Author Archives: Soccer America

Newcastle United has appointed former Wimbledon boss Joe Kinnear as interim manager until the end of October. His last post was an unsuccessful spell as manager of Nottingham Forest in 2004. Kinnear says he thinks he will be in charge of the team for six games until the club is sold by current owner Mike […]

New Name And Format For UEFA Cup

Europe’s secondary club competition, the UEFA Cup, has long been languishing in the shadows of the Champions League. Europe’s governing body opted Friday to put lipstick on a pig by confirming that the UEFA Cup will be renamed the Europa League, at the same time as revamping its format. After qualifying rounds are done, the […]

What MLS Is Getting Right

To counter its piece earlier in the week on the 11 big issues that Major League Soccer must face, the US national team players’ association site runs another editorial pointing up 11 things that the league is getting right. Once again, there’s plenty of room for debate. The spread of ownership and the increase in […]

‘In America They Want You To Play Simple’

Attack, attack, attack, former U.S. international Phillip Gyau always taught his son Joseph. After years of attending youth soccer camps in Brazil, the 16-year-old now looks set to more than follow in his father's footsteps, writes Justin Rodriguez. Gyau Senior still shows his son videos of Diego Maradona, Pelé and Ronaldo to illustrate his philosophy […]

Soccer on TV., Story

Soccer on TV

Weekend action starts Friday with men’s college ball. The MLS slate includes a clash between the league’s top two teams: New England and Columbus. International games include the Mexico’s Guadalajara derby while Spain powers Real Madrid and Barcelona feature in back-to-back games on Gol TV.

MLS TV Schedule

Toronto FC, which didn’t get a single shot on goal in last week’s 2-0 loss to Kansas City and is winless in its last five games, faces defending champ Houston. … The league’s top two teams meet when Columbus (the only team that has clinched a playoff spot) travels to New England, which lost to the Crew, 4-0, on Sept. 6. … New York, whose Juan Pablo Angel has scored eight goals in his last 10 games, hosts Colorado. … San Jose, on a nine-game unbeaten streak, hosts Real Salt Lake. … Kansas City aims to keep playoff hopes alive when it faces Chivas USA. … On Sunday, D.C. United defends its spot just inside the playoff zone when it meets FC Dallas. For all this weekend’s TV Schedule, standings and leading goalscorers …

Brazil leaves out Ronaldinho

[WORLD CUP 2010] Brazil coach Dunga, who’s clinging on to his job after poor results and dismal play in general, has named a 22-man squad for next month’s qualifiers against Venezuela and Colombia that doesn’t included AC Milan’s Ronaldinho

USA convenes for Futsal World Cup

[ROSTER] U.S. coach Keith Tozer and his 14-man squad have arrived in Rio de Janeiro where the USA will compete in the FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Blanco outshines Beckham, so does Rolfe

[MLS] The league’s two biggest foreign stars faced off when the Los Angeles Galaxy traveled to Chicago, and in front of a sellout crowd of 20,156, Cuauhtemoc Blanco stole the show from David Beckham in a 3-1 Fire win. Blanco was involved in the passing sequences that led to both of Chris Rolfe‘s goals and the Mexican scored one himself in between.

Soccer America Daily, What They're Saying

What They’re Saying

“It’s the first time in my life I’ve been sent off for clapping. I’ve been sent off for dangerous tackles, and various other things, but never for clapping my hands.”

— Toronto FC coach John Carver, who is suspended for Saturday’s game against Houston after receiving a red card last weekend for sarcastically applauding a penalty-kick call by referee Referee Baldomero Toledo. (MLSNet.com)

College Soccer Reporter, Story

SCOREBOARD: Soccer America Women’s Top 25

[WEEKEND UPDATE] The number of unbeaten and untied teams are down to three following No. 17 Minnesota’s 2-0 loss to Michigan State. No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 7 LSU and No. 16 Oklahoma State all won. For this week’s Soccer America Women’s Top 25 results and schedules …

College Soccer Reporter, Story

CONFERENCE WATCH: Big 12

With four teams in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 — No. 7 Texas, No. 12 Texas A&M, No. 16 Oklahoma State and No. 19 Kansas — and two teams on the edge — Colorado and Missouri — the Big 12 is one of the strongest women’s conferences in the country. Big 12 teams have winning records against teams from such powerful conferences as the ACC (2-1-0), Big East (3-1-0), SEC (5-4-1) and WCC (3-0-0). Conference play begins in earnest Friday with Texas hosting Texas A&M before what could be a record Longhorn crowd.

