[AMERICANS IN MEXICO] U.S. U-23 defender Michael Orozco made his 10th start in 15 games this season for San Luis in a 2-1 win over Morelia. The win put San Luis in a tie on points with Chivas Guadalajara atop the Clausura 2008 overall standings; Chivas has a better goal difference. Edgar Castillo went the full 90 for Santos in a 1-1 tie with Necaxa that kept Santos on pace for a playoff spot. Daniel Hernandez also played the full 90, but his Jaguares fell, 2-1, to Veracruz. Jaguarez does remain in the playoff hunt.
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What They’re Saying
“It’s something we’ve discussed. It hasn’t gotten to the stage yet of talking contracts, but there definitely have been some conversations about the possibility of me coming back and being a part of the team.”
— Goalkeeper Kasey Keller, on the possibility of joining MLS expansion franchise Seattle Sounders FC for its first MLS season in 2009, when Keller, a Washington state product, will be 39 years old. Keller, currently with EPL club Fulham, has spent his entire pro career in Europe, with clubs in England, Spain and Germany. (Seattle P-I)
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U.S. under-18 boys national team roster
[YOUTH] The U.S, under-18 national team is training through Sunday in Somerset, N.J., where Coach Bob Jenkins is working with 24 players, including five U.S. residents. For the complete roster …
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Santana replaces Parreira as coach of World Cup 2010 hosts
[SOUTH AFRICA] Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira won’t be coaching World Cup 2010 co-host South Africa. Parreira, who led Brazil to the 1994 World Cup championship, resigned Monday as the Bafana Bafana coach to spend more time with his family. Johannesburg’s Sunday Times reported that Parreira’s wife, Leila, was suffering from cancer. Fellow Brazilian Joel Santana was named as Parreira’s replacement, making him the 15th South Africa coach in 15 years since the national team returned to international play.
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Dallas Maintains Unbeaten Start
FC Dallas coach Steve Morrow praised his players’ 2-0 win against Chivas USA as his team’s best performance of the nascent 2008 season. “We created some great opportunities and defended well when we had to,” Morrow said. “We want to build on good, strong defensive displays.” With two wins and two draws, FCD is the […]
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Gullit Proud of Beckham, Donovan Display
The Los Angeles Galaxy recovered from a terrible first half to earn a 2-2 draw against defending MLS champ Houston Dynamo on Saturday. Once again, the team owed its goals to Landon Donovan and David Beckham. Beckham assisted on each of Donovan’s goals, which came in the 67th and 84th minutes. “First half — […]
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Man City Agree to Jo Transfer
Sven Goran Eriksson is clearly planning to be back at the City of Manchester Stadium after orchestrating a $40 million agreement to bring 21-year-old Brazilian striker Jo to Manchester City next season. The CSKA Moscow striker, who was joint top scorer in Russia last season with 14 goals, has already made a bright start to […]
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Roma’s Title Challenge in Tatters as Totti Limps Off Again
The Italian league title inched closer toward its inevitable conclusion on Sunday when second-place Roma failed to beat Livorno, Serie A’s worst team heading into Saturday’s clash at the Stadio Olimpico. Once again, Roma fans were forced to watch their captain and talisman Francesco Totti limp off the field with an injury — one that […]
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Kaka, Del Piero Hit Hat Tricks
Roma’s title hopes faded at home to Livorno, Inter plodded along towards its third consecutive Serie A title, but Juve’s Alessandro Del Piero and FIFA World Player of the Year Kaka stole the headlines in Italy this weekend, scoring three goals each in impressive victories for Juventus and AC Milan, respectively. Del Piero scored […]
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Soccer on TV
GAMES: Live and same-day delay on national TV
Midweek matches include first legs of the European Champions League semifinals and the CONCACAF Champions Cup final. The UEFA Cup also hits the semifinal stage. In MLS’s Thursday night game, FC Dallas clashes with New England.
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The Beckham-Donovan combo clicking
[NAMES & NUMBERS] The Los Angeles Galaxy rallied twice from one-goal deficits to tie defending champion Houston, 2-2. Landon Donovan scored both Galaxy goals, including a spectacular diving header set up by a David Beckham cross. For the weekend’s MLS developments …
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Onyewu lifts Belgian crown with Standard Liege
[AMERICANS ABROAD] In his 100th Belgian league appearance, 25-year-old defender Oguchi Onyewu helped Standard Liege to a 2-0 win over Anderlecht to clinch the Jupiler League title with three games left. Standard Liege, which last won the title 25 years ago, can become the first Belgian league team to go undefeated in 42 years.
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What They’re Saying
“Bolivia will bring an action for discrimination and marginalization before the United Nations. It is an aggression, a provocation and an intimidation from the FIFA president [Sepp Blatter] against our country and against South America. We cannot tolerate these type of sanctions.”
