From time to time the media checks in on the progress in South Africa, host of the 2010 World Cup. According to a Reuters report, everything seems to be on track for a successful first World Cup in Africa-except for the quality on the field. Danny Jordaan, chief of the South Africa 2010 organizing committee, […]
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England Ref Chief Supports Goal-Line Technology
Keith Hackett, chief of England’s Professional Game Match Officials association, says that the latest round of English Premier League games illustrates the need for goal-line technology. At Craven Cottage this weekend, Fulham was denied a late equalizer against Middlesbrough that replays clearly proved went over the line. Assistant referee Ian Gosling was suspended from officiating […]
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Beckham: How not to like the guy?
“No, Beckham did not leave a trail of glory wherever he trod, but he triumphed nonetheless,” writes Paul Gardner in the New York Sun. Beckham did his job last Saturday. He brought 66,237 people to Giants Stadium and made three assists, but the Galaxy lost. And it’s clear that Beckham may not be enough to […]
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The Red Bulls’ Big Opportunity
For the New York Red Bulls, David Beckham’s first trip to Giants Stadium could only be construed as a huge success: nine goals, 90 minutes for Beckman (60 of which were quite good), and a win for the home team in front of a 65,000-plus crowd that was decidedly rooting for them. Ives Galarcep of […]
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MLS enjoys attendance boost
Last weekend’s six MLS games averaged nearly 26,000 fans, upping the leaguewide attendance average to 15,836. The highest regular-season attendance since the inaugural season’s 17,406 was 15,822 in 2002. Last weekend’s biggest crowd was the 66,237 at the Beckham game at New York Red Bull, but games at Toronto, Columbus, Salt Lake and Houston had announced attendance of more than 18,000. … Luciano Emilio‘s goal against Columbus upped his league-leading total to 14. … New York’s five goals against L.A. upped its goal-per-game production to a league-leading 1.70.
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Colombia comes back for 3-3 tie with Germany
[U-17 WORLD CUP RESULTS] It was a high-scoring Monday at the U-17 World Cup in South Korea as Group E and F opened play on Day 3 of the tournament. In Group E, the USA fell, 4-3, to Tajikistan while the Tunisia trounced Belgium, 4-2. In Group F, Germany and Colombia played to a 3-3 tie while Ghana thumped Trinidad & Tobago, 4-1.
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USA stunned at U-17 World Cup
[VIDEO] The USA got off to a bad start at the U-17 World Cup when it fell, 4-3, to Tajikistan, the former Soviet republic making its world championship debut. The loss came despite U.S. leads of 1-0 and 3-2. “For us, we feel like we let the game slip away,” said U.S. coach John Hackworth
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What They’re Saying
“When they insult you, you put up with it, but when they spit at a linesman, they’ve gone over the limits and that cannot be tolerated.”
— Referee Olivier Viera, who abandoned the Uruguayan league game between Progreso and Miramar Misiones in the 83rd minute after Progreso’s visiting fans spat on the linesman. In the first half, Viera stopped the game for five minutes after Progreso fans spat at a Miramar player. (Reuters)
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New York’s goal rush
[VIDEO] The New York Red Bulls’ 5-4 win over Los Angeles on Saturday marked the 10th MLS game in league history in which nine or more goals were scored. The Red Bulls (nee MetroStars) were involved in five of those games – four victories and one tie. For highlights of New York’s 5-4 win over Beckham and the Galaxy, click HERE.
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Real, Inter Lose their Super Cups
The champions of Spain and Italy fared poorly in the respective curtain-raisers to the La Liga and Serie A seasons, as both Real Madrid and Inter Milan fell to domestic cup winners Sevilla and AS Roma. At the Santiago Bernabeu, last season’s Spanish cup winner Sevilla routed league champ Real Madrid 5-3 in Madrid to […]
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Anfield Referee Banned for Poor Performance
The majority of soccer neutrals will tell you that the worst part of Sunday’s Liverpool-Chelsea clash at Anfield was the performance of referee Rob Styles. Not only did Styles award Chelsea a penalty that clearly wasn’t, he also gave Michael Essien two yellow cards before insisting that the second was directed at captain John Terry, […]
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Soccer Club of the People Eyes Takeover Targets
A Web site called MyFootballClub.com, which aims to put its members in charge of club ownership and administration, may be close to buying its first club, having raised more than $1 million, according to the Independent. The concept, created by soccer journalist Will Brooks, is to create a democratic system of ownership that essentially makes […]
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Adu’s Team in Turmoil
After just two professional games this season, Freddy Adu’s Benfica coach Fernando Santos has been sacked. Apparently, a dressing room bust-up with club President Luis Felipe Vieira coupled with a disappointing 1-1 draw with promoted side Leixoes led to the prompt dismissal of both Santos and his assistant Jorge Rosário. Former Spain and Real Madrid […]
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USL-2 final set; four clinch USL-1 playoff spots
Portland, Seattle, Rochester and Montreal clinched USL First Division playoff spots. Harrisburg and Richmond will meet in the USL Second Division final.
