[UNDER-16 GIRLS] For the second year in a row, the Dallas Texans Red Dallas and So Cal Blues finished 1-2 in the U.S. Youth Soccer National League and qualified for the National Championships.
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Dallas Texans out to defend championship
[UNDER-17 GIRLS] The Dallas Texans, PDA Fire and Eclipse Select return to the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships for the fourth, third and second year in a row, respectively.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Edmond SC Black looks to make history
[UNDER-18 GIRLS] The Edmond SC Black, which eliminated the defending national champion Dallas Texans Red in regional play, aims to become the first girls team from Oklahoma to win a national title when it competes at the Kelly Cup.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Colorado Rush begins defense
[UNDER-19 GIRLS] Led by University of Portland star Danielle Foxhoven, the Colorado Rush Nike seeks to defend its U.S. Youth Soccer national title when it competes in the Stewart Cup at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Lancaster, Mass.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
St. Louis Scott Gallagher goes for first
[UNDER-14 BOYS] St. Louis Scott Gallagher, whose Busch and Gallagher teams have won 10 U.S. Youth Soccer boys championships but none at the under-14 level, and CASL Elite, the 2003 under-14 national championship, headline the field at the 2009 National Championships.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Rematch for SCSA and Grand Rapids
[UNDER-15 BOYS] The South Charlotte SA Gold and Grand Rapids Crew Juniors, who meet Wednesday on the first day of group play, return to the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships for the second year in a row.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
National League champion Texans return
[UNDER-16 BOYS] The Dallas Texans Red, the 2009 National League U-16 champions, are the lone holdovers in the Larry Harmon Cup.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Seasoned field in Greer Cup
[UNDER-17 BOYS] Four of last year’s six finalists at the under-16 level return to the National Championships for the under-17 finals, though the teams that finished first and second — the Dallas Texans Red and Real So Cal Blue — are the two teams that aren’t back.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Star attractions meet on Day 1
[UNDER-18 BOYS] The under-18 boys division features two of the most heralded players in this fall’s college freshman class. For both Enzo Martinez (Discoveries SC and North Carolina) and Erik Hurtado (Westside Metros Internationals and Santa Clara), who will meet Wednesday, the road to stardom has been long and windy.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Bays aim for third boys title
[UNDER-19 BOYS] The Baltimore Casa Mia Bays, who won the U.S. Youth Soccer national title three years ago as under-16s and captured last year’s U.S. Soccer Development Academy under-17/18 national crown last year, open play Wednesday at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Lancaster, Mass.
Posted inYouth Soccer Reporter, Youth What They're Saying
What They’re Saying
“The Northwestern guys don’t brag about their national championship. Instead they tell the rest of us we need to go get one.”
— Taylor Grimm, who hails from Knoxville, Tenn., on his seven Discoveries SC teammates from South Carolina’s Northwestern High School, the spring national prep champion. DSC looks to become the first South Carolina team to return with a U.S. Youth Soccer national championship. (Rock Hill Herald)
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Playoff action kicks off
[W-LEAGUE] The quest for the W-League title begins Wednesday when the Buffalo Flash, featuring Italian star Pamela Conti, hosts Quebec City Amiral at Orchard Park High School in a first-round divisional match. The conference championships will be held Friday-Sunday in three locations. For all the playoff action …
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Hayes and Barbosa earn top honors
[USL TEAMS OF THE WEEK] USL veteran David Hayes, whose goal earned the Portland Timbers a 1-1 tie at Miami FC and keep alive their unbeaten streak that they would extend to a record 15 games two nights later, and Cape Verdean Almira Barbosa, who scored three goals in a win and draw for the Western Mass Pioneers against Bermuda, earned the USL First Division and Second Division Player of the Week honors, respectively. For the USL-1 and USL-2 Teams of the Week.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Sounders come back to stun Houston
