Former England, Chelsea and Manchester United midfielder Ray Wilkins has returned to Stamford Bridge for a second spell as assistant first-team coach.
Author Archives: Soccer America
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A Cheer For Roy Keane
Brian Glanville ponders the irony of FIFA Vice President Jack Warner being “outraged at being called a disgrace and a clown” by Sunderland’s manager Roy Keane. “Remember,” he rhetorically muses, “the gallant 2006 [Trinidad & Tobago] World Cup team who found they were being short changed by Warner and had to agitate before they got […]
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Hughes Retort To Real: Man. City Is Going Places
Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has responded to Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster’s claim that Brazilian striker Robinho is content to be “a big player at a mediocre club” by having made the $58 million move from Real to City. “Bernd is obviously a bit emotional about the situation,” Hughes said. “He has lost […]
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Hyndman Gets Dallas Vote Of Confidence
In Europe, when the coach of a troubled team receives a vote of confidence from the club’s board, it’s usually a prelude to his sacking just a few days later. The phrase has now entered soccer parlance as ‘the dreaded vote of confidence.’ One can only hope for the sake of FC Dallas coach Schellas […]
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Joe Public Vows Revenge ‘By Four Goals’
Even as the Montreal Impact celebrated another fine result for the United Soccer Leagues’ representatives in the Concacaf Champions League Wednesday, its defeated opponent vowed a terrible revenge. Joe Public coach Keith Griffith, whose side fell 2-0 to the Impact, boldly forecast that his side would win the return game in Trinidad next month “by […]
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Some Questions For Ottawa’s Soccer Plan
When Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk undertakes a project, you’d hate to bet against a man with “deep pockets, an acute sports marketing acumen, plus energy and creativity,” says an editorial in the Ottawa Citizen. That’s why there’s “a very good chance” that his plan to bring Major League Soccer to the Canadian city will […]
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
SCOREBOARD: Soccer America Women’s Top 25
Notre Dame will put its No. 1 ranking on the line this weekend when it travels to DePaul and Penn State. No. 4 Portland hosts surging Florida, while Virginia plays West Virginia in another battle of Top 25 teams. For this week’s Soccer America Women’s Top 25 results and schedules …
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SCOREBOARD: Soccer America Men’s Top 25
Wake Forest, the No. 1 team in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25, travels to California for a potentially tricky match at UC Santa Barbara on Sunday. Several intriguing conference matches are on tap for the weekend: Maryland-Duke and BC-UNC in the ACC, Notre Dame-St. John’s in the Big East. Ranked Missouri Valley teams Drake and Creighton face No. 5 Cal at the Stanford Nike Classic. For this week’s Soccer America Men’s Top 25 results and schedules …
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
UEFA Champions League Results
Despite the introduction of star Cristiano Ronaldo in the second half, defending champion Manchester United had to settle for a 0-0 tie with Spain’s Villarreal to open the group stage of the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League. For all the Day 1 results and goal scorers …
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Kai earns USA record-tying 28th win
[U.S. WOMEN] The U.S. women’s national team beat Ireland for the second time in five days with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday night at Giants Stadium. Natasha Kai‘s goal in the 72nd minute gave the Americans their record-tying 28th win of the year.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
What They’re Saying
“I think only in England this would happen. In other countries, the referee is the God.”
— Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari on the English Football Association’s decision to overturn Chelsea captain John Terry‘s red card against Manchester City — which will allow Terry to play against Manchester United on Sunday instead of begin serving a three-game suspension. (Sky Sports)
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Blatter Wants Fewer European Countries At World Cup
FIFA President Sepp Blatter’s Idea of the Day is to decrease the number of European teams at the World Cup to give an African country a better chance of winning. Right now, by coincidence, Blatter is in Africa. “We will have to change the numbers but we’ll do it step by step,” Blatter said. “One […]
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Where’s The Respect?
