As long as you’re not worried about the immense salary gap it causes between the few MLS-haves and the multitude of MLS have-nots, the Designated Player Rule has been a resounding success. New York DP Juan Pablo Angel has unquestionably been one of the league’s best players, while Chicago’s mid-season arrival Cuauhtemoc Blanco just may […]
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NAIA Women’s Top 25
Lee was named No. 1 in NAIA Women’s Top 25 Poll for the third consecutive week. For the complete Top 25 …
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NAIA Men’s Top 25
Concordia (Calif.) held at No. 1 for the fourth straight week, while Berry made the biggest jump, moving up seven spots to No. 7 in the NAIA Men’s Top 25 Poll. Berry beat then-No. 6 Lee, 3-2, in double overtime last Friday. For the complete Top 25 …
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NCAA Division I Men’s Wednesday Results
Defending America East champion Binghamton needed overtime for the second straight game to win in conference play. It beat UMBC, 1-0, on Justin Leskow‘s goal in the 99th minute. For all scores from Wednesday’s action in the America East, Big East, Big West, Conference USA and Missouri Valley, as well as in non-conference play …
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FIU’s Eketebi gets first win after 11 games
It took Munga Eketebi 11 games, but he finally got his first win as Florida International men’s coach. Eketebi, who was promoted after long-serving coach Karl Kremser retired, had endured an 0-8-2 start as head coach until Wednesday’s 3-2 win over UCF.
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Top 25 powers Notre Dame and BC knocked off
[TOP 25 MEN’S ACTION] Four Top 25 men’s teams, including No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 5 Boston College, lost on Wednesday night. Notre Dame’s nine-game unbeaten streak come to an end as Michigan State topped the Irish, 1-0. Senior Laurent Manuel‘s golden goal gave No. 14 Brown a 1-0 overtime victory over BC.
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NCAA Division I Women’s Wednesday Results
Harvard improved to 8-3-1 under first-year coach Ray Leone thanks to a 2-0 win over Vermont (1-11-1). For all scores from Wednesday’s women’s action …
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OFF THE POST: Not such a clever way to fix a game
During a Cameroon First Division game, Bamboutos FC’s coach calls Federal SC captain Nkoun a Rim to the sideline for a chat late in the second half after Federal tied the game, 2-2. Shortly afterward, Bamboutos captain Koss Roger hits the floor and acts injured. In full view of the spectators, already suspicious because of the sideline conference, Bamboutos’ trainer hands Roger an envelope. Roger returns to action and hands the envelope to Nkoun a Rim, who makes a lackluster effort in the play that leads to Bamboutos’ winning goal. Cameroon’s federation has relegated Bamboutos FC two divisions and has banned the officials and players involved in the incident for at least two years.
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Brazil finally plays at home again
Brazil, which has taken to playing its friendly games abroad, will play its first home game in more than two years when it faces Ecuador in World Cup qualifying on Wednesday. Its last home game was 3-0 win over Venezuela Oct. 12, 2005 in qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. The game against Ecuador also marks its first at Maracana Stadium since a 5-0 win over Bolivia in 2000.
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Hope Solo back with USA
Goalkeeper Hope Solo, who was kicked off the U.S. team during the Women’s World Cup, has been invited back by Coach Greg Ryan for the team’s three-game series with Mexico, which kicks off Saturday in St. Louis. After being benched for the USA’s semifinal against Brazil and replaced by Briana Scurry, Solo lashed out at Ryan and said she would have saved the goals Brazil put past Scurry in the 4-0 loss. Scurry is also on the 20-player roster for the Mexico series.
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Fiji fumes over World Cup visa snub
Fiji’s soccer federation says it will seek to take the New Zealand government to court over its refusal to grant a visit to starting goalie Simione Tamanisau for Saturday’s World Cup qualifier, the opening game of the final round of qualifying in what is also the OFC Nations Cup final round.
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What They’re Saying
“I won’t mince my words. I lambasted them after the game. I wasn’t happy with the effort. I’ll tell you what, even if you don’t play well you have to give 100 percent.”
