It’s the final weekend of the regular season for teams in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 except for those in the three conferences that don’t have postseason tournaments (Ivy, Pac-10 and WCC). For this week’s Soccer America Women’s Top 25 results and schedules …
Monthly Archives: October 2008
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CONFERENCE WATCH: Tight Ivy race
Two weeks ago, defending champion Penn and Princeton appeared to be the favorites to compete for the Ivy League women’s championship, but Harvard’s young team has shaken up the race. With two games left to play, the Crimson have a two-point lead over Princeton and Columbia, while Penn and Yale are longshots. For a look at the Ivy contenders …
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HONORS: Sewanee fieldhouse named after Rote
The University of the South, better known as Sewanee, dedicated its field house at the Sewanee soccer/lacrosse complex after alumnus Kyle Rote Jr., one of the pioneering stars of American pro soccer, at last weekend’s Homecoming Weekend.
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SCOREBOARD: Soccer America Men’s Top 25
No. 1 Wake Forest and No. 8 Loyola (Md.) put their unbeaten records on the line this weekend. The Demon Deacons travel to No. 7 North Carolina on Saturday, while the Greyhounds host St. Peter’s and Manhattan in MAAC action. For this week’s Soccer America Men’s Top 25 results and schedules …
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MORNING BRIEFING: IU’s Noschang sets NCAA record
Indiana senior Kevin Noschang set an new NCAA record when he scored just six seconds into the match with Kentucky, but the Wildcats came back to earn a 1-1 tie in Bloomington. In other action on Wednesday, No. 2 Akron’s 10-game winning streak came to an end when it was held to a 1-1 tie at Penn State.
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ANALYSIS: Early postseason projections
The NCAA released its second RPI index this week, ranking the NCAA Division I men’s programs from 1-203 through games played Oct. 26. In a surprise, Indiana, not top-ranked and undefeated Wake Forest, is No. 1. St. John’s is No. 2 ahead of the defending champion Demon Deacons. In a season during which every Division I team already has at least one win, USC Upstate is last at No. 203. The RPI rankings provide us with an opportunity to see how the tournament field might shake out if the regular season had ended last weekend.
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Long night for Jozy and Freddy
[AMERICANS ABROAD] As October ends, reality set in for U.S. national team teen stars Jozy Altidore and Freddy Adu: It’s not going to be easy to make it in Europe.
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Dismal D.C. season ends in defeat
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Sometimes failure can be chalked up as a learning experience and if so, D.C. United has learned it needs great improvement to compete in Concacaf.
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Both USL-1 teams advance
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Osei Telesford and Fabrice Noel scored first-half goals and Puerto Rico Islanders held on for a 2-2 draw with Panama’s Tauro FC on Wednesday to earn a place in the regional championship’s quarterfinals, where they’re joined by fellow USL-1 team Montreal Impact.
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Fire anxious to end Revs’ postseason hex
[MLS PLAYOFF PREVIEW] Before a broken leg sidelined Steve Ralston, before post-concussion symptoms benched Taylor Twellman, yet after Chicago completed its 3-0 sweep of games against New England this season, Fire assistant coach Chris Armas warned the playoffs would be different if the teams were to meet again.
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Seattle bets big again on Ljungberg
[MLS] Regardless of what they put on the field next March, those in charge of Seattle Sounders FC certainly aren’t hedging their bets, and have already gone where some MLS teams still dread to tread. They paid up $30 million to buy into MLS. They have sold more than 17,000 season tickets, acquired one of the most popular American players ever to play for the USA in Kasey Keller, and pledged a reported $5 million to unleash former Swedish international midfielder Freddie Ljungberg when their expansion season kicks off in a few months.
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What They’re Saying
“It was the first game we didn’t lose — we’re all very proud.”
— Pedro Almeida, a motorcycle mechanic who coaches East Timor, known as the world’s worst soccer team thanks to its last-place FIFA ranking, after a 2-2 with Cambodia. The tie ended East Timor’s six-year losing streak since its start in international soccer six years ago, when the Southeast Asian nation gained full independence. The team is comprised of soldiers, grocers and port workers who receive no compensation for their efforts on the field. (Reuters)
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Udinese wins, Inter drops back
[ITALY] Udinese, Napoli and Milan occupy the top three Serie A spots after midweek wins. Inter drew 0-0 at Fiorentina.
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Unstoppable Hoffenheim, rising Bayern
[GERMANY] There were wins for Hoffenheim, Hamburg and Bayern Munich in Wednesday’s Bundesliga action, while Steve Cherundolo‘s Hannover fell to Hertha Berlin.
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Tottenham show late in eight-goal thriller
[ENGLAND] Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur split eight goals in an astonishing North London derby. Chelsea burst Hull’s bubble with a 3-0 road win.
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Why not Maradona?
Preposterous! Diego Maradona the coach of Argentina? What can they be thinking? The guy has virtually no coaching experience, after all — so does this make any sense?
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USA stunned in world championship opener (VIDEO)
[UNDER-17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Americans may still think of themselves as the dominant power in the world of girls soccer, but they were given a lesson in attacking soccer by Japan in their first game at the inaugural Under-17 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand. The Americans needed only 139 seconds to go ahead on Vicki DiMartino‘s goal, but the Japanese then bombarded the U.S. goal, hitting the crossbar three times in the first half and twice coming back from one-goal deficits to win, 3-2, on three stunning goals.
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Nigerian government changes tune
[2009 UNDER-17 WORLD CUP] Just days after announcing that it wouldn’t be able to host the 2009 Under-17 World Cup, the Nigerian government agreed to back the organization of the competition but with a smaller budget.
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Managers Ready To Reject ‘Respect’
“Some leading managers from the Premier League are ready to revolt against the Respect campaign in the wake of a series of controversial incidents that have left them seething,” writes Matt Lawton. English managers believe that referees must earn respect if they want it in return from the players.
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Ronaldo Wants To Stay In Brazil
“I’ve been in Europe for 16 years. Flamengo is my favourite, but I don’t want to play there as a favor. I want to deserve to play there.” Three-time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldo, 32, wants to stay and play in his native Brazil.
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Galaxy Postpones Brisbane Game
“We were not in a position to absolutely guarantee David Beckham’s availability for the L.A. Galaxy game against the Queensland Roar on December 11.” Galaxy’s President of Business Operations Tom Payne explains why L.A. has postponed one game of its offseason Oceania tour, one day before tickets were due to go on sale.
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Beckerman’s Belief
“We all believe that something special can happen.” Real Salt Lake midfielder Kyle Beckerman tells of the buoyant camp mood ahead of the playoffs.
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Lopez Says Wizards On A Roll
“We’ve had our ups and downs throughout the season, but the time is right. We’re peaking when we need to peak, and the most important thing is to do well in the playoffs.” Claudio Lopez of the Kansas City Wizards looks back on his first season in MLS and ahead to the postseason.
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Taylor Finds His Feet In Koblenz
Former UCLA player and Hermann Trophy finalist Matt Taylor has taken a long route to success as a pro since leaving college and being the fourth overall MLS draft pick in 2004. His injury-marred spells with the Kansas City Wizards and Chivas USA were followed by a stint at the Portland Timbers in USL-1, after […]
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Hunt Reassures Crew Fans
Columbus Crew owner-operator Clark Hunt sat down with Michael Arace and Shawn Mitchell after Sunday’s game against D.C. United and told them, “I’m confident the Columbus Crew will be playing in Columbus, Ohio, for at least the next 50 years. Beyond that, I’m not making any predictions.” Arace, who has raised concerns in his columns […]