Just a few weeks into the EPL season, and already there’s little talk of the FA’s Respect campaign towards referees. Everton manager David Moyes is to be charged by the FA with “improper conduct” after being sent to the stands during Saturday’s game at Stoke City for his response to referee Alan Wiley’s failure to […]
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Kroenke To Be Appointed To Arsenal Board
Denver Nuggets and Colorado Rapids owner Stan Kroenke will be appointed to Arsenal’s board Thursday, report Gary Jacob and Tom Dart. Billionaire Kroenke, who owns a 12.38 per cent share in the north London team, has been tipped for the appointment ever since Russian-Uzbek oligarch Alisher Usmanov amassed a shareholding of 24.9 per cent. Rumors […]
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Houston Slashes Prices For San Jose Game
Despite postponing its home Concacaf Champions League game against Luis Angel Firpo Tuesday, the Houston Dynamo plans to press on with its MLS game against the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday. Better still, it is slashing ticket prices and letting first responders and kids under 14 in for free. The team still hasn’t received final […]
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John Barnes Appointed New Jamaica Coach
The former Liverpool and England forward John Barnes, 44, has been named as the new coach of the Jamaica national team. Barnes, who was born in Kingston before moving to England with his family as a teenager, will start work in November on a one-year contract. Barnes takes over from Brazilian Rene Simoes, who […]
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United May Rest Players For World Club Cup
Not content with getting his excuses in early for a possible defeat to Chelsea at the weekend, Ferguson is already looking ahead to that brazen FIFA marketing tool, December’s World Club Cup in Japan, and warning that United may not field its strongest team. “When we come back [from Japan]…we will have three days […]
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Sir Alex And Big Phil Beg To Differ
Unsurprisingly, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and his Chelsea counterpart Felipe “Big Phil” Scolari hold differing opinions on the English Football Association’s decision to rescind the red card given to Chelsea’s oak-solid captain John ‘Tiny Tears’ Terry at the weekend. The decision allows Terry to play against United in this weekend’s game between the […]
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Prices Up, Performance Down At D.C.
D.C. United was outclassed by an opponent that was superior in terms of fitness, speed, skill and technique throughout its opening Concacaf Champions League group against Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica Tuesday. But rather than admit that its regional club counterparts are still several strides ahead of Major League Soccer, it’s best to blame the […]
Posted inYouth Soccer Reporter, Youth What They're Saying
What They’re Saying
“It’s just that when you feel like it’s your baby that you’re trying to protect, and that’s kind of how I feel about my fields, I tend to take it a little personally. It’s a pretty big emotion.”
— Mark Vessell, the groundskeeper for the St. Louis Youth Soccer Association complex, which has suffered an estimated $1 million in damage when heavy rain caused by Hurricane Ike sent Mississippi River water pouring on to Vessell’s fields for the third time in three months. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
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U.S. Soccer Development Academy Results
The Richmond Strikers and Schulz Academy both swept games in the U-17/18 and U/15-16 age groups in play on the second weekend of the 2008-09 U.S. Soccer Development Academy. For all the results …
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POLLS: NSCAA/adidas High School Girls Rankings
McDonogh School of Maryland moved into a tie with The Pennington School of New Jersey for the top spot in the NSCAA/adidas high school girls national rankings. For the complete Top 25 …
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POLLS: NSCAA/adidas High School Boys Rankings
Kansas City’s Rockhurst High School remained No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas high school boys national rankings. No. 2 Martin Luther King Jr.’s position was in jeopardy following Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to No. 24 Beacon School that ended a 43-game unbeaten streak. For the complete Top 25 …
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USA opens U-20 Women’s World Cup against France
The USA will meet France, Argentina and China in the first round of the Under-20 Women’s World Cup that begins Nov. 19 in Chile.
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U.S. under-17 boys national team goes on club tour
The U.S. under-17 boys national team opened a nine-city tour against U.S. Soccer Development Academy opponents with a 2-0 win (goals by Victor Pineda and Charles Renken) and 3-3 tie (two goals by Jack McInerney and one by Luis Gil) against Chivas USA youth teams in the U-15/16 and U-17/18 age groups.