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Brazil romps in U-17 World Cup opener; Argentina stifled
Brazil routed New Zealand, 7-0; Peru beat host South Korea, 1-0; and Spain downed Honduras in opening games of the 2007 U-17 World Cup. Costa Rica and Togo tied, 1-1, while Argentina and Syria played to a scoreless tie. Nigeria beat France , 2-1; and Japan celebrated a 3-1 win over Haiti.
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Gregg Berhalter strikes twice for 1860 Munich
[AMERICANS IN GERMANY] Defender Gregg Berhalter scored with a 55th minute header and an 87th minute penalty kick to lead 1860 Munich to a 3-1 win over Kaiserslautern. His American teammate, Josh Wolff, assisted on Berkant Goektan’s goal. Two Americans saw action in the German First Division.
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USA qualifies for 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The U.S. Beach Soccer team won all three of its games in the 2007 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Tournament in Acapulco to qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2007 in Rio de Janeiro Nov. 1-11. The USA beat El Salvador (9-5), Costa Rica (5-3) and Mexico (5-4). Jevin Albuquerque (5 goals), Brendon Taguinod (4) and Yuri Morales (3) led the USA in scoring. Morales scored a hat trick in the clinching win over host Mexico.
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Brian McBride injured bad after scoring
[AMERICANS IN ENGLAND] Brian McBride, who entered the season as Fulham’s captain, scored for the Cottagers in the 2-1 loss to Middlesbrough and then collapsed to the ground with dislocated knee cap. “It was a freak injury to Brian, with minimal contact really,” said Fulham coach Lawrie Sanchez. The injury will sideline McBride for several months, according to the BBC. For more on Americans in England …
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Eddie Lewis signs with EPL’s Derby
U.S. winger Eddie Lewis has left third-tier Leeds United for Derby County of the English Premier League, where he’ll join 22-year-old American midfielder Benny Feilhaber, who arrived in the offseason from Hamburg SV. Lewis has been playing in England since 2000, but made only one Premier League appearance, in 2002 with Fulham. The 33-year-old made 111 appearances for Preston Northend (2002-05) and 85 for Leeds (2005-07) in the League Championship (second tier).
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Man City rolls on, downs Man U
[ENGLAND SCOREBOARD] Former English coach Sven-Goran Eriksson celebrated his straight third shutout as new coach of Manchester City in a 1-0 derby win over Manchester United. Last week, Eriksson lauded his Brazilian midfielder — “I never had a player like Elano with England.” On Sunday, Elano fed fellow Brazilian Geovanni, who scored the winner on a long-distance deflected shot for the win that means defending champion Manchester united has only two points from its first three games.
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EPL leader’s international squad
[MAKING A LIST] Manchester City, the English Premier leader and the only team with a perfect 3-0-0 record, includes players of 17 nationalities in its revamped squad.
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What They’re Saying
“It’s our job when people show up to give them a reason to come back. Hopefully we converted a few people tonight.”
— New York Red Bulls coach Bruce Arena, whose team beat the Los Angeles Galaxy and David Beckham, 5-4, in front of 66,237 fans at Giants Stadium. The Red Bulls had averaged 11,573 fans for their previous 10 home games of the season. (Newsday)
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Only Bayern and Hamburg SV perfect in Bundesliga
[GERMANY SCOREBOARD] After two weeks of action, only Bayern Munich and Hamburg SV boast perfect records in the Bundesliga. HSV won its second game of the young season 1-0 over Bayer Leverkusen on Rafael van der Vaart penalty kick. Bayern, which opened the season with a 3-0 win over Hansa Rostock, followed up with a 4-0 thumping of Werder Bremen.
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GAMES: Live and same-day delay on national TV
Midweek action includes a crowded slate on Wednesday, with Sweden-USA, Mexico-Colombia, Brazil-Algeria and England-Germany friendlies, plus two MLS clashes. The U-17 World Cup continues on ESPNU and Spanish-language Galavision (and on the Web at ESPN360.com). Click HERE for complete ESPNU & ESPN360.com schedule.
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Getting In The News: 8 Simple Rules For Success
Here are eight simple rules for getting your soccer organization press. There are more, but these are the big ones.