One of the positive takeaways from the late 4-1 dusting Bob Bradley’s men received against Argentina is that the relatively inexperienced U.S. midfield held its own for 65 minutes against one of the world’s best. The U.S. plays Paraguay Monday, which cannot boast the same midfield pedigree as Argentina although it looked deadly sharp against […]
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FC Delco and Bays dominate at Region I youth boys championships
[REGION III YOUTH PAIRINGS] FC Delco of Pennsylvania has five teams and the Baltmore Bays have four in Monday’s boys semifinals at US Youth Soccer Region I Championships in Portland, Maine. All 15 state associations are represented in the semifinals. New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania lead with each having 12 teams advancing to the semifinals. Maryland is sending nine and New York East is sending eight. Virginia has seven continuing, Connecticut has six and Massachusetts has five. Host Maine has three teams continuing.
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Dallas Texans advance nine teams in Region III youth championships
[REGION III YOUTH PAIRINGS] The Dallas Texans sent nine teams into the knockout phase of the US Youth Soccer Region III Championships in Oklahoma City.
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What They’re Saying
“I think we impressed a lot of people for 60-65 minutes. The question is, can we do it now for 90 minutes?”
— Veteran goalie Kasey Keller, on his U.S. team that held Argentina even for an hour before collapsing and must put on a more sustained performance in Monday’s game against Paraguay at the Copa America in Venezuela.
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2007 Under-20 World Cup TV Schedule
Coverage of the Under-20 World Cup continues on Monday with three games on ESPN360.com (broadband). The Congo-Austria game will also be shown in Spanish on Fox Sports en Espanol and the Mexico-Gambia game will be aired on Galavision.
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Last-minute goals give Portland Timbers a pair of USL-1 victories
The Portland Timbers left it late to win a pair of USL First Division matches. The Timbers won, 1-0, at California, on a goal by David Hague in the 89th minute, and defeated Miami two days later by the same score on a goal by fellow rookie, Kenyan Lawrence Olum. The Timbers, who have allowed a league-low seven goals in 11 games, moved into fifth place with the wins. A goal from midfielder Antonio Ribeiro in stoppage time of the second half gave the Montreal Impact a 1-0 win over Puerto Rico in front of 12,844 spectators at the Claude-Robillard Sports Complex. For more on USL action and complete results and goalscorers …
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2007 Copa America TV Schedule
The USA plays its second game at the Copa America on Monday when it faces Paraguay, a 5-0 winner over Colombia in its first game. The match will be broatcast live, beginning at 6:30 pm ET, on TeleFutura in Spanish and on GolTV in English. For the complete Copa America TV schedule …
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What They’re Saying
“Losing a match doesn’t mean that everything is wrong, just as winning a match doesn’t mean everything is right. Brazil always has to win, that’s a fact. The pressure and the demands are something we have to get used to. We have to find a way to get over this.”
— Brazil coach Dunga, whose team lost to Mexico, 2-0, in their Copa America opener.
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2007 Under-20 World Cup TV Schedule
The USA-South Korea Under-20 World Cup opener Saturday in Montreal will be broadcast live on ESPNU, with coverage beginning at 4:45 pm ET, and delay on Fox Sports en Espanol at 7 pm ET. The Under-20 World Cup will be shown in English on ESPNU and ESPN360.com (broadband) and in Spanish on Fox Sports en Espanol, Galavision and TeleFutura.
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2007 Copa America TV Schedule
Action at the 2007 Copa America continues this weekend with two games each on Saturday and Sunday. Brazil will look to rebound from its 2-0 loss to Mexico when it faces Chile on Sunday, while the Tri will go for two wins in a row when it faces Ecuador in the second game of the doubleheader in Maturin. Both games will be broadcast live in Spanish on Univision. For the complete Copa America TV schedule …
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NCAA Division 1 Men & Women Coaching Changes
[MAKING A LIST] The women’s vacancy at Louisiana Tech was filled when Western Illinois coach Kevin Sherry was hired. For all the Division I coaching moves …
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Santa Clara gives Smith a seven-year deal
Santa Clara gave women’s coach Jerry Smith a new seven-year deal, extending his contract through the 2013 season. Smith, 45, signed the seven-year agreement after leading the Broncos their ninth West Coast Conference title and collecting WCC Coach of the Year honors for the seventh time in his career. Over the course of his 20 years, Smith has led the Broncos to one national title (2001), one national runner-up finish (2002), 10 College Cup appearances, and 18 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. He has a record of 326-84-27.