[U.S. OPEN CUP] The quest of Seattle to win a trophy in its expansion year took another step forward Tuesday when the Sounders rallied to beat Houston, 2-1, in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Chelsea downs lackadaisical Inter
[WORLD FOOTBALL CHALLENGE] For its first game against its coach Jose Mourinho‘s former team since the Portuguese coach came to Italy, Inter Milan put on a stunningly lackadaisical performance. Chelsea strolled to a 2-0 win over the Italian champions Tuesday night before 81,224 fans at the Rose Bowl in a boost for the Blues’ new coach, Carlo Ancelotti, Mourinho’s archenemy during his days at AC Milan.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Two teams above 20,000 mark
[MLS NUMBERS] Two teams are averaging more than 20,000 fans per game while two are below the 10,000 mark. For MLS attendance figures. …
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Late strike send D.C. United past Rhinos
[U.S. OPEN CUP] By beating Rochester Rhinos, 2-1, in a U.S. Open Cup semifinal Tuesday, D.C. United earned the right to host the final at RFK Stadium Sept. 2. Jaime Moreno converted a penalty kick and Boyzzz Khumalo struck a late winner at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md., to down the USL-1 Rhinos, which pushed their MLS opponents hard at times and equalized midway through the second half when striker Taiwo Atieno scored during a goalmouth scramble.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
What They’re Saying
“Steven Gerrard totally lost it. The footballer joined in the attack on Marcus McGee with a succession of well-aimed uppercut punches delivered with the style and speed of a pro boxer, rather than a pro footballer. … This was never self-defense. Not for 100 years.”
— Prosecuting attorney David Turner during the trial of England midfielder Steven Gerrard, who is accused of attacking businessman Marcus McGee in a Liverpool nightclub last year after an argument about the music. (The Guardian)
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Sven-Goran Eriksson joins fourth-tier club
[COACHING] Former England national team coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has bounced back from his unsuccessful stint as Mexico coach and landed at England fourth division (League Two) club Notts County, where he will be director of soccer.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Husband stabbed for coming late from Man U game
[OFF THE POST] A Malaysian man is in the hospital recovering from chest wounds inflicted by his wife, who stabbed him twice with a kitchen knife for coming home late after attending Manchester United’s 3-2 win over Malaysia in an exhibition match in Kuala Lumpur. District police chief Abdul Jalil Hassan said she was “very angry.”
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Sounders To Use Other Home Field For Open Cup
It isn't exactly Qwest field. But the compact Starfire Sports Complex stadium has one up on its giant neighbor to the north: When the Seatlle Sounders FC have played there, They haven't lost. Undefeated in three U.S. Open Cup matches at Starfire, Seattle hopes to keep the streak alive at its second home with a […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Open Cup Kicks Off Busy Month For D.C. United
D.C. United has a busy month. The club will jet across multiple time zones for two demanding Western Conference road matches, open international competition with a tricky Concacaf game, visit the daunting confines of BMO Field for a crucial Eastern clash, and welcome one of the world's most illustrious clubs in a high-profile friendly. But […]
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Beckham Confident He Will Move Again After MLS Season
David Beckham has fanned the flames in his row with LA Galaxy's fans by admitting he is confident he'll be back at AC Milan next season. "I hope to return to play for Milan," Beckham said. "They have remained in my heart and honestly I am confident I will greet them again in November." The […]
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U.S.-Mexico Qualifier Presents TV Challenge
The USA-Mexico World Cup qualifier on Aug. 12 in Mexico City is going to be broadcast in English. You're just going to have to work a bit harder to see it. Telemundo announced on Monday that it will broadcast the match in Spanish on Telemundo and on English on mun2, an English-language channel geared toward […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Ching Helps Lead Young USA With Heart and Head
In its last game, a quarterfinal against the rough-and-tumble Panamanians, the USA needed some grit and a calm old head. It got both in the form of 31-year-old striker Brian Ching. Though he did not score the crucial overtimetime winner – that distinction fell to young Kenny Cooper – the Hawaiian-born big man, always a […]