If recent form is anything to go by, you could be forgiven for not liking the New York Red Bulls’ postseason chances. Indeed, the fourth-place Bulls have played poorly now for quite a while it seems, and yet somehow, thanks to a strong start to the 2007 season, Bruce Arena’s men are just six points […]
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North Carolina women are choice to win ACC
Defending national champion North Carolina is the near-unanimous pick to win the 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference title, as determined by a vote of the league’s 11 head coaches. In addition, it marks the second year in a row that UNC, Florida State and Virginia have been predicted to finish as the top three teams in the league, respectively.
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2006 NCAA Division I Women’s Attendance Leaders
Portland and Texas A&M were the big draws in NCAA Division I women’s soccer. Both averaged more than 3,000 fans a game in 2006. Only one other school (BYU) topped the 2,000 mark. For the 2006 Top 50 attendance leaders …
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2006 NCAA Division I Men’s Attendance Leaders
For the first time since the NCAA began publishing soccer attendance figures, as many as nine Division I men’s schools averaged more than 2,000 fans a game. UConn led all schools with an average of 2,878. Virginia drew a total of 43,183 fans, a modern-day NCAA record. For the 2006 Top 50 attendance leaders …
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Fairfield selected to repeat as MAAC men’s champion
Defending champion Fairfield has been chosen to win this year’s MAAC men’s title in a preseason poll of the league’s 10 head coaches.
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Detroit-Mercy begins work on new soccer facility
The University of Detroit Mercy recently broke ground on a new athletic facility which will include a multi-purpose synthetic playing field and all-weather running track to be constructed on the site of the Titans’ existing soccer field.
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Loyola women favored in MAAC
Loyola (Md.) was selected to win the MAAC women’s title this season in a preseason poll voted on by the league’s 10 head coaches.
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New Mexico favored to win fourth straight MPSF title
New Mexico tops the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) preseason poll for the fifth consecutive year, garnering five of the six top votes and 25 points.
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NCAA Division 1 Men & Women Coaching Changes
[MAKING A LIST] Doug Hill, who has spent 13 seasons at Air Force, including last year as associate head coach, was named head coach of the Falcon men’s program, replacing Louis Sagastume, who retired earlier this year after 28 seasons as head coach at Air Force. Joseph E. Okoh, formerly the head coach at D2 Shepherd, is the new head coach at Howard, replacing Keith Tucker, who spent 26 years with the Bison. Duquesne women’s coach James Walker left to become a men’s assistant at Penn State. For all 2007 Division I coaching changes …
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Santa Clara is WCC men’s preseason favorite
The Santa Clara was selected as the preseason favorite to capture its second straight West Coast Conference title, edging out San Francisco for the first-place spot in the 2007 WCC preseason coaches poll.
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What They’re Saying
“I don’t see any evidence that they have ripped up the old traditions or that they are riding roughshod over the rule book.”
— English Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore on the influx of foreign owners — notably Americans at Manchester United, Aston Villa and Liverpool — who he says has brought a new professionalism to the Premier League. (AP)
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Soccer on TV
The Bundesliga kicks off on Friday with 2006-07 champion Stuttgart hosting runner-up Schalke. Defending English Premier League champion Manchester United begins its title defense on Sunday against Reading.
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Brazil recalls Ronaldinho and Kaka for Algeria game
Brazil stars Ronaldinho and Kaka, who skipped the Copa America, were recalled by Brazil on Tuesday for its friendly against Algeria on Aug. 22 in Montpellier, France.
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Colorado Rapids humiliated by Seattle Sounders in Open Cup
[VIDEO] The Seattle Sounders handed MLS’s Colorado Rapids the worst defeat any MLS team has ever suffered in the U.S. Open Cup against any opposition when the USL First Division club won, 5-0, in quarterfinal action on Tuesday night. The historic victory gave USL two semifinalists for only the second time in the history of the tournament as the expansion Carolina RailHawks defeated the defending USL Second Division champion Richmond Kickers, 1-0.
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International Soccer Scoreboard
Tuesday’s results in UEFA Champions League qualifying and from Swedish and Swiss league action.
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U.S. Soccer fills out 64-club Development Academy
U.S. Soccer named the final 13 clubs to join its Development Academy, bringing the total number of clubs taking part in the first year of the new program to 64. For the complete list broken down by conference …
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The EPL’s ‘Something to Prove’ List
The English Premier League begins again this weekend and Reuters’ Simon Hart makes a list of the players who have the most to prove at the start of the 2007-08 season. Heading the list are Chelsea’s big-name arrivals in 2006, Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack, whose contributions last season paled in comparison with Chelsea stalwarts […]
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FIFA Quashes SPL Video Plan
FIFA may thwart the Scottish Football Association’s plan to use video evidence to retroactively issue yellow cards to players for faking injuries and diving, according to BBC Sport. Soccer’s world governing body said its rules leave little room for retrospective action, “specifically to incidents which have escaped the match officials’ attention,” the organization said in […]
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Adu, Szetela Moves Underscore Growing Trend
Freddy Adu’s “bittersweet” experience in MLS is now over, says the New York Sun’s Paul Gardner. The young man must now find his feet in Europe, which is what he always wanted and MLS knew was always going to happen. But does Adu’s move portend a greater exodus of the league’s top talent for greener […]
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England Coach to Visit Becks
In spite of a long injury layoff and a move to MLS, former England captain David Beckham remains in Steve McClaren’s plans — so much so, that the England coach is planning a visit to the U.S. to see David and assess the level of play in the American league, according to the Toronto Star. […]
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Soccer on TV
American DaMarcus Beasley should be in action on Tuesday as Scottish club Rangers look to move on in UEFA Champions League qualifying. The Bundesliga kicks off on Friday with 2006-07 champion Stuttgart hosting runner-up Schalke. Defending English Premier League champion Manchester United begins its title defense on Sunday against Reading.
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International Soccer Scoreboard
Goalie Oliver Kahn saved Bayern Munich from embarrassment on Monday as he came up big in the shootout of the German giant’s first-round game in the German Cup against Third Division Wacker Burghausen. Brian Kerr‘s early goal stood up for visiting Hibs as it beat Hearts, 1-0, in the Edinburgh derby that closed Day 1 of the Scottish season.
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2010 World Cup Draw-Asia
Asian champion Iraq will face Pakistan in the first round of regional qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup Oct. 8 and 28. The United Arab Emirates will be get a chance for revenge for its 2-0 loss at the Asian Cup when it faces Vietnam.
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Soccer on TV
American DaMarcus Beasley should be in action on Tuesday as Scottish club Rangers look to move on in UEFA Champions League qualifying. The Bundesliga kicks off on Friday with 2006-07 champion Stuttgart hosting runner-up Schalke. Defending English Premier League champion Manchester United begins its title defense on Sunday against Reading.
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MLS Statistics
First-year Brazilian Luciano Emilio moved into a tie with Eddie Johnson of Kansas City for the MLS scoring lead with 12 goals after scoring two goals in D.C. United’s 3-0 victory over New England.