Connecticut climbs ahead of Wake Forest into the top spot in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25. Notre Dame and Virginia stay at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively, while Boston College moves into the No. 5 spot. For the complete Men’s Top 25 …
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Soccer America Women’s Top 25
Texas moves into the top spot in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 ahead of UCLA, which the Longhorns beat on the opening weekend of the season. LSU, which had a big weekend in SEC play, and Duke move into the Top 25. For the complete Top 25…
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Soccer America Women’s Top 25 Weekend Results
Weekend stars included Brittany Bock (four goals in a pair of wins for Notre Dame), Lauren Cheney (three goals for UCLA in wins over San Diego State and Santa Clara) and Michelle Makasini (three goals for LSU). Five players scored golden goals on Sunday: Courtney Gaines (Texas), Shannon Foley (Virginia), Casey Nogueira (North Carolina), Karyn Riviere (Connecticut) and Molly Kinsella (Vanderbilt). For the complete Top 25 weekend results and goalscorers …
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Santos, Castillo roll on
[AMERICANS IN MEXICO] Edgar Castillo made his 11th straight start and Santos extended its season-long undefeated streak in the Mexican Apertura to 11 games with a 3-2 win over UNAM Pumas. Santos leads the overall standings, two points ahead of Atlante, the league’s other undefeated squad.
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Miami names Zinho head coach
USL-1 club Miami FC has named 1994 World Cup champion Zinho head coach. Zinho is retiring from his playing career, the last two years of which were with Miami.
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Donovan claims 2007 Honda U.S. Player of the Year
Landon Donovan became the first four-time winner of the Honda Player of the Year Award. The 17-year-old award honoring the best U.S. national team player is voted on by American sports media. Donovan, 25, also won the award in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Donovan scored nine goals for the USA in 2007 and helped it to the Gold Cup title.
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New Jersey product among La Liga’s leading scorers
[AMERICAN IN SPAIN] New Jersey product Giuseppe Rossi of Villarreal scored his fifth goal of the Spanish La Liga season in a 3-2 loss at Osasuna. The 20-year-old Rossi, born in Teaneck, N.J., and raised in Clifton, N.J., left home at age 13 to join Italian club Parma’s youth program. He then played for Manchester United and Newcastle in the EPL and Parma in Italy’s Serie A, before joining Villarreal this season.
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Cherundolo assists in Hannover 96 win
[AMERICANS IN GERMANY] Right back Steve Cherundolo set up Hannover 96’s second goal in a 2-0 win over defending Bundesliga champion VfB Stuttgart. Szabolcs Huszti, who also scored Hannover’s first, headed home Cherundolo’s pinpoint cross as Hannover held on to sixth place.
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Fulham trio falls; Feilhaber gets start
[AMERICANS IN BRITAIN] Goalkeeper Kasey Keller, defender Carlos Bocanegra and forward Clint Dempsey went the distance and fell 2-0 with Fulham against Portsmouth. Benny Feilhaber got his first start for Derby and was replaced in the 65th minute by compatriot Eddie Lewis in a 1-0 loss to Reading, for which Marcus Hahnemann played in goal.
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Development Academy Fall Showcase U-18 Results
All the results, all the goalscorers, all the players from the first two days of U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy Fall Showcase U-18 kickoff competition. Some of the weekend stars: Brian Ownby (five goals in two games for the Richmond Strikers and Mackenzie Pridham (four goals in two games for the De Anza Force)
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Development Academy Fall Showcase U-16 Results
All the results, all the goalscorers, all the players from the first two days of U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy Fall Showcase U-16 kickoff competition. Some of the weekend stars: Austin Savage (four goals in one game for Bridge Futbol Alliance) and Cody Snyder and Kelyn Rowe (hat tricks in the same game for Crossfire Premier).
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What They’re Saying
“I hate to do it to a city that’s very dear to me, but I’m a Dallas man now.”
— FC Dallas goalkeeper Ray Burse, who attended Ohio State in Columbus, after helping his team down the struggling Crew, 3-1. (Columbus Dispatch)
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Becks to Return Next Week?
