In his preview of tonight’s MLS Eastern Conference final, Yahoo Sports’ Martin Rogers says the marquee battle to watch will be in midfield between New England stalwart Shalrie Joseph and Chicago playmaker Cuauhtemoc Blanco. Joseph, a defensive midfielder, is a man of the blue-collar variety: a ball-winner with good strength and balance who distributes well […]
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Lalas Still ‘Out There’
“He was the last guy you’d have picked to go corporate,” Reuters’ Andy Clark says of L.A. Galaxy President Alexi Lalas. Twelve years ago, Lalas looked like a hippie: he had long curly red hair, an equally long goatee, and he played guitar and sang in a band called the Gypsies. Nowadays, the man may […]
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Report: Gullit to be Named Galaxy Coach
Alexi Lalas and Anschutz Entertainment Group will have pulled off yet another coup if Dutch legend Ruud Gullit is indeed unveiled as head coach of the L.A. Galaxy later today. According to Yahoo Sports Martin Rogers, Gullit’s unveiling is a virtual certainty barring a last-minute about-face from Juergen Klinsmann-the perennially uninterested first-choice of many soccer […]
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The Politics of Building Soccer Fields – Part 2
More tips on negotiating the political process of getting soccer fields in your community
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UPSETVILLE: Gamecocks end SEC drought
South Carolina achieved several firsts with its 2-0 victory No. 16 Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the SEC women’s tournament Wednesday in Orange Beach, Ala. It was the first win for the Gamecocks in 14 games against Tennessee and it was their first win ever in the SEC Tournament.
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COMEBACK CITY: Miners dig deep to overcome CC
Jami Tullius‘ golden goal lifted UTEP to a 3-2 victory over Colorado College Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA women’s tournament, completing a comeback from a 2-0 deficit with only 33 minutes to play to the delight of 1,126 fans in El Paso.
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North Carolina continues ACC mastery
[ACC WOMEN] As great as its record of 18 NCAA women’s championships in 25 seasons is, North Carolina’s dominance in the ACC Tournament is just as remarkable. The Tar Heels opened play in this year’s tournament at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., with a 3-0 win over Clemson to improve their ACC Tournament record to 50-0-2 over 20 years.
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NCAA Division I Men’s Wednesday Results
SMU, which dropped from No. 1 to No. 5 in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25 after last weekend’s 2-1 loss at Kentucky, got back on the winning track Wednesday with a 1-0 win over Bradley thanks to Scott Geppert‘s goal. In the only other game involving a Top 25 team, No. 19 Cal Poly beat Cal State Northridge, 1-0, on Jeff Meyer‘s goal. For all Wednesday’s scores …
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NCAA Division III Women’s Tournament Results
Goalie Christi Carr, who won two shootouts for Hardin-Simmons in last year’s NCAA Division III Women’s Tournament, did it again, making two saves to lead the Cowgirls past Trinity (Texas), 4-2, in a shootout after their first-round game ended in a 0-0 tie. For all of Wednesday’s scores …
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NCAA Division III Men’s Tournament Results
Top-ranked Trinity (Texas) opened play in the NCAA Division III Men’s Tournament with a 3-0 win over Texas-Dallas on Wednesday evening. Patrick Floeck scored two goals for Trinity, and Ben Stewart had the third. Robbie C’deBaca, who played on Maryland’s 2005 NCAA Division I championship team, had two assists. Trinity will face Principia College Saturday evening in the second round. For all of Wednesday’s scores …
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Wednesday’s Women’s Results
There was women’s tournament action in eight conferences on Wednesday night. Of the 13 ranked teams in action, only No. 15 Boston College (1-0 loss to No. 18 Florida State) and No. 16 Tennessee (2-0 loss to South Carolina) lost. No. 5 Texas A&M, No. 10 Virginia, No. 11 Texas and No. 25 LSU all needed shootouts to advance. For all of Wednesday’s results and goalscorers and Thursday’s schedules …
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TV SCHEDULES: Women’s Conference Tournaments
Fans can follow women’s conference tournament action on cable and online. For all of this week’s conference tournament coverage …
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Canadians cheer Beckham & streaker
A Vancouver crowd of 48,172 watched the MLS’s Los Angeles Galaxy and the USL’s Vancouver Whitecaps play to a 0-0 tie at B.C. Place on Wednesday night. David Beckham played the first 72 minutes and was cheered on each touch by the crowd, which also erupted in cheers when a naked man jumped onto the field and scrambled around until he was tackled by security personnel.
