“I think we tried to be a bit too gung-ho. We’ve got to try and have more of an English mentality. You wouldn’t have seven-eight-nine guys pushing up in the box trying to score a goal. You’d have six-seven-eight men back defending. Maybe we got to start doing that a bit more.” Two-goal Darren Huckerby […]
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Where Now For Eddie Johnson?
“The issue is whether his flaws are really fixable.” Jen Chang addresses the problem of Eddie Johnson, the U.S. national team striker currently struggling at Cardiff City in the English league’s second tier.
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Osorio’s Worst Beating
Another unhappy MLS coach was New York’s Juan Carlos Osorio, who was incredulous that his team could concede five goals at home, including four in the first half alone. Not that he’s going to go on about it. “I have been beaten before,” Osorio admitted. “But never in my life allowed four goals in the […]
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Make Way For The Dumb Revolution
Some would argue that with the prevalence of reality TV and the past decade’s obsession with celebrity culture, the dumb revolution has already happened. But then they didn’t watch New England lose 1-0 at Columbus Saturday, foolishly trying to play what its coach Steve Nicol condemned as “pretty passes.” “In the first half, if not […]
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Carver Looking Ahead To 2009
It seems like only last week that Toronto FC coach John Carver was saying that if his team failed to make the playoffs, he would entirely understand if he was given the sack. After failing to beat the Houston Dynamo at home on Saturday — a result that effectively, if not mathematically, ended TFC’s season […]
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De Rosario Slams Canadian Soccer Association
Houston Dynamo’s Canadian midfielder Dwayne De Rosario was back home at weekend as his side traveled to play Toronto FC. He took the opportunity to let the Canadian Soccer Association know about player discontent on the national team. “There’s just so much to be said,” said De Rosario. “The players really have no say. And […]
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Downed D.C. Almost Done
It’s not just the injuries and the tight schedule that are killing D.C. United. It’s also the lackluster play, the poor discipline, the missing confidence and the inability to score. As Steven Goff observes following Sunday’s 3-0 defeat at FC Dallas, the regular season, like the team’s Concacaf Champions Cup campaign, looks like it has […]
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Soccer on TV
European Champions League dominates the midweek. Houston and D.C. United face Mexican opponents in the CONCACAF Champions League. FC Dallas hosts San Jose in MLS’s Thursday night game. The MLS playoff race continues to heat up with a full slate of matches this weekend. The Mexican league’s weekend matches and Gol TV’s weekend schedule will appear in Friday’s Soccer on TV e-letter.
(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.)
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Assessing the midnight-hour moves
At the MLS All-Star Game in Toronto two months ago, the fate of Jeff Cunningham sparked much banter on the sidelines and in the press box.
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
MORNING BRIEFING: Notre Dame is only perfect team
Top-ranked Notre Dame is the only remaining unbeaten and untied team in the NCAA Division I women’s ranks after its 6-0 win over Cincinnati. LSU fell at Mississippi, 1-0, while Oklahoma State tied Colorado, 1-1, in Boulder in other Sunday action.
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MORNING BRIEFING: Wake Forest runs wild
Last year, Wake Forest opened the season with s school record seven straight wins en route to its first national title. This year, the Demon Deacons are 8-0-0 after beating Maryland, 4-2, Friday night. ALSO: Louisville ends Notre Dame streak, Tulsa crushes SMU, UCSB recovers, and Sacred Heart pulls upset.
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POLLS: Soccer America Men’s Top 25
Preseason No. 1 Wake Forest remains in the top spot in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25 followed by St. John’s and Saint Louis. For this week’s complete Soccer America Men’s Top 25 …
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POLLS: Soccer America Women’s Top 25
There was just one change in the top seven spots in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 rankings — Stanford and UCLA changed places at No. 2 and No. 3. Texas A&M moved up two spots to No. 8, while Duke and West Virginia cracked the top 10. For this week’s complete Soccer America Women’s Top 25 …
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CROWD COUNT: Texas sets attendance record
Texas drew a record crowd of 5,585 at Mike A. Myers Stadium Friday night for the Longhorns’ 0-0 tie with archrival Texas A&M in the Big 12 opener for both teams. For the top 10 women’s crowds of 2008 …
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CROWD COUNT: Maryland smashes home record
Despite abysmal weather, which combined rain, wind and threats of lightning, a crowd of 6,500 turned out for the ACC play between No. 1 Wake Forest and No. 3 Maryland and set a new attendance record at the Terrapins’ Ludwig Field. Elsewhere, Saint Louis drew a Homecoming audience of 5,785 fans — the second-largest crowd in Robert R. Hermann Stadium history — for its 2-0 win over Missouri State. For the top 10 men’s crowds of 2008 …
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Cherundolo celebrates win over Bayern
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Bundesliga veteran Steve Cherundolo returned to his right back spot with Hannover 96 and helped it beat Bayern Munich, 1-0. But other U.S. national team players sat out their team’s weekend action. …
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What They’re Saying
“If you had been flies on the wall in the dressing room at halftime, it would have been interesting, the paint was stripping off. It’s probably the most violent, animated I’d ever been because I was so disappointed.”
— Toronto coach John Carver, whose suspension after being ejected last weekend didn’t prevent him from giving his players a halftime talk that inspired them to a 1-1 tie at home against Houston. (Canadian Press)
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MLS Results
Columbus and Houston stayed on top of the East and West, respectively. For all the weekend results, standings, leading goal scorers and schedules. …
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Crew rules; Colorado lights up New York
[MLS NAMES & NUMBERS/VIDEO] The Columbus Crew confirmed its superiority. … A hat trick featured in Colorado’s barnburner in New York. … Kenny Cooper reaffirmed his Big D value. … An own goal you don’t see everyday, a bicycle kick, and a long-range free kick that bounced into the net. …
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USL-1 Playoff Results
Form prevailed as higher seeds Montreal, Vancouver and Rochester all won their USL First Division quarterfinal series by one goal. In the semifinals, regular-season champion Puerto Rico faces Rochester, while Montreal meets Vancouver in an all-Canadian series. For all the playoff results and goal scorers …
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Ronaldinho’s head settles Milan derby
[ITALY] Sunday’s Milanese derby was a classic, in the sense that it was a typically disappointing spectacle. Milan came out on top in a querulous clash thanks to a sweet Ronaldinho header.
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Violence mars Catalan derby
[SPAIN] Barcelona continued its revival with a third successive win, but after Leo Messi‘s controversial last-kick penalty winner in the 2-1 victory at 10-man Espanyol, the team was more concerned with condemning the behavior of its own fans.
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‘We’re Not The Harlem Globetrotters’
[GERMANY] Not even Bayern Munich losing its second successive game can keep Hoffenheim out of the headlines. After a making a comeback from three goals down, the newly promoted team lost out to free-scoring Werder Bremen by the odd goal in nine.
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Hull proves the power of positive play
[ENGLAND] Bolton Wanderers and Hull City tried different approaches to playing on the road at much stronger teams Saturday. The lesson was clear, as Hull took plaudits and points from its thrilling 2-1 win at Arsenal.
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Ref respect remains elusive
There is a campaign going on in the English Premier League this season inviting its players to show respect toward referees. Inviting — not commanding — it would be difficult to enforce anything as vague as showing respect.