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By now the problems of Chivas USA, which currently has the fourth best record in MLS (but with games in hand), are well-documented: the strategy of borrowing the brand name of one of Mexico’s most storied teams has backfired, offending some Chivas de Guadalajara fans while marginalizing those who don’t support the Mexican club, or […]

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Soccer on TV

The USA faces Nigeria in its final group game of the Women’s World Cup on Tuesday. Other midweek action includes European Champions League — the group stage begins — and two MLS clashes.

Soccer America Men’s Top 25

Wake Forest and Connecticut remained 1-2 in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25. Ivy League teams Harvard and Brown (both unbeaten and untied) moved into the Top 10. For the complete Men’s Top 25 …

Soccer America Men’s Top 25 Results

It was a rough weekend for teams in the Top 10. Indiana and SMU both lost twice in tournament action, while ACC powers Duke and Maryland both suffered shutout losses. For the complete Men’s Top 25 weekend results and goalscorers …

Soccer America Women’s Top 25

Stanford and Portland moved up one spot to No. 2 and No. 3 in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 for games played through Sunday, Sept. 16. Moving into the Top 25 for the first time this season were Washington State at No. 11, William & Mary at No. 24 and San Diego at No. 25. For the complete Women’s Top 25 ..

Problems continue for Notre Dame women

Notre Dame’s 43-game unbeaten streak at home ended Sunday when Sasa Jackson‘s goal 79 seconds into overtime gave Oklahoma State a 2-1 win. Defensive breakdowns have cost the Irish dearly — they have given up 13 goals in their last four games — as their record fell to 2-3-1.

Soccer America Women’s Top 25 Weekend Results

Top-ranked Santa Clara needed overtime to beat No. 15 Rutgers, 2-1, and then rallied to edge No. 23 Missouri by the same score at the Stanford Invitational. Rutgers was one of six Top 25 women’s teams to fall from the unbeaten ranks. For the complete Women’s Top 25 weekend results and goalscorers …

Dempsey scores again in EPL

[AMERICANS IN ENGLAND, GERMANY, BELGIUM] Days after being elected by fans as Fulham Player of the Month, Clint Dempsey scored his third EPL goal of the season in the 11th minute of Fulham’s 1-1 tie at Wigan. Fulham’s American defender Carlos Bocanegra hit the crossbar on a header. Blackburn, with Brad Friedel in goal, tied Chelsea, 0-0. Friedel made an acrobatic save in the 27th minute and stifled superbly a 84th minute effort by Andriy Shevchecko, who injured defender Christopher Samba on the play with a kick to the head.

Beasley scores in Rangers loss

[AMERICANS ABROAD/VIDEO] DaMarcus Beasley scored his second Scottish Premier League goal in five appearances since joining Glasgow Rangers, but his team went down, 4-2, at Hearts as Rangers fell for the first time this season.

USL First Division Playoff Results

Atlanta and Puerto Rico won USL First Division playoff series for the first time when they advanced to next weekend’s semifinals along with top seeds Seattle and Portland. For complete quarterfinal results and goalscorers and semifinal schedules …

Soccer America Daily, What They're Saying

What They’re Saying

“I’m absolutely speechless.”

— Toronto FC coach Mo Johnston after his team, playing a man up for most of the game, extended its league record scoreless streak to 822 minutes and its winless streak to 11 games in a 0-0 tie with Real Salt Lake. (London Free Press)

Benitez Questions Premier League Scheduling

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez hit out at the English Premier League for its scheduling, feeling that the international break has left his squad ill-prepared for Saturday’s clash against Portsmouth. The Spaniard said it was “impossible to prepare a team properly” after losing key players to international duty for 10 days. Many Benitez’s players returned from […]

U.S. Women Back on Track

The United States women’s national team needed a good performance from star forward Abby Wambach to get its World Cup campaign back on schedule and an excellent performance is what it got. Wambach netted both goals as the U.S. beat No. 3-ranked Sweden, 2-0, to grab hold of the top spot in Group B alongside […]

Donovan or Dempsey Up Top?; USA-Sweden Result

Ever wonder what’s up with Bob Bradley’s deployment of Landon Donovan in right midfield? To be fair, the one-time U.S. striker has responded brilliantly this year, scoring nine goals and adding three assists in a string of mostly midfield performances, but Ives Galarcep, writing on his blog Soccer by Ives, says that U.S. fans better […]

McClaren Earns His Keep

On a night when Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari embarrassed himself in Lisbon, England coach Steve McClaren out-coached the great tactician Guus Hiddink at Wembley, trouncing the Dutchman’s organized Russian side, 3-0. It was a remarkable turn of events for the two coaches; before the latest round of Euro 2008 qualifiers, McClaren’s job was hanging […]

ODU loses star Katie Watson for season

Old Dominion’s chances of defending its CAA women’s title suffered a blow when senior forward Katie Watson was lost for the 2007 season after she underwent surgery to correct a soft tissue problem. Watson, who led Old Dominion to its first-ever CAA title and first NCAA Tournament bid last season, has not played in 2007.

Collegians at the Women’s World Cup

Seven of the nine current U.S. collegians on duty at the Women’s World Cup in China started in their opening games.

Soccer America Women’s Top 25 Results & Schedules

[FRIDAY NIGHT UPDATE] No. 1 Santa Clara needed overtime to beat No. 15 Rutgers, 3-2, at the Stanford Inivitational. Rutgers was one of five Top 25 women’s teams to fall from the unbeaten ranks. For the complete Women’s Top 25 weekend schedules …

UIC falls from unbeaten ranks; No. 16 Bears beat Black Bears

[THURSDAY ACTION] Elliot Bradbrook scored from close range in the 82nd minute to give host Akron a 2-1 win over UIC. Junior Dylan Sheehan and freshman Jon Okafor each scored goals in No. 16 Brown’s 2-1 comeback win over Maine.

Soccer America Men’s Top 25 Results & Schedules

Conference play begins for Top 10 teams Connecticut and Notre Dame (Big East) and Maryland (ACC). Meanwhile, there are three ACC-Big East clashes on tap for the weekend: Wake Forest-Louisville, Duke-West Virginia, Virginia-St. John’s. For the complete Men’s Top 25 weekend schedules …

Floundering Galaxy hosts streaking Dynamo

[MLS PREVIEW] These teams are at opposite ends of the Western Conference, yet both lost excruciating penalty-kick tiebreakers to Pachuca in the SuperLiga, so how different can they be? Well, a lot. They haven’t played since a 0-0 tie at Robertson Stadium way back on April 8; so much has happened since.

Colorado hosts first-place Chivas USA

[MLS PREVIEW] Losers of two in a row, the Rapids do have the edge of playing fresh, whereas Chivas USA knocked heads with the Galaxy Thursday night and took over first place in the Western Conference by winning, 3-0.

Can Chicago keep it up when Red Bulls visit?

[MLS PREVIEW] Coach Juan Carlos Osorio has won four of seven games since replacing Dave Sarachan but crunch time is at hand.
Next week, Chicago plays at Dallas and hosts D.C.; against those two teams and New York, it is a combined 0-4 in 2007, and it also must play D.C. again in October.

Dempsey named Fulham’s Player of the Month

[AMERICANS ABROAD] American attacker Clint Dempsey was named Player of the Month at his English Premier League club Fulham. Dempsey was used a sub in the first three games of the season, then started the next two games and notch a goal in each.

Soccer America Daily, What They're Saying

What They’re Saying