Monthly Archives: February 2009

Arizona club Sereno SC White was the big winner at the 30th annual SC del Sol President’s Day Tournament, taking four of the 10 upper age division championships. For the results of the championship games …

NSCAA/adidas High School Winter Rankings

Dallas Jesuit remained the No. 1 boys team in the NSCAA/adidas High School Winter Rankings, while Pleasanton (Calif.) Foothill, the only unbeaten and untied team, moved up to the top spot in the girls rankings.

U.S. Youth Soccer National League resumes

Play in the U.S. Youth Soccer National League resumes this weekend with action in the U-15 to U-17 boys age groups at Mud Creek Soccer Complex in Marietta, Ga. For the complete schedule …

U.S. under-17 women’s national team roster

U.S. Under-17 girls national team head coach Kazbek Tambi will bring 24 players to a training camp that begins Saturday at The Home Depot Center. The San Diego Surf leads all teams with three players headed to the camp: Miranda Cornejo, Laura Liedle and Kylie McCarthy.

U.S. under-20 women’s national team roster

Sydney Leroux, winner of the Golden Ball and Golden Shoe at the 2008 U-20 Women’s World Cup in Chile, heads the U.S. under-20 national team roster for the Ten Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain, where the Americans will face three European U-20 teams.

Sinclair brothers romp in Florida

South Florida-bound Hasani Sinclair, a member of the U.S. U-18 national team, and his brother, sophomore Sekani Sinclair, stole the show at the Florida High School Athletic Association soccer finals, leading American Heritage of Delray Beach to the Class 2A boys title. For the finals in the 10 boys and girls classes …

FC Dallas Juniors head to Brazil

While FC Dallas Juniors, one of the surprises of the 2008-09 Development Academy season, are on winter break while the high school season is being played in Texas, four players are scheduled to join the senior MLS team on its trip to Curitiba, Brazil, that begins Thursday: U-16s Victor Ulloa, Chris Figueroa, and Darin Kruzich and U-18 Cody Adams.

Region III boys shine in Argentina

U.S. Youth Soccer regional ODP boys ’93 teams finished 5-7-2 at the 2009 International Festival in Argentina. For all the results and goal scorers as well as game reports …

adidas ESP girls all-stars selected

by Paul KennedyFebruary 25, 2009

The annual adidas ESP camp for girls concluded with the selection of 36 players to East and West teams that competed in the camp’s all-star game Saturday at Cal Poly Pomona University in Pomona, Calif. For the complete all-star teams …

Soccer America Daily, What They're Saying

What They’re Saying

“There’s no discussion about the coach. He has our full trust.”

— Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge gives Coach Juergen Klinsmann a vote of confidence after Bayern lost three of its first four Bundesliga games since the winter break, a feat of futility the club hasn’t experienced in 34 years. Adding to the pressure on Klinsmann is that his choice of Landon Donovan to boost the offense has yet to pay dividends. Bayern faces Sporting Lisbon in a Champions League quarterfinal first-leg on Wednesday.

FCD adds Colombian playmaker

by Ridge MahoneyFebruary 25, 2009

[MLS] The economic realities of MLS preclude many of its teams from acquiring the modern version of a No. 10, one who can spark the attack yet also tend to defensive duties. FCD officials believe in David Ferreira it has a player as capable as one of its former stars, Oscar Pareja, who like Ferreira, is a native of Colombia.

Another Canadian joins TFC

by Ridge MahoneyFebruary 25, 2009

[MLS] It has taken more than two years, but Toronto FC is steadily amassing much of the Canadian talent playing on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Another player from that mold, whose long-anticipated move brings him north after a long detour, made it official this week when defender Adrian Serioux went north from FC Dallas in exchange for TFC’s first-round pick in the 2010 SuperDraft pick and allocation money.

Late Atlante goal stuns Houston [VIDEO]

by Ridge MahoneyFebruary 25, 2009

[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Many of the chances in a back-and-forth game came from the run of play, but a pair of set pieces produced the goals as Houston and Atlante tied, 1-1, in the first leg of their Concacaf Champions’ League quarterfinal series Tuesday in Texas in front of 10,203 fans.

Women make fashion statement

by Paul KennedyFebruary 25, 2009

[WPS] Women’s Professional Soccer took one more step toward its launch with the unveiling of the Puma uniforms worn by players from the league’s seven teams at a high-profile fashion presentation Tuesday in New York.

UEFA Champions League Schedule

Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League action features two games available live on television: Chelsea-Juventus and Real Madrid-Liverpool. ESPN Deportes will air eight and a half hours of continuous coverage of all four games. For all the matchups and broadcast times …

Arsenal is the only winner

by Paul KennedyFebruary 25, 2009

[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Arsenal survived a bizarre incident when its two center backs were missing at the start of the second half to beat Roma, 1-0, in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round-of-16 series. The Gunners were the only team to win on Tuesday as the other three matches ended in draws.

Dempsey triggers FA Cup comeback win

by Paul KennedyFebruary 25, 2009

[AMERICANS ABROAD] A goal by Clint Dempsey in the 77th minute started a comeback as Fulham beat League Championship (second division) Swansea City, 2-1, Tuesday night in their English FA Cup fifth-round replay and moved into the quarterfinals, where the Cottagers will host Manchester United on March 7.

Gazidis On Arsenal, Life After MLS

After years as one of the key players in the formation and every day operations of Major League Soccer, former MLS Deputy Commisioner Ivan Gazidis now finds himself across the Atlantic at Arsenal, where he wears the title of CEO along with his red Gunners scarf. “It’s very different being a league executive and being […]

Beckham Invokes Ad Slogan: ‘Nothing Is Impossible’

“Nothing is impossible if you truly believe in something,” said David Beckham, regarding the possible transfer that would keep him in Milan, where he attended an Adidas show unveiling on Monday, according to Tuttomercatoweb. “Most times these things can happen, so we shall see how we go.”

Fire to Host Club America, Then Head to Azteca

The Chicago Fire are smartly taking advantage of Mexican star Cuauhtemoc Blanco‘s connections at former team Club America by organizing a two-game home-and-away series that will kick off with the Fire playing host at Toyota Park on April 29 and a game at the famed Estadio Azteca in Mexico City at a date yet to […]

‘A Tale of Three Stripes and Family Strife’

An epic tale dating back some 80 years and interwoven first with family success and then bitter brotherly betrayal, the story behind Adidas reads more like a Greek tragedy or daytime soap opera than the making of one of the world’s biggest brands. ESPN Soccernet’s Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger writes about Barbara Smit’s book “Sneaker Wars,” which […]

Montreal Ready For Its Moment, More Expansion Talk

While players and fans from MLS’s only Canadian outpost will be watching from afar in Toronto, USL titleholders the Montreal Impact will be watched by a sea of blue (shirts) that could number 50,000 when they host Mexican club Santos Laguna at the indoor Olympic Stadium in the first leg of its CONCACAF Champions league […]

MLS’s last hope in CONCACAF Champions League

CONCACAF’s own Champions League has plenty of storylines as the first leg games of the quarterfinal round kick off Tuesday night with lone MLS representative Houston Dynamo hosting Mexican First Division team Atlante. Perhaps the best story of the continental competition so far is the surprise run of the Montreal Impact and Puerto Rico Islanders, […]

Italy vs. England in Champions League Marquee Matches