— Toronto coach Mo Johnston gets really, really upset after his team’s league-leading 16th loss of the season last weekend. (The Globe & Mail)
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Making Player Endorsements Work For Your Brand
The biggest challenge is to find a player who is compatible with your company or brand, someone respected by, and popular with, consumers.
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World Player of the Year Candidates Released
The FIFA World Player of the Year shortlist, which is long at 30 players, was released on Wednesday, featuring five players from 2006 world champion Italy, four from England, four from France, three from Brazil and three from Argentina. Italy’s national team candidates include defending World Player of the Year Fabio Cannavaro of Real Madrid, goalkeeper […]
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Ronaldo Finally Set for Serie A Return
The long-awaited season debut of AC Milan striker Ronaldo could finally happen after the international break, which ends after next Wednesday’s games. “The doctors have given me good news about Ronaldo,” Vice President Adriano Galliani said earlier this week, suggesting that the Brazilian striker would be fit to play Empoli on Oct. 21. Billed by […]
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SAF Warns England Against FieldTurf
If David Beckham’s attitude toward artificial turf is anything to gauge by, his England teammates could be in for an equally unhappy time when they face Russia in a Euro 2008 qualifier in Moscow next Wednesday. The capital city’s Luzhniki Stadium had field turf installed in 2002 due to the country’s particularly harsh winters. The […]
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Are We in for Another Beckham Comeback?
Just three months into his five-year MLS adventure, David Beckham has once again found himself in the position of having to prove people wrong. A pair of injuries restricted him to just three league appearances, and five overall, causing many to brand Beckham as “a bust, a distraction to his struggling team, and a malingering, […]
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MLS Clashes with International Calendar, Again
Bob Bradley’s roster says it all. While it’s nice to see fresh faces like Preston Zimmerman, Freddy Adu and Sal Zizzo on the U.S. national team squad to face Switzerland, it’s frustrating to see the national team coach in a position where he can’t call on his best domestic-based players. As USSoccerPlayers’ Ian Plenderleith points […]
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NCAA Men’s & Women’s Division II & III Scoring Leaders
Se Eun Park, Brian Nord, Katy Tafler and Brittany Yeggy lead their respective divisions in scoring. For the Top 10 goal scorers in each division …
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NCAA Women’s Division I Scoring Leaders
U.S. international Lauren Cheney (UCLA) inched closer to the top of the NCAA Division I women’s scoring charts with three goals in wins over San Diego State and Santa Clara. For the Top 10 goal scorers …
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NCAA Men’s Division I Scoring Leaders
Hat tricks by O’Brian White (Connecticut) and Kyle Evans (Lehigh) propelled them up the NCAA Division I men’s scoring charts. For the Top 10 goal scorers …
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Brito keeps on scoring
[UPDATE] There’s no stopping Graciano Brito, the Cape Verdean immigrant who never played organized soccer until entering college and is the NCAA Division I’s leading scorer. Brito’s unassisted goal in the 88th minute gave unbeaten Quinnipiac a 1-0 win over Holy Cross on Tuesday for his third game-winning goal in five days.
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NCAA Men’s & Women’s Division II & III Rankings
The No. 1 teams in the NSCAA/adidas rankings remain the same: Northern Kentucky (DII men), Trinity, Texas (DIII men), Grand Valley State (DII women) and Wheaton, Ill. (DIII women).
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NCAA Division I Women’s Tuesday Results
Lafayette ended a six-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over St. Peter’s on Tuesday. Senior Kelly Koreyva scored twice to lead the Leopards. For all Tuesday’s scores …
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NCAA Division I Men’s Tuesday Results
Maryland moved back above .500 with a 2-1 win over Lehigh in non-conference action on Tuesday. Sophomore Jeremy Hall connected on a penalty kick in the 84th minute to break the tie. The loss was the third of the season for the Mountain Hawks (5-3-2), who lost only two games all last season. For all scores and more news from Tuesday’s action …