The L.A. Galaxy breathed a collective sigh of relief on Friday as England coach Steve McClaren announced his squad for next week’s Euro 2008 qualifiers and David Beckham’s name was not on the list. Galaxy GM Alexi Lalas on Thursday said he was hopeful that the former England captain would be available for the team’s […]
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Kaka Wins FIFPro Award
Some 45,000 professional soccer players across the globe anointed AC Milan forward Ricardo Kaka as the game’s best player in 2007. Members of the global players’ union, FIFPro, voted on the award, dubbed the FIFPro World Player of the Year, which had gone to Kaka’s Brazil teammate, Ronaldinho, in 2005 and 2006. “I am humbled […]
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Mulrooney to Assume Clark’s Role vs. LA
MLS handed Houston’s Ricardo Clark a nine-game suspension for his outrageous outburst against Carlos Ruiz of FC Dallas, in which the Dynamo midfielder firmly kicked Ruiz following a mid-air challenge. The nine-game suspension will keep him sidelined for the rest of the season. Good thing the Dynamo has a deep central midfield, says Glenn Davis […]
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Bradley Announces USA-Sweden Friendly
At a press conference in L.A., national team coach Bob Bradley announced that the U.S. would play Sweden again in an international friendly at the beginning of next year. The match will take place on Jan. 19 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., home of the L.A. Galaxy and Chivas USA. Bradley said […]
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FIFA President at Odds with UEFA over Foreign Ownership
UEFA President Michel Platini stands at odds with his FIFA counterpart, Sepp Blatter, on the issue of private foreign investment in soccer clubs, according to comments the latter made in a conference call with reporters. Whereas Platini described foreign owners as “a serious threat to European soccer,” Blatter on Thursday said, “No, I think they are […]
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Soccer on TV
The weekend’s MLS action kicks off on Friday evening when Kansas City hosts D.C. United. Also on Friday, an ACC college men’s battle between Maryland and Clemson. Among the weekend’s must-see international games is Barcelona’s clash with Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
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Florida State stymies Virginia in ACC women’s showdown
[THURSDAY ACTION] For difference reasons, both coaches were pleased after No. 5 Virginia and No. 22 Florida State played to a 1-1 tie in their ACC showdown. Ashlee Pistorius tied the Big 12 record with her 69th career goal in No. 16 Texas A&M’s 2-1 comeback win at No. 23 Oklahoma State. For all the Top 25 women’s action …
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Soccer America Men’s Top 25 Results & Schedules
Two big ACC matches will take place this weekend. No. 1 Wake Forest travels to No. 13 Virginia Tech, while No. 6 Boston College hosts No. 5 Duke. For complete Top 25 results and weekend schedules …
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Soccer America Women’s Top 25 Results & Schedules
Conference play continues in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC while WCC and Pac-10 close out non-conference action this weekend. For the complete Top 25 results and schedules …
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NCAA Women’s Division I Thursday Results
Loyola Marymount extended its school-record winning streak to seven games with a 2-0 win over Hawaii. Miami (Fla.) maintained its lead in the ACC with a 1-1 tie at Virginia Tech. For complete NCAA Women’s Division I Thursday results …
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NCAA Men’s Division I Thursday Results
First-year program Florida Gulf Coast improved its record to 5-4-1 with a 3-0 win over Florida Atlantic. Cal State Bakersfield, in its first year as a D1 program, fell to 2-8-3 with a 1-0 loss at Radford. For complete NCAA Men’s Division I Thursday results …
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What They’re Saying
“I have decided that it is necessary to take firm action to reflect the fact that Ricardo Clark‘s violent kick to Carlos Ruiz in last weekend’s game against FC Dallas, while out of character, is unacceptable behavior from an MLS player. In taking this action, Major League Soccer is sending a signal that it will not accept reckless and dangerous behavior on its fields. If there is a repeat of this kind of behavior by any MLS player, even firmer sanctions can be expected in the future.”
— MLS Commissioner Don Garber on the record nine-game suspension he gave Ricardo Clark for kicking Ruiz during last Sunday’s FC Dallas-Houston game.
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MLS’s Garber throws book at Houston’s Ricardo Clark
Midfielder Ricardo Clark, one of the defending MLS champion Houston Dynamo’s key players and a player with a bright future on the U.S. national team, was banned for nine games — an MLS record — and fined $10,000 after a violent kick on Guatemalan Carlos Ruiz during last Sunday’s FC Dallas-Houston game.