— Bolivia President Evo Morales announces that he’ll bring to the United Nations his challenge to FIFA’s ban on his country’s national team from hosting World Cup qualifiers in La Paz because of its high altitude . (AFP)
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MLS Results
Four weeks into the MLS season, FC Dallas remains the only undefeated team and defending champ Houston is still winless. For all the MLS summaries, standings, leading scorers and next week’s schedule …
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Fulham nears drop; Reading slides toward danger
[AMERICANS ABROARD] The chances that nine English Premier League Americans will be relegated increased over weekend as Fulham fell, 2-0, to Liverpool and Reading fell, 2-0, to Arsenal. Derby, which was doomed long ago, lost, 2-1, to West Ham. With three games left, Fulham, which has five Americans in its ranks, is second-to-last and five points from safety. Reading is one point above the drop zone with three games left.
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Michael Bradley finishes 5th leading scorer in Netherlands
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Dutch Eredivisie club Heerenveen, for which 21-year-old Michael Bradley scored 15 goals, has qualified for the Dutch Eredivisie UEFA Champions League playoffs and will meet Ajax Amsterdam, which finished runner-up to PSV Eindhoven, the league’s automatic Champions League qualifier. In its last regular season game, Heerenveen thumped Excelsior, 5-0, and finished in fifth place, edging Feyenoord on goal difference.
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USL-1 Results
Former MLS player Chris Brown scored a late goal with a one-man advantage to help the Portland Timbers defeat the Puerto Rico Islanders, 1-0, in front of 10,977 fans Friday at PGE Park. In other USL First Division action, defending champion Seattle needed a save by goalie Chris Eyelander on Mike Richardson‘s penalty kick to keep the Sounders in the game and then Kenji Treschuk‘s equalizer in stoppage time to earn a 1-1 tie at Charleston. For all the USL-1 scores and goal scorers …
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Grant Behavior Clouds Important Chelsea Win
The English press is digging into Chelsea manager Avram Grant for the bizarre press conference he gave following Chelsea’s 1-0 win away to Everton on Thursday. Grant answered most reporters’ questions with simple “Yes” and “No” answers and refused to elaborate. The closest thing he gave to an explanation was: “Maybe [I’m] upset because it’s […]
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Houston Stadium Deal Simmers Amid Garber Threats
Negotiations between the Houston Dynamo and the city turned ugly earlier this week when Mayor Bob White told reporters about a threatening letter sent by MLS Commissioner Don Garber urging Dynamo officials to step up efforts to secure a stadium deal with the city soon or the league could be forced to consider relocating the […]
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Roma Receives Formal Investor Interest
As expected, Italian giant AS Roma received a letter from a third party interested in a potential takeover, the club’s majority shareholder revealed on Thursday. While no mention was made of the investor’s name, it is widely believed that American billionaire George Soros is the man behind the bid, preparing to make a massive investment […]
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Galaxy Coach Waits to Decide on Cubans’ Fate
Soccer365 writer Andrea Canales checks in on the Cuban trio who defected to the U.S. during the recent Olympic qualifying tournament and are currently on trial with the L.A. Galaxy. Yordany Alvarez, Yenier Bermudez and Jose Miranda say they do not regret the tough decision they made, nor do they regret making the four-day journey […]
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Sounders Begin ’08 with an Eye Toward MLS
The Seattle Sounders are embarking on their last season in the United Soccer Leagues before joining Major League Soccer as an expansion team in March 2009. As the Seattle Times reports, the Sounders would love a repeat of 2007 when they captured a league-best fourth championship. The final campaign begins Saturday away to the Charleston […]
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Soccer on TV
MLS action includes a New York-New England clash and Houston’s quest for its first win when it travels to Los Angeles. Bayern Munich can win the first of could be a league-cup double when it meets Borussia Dortmund Saturday in the final of the German Cup. Fighting to save itself from relegation, the American colony at Fulham hosts Liverpool in EPL action. In Spain, Barcelona hosts city rival Espanyol.
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High ratings for Mexico-China game
[TELEVISION] Mexico’s 1-0 win over China in Seattle on Wednesday drew 56,416 fans and was also a hit on TV. It was broadcast by Telemundo, which announced that according to Nielsen Media Research the game was the most-watched program among men of all age groups in Los Angeles from beginning to end. Nationally, the match was watched by more than 2 million people.
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Significant expansion for U.S. Soccer Academy
[YOUTH] Clubs from youth soccer hotbed Texas balked at joining the U.S. Soccer Development Academy league in its first year, but eight of them – including the Dallas Texans, ranked the No. 1 boys club in the nation by Soccer America – are coming aboard for the 2008-09 season. Also joining for Year 2 are three more MLS clubs and two Northern California clubs, bringing the membership to 74 clubs plus the U-17 U.S. national team program. For a list of the Academy’s new members …