrison Watkins‘ goal. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 men’s rankings …
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MORNING BRIEFING: Cal’s Bears roar again
Winner of back-to-back Pac-10 titles, California can make a strong case for being the best men’s program on the West Coast. Despite the losses of four players to MLS clubs in the last three SuperDrafts, Cal is ranked No. 5 in this week’s Soccer America Men’s Top 25 with a 3-0-2 record heading into the Stanford Nike Classic, where it will face Drake and Creighton.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
What They’re Saying
“If hockey is a sure bet in [Canada], the next best bet in the next 10 to 15 years is soccer.”
— Cyril Leede, chief operating officer of the Ottawa Senators on Senators owner Eugene Melnyk, whose Senators Sports and Entertainment group unveiled plans to bid for an Ottawa MLS team in 2011 and build a new stadium that would seat up to 30,000. (Ottawa Citizen)
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
UEFA Champions League TV Schedule
American teenage star Jozy Altidore could make his European debut for Spanish club Villarreal Wednesday when it faces English champion Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League. For all Wednesday games on television …
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UEFA Champions League Results
Struggling with one point in two games in La Liga, Barcelona received a boost with a 3-1 win over Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday to open the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. For all Tuesday’s results and goal scorers …
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Colombia dumps Pinto after two losses
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Colombia moved quickly to fire Jorge Luis Pinto as its national team coach following its first two losses in the South American World Cup qualifiers.
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Stunning win for tiny Cluj
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Argentine Juan Culio scored twice to give Romania’s Cluj a 2-1 win at injury-riddled Roma in a stunning UEFA Champions League debut on Tuesday.
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U.S. women’s stars find new homes
[WPS] The seven Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) teams were allocated their first three players on Tuesday when the league announced the dispersal of U.S. national team players, including the 15 eligible Olympic gold-medalists.
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Banner night for USL’s Islanders
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] In sharp contrast to MLS’s troubles in the Concacaf Champions League, the USL enjoyed another banner night when the Puerto Rico Islanders held on for a 2-1 win over Panama’s Tauro FC — the same team that ousted Chivas USA in the qualifying stage — despite playing the last 21 minutes with 10 players.