Champions were crowned in four major European leagues as Inter Milan, Lyon, Celtic and Olympiakos all won their national league titles over the weekend. Italian World Cup champion Marco Materazzi, who was on the receiving end of Zinedine Zidane‘s head butt in the World Cup final, scored both goals to give Inter Milan a 2-1 […]
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7. SCOUTING REPORT: U.S. women to meet old foes
The Women’s World Cup draw is becoming quite predictable. The United States, the top seed in Group B at the 2007 Women’s World Cup, will face North Korea, Sweden and Nigeria — the same three opponents it faced in the first round of the 2003 World Cup. In addition, it marked the third straight time […]
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COACHING CHANGES: NCAA D1 Men & Women
NCAA DIVISION I MEN COLLEGE … OLD COACH … NEW COACH AIR FORCE Luis Sagastume … TBA CHARLOTTE John Tart… Jeremy Gunn (Ft. Lewis coach) DENVER Chad Ashton (D.C. United assistant) … Bobby Muuss (Wake Forest assistant) HIGH POINT Peter Broadley … Dustin Fonder (Elon assistant) HOWARD Keith Tucker … TBA IPFW Terry Stefankiewicz … […]
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HAMILTON MEMORIAL CLASSIC: Rutgers meets St. John's
Big East rivals Rutgers and St. John's will meet Saturday at Raritan High School in Hazlet, N.J. in the first annual Doug Hamilton Memorial Soccer Classic, honoring Doug Hamilton, the late Los Angeles Galaxy president and an important influence within the world of American soccer who passed away suddenly in March 2006 at the age […]
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U-21 WOMEN: Collegians head to Alabama
Kiki Bosio (Santa Clara) and Kelly O'Hara (Stanford), 2006 Soccer America All-Freshman first-team selections, are among the players selected to the U.S. Under-21 women's national team roster for the 2007 Futbol Internacional Tournament, taking place April 22-28 at six venues throughout the state of Alabama. O'Hara and UCLA's Danesha Adams, a 2005 Soccer America MVP […]
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Player of the Year Lapira to try out in Scotland
Notre Dame's Joseph Lapira, the 2006 Soccer America Men's Player of the Year and Hermann Trophy winner, will head to Scotland on the eve of 2007 college season for a tryout at Premier League club Aberdeen. According to Aberdeen youth director Len Taylor, Lapira will arrive Aug. 5 and spend a week with the Dons. […]
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TRANSFERS: SLU adds Barklage
St. Louis product Brandon Barklage will transfer to Saint Louis University after spending the previous two seasons at New Mexico. Barklage helped New Mexico to the NCAA Tournament the past two seasons and totaled 19 points (5 goals and 9 assists) in 42 games. Last season, the 5-foot-11 forward earned first-team Mountain Pacific Sports Federation […]
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5. COACHING CHANGES: NCAA D1 Men & Women
NCAA DIVISION I MEN COLLEGE … OLD COACH … NEW COACH AIR FORCE Luis Sagastume … TBA CHARLOTTE John Tart… Jeremy Gunn (Ft. Lewis coach) DENVER Chad Ashton (D.C. United assistant) … Bobby Muuss (Wake Forest assistant) HIGH POINT Peter Broadley … Dustin Fonder (Elon assistant) HOWARD Keith Tucker … TBA IPFW Terry Stefankiewicz … […]
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3. HAMILTON MEMORIAL CLASSIC: Rutgers meets St. John’s
Big East rivals Rutgers and St. John’s will meet Saturday at Raritan High School in Hazlet, N.J. in the first annual Doug Hamilton Memorial Soccer Classic, honoring Doug Hamilton, the late Los Angeles Galaxy president and an important influence within the world of American soccer who passed away suddenly in March 2006 at the age […]
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2. TRANSFERS: SLU adds Barklage
St. Louis product Brandon Barklage will transfer to Saint Louis University after spending the previous two seasons at New Mexico. Barklage helped New Mexico to the NCAA Tournament the past two seasons and totaled 19 points (5 goals and 9 assists) in 42 games. Last season, the 5-foot-11 forward earned first-team Mountain Pacific Sports Federation […]
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4. U-21 WOMEN: Collegians head to Alabama
Kiki Bosio (Santa Clara) and Kelly O’Hara (Stanford), 2006 Soccer America All-Freshman first-team selections, are among the players selected to the U.S. Under-21 women’s national team roster for the 2007 Futbol Internacional Tournament, taking place April 22-28 at six venues throughout the state of Alabama. O’Hara and UCLA’s Danesha Adams, a 2005 Soccer America MVP […]
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Crew’s Schelotto Bids Farewell to Boca
It was an emotional goodbye for Guillermo Barros Schelotto, who bid his beloved Boca Juniors farewell on Thursday before joining the Columbus Crew of MLS. In his 10 years at the Buenos Aires club, the 33-year-old Argentine helped the team win 15 major titles, including the Copa Libertadores on three occasions and the Toyota Cup […]
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Adriano Banned for Diving to Win a Penalty
This may be a first: Serie A’s disciplinary commission banned Inter Milan striker Adriano for diving over Roma keeper Alexander Doni in order to win a penalty that was later converted. The commission must have used television evidence to make its ruling, because TV replays show that Adriano, realizing he had no angle to score […]
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Zidane L.A. Rumors Create an Eerily Familiar Situation
Zinedine Zidane to the Galaxy? The rumors now are just too numerous to ignore: according to reports in Italy and the U.S., the France national team legend is in talks with Major League Soccer over a possible move to L.A. to play alongside David Beckham. Pending Zidane’s decision to return to professional soccer, of course-the […]
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Becks Bucks Roll in at AEG
David Beckham has already helped the Los Angeles Galaxy recoup nearly three times the value of his annual salary-and he won’t even kick a ball in MLS until July. “We were never worried about our financial commitment,” said Tim Leiweke, chief executive of Galaxy owner Anschutz Entertainment Group. “We