Portland and North Carolina, No. 4 and No. 5 in this week’s Soccer America Women’s Top 25, are No. 1 and No. 2 in the first NCAA Women’s Division I RPI index the NCAA released this fall.
Monthly Archives: October 2008
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MORNING BRIEFING: Wake hands Vidovich 200th win
Wake Forest coach Jay Vidovich picked up his 200th career victory as the top-ranked Demon Deacons crushed UNC Greensboro, 6-0, on Tuesday night. Maryland against needed a Casey Townsend overtime goal to win, while North Carolina and UC Santa Barbara recorded convincing wins. Drake, on the other hand, fell in overtime, and Georgetown lost badly to American. For all the Top 25 game reports …
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JUNIOR COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Rankings
Brookdale (D3 men) and Cerritos (D3 women) have taken over the top spots in this week’s NSCAA/adidas JC rankings. Yavapai (D1 men) and Darton (D1 women) round out the top spots in the JC rankings. For all the rankings …
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SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Women’s Rankings
Grand Valley State, No. 1 in the NCAA Division II women’s rankings, improved to 14-0-0. Williams is still No. 1 in Division III. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 women’s rankings …
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SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Men’s Rankings
Lynn, No. 1 in the NCAA Division II men’s rankings, improved to 11-0-0, while Trinity (Texas), first in the Division III rankings, is 12-0-0. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 men’s rankings …
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LEADERS: NCAA Division I Women’s Scorers
Michigan State freshman Laura Heyboer maintained her lead in points among NCAA Division I women’s scorers. She is tied with fellow freshman Sarah Hagen (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) for the national lead with 16 goals. For all the NCAA Division I leaders …
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LEADERS: NCAA Division I Men’s Scorers
Akron sophomore Steve Zakuani remains the NCAA Division I men’s points leader. UC Davis senior Quincy Amarikwa now leads the nation with 12 goals. For all the NCAA Division I leaders …
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
World Cup 2010 Qualifying TV Schedule
The Trinidad & Tobago-USA game is one of 11 World Cup qualifiers available on television on Wednesday. For all the listings …
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U.S. under-17 girls national team roster
Coach Kazbek Tambi has named the 21-player roster that will represent the United States at the inaugural Under-17 Women’s World Cup, which will be held Oct. 28-Nov. 16 in New Zealand.
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Barcelona eyes Miami expansion team
[MLS] Spanish club Barcelona will announce details of its bid for an MLS expansion team in conjunction with Bolivian businessman Marcelo Claure, who resides in Miami, on Wednesday — the deadline for applications for the two expansion spots MLS hopes to add for the 2011 season.
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Cuba coach demoted
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] German Reinhold Fanz, who has been working for free, was demoted as Cuba’s national team coach after its 6-1 loss to the United States on Saturday.
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Eriksson’s honeymoon over in Mexico
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] While the USA and Costa Rica have clinched berths in next year’s Hexagonal, Mexico heads to Edmonton to face Canada with hopes of clinching one of the two berths from Group 2. Tri coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is under pressure after the 1-0 loss at Jamaica on Saturday brought a wave of criticism from the Mexican press.
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U.S.-born Rossi awaits first Italy start
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] There’s a lot on the line as the second double fixture week of World Cup 2010 qualifying concludes in Europe. Can Portugal regain its winning form? Will Michael Ballack be fit for Germany’s top-of-the-table clash against Wales? What is Steven Gerrard‘s role in the England team? Will New Jersey-born Giuseppe Rossi get his first start for Italy?
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Americans face desperate T&T
Fans may regard the USA’s Concacaf qualifier Wednesday against Trinidad & Tobago as little more than a lark; with qualification assured, some younger players can get on the field, knock the ball around, and just enjoy the experience. In reality, this figures to be a fiercer test, regardless of the stakes, than what the team faced in Guatemala City and Havana.
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Gun OK’d for mom at soccer games
[OFF THE POST] Meleanie Hain, who lost her concealed weapons permit after taking a Glock 26 to her 5-year-old daughter’s soccer games, has got the permit back and assured a Pennsylvania judge, “I’m certainly not looking to shoot anyone over a goal.”
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What They’re Saying
“We have an agreement – we don’t eat them, they don’t eat us.”
— U.S. defender Frankie Hejduk, an avid surfer, declines one of Trinidad’s famous shark sandwiches while on the Caribbean island for Wednesday’s World Cup qualifying game. (U.S. Soccer)
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The Technician’s Fear Of The Lighting
“The quality of the lighting is our biggest fear.” ESPN soccer producer Tom McNeely tells Jack Bell about the logistics of covering U.S. national team games abroad.
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U.S. Qualification No Longer In Doubt
“Let’s be honest, was there ever really any doubt that the U.S. wasn’t going to get to the next [World Cup qualifying] round? And, aside from the required platitudes, is there really any doubt in anyone’s mind that the U.S. will qualify for 2010?” Greg Lalas can’t get too excited about the U.S. World Cup […]
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For Canada, The Road To 2014 Starts Here
“Now practically everyone expects the CSA [Canadian Soccer Association] to fire national team coach Dale Mitchell, who wasn’t everyone’s first choice but a convenient replacement for Frank Yallop.” Columnist Kent Gilchrist exhorts the CSA to get Canada’s national team program back on track in time for the 2014 World Cup qualifying cycle.
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‘Disrespected’ Robinson Ready To Welcome Quakes
“We feel like we owe them [San Jose] one. I think there is a little chip on our shoulder with the way we feel disrespected with not getting to keep our accomplishments from San Jose. We’re really looking forward to showing them who won the two championships there and who won the two here.” The […]
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Humble Beckham Accepts Reduced England Role
“David Beckham is not ready to leave the stage,” writes an admiring Kevin McCarra of the midfielder’s England international career. “No critic of his attention-seeking behavior runs short of material. Still, Beckham does show a surprising tenacity and has had to suppress some self-regard merely to cling to the national team.” Beckham is now content […]
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Repeatedly Showing The Mother Of All Misses
Most soccer fans will have seen by now Scotland debutant Chris Iwelumo's notorious miss against Norway in Glasgow Saturday, when the striker fluffed a chance from two yards out with nobody to beat six minutes after coming into the 0-0 game as a substitute. Suffering fans in the stadium were not spared either. Despite having […]
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FC Dallas Crowds Dive
FC Dallas suffered an average loss of over 2,000 spectators per game at home this season compared with 2007, reports Diego Aparicio. The team drew an average of 13,023 fans to its 20,500-seat stadium in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, compared with last year’s average of 15,145. Dallas ranks 13th in average attendance in MLS, […]
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UEFA Slaps Atletico Madrid With CL Stadium Ban For Racism
Europe’s soccer governing body UEFA has ordered La Liga’s Atletico Madrid to play its next two home Champions League games at least 300 kilometres (186 miles) outside Madrid because of racist chanting from spectators at the team’s home game with French club Olympique Marseille earlier this month. In a sign that it’s finally getting tough […]
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Gullit: U.S. Doesn’t Want Soccer To Become Popular
After making a less than favorable impression during his ill-fated tenure as the L.A. Galaxy coach earlier this year, Ruud Gullit has been idly theorizing about the future of soccer in the United States. His considered verdict is that soccer will not be allowed to become popular in the U.S. due to a widespread fear […]