The 1-2 punch of Shauna Stapleton and Parrissa Eyorokon propelled Purdue to a 2-1 win over Illinois Sunday that extended the Boilermakers’ unbeaten streak to 15 games — the longest in the country — and moved them into first place in the Big Ten.
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Soccer America Women’s Top 25
The top three in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 remained the same: UCLA, Stanford and Virginia. Purdue and USC moved into the No. 4 and No. 5 spots — the highest rankings ever for both schools — for games played through Sunday, Oct. 21. For the complete Top 25 …
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Soccer America Women’s Top 25 Results
Traditional powers Portland, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Florida State continued to inch their way up the Top 25 ladder with a pair of wins last week. For all the Top 25 weekend results …
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Soccer America Men’s Top 25 Results
No. 1 Wake Forest, SMU, Creighton and Louisville were the only Soccer America Top 25 teams to sweep both games they played last week. For all the Top 25 weekend results …
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Soccer America Men’s Top 25
SMU climbed to No. 2 behind No. 1 Wake Forest in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25. Connecticut, Brown and Santa Clara rounded out this week’s rankings for games played through Sunday, Oct. 21. For the complete Top 25 …
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Santos Laguna bounces back
[AMERICANS IN MEXICO] Santos Laguna, whose 11-game undefeated streak ended Oct. 12 while U.S. product Edgar Castillo was on Mexican national team duty, got back to winning ways with a 3-2 win over Morelia. Left back Castillo started and went the full 90 as Santos improved its record to 9-1-3 (win-loss-tie) in the Apertura 2007.
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Beasley gets Old Firm taste
[AMERICANS ABROAD] DaMarcus Beasley, who limped off the field during the USA’s 1-0 win over Switzerland last Wednesday with a sore ankle, was a 75th minute sub for Glasgow Rangers in its 3-0 win over Glasgow Celtic. It was Beasley’s first Old Firm game. The win kept Rangers within three points of defending champ and first-place Celtic.
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Subotic scores for Mainz
[AMERICANS IN GERMANY] All four goals came within 13 minutes as Steve Cherundolo and Hannover 96 tied, 2-2, with VfL Wolfsburg. Hannover remains in sixth place. In the Second Division, former U.S. U-17 international Neven Subotic, 18, scored his first pro goal in Mainz’s 3-1 win over Wehen Wiesbaden.
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Fulham winless streak hits eight
[AMERICANS IN ENGLAND] Fulham settled for a scoreless tie with lowly Derby County to extend its winless streak to eight games. For Fulham, Kasey Keller was replaced in goal Antii Niemi, Clint Dempsey, who came close to scoring with a header, started and played 90 minutes; defender Carlos Bocanegra was a halftime sub. Eddie Lewis played the full 90 for Debry, but Benny Feilhaber did not suit up. Two American keepers met as Blackburn (Brad Friedel) thumped Reading (Marcus Hahnemann) 4-2. Hahnemann has conceded 22 goals in 10 games this season. Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard was beaten twice from the penalty spot by Liverpool’s Dirk Kuyt in the 2-1 derby loss
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Freddy Adu scores second goal for Benfica
[VIDEO] In the Portuguese League Cup on Saturday, Freddy Adu scored his second goal since joining Benfica. He struck from 18 yards after running on to a long pass from Benfica’s goalkeeper that was deflected into his path. The 18-year-old’s goal tied the game against Vitoria Setubal in the 71st minute and Benfica won the penalty-kick shootout to reach the third round.
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MLS Playoffs 2007
[TV SCHEDULE] The MLS 2007 playoffs begin this Thursday when Chicago hosts D.C. United …
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What They’re Saying
“Being the coach of a national team is not the same as being coach of a club. It’s a job for someone who doesn’t like working much.”
