“I think that there’s a possibility still of playing another year. I was finishing the season up well. I’m not in a rush to retire. I continue enjoying things, I’m conscious I need to make sure I’m doing everything on the field, continuing to play on the level that is played here in MLS, and […]
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Schmid Happy To Stay In Columbus?
“Insiders say [Sigi] Schmid is asking to become one of the higher-paid coaches in MLS but that he doesn’t want to leave Columbus. There was speculation when he first came from Los Angeles that this was an interim stop, but they say he has grown to love the city, the team he built and the […]
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Playoffs Mean Money For Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake is of course proud of its sporting achievement in reaching the Major League Soccer playoffs for the first time at the fourth attempt, writes Michael Lewis. But the economic reasons for reaching the postseason are just as important, and not just for the extra league games. Depending on how the league judges […]
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Lato Elected Head Of Troubled Polish FA
Ex-Poland international Grzegorz Lato, 58, was elected Thursday as the head of Poland’s governing soccer body, the PZPN. “We are determined to change the image of Polish football,” said Lato after his victory. “I am determined to… make it transparent and pure and for this to culminate in the success of Euro 2012.” Before the […]
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Dreaming Of David In Red And Black
AC Milan Vice President Adriano Galliani has said that David Beckham's New Year fling in the northern Italian fashion capital will be a dream come true for the club. No doubt the city's high-end retailers are celebrating too. "David's arrival is a dream that becomes a reality," Galliani said. But sadly Milan will have to […]
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The Method In Ferguson’s ‘Madness’
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has provoked Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon into suggesting he’s senile, and former player Gabriel Heinze has said he’s “mad.” But as Jim White explains, there’s a shrewd reason for Ferguson’s comments in a magazine interview published this week that Real is used to getting its own way because […]
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Healthy Effort, But Healthy For Soccer?
The Boston Globe's headline to New England's Eastern Conference semifinal playoff first leg 0-0 tie with the Chicago Fire was careful not to go over the top: Effort Was Quite Healthy. Monique Walker's introductory paragraph cites the game's "several hard tackles, shoves, calls, and noncalls" that ultimately gave the Revs a "satisfactory" result on Thursday […]
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Soccer on TV
The first legs of three MLS quarterfinal series take place on Saturday. International league action includes an EPL clash featuring American attacker Clint Dempsey (Fulham) and U.S. keeper Tim Howard (Everton).
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What They’re Saying
“We think it’s wrong to charge families for the utilization of this soccer field. It’s a surprise to us.”
— Manitoba Premier Gary Doer, objecting to the Winnipeg Soccer Federation Indoor Soccer Complex plans to charge adults a $1.70 admission fee. The provincial government contributed $2.9 million to the cost of the $10.7-million complex. He said an admission fee for parents to watch their children play was never part of the deal. (Winnipeg Sun)
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U.S. Soccer Development Academy Results
Division leaders after games through Sunday in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy are: U/17-18s — Santa Cruz County Breakers (Northwest), Chivas USA (SoCal), Andromeda (Texas), Richmond Kickers (Atlantic), Clearwater Chargers (Southeast); U-15/16s — Washington Premier FC (Northwest),
LA Galaxy (SoCal), FC Dallas U16 (Texas), Bridge FA (Atlantic), Schulz Academy (South). For all of last weekend’s results …
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Under-17 Women’s World Cup Scoreboard
Play resumes Saturday and Sunday at the inaugural Under-17 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand. The USA is faced with a must-win situation against Paraguay Sunday in Hamilton after its 3-2 loss to Japan on Thursday. For all the results and schedules …
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POLLS: NSCAA/adidas High School Girls Rankings
The Pennington School is still No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas High School Girls Rankings. McDonogh School of Maryland and Lincoln of Oregon moved up one spot each to No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. For the complete Top 25 …
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POLLS: NSCAA/adidas High School Boys Rankings
Unbeaten Sacramento Jesuit remained No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas High School Boys Rankings. St. Anthony’s of New York and Norfolk (Va.) Academy are 2-3. For the complete Top 25 …
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U.S. Youth Soccer Interregionals set
U.S. Youth Soccer will hold its annual Olympic Development Program tournaments for regional teams over the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Brock gets 600th career win
Needham (Mass.) High School boys coach Don Brock won his 600th career when the Rockets beat Braintree, 3-0, on Monday night.
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ACADEMY PROFILE: Bridge FA U-15/16
South Carolina’s Bridge Futbol Alliance has opened up a five-point lead in the U.S. Soccer Academy’s Atlantic Division U-15/16 age group.
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COLLEGE RECRUITING: U-17 Women’s World Cup prospects
Play has begun at the inaugural Under-17 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand. Both the United States and Canada are loaded with college prospects. (In the case of Canada, it has one player already in college: Memphis freshman Julia Ignacio.) Here’s a look at who is going where, based on verbal commitments …
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SCOREBOARD: Soccer America Women’s Top 25
No. 3 UCLA hosts No. 2 Stanford in this weekend’s marquee match. Regular-season conference play concludes Friday for Big Ten and Big 12 teams. For this week’s Soccer America Women’s Top 25 results and schedules …
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Women’s Conferences
Conference tournament play continued Thursday with Louisville and Cincinnati taking first-round games in the Big East. Binghamton and Maine won American East openers. For all the conference tournament schedules …
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RECRUITING: U-17 Women’s World Cup prospects
Play has begun at the inaugural Under-17 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand. Both the United States and Canada are loaded with college prospects. (In the case of Canada, it has one player already in college: Memphis freshman Julia Ignacio.) Here’s a look at who is going where, based on verbal commitments …
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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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Adding injury to insult
[OFF THE POST] Diego Simeone, coach of Argentine defending champ River Plate, reportedly injured himself punching the subs’ bench after a 1-1 tie with Newell’s Old Boys dropped his team to the bottom of the standings.
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What They’re Saying
“We’re all agreed in principle and everybody’s happy. A short-term loan works. … He’s going to be back in March and we believe it’s going to be around March 1 and he will be available for our opening game.”
— Los Angeles Galaxy coach Bruce Arena on David Beckham‘s loan to AC Milan that was finalized on Thursday. (ESPNsoccernet)
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Award Finalists
[MLS] For 2008 awards finalists, including league MVP and Rookie of the Year …
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Boxx and Solo nominated for FIFA award
[2008 WOMEN’S WORLD PLAYER] U.S. gold-medalists Shannon Boxx and Hope Solo are among the 10 players nominated for the 2008 Women’s Player of the Year award.