Of the seven Americans to play Thursday in UEFA Cup action, only three survived to reach the group stage. Ramiro Corrales and Danny Califf had reason to celebrate, as did Tim Howard after a dangerous trip to Ukraine. But Oguchi Onyewu saw red at Standard Liege, and Brad Friedel’s Blackburn Rovers quickly exited from the UEFA Cup. Heavy losses end the European campaigns of Michael Bradley and Charlie Davies.
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UEFA Cup Results
Dutch club Ajax’s European slide continued. Just five weeks after it lost in UEFA Champions League qualifying, the Amsterdam club was ousted from the UEFA Cup, falling to Dinamo Zagreb of Croatia on away goals in their first-round series.
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Celtic Fan Banned for Dida Attack
A Celtic fan was banned from attending the club’s matches for life on Thursday for running on the field during a Champions League match against AC Milan and clotheslining its goalkeeper, Dida. The life ban was imposed on the 27-year-old fan by the club itself; UEFA, the organizing body of the Champions League, has yet […]
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Terry: Valencia Win Could Jumpstart Chelsea’s Season
The odds were very much against Chelsea going into Wednesday night’s Champions League clash with Spanish giant Valencia: the Blues’ first team had scored just one goal in its last four matches and the team still looked to be in disarray following the abrupt departure of former manager Jose Mourinho. Moreover, the club had to […]
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Yallop Cautious over Beckham Return
David Beckham returned to training with his L.A. Galaxy teammates on Wednesday for the first time since injuring his knee in August, but Coach Frank Yallop warned against the possibility of his returning to the England squad for its upcoming Euro 2008 qualifiers against Estonia and Russia. “He’s not even played any competitive games,” Yallop […]
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American Kroenke Goes to Arsenal
Colorado Rapids owner Stan Kroenke visited Arsenal Football Club on Wednesday, touring its facilities and meeting the club’s board for the first time as he sought a deal that would strengthen ties between the two sides. Late last season, Kroenke and the Rapids agreed to a marketing alliance with the London club, but no deal […]
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Beasley: Bring on Barcelona!
Following his team’s remarkable 3-0 Champions League win against Olympique Lyon, American winger DaMarcus Beasley declared, “Bring on Barcelona!” Beasley has every right to be in bullish mood following Glasgow Rangers brilliant away win, as he played an instrumental part in dismantling the French champion, assisting the first goal and scoring the third. With two […]
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NAIA National Rankings
Southern California rivals — Concordia, coached by former U.S. Olympian Don Ebert, and Azusa Pacific — remained 1-2 in the NAIA men’s coaches poll. On the women’s side, Azusa Pacific is also No. 2, behind Lee of Tennessee. For men’s and women’s Top 25 rankings …
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NAIA Players of the Week
Mike Borst of No. 1 Concordia (Calif.) and Armando Rodriguez of McPherson won the NAIA’s Men’s National Player of the Week awards. Lissa Coby of St. Xavier and Brittany Tibbs of Oklahoma City earned NAIA women’s national honors.
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NCAA Women’s Division I Wednesday Results
Playing without Adele Letro, tied for second in the country in scoring, and top playmaker Kelly Isleib, Utah (7-2-2) still managed to beat Utah Valley State, 6-0. Wisconsin-Milwaukee extended its unbeaten streak to five games with a 4-0 win over Wisconsin-Green Bay in Horizon League play. For complete NCAA Women’s Division I Wednesday results …
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Connecticut and Notre Dame flex muscles
[WEDNESDAY ACTION] Jamaican youth international O’Brian White scored one goal and added two assists to lead second-ranked Connecticut to a 3-1 win over neighbor Hartford in men’s non-conference play. Ryan Miller sparked No. 3 Notre Dame in its 3-0 victory over No. 9 Michigan with two goals. Chris Pontius scored a hat trick to lead No. 12 UC Santa Barbara to a 4-0 win over UC Irvine before 4,402 fans, the largest midweek crowd of the season. Top 25 teams SMU, Indiana and Villanova also won.