College Soccer Reporter, Story

SCOREBOARD: Soccer America Men’s Top 25

[WEEKEND UPDATE] No. 1 Wake Forest rallied to beat No. 3 Maryland, 4-2, Friday before 6,500 fans. No. 2 Connecticut fell at No. 6 St. John’s, 3-1. For this week’s Soccer America Men’s Top 25 results and schedules …

U.S. Soccer Development Academy Results

The Schulz Academy improved to 4-0-1 in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s U/15-16 age group with wins over the visiting Bridge FA and Virginia Rush. For all of last weekend’s results:

POLLS: NSCAA/adidas High School Girls Rankings

The Pennington School, No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas high school girls national rankings, improved to 5-0-0 with wins over Lawrenceville (5-0) and Montclair (2-0). For the complete Top 25 …

POLLS: NSCAA/adidas High School Boys Rankings

Sacramento Jesuit, which took over first in the NSCAA/adidas high school boys national rankings, has earned out-of-state wins over Portland (Ore.) Jesuit (2-0), Albuquerque (N.M.) La Cueva (3-1) and Albuquerque (N.M.) St. Pius (5-1). Last week’s No. 1 Kansas City Rockhurst lost in a shootout to area rival St. Thomas Aquinas before a crowd estimated to be more than 4,000. For the complete Top 25 …

U.S. Club Soccer National Cup VIII Regional Sites

The 2009 National Cup VIII Regionals return to seven of the same locations as the 2008 event. Once again, the Modesto, Calif., and Pittsgrove, N.J., regionals will be divided into separate weekends for boys and girls. For the 2009 regionals …

Merger mania hits Florida

The move for clubs to merge and form super clubs is gaining momentum in Florida.

U.S. U-17 boys national team sweeps matches at Nomads

The U.S. U-17 boys national team swept matches at Southern California’s Nomads in the second of a series of stops at U.S. Soccer Development Academy clubs.

Youth Soccer Reporter, Youth What They're Saying

What They’re Saying

“The children adore reading it [match reports] and it genuinely thrills them. The local press is an enormous part of the community and we hope these reports encourage these children to read — and maybe read a bit more.”

— A coach in the Hunts (England) Mini-Soccer League, where coaches of under-7 and under-8 teams have been banned from sending game reports to the local newspaper for fear of making games too competitive. The decision, described by one coach as “politically correct madness” is an extension of the English FA’s ban on results being kept at younger ages. (Hunts Post)

FIFA Fines Croatia For Racist Abuse

The Croatian Football Association has been fined a paltry $28,000 by FIFA for the racist abuse its fans aimed at England striker Emile Heskey during a World Cup qualifier in Zagreb earlier this month.

Qatar Petroleum Signs Sponsorship Deal With AFC

Qatar Petroleum has signed a four-year, $10 million deal with the Asian Football Confederation, giving the Qatar company main sponsorship rights to the 2011 Asian Cup and AFC Champions League competitions until 2012.

Cervi On Verge Of Celtic Deal

U.S. goalkeeper Dominic Cervi, who turned down the Chicago Fire to try for a career in Europe instead, has completed a second trial at Scottish champions Celtic and is reportedly close to signing a three-year deal.

More Bad Decisions Ahead For Newcastle?

The daily online editorial at the U.K. soccer monthly ponders the wisdom of Newcastle United possibly taking on former England and Barcelona manager Terry Venables as its short-term manager. The troubled north-eastern wannabe giant, knocked out of the League Cup Wednesday by the Premier League’s bottom side Tottenham, has also been contemplating a sale to […]

MLS Gets Better Grade For Diversity