Eclipse Select of Illinois and New York’s Albertson SC Fury both went unbeaten and untied and moved into Saturday’s semifinals in the Under-18 Girls Showcase. For all the under-18 girls scores and schedules in the Showcase and Predator divisions …
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Disney’s Soccer Showcase Special Edition
Day 7 Wrapup/by Paul Kennedy
The YOUTH SOCCER REPORTER continues daily coverage of Disney’s Soccer Showcase presented by Chelsea Football Club.
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Texans clinch berth in 2009 National Championships
The defending national champion Dallas Texans Red Dallas suffered their first blemish in the U.S. Youth Soccer National League Girls Under-17 Group on Thursday when they were held to a 0-0 tie by Ela Elite, but they clinched a berth in the 2009 National Championships with the result.
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Disney’s Soccer Showcase Girls Scoreboard
The Ponte Vedra Storm set the pace with an 11-0 victory in under-16 play on Thursday at Disney’s Soccer Showcase. The Sunrise Youth Soccer Fire won, 8-1, in other under-16 action. For all the results in the Showcase, Predator and Copa divisions …
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Disney’s Soccer Showcase Special Edition
Day 6 Wrapup/by Paul Kennedy
The YOUTH SOCCER REPORTER continues daily coverage of Disney’s Soccer Showcase presented by Chelsea Football Club.
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Youth Beat: Former Pros Flock To Youth Game
The American youth coaching ranks now include more former pro stars than ever thanks to the influx of retired MLS players, opening a new chapter in youth development.
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Dallas Texans’ U-17 girls remain perfect in National League
The reigning national champion Dallas Texans Red Dallas team improved to 5-0-0 in U.S. Youth Soccer National League under-17 girls play with a 4-0 win over the BVSC Stars Mallorca of Kansas Friday at Disney’s Soccer Showcase.
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Disney’s Soccer Showcase Girls Scoreboard
There were goals galore on the opening day of play in the Under-18 Girls Showcase Wednesday at Disney’s Soccer Showcase. The eight games produced an average of 4.5 goals. Virginia’s Chantilly SC Netforce set the pace with a 7-3 victory over KUFC Premier Cosmos of Illinois. For all the results in the Showcase, Predator and Copa divisions …
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Disney’s Soccer Showcase Special Edition
Day 5 Wrapup/by Paul Kennedy
The YOUTH SOCCER REPORTER continues daily coverage of Disney’s Soccer Showcase presented by Chelsea Football Club.
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Champion Dallas Texans teams headline Girls Showcase
Play at Disney’s Soccer Showcase switches to the girls side on Wednesday with opening games in 17 divisions, as well as the second series of matches in the U.S. Youth Soccer National League. The Dallas Texans Red Dallas have sent the defending U.S. Youth Soccer national champions to compete in the U-17 and U-16 Showcases. Also in the U-17 Showcase are 2008 U.S. Youth Soccer national finalists Eclipse Select, PDA Fire and Sting. For the complete Wednesday schedules in the under-15 to under-18 Showcase divisions …
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Kollie steals show in ODP Boys Super Group final
Emmanuel Kollie of the Philadelphia Soccer Club scored a hat trick to lead 1992 Region I to a 4-0 win over 1993 Region IV in Tuesday’s final of the U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Boys Super Group. The four 1992 teams beat their younger opponents in all four placement games, the only games in which teams crossed over.
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CHAMPIONSHIP DAY: Tuesday’s finals
The Dallas Texans and Kendall Soccer Coalition programs were the big winners in boys play at Disney’s Soccer Showcase. Each won three championships on the final day of play. The Texans had 10 teams competing in placement games. Two other teams finished second, three won third-place game, and two were fourth. For all Tuesday’s results …
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Disney’s Soccer Showcase Special Edition
Day 4 Wrapup/by Paul Kennedy
The YOUTH SOCCER REPORTER continues daily coverage of Disney’s Soccer Showcase presented by Chelsea Football Club. Champions were crowned Tuesday in 28 boys divisions.