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Addlery: From the Bronx to D.C. United Via Vietnam
Nicholas Addlery took the most of his break when he entered D.C. United’s game against Colorado Thursday night in the 10th minute after starter Guy-Roland Kpene was injured. The Jamaican-born Addlery scored his first MLS goal and set up Brazilian Fred’s first MLS goal in a 4-1 win. Addlery’s rout from his home in the […]
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Lampard Uncertain About Chelsea Future
Frank Lampard has two years remaining on his contract with Chelsea, but with the option to buy himself out of the deal under FIFA’s new transfer rules, he said Thursday that he finds it “strange” that the club have not sought to secure his services. Lampard wants to earn what Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack, […]
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Liverpool Set To Make Record Deal for Torres
So much for Liverpool’s American owners, George Gillett and Tim Hicks, being stingy with their money. They are about to give Manager Rafa Benitez what he wants: the money to buy striker Fernando Torres from Atletico Madrid. A $54 million transfer deal — $40 million plus Luis Garcia — has been accepted in principle by […]
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Inter Out; Tevez May Stay at West Ham
Inter Milan has lost out on the signature of Carlos Tevez’s after the Italian champion imposed a deadline on the Argentine to make a decision. Tevez, who is away on international duty with Argentina in the Copa America, was not prepared to make such a sudden decision. Instead, Kia Joorabchian, the West Ham player’s agent, […]
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Americans Flatter to Deceive in Maracaibo
A lot has already been written about how Bob Bradley’s Americans put on a brave performance despite losing to Argentina, 4-1, in Maracaibo on Thursday night, but the truth is, the final 26 minutes were poor; the young U.S. team lost its composure and concentration in midfield after Hernan Crespo put the Argentines in front […]
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Soccer on TV
The U-20 World Cup, which will air live on ESPNU, TeleFutura and Galavision kicks off on Saturday. Freddy Adu and U.S. U-20s face South Korea on Saturday (ESPNU). ET. Copa America action includes the USA game against Paraguay Monday (GolTV & TeleFutura). Five MLS games are broadcast this weekend.
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U.S Soccer’s super streak comes to end
Until its 4-1 loss Thursday night against Argentina in the Copa America, the U.S. men’s national team was undefeated — 10-0-1 – since Bob Bradley took over as head coach in December. The USA’s last loss was more than a year ago, the 2-1 defeat to Ghana at the 2006 World Cup. The U.S. women are undefeated for more than a year. Coach Greg Ryan‘s team is on a 43-game unbeaten streak — 24 of those games came in the last 12 months, which means that before the men’s Copa loss, U.S. men’s and women’s national teams were 31-0-4 over 365 days.
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What They’re Saying
“We did not despair when we went behind and continued to look for goals until we secured the victory. We must not get carried away, though, as we have only won one game. They made things difficult for us. We had the ball, but we could not create chances. In the second half, we knew they would be tired.”
— Argentina coach Alfio Basile, whose team recovered from a one-goal deficit to defeat the USA, 4-1, the teams’ Copa America opener. (Ticker)
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Next up for USA at Copa America: Paraguay, a 5-0 winner over Colombia
Paraguay, the next U.S. opponent the Copa America, crushed Colombia, 5-0, in their opening Group C game on Thursday in Maracaibo. Striker Roque Santa Cruz scored a hat trick, and substitute Salvador Cabanas added two more in the last 10 minutes as Colombia collapsed.
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2007 Under-20 World Cup TV Schedule
The USA-South Korea Under-20 World Cup opener Saturday in Montreal will be broadcast live on ESPNU, with coverage beginning at 4:45 pm ET, and delayed on Fox Sports en Espanol at 7 pm ET. The Under-20 World Cup will be shown in English on ESPNU and ESPN360.com (broadband) and in Spanish on Fox Sports en Espanol, Galavision and TeleFutura. For the Under-20 World Cup schedule …
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2007 Copa America TV Schedule
Action at the 2007 Copa America continues this weekend with two games each on Saturday and Sunday. Brazil will look to rebound from its 2-0 loss to Mexico when it faces Chile on Sunday, while the Tri will go for two wins in a row when it faces Ecuador in the second game of the doubleheader in Maturin. Both games will be broadcast live in Spanish on Univision. For the complete Copa America TV schedule …
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FIFA to reconsider La Paz altitude ban
Bolivian President Evo Morales looks to have won the day in his fight to get FIFA to relent on its ban on World Cup qualifiers taking place at high altitude.
A day after FIFA’s executive committee modified the ban — raised from 2,500 meters (8,200 feet) to 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) — FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he will reconsider a ban on high altitude matches, noting that it was “not a scientific or medical decision, it is a sports political decision.” Blatter’s remarks followed a meeting on Thursday with Morales, who has objected to the ban on qualifiers in La Paz, situated at 3,600 meters (11,800) above sea level.
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FIFA names Americans Bennett and Seitz to referee at Women’s World Cup
American referees Jennifer Bennett and Kari Seitz have been named to the final list of 12 referees for the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup Sept. 10-30 in China. Bennett and Seitz officiated at the 1999 and 2003 Women’s World Cups. while Bennett has been a FIFA referee since 2002. The U.S. is the only country to be represented by two referees.