European Champion Spain named its Confederations Cup roster on Monday. Packed with world stars, it includes Barcelona duo Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique, despite the club's concerns over their injuries. "We listen to everyone: the players, the coaches and the clubs," Spain coach Vincente del Bosque told a news conference after naming his 23-man squad. […]
Monthly Archives: June 2009
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Howard Close to New Contract with Everton
Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard is poised to ease the pain of the FA Cup final defeat against Chelsea by signing a new five-year deal with Everton. The 30-year-old is at an advanced stage in talks and is expected to join defenders Phil Jagielka and Joseph Yobo in committing his future to the club. Howard joined […]
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FC Dallas Gives Peek of Promise
On Sunday, FC Dallas won its first game since topping Toronto FC on April 19. Its second win of the season came against the second-best team in the MLS, the previously unbeaten Chicago Fire. “The ball hasn’t bounced right for us this year. Today it did,” FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman said. “Our first 10 […]
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Soccer on TV
World Cup 2010 qualifying takes center stage this week. The USA takes on Costa Rica on Wednesday and hosts Honduras on Saturday. More American weekday includes MLS’s Thursday clash between D.C. United and New York and USL’s Friday game: Charleston-Austin. On Saturday the USA comes home to face Honduras in another qualifier. Look for updates in Wednesday’s and Friday’s Soccer on TV.
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Howard, Everton fall in FA Cup
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Everton, with Tim Howard in goal, lost, 2-1, in the English FA Cup final to Chelsea. Glasgow Rangers won the Scottish FA Cup, but neither Maurice Edu nor DaMarcus Beasley saw action in the 1-0 win over Falkirk.
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Changing of the guard at Chelsea
[ENGLAND] With Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Everton in Saturday’s FA Cup final, Dutchman Guus Hiddink‘s stint as interim manager is over. Italian Carlo Ancelotti is headed over from AC Milan to manage the Blues. The big question will be, what reinforcements will he bring with him?
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International Results
Barcelona’s 1-1 tie at Deportivo Coruna on the final day of La Liga season gave it a record 87 points and 105 goals in 38 games – two short of matching Real Madrid’s record 107 goals scored during the 1989-90 season. Bordeaux clinched its first French league title in a decade when it won, 1-0, at relegated Caen. Werder Bremen captured the German Cup, while Rangers completed the Scottish double with a 1-0 win over Falkirk in the Cup final. For all the weekend results …
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MLS Results
The late show continued in MLS, where the Los Angeles earned yet another tie — its ninth in 11 games — thanks a late goal from Edson Buddle. New England snapped its losing streak thanks to a penalty pick in stoppage time from Steve Ralston. For all the game summaries, standings, leading scorers and this week’s schedule …
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Pachuca falls to Pumas in Mexican final
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jose Francisco Torres fell short of becoming the second American to lift the Mexican league title within two years after Pachuca tied UNAM Pumas, 2-2, in overtime of the second leg of the final and fell, 3-2, on aggregate.
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Sol train rolls on
[WPS] In consecutive weeks, the Los Angeles Sol’s lead atop Women’s Professional Soccer has grown from three points to six points to eight points. The runaway leader — the only team in WPS with a positive goal difference — improved to 6-1-2 with a 2-0 win over the Saint Louis Athletica on Saturday afternoon at The Home Depot Center.
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Fire finally falls; Conor hot for Colorado [VIDEO]
[MLS WINNERS & LOSERS] San Jose, New England and FC Dallas broke their various streaks of futility while the Chicago Fire lost its first game of the season. The Galaxy came up with its usual result and saw another ejection of its veteran defender. Colorado kept up its strong form thanks to its red-hot striker.
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What They’re Saying
“I was disappointed in terms of our team’s focus at times. I thought we were overly concerned about the referee and were not concerned enough sometimes about our play.”
— Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid points out his players spent too much time complaining about referee Michael Kennedy while tying the Columbus Crew, 1-1, at home. (MLSnet.com)
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Carolina and Charleston remain on top
[USL-1] Carolina and Charleston remained 1-2 in the USL First Division when they both shut out visiting Cleveland, dropping the first-year USL-1 club to 1-6-1. For all the weekend USL-1 action …