— Former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho, the British bookmakers favorite to become England coach if its fails to qualify for Euro 2008, says his next job will be coaching another club team. In the future, he said, he would consider coaching his native Portugal. (AFP)
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Sick of Those Designated Players
As good a player as Juan Pablo Angel certainly is, he didn’t play like an MVP Thursday night during New York’s 1-1 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy, says USSoccerPlayers Ian Plenderleith. In fact, “continually citing him as the personification of the huge and almighty success of the Designated Player rule is getting old,” he […]
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FA Wants Mourinho for England Job
Following Wednesday’s defeat in Moscow, the British press has all but decided that England won’t be making the Euro 2008 finals (although truth be told, Russia still faces the tough task of needing an away win in Israel on Nov. 13), which means that replacements for Coach Steve McClaren are already being lined up. Top […]
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International Break Hits Real Hard
It seems there’s always one unfortunate club that gets hit hard following an international break; this time, it’s Spanish giant Real Madrid, although an injury to Arjen Robben only tells part of the story. Dutchman Wesley Sneijder and Brazil’s Robinho and Julio Baptista all returned late from international duty on Thursday. Reports in Brazil claim […]
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Euro Failure Could Cost England Millions
Faced with the possibility of missing the European Championships in Austria and Switzerland, the English Football Association has already assessed the potential damage, which includes an immediate loss of $14 million for qualifying for the tournament. But the FA warns that that’s small potatoes compared to the tens of millions it would cost in terms […]
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The ‘One Magician Model’
A recent post on BigSoccer.com suggests that Freddy Adu’s 15 minutes during the U.S. national team’s 1-0 win over Switzerland on Wednesday promised something the U.S. been decidedly lacking over the years: that little bit of game-changing magic and imagination possessed by very few players. The national team has never had that type of player […]
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Soccer on TV
It’s the last weekend of the MLS season. Four teams — Colorado, Kansas City, Chicago and Los Angeles — vie for the two remaining playoff spots. In the Spanish La Liga, both Real Madrid and Barcelona play on Saturday (Gol TV). Barcelona hosts Villarreal, for whom New Jersey product Giuseppe Rossi has scored five goals in seven games.
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Coroner’s jury rules Dahlquist death an accident
A coroner’s jury in Peoria County, Ill., looking into the death of Bradley University player Danny Dahlquist ruled that his death was an accident. Dahlquist, 19, died of carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation on Aug. 12 after his roommates and a friend lit roman candles under his bedroom door as a prank after a night of drinking.
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No. 1 UCLA and No. 2 Stanford are peaking
[PREVIEW] It’s No. 1 UCLA at No. 2 Stanford in this week’s marquee women’s matchup. Both teams are in fine form after being at less than full strength due to international commitments and injuries. UCLA has won six in a row after getting off to a 3-1-2 start. The Cardinal is coming off a 4-2 win over Cal, one of five victories against teams ranked in this week’s Soccer America Top 25.
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Soccer America Men’s Top 25 Results & Schedules
Four matches involving Top 25 teams are on tap for this weekend: Duke-Wake Forest, West Virginia-Connecticut, Virginia-Boston College and Indiana-Ohio State. For the complete Top 25 results and weekend schedules …
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Soccer America Women’s Top 25 Results & Schedules
It’s a big weekend in the Pac-10, where No. 1 UCLA and No. 6 USC head north to face No. 2 Stanford and No. 14 California. For the complete Top 25 results and weekend schedules …
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NCAA Division I Women’s Thursday Results
Adele Letro scored the tying goal in the 89th minute and won the game from the penalty spot in the 99th minute to lead No. 25 Utah past Air Force, 2-1. Letro’s goals tied her with Florida State’s Mami Yamaguchi for the nation’s scoring lead with 16 goals. In other Mountain West action, BYU lost for the second straight when it fell at San Diego State, 2-0. The Cougars had opened the season at 11-0-2. For all Thursday’s scores …
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NCAA Division I Men’s Thursday Results
Canadian U-20 international Tosaint Ricketts‘ goal gave Wisconsin-Green Bay a 1-0 win over UIC in the Horizon League. Michael Ferguson‘s 13th goal of the season was enough for Loyola (Ill.) to earn a 1-0 victory over the Wisconsin-Milwaukee and hand the Panthers their first conference loss of the season. The Ramblers are tied with Green Bay for the Horizon lead at 4-0-2. For all Thursday’s scores …
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Samba Time
[VIDEO] After a dismal performance in tying Colombia to open its 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign, Brazil provided some dazzling moments in a 5-0 win on Wednesday over Ecuador in its first game at Rio’s famed Maracana Stadium since 2000. The goals included a sublime long-range strike by Kaka and a finish by Elano that Robinho set up after tricking his way past Ecuador defenders with his trademark stepover moves.