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NCAA Men’s Division I Wednesday Results
Michigan State remained unbeaten with a 1-0 win over Bowling Green. Furman, Dayton and UC Davis also won to continue strong starts. For complete NCAA Men’s Division I Wednesday results …
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Newcomers Emilio, Angel lead MLS scorers
[MLS STATS] With three games left, D.C. United’s Brazilian striker Luciano Emilio is the first MLS player to score 20 regular-season since Carlos Ruiz (24) and Taylor Twellman (23) did in 2002. With three more strikes Emilio would tie D.C. United’s single-season record, set by Raul Diaz Arce in 1996. The MLS record is 27, set by Roy Lassiter while with Tampa Bay in 1996. The second leading scorer this season is another South American newcomer: New York’s Juan Pablo Angel
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What They’re Saying
“I feel OK. The only difference is in training you have the press – and they want to come back home and sleep with you. They are just always there.”
— Barcelona striker Thierry Henry, who arrived this season from Arsenal, compares life in Spain’s La Liga and to the English Premier League. (BBC)
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UEFA Champions League Results
Marseille and Shakhtar Donetsk both won on the road on Wednesday to join Arsenal, Manchester United, Rangers and Barcelona as the only teams to win their second straight game in Champions League group play. For complete results and goalscorers …
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Will WWC Jump Start The New Women’s League?
The WWC tournament has the general public and the general media talking about players, coaches, and even about issues of women’s soccer.
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Messi Leads Barcelona, Again
Twenty-year-old Leo Messi led red-hot Barcelona to another victory Tuesday night, scoring once in a 2-0 Champions League victory over FC Stuttgart in Germany. Barcelona controlled the play and could have easily scored more, with Messi the chief tormentor, combining well once again with Thierry Henry to score his second goal of the Champions League […]
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Clubs Make Sacrifices for Champs League Success
In a little less 15 years, the UEFA Champions league has become the most important competition in the world, often to the detriment of the league form of many of Europe’s biggest clubs, says Rob Hughes of the International Herald Tribune. AC Milan, the 2003 and 2007 European champion and a runner-up in 2005, is […]
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Disappointing Denilson Needs to Shine in Open Cup Final
FC Dallas has been in miserable form since signing Denilson, the team’s designated player and so-called biggest signing in franchise history, posting a 1-4-1 record in its last six games. Denilson, 31, has done little aside from converting a single penalty kick, and his circus trickery, while abundant, has proven ineffective thus far. Most recently, […]
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L.A. May Yet Make the Playoffs
Don’t look now, but the Los Angeles Galaxy is once again building up fans’ hopes that it could slip into the MLS playoffs through the back door. The team has now won three games in a row, having tied one before that, and sits six points behind the Chicago Fire, current holder of the eighth […]
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Bad Luck Becks
“Overused … over-traveled, wearied, injured and sidelined,” thus sums up the first season of David Beckham in Major League Soccer, says the Wall Street Journal’s Stephen Barbara. Unlucky, might also be an appropriate adjective: Becks seems to have used up his luck for the year in helping Real Madrid win last season’s La Liga title. […]
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What They’re Saying
“There will be no loan moves or short-term contracts. He is under contract to the Galaxy.”
— A spokesman for David Beckham puts to rest rumors that Beckham may spend the MLS offseason away from the Galaxy. (Telegraph)
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UEFA Champions League Results
Arsenal, Manchester United, Rangers and Barcelona all won their second straight game in Champions League group play on Tuesday. For complete results and goalscorers …
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High School Girls Fall Rankings
Sycamore of Cincinnati remained the No. 1 team in this week’s NSCAA/adidas Girls National Rankings thanks to wins over Middletown (6-0) and McAuley (5-0). For the Complete Top 25 …
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High School Boys Fall Rankings
For the second week in a row, Long Island’s Chaminade is the No. 1 team in the NSCAA/adidas Boys National Rankings. Last week’s big action took place at the Quincy Classic in Illinois, where No. 2 DeSmet of St. Louis beat New Jersey power St. Benedict’s, 2-0, and tied Charlotte Latin, 0-0. No. 16 Chaminade of St. Louis won both games in Showcase division with 1-0 wins over Charlotte Latin and St. Benedict’s. For the Complete Top 25 …