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UEFA Champions League Results
Thanks to first-half goals by Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi, Barcelona eased past Rangers, 2-0, in their battle of Group E leaders. (American DaMarcus Beasley started for Rangers for the first time in the group stage and played 68 minutes before coming out.) For all of Wednesday’s results and goal scorers …
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USL-1’s Puerto Rico Islanders win 10-0 in CONCACAF club qualifying
The USL-1’s Puerto Rico Islanders beat Antigua & Barbuda’s Hitachi Centre Sap FC, 10-0, on Tuesday night in Marabella, Trinidad, to move into first place in Group C in the 2007 CFU Club Championship. Former Colorado Rapids player Fabrice Noel scored four goals, while Panamanian Alberto Zapata added three more for Islanders.
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What They’re Saying
“David is very tidy – even our fridge is color-coded. He vacuums in straight lines — in [an apron]. If anyone walks around after he’s done it, he gets funny.”
— Victoria Beckham reveals a slice of life from the Beckham household. (BBC)
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Column: Reyna Expectations Were Too High
It’s hard to assess Claudio Reyna’s first year in Major League Soccer, says Frank Giase of the Newark Star-Ledger. From a Red Bull fan’s point of view, signing for Reyna for $1.2 million per year at a designated player slot looks a retrospectively bad move. Stats-wise, Reyna contributed three assists, zero goals and 14 shots […]
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Rookies Snap Up MLS Awards
Major League Soccer on Wednesday released the third installment of its four-part end of season award series, announcing Chivas USA’s Preki as Coach of the Year and Toronto FC’s Maurice Edu as Gatorade Rookie of the Year. Edu this season was a consistent force in central midfield for last-place Toronto FC. He started all 25 […]
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Wizards’ Success not a Topic at Stadium Meeting
Kansas City Star columnist Mike Hendricks reports from Tuesday’s Kansas City plan commission meeting, where after an hour of discussion, requests for rezoning and changes to a land-use plan were approved on the 467-acre development that includes a new soccer complex. The Kansas City Wizards and their investors are asking for a $273 million subsidy […]
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Yallop Already Breathing Easier in San Jose
Life for Frank Yallop is already looking markedly better, says the San Jose Mercury News’ Ann Killion, reporting from Yallop’s press unveiling as head coach of the San Jose Earthquakes. She says that “happiness and relief” were evident on Yallop’s face during a low-key Q&A with four total reporters. That’s right, “No swarms of British […]
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Report: G14 to Dissolve
According to the Guardian, Europe’s powerful G14 group containing members of the continent’s biggest clubs is set to be disbanded in its current form as part of a deal struck with UEFA President Michel Platini over the future format of the Champions League. Platini had proposed to have the domestic cup winners in each country […]
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Preseason Top 25: Where are they now?
[MAKING A LIST] UCLA, Soccer America’s men’s preseason No. 1 pick, is unranked in this week’s Top 25. But 15 of the top 20 teams in Soccer America’s preseason rankings are still ranked. Current No. 1 Wake Forest was No. 2 in the preseason. Three teams are back to the exact spot that they began the season: SMU at No. 5, Indiana at No. 12 and Northwestern at No. 16. For a look at where the teams ranked in the preseason rank today …
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NCAA Women’s Division I Scoring Leaders
Texas A&M’s Ashlee Pistorius has moved to the top of the NCAA Division I women’s scoring charts. For the Top 10 goal scorers …
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NCAA Men’s Division I Scoring Leaders
With two weeks left in the regular season, Connecticut’s O’Brian White continues to lead the NCAA Division I men’s scoring charts. For the Top 10 goal scorers …
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Women’s Conferences
[TV SCHEDULES] Women’s conference tournament week got started Tuesday night with two games in the CAA, one of this year’s hot conferences, and Ohio Valley. CAA No. 3 seed James Madison improved to 16-3-1 and 12-0-0 at home with a 2-1 win over George Mason, while Megan Flanagan dished out three assists and Myriam Bouchard notched two goals as No. 4 seed VCU beat UNC Wilmington, 3-1. In the Ohio Valley, No. 6 Eastern Illinois rallied to win, 2-1, in overtime at Murray State and No. 4 UT Martin advanced with a 2-0 win over Morehead State thanks to a pair of goals by Katie Behrens. For all of this week’s conference tournament games and television coverage …