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Turning Off The TV Commentators
“It’s dawned on me that not only do some sports thrive in silence, but indeed they flourish. They become things of grace and beauty. Stripped of the chatter — most of which is gaudily decorative rather than utilitarian anyway — we see the sports in their naked state. And they are beautiful.” Steven Wells explains […]
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Beckham Has ‘Five Or Six Years’ Left
“[David] Beckham could go on for another five or six years. His cardiovascular readings are very good. His basic fitness is excellent. All he needs to do now is to alter his training program slightly.” AC Milan doctor Jean-Pierre Meerseeman on the future playing prospects of the L.A. Galaxy midfielder.
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Drogba Lost Will To Play
“This summer, I no longer had a head for football, I’d completely lost the fire. I felt completely extinguished. For the first time in my career, I’d lost the passion for football. I was lost.” Chelsea striker Didier Drogba confesses that he started the season with no desire to play following the death of his […]
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Rapids Aim To Win MLS In Style
Colorado Rapids coach Gary Smith has made three New Year’s resolutions for the club. “Number one, to win the MLS Cup. Number two, in doing that, to play in a style and fashion that fits this club. Number three, for the whole staff within the club, for the players and for the fans, to have […]
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MLS Coaches Need To Spice Things Up
“There’s very little in the way of any coaching feuds in MLS,” writes Andrea Canales, casting a wistful eye towards Europe and the psychological games and insults involving men like Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson. “That’s a shame, because it robs the game of a certain amount of intrigue.” Grudge incidents in […]
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Qatar Considering World Cup Bid
The Gulf state of Qatar is considering a bid to become the first Arab country to host the World Cup finals, the secretary-general of the Qatar Football Association, Saud al Mohannadi, said Tuesday. He claimed that the state had “the means and the ability” to host the finals, either in 2018 or 2022, and […]
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Luis Not Landin’ In Houston
The Houston Dynamo has given up its pursuit of Mexican striker Luis Angel Landin after the Morelia Monarcas forward signed a one-year loan deal with Mexican First Division club Cruz Azul instead. “We’re out of the running,” Dynamo Chief Operating Officer Chris Canetti said Monday. Houston’s offer was apparently not good enough for Morelia, […]
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Liverpool’s Gerrard Charged With Assault
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, 28, was charged on Tuesday with assault “occasioning actual bodily harm and affray” following an alleged fight outside a nightclub. His arrest happened in the early hours of Monday, just hours after he had scored twice in league-leading Liverpool’s 5-1 win at Newcastle. Gerrard was charged along with two other […]
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U.S. Youth Soccer Boys ODP Super Group Scoreboard
The U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Super Group moves into the finals at Disney’s Soccer Showcase, where 1992 Region I faces 1993 Region IV in the championship game.
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AWARDS: Disney’s Soccer Showcase All-Stars
The Disney’s Soccer Showcase all-star team features 18 boys from teams competing in the Under-17 Showcase divisions. The team will train and compete against players from pro clubs at Chelsea’s facilities near London in August 2009.
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INTERVIEW: Paul Clement, Chelsea FC youth manager
As manager of Chelsea‘s youth team program and now manager of its reserve team, Paul Clement is familiar with the U.S. soccer scene. Indeed, he has traveled to the United States twice in two months, first with the U-18s to the Newark International Soccer in November and now with the U-17s, who advanced to Tuesday’s final against Kentucky’s Javanon in their Showcase division at Disney’s Soccer Showcase. Clement gave the Youth Soccer Reporter his impressions on Chelsea’s trip.
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SHOWDOWNS: Tuesday’s championship games
The Dallas Texans and Kendall Soccer Coalition programs both have five teams in Tuesday’s boys championship games at Disney’s Soccer Showcase. Ohio’s Blast FC is the only club with two teams in Showcase finals. For all the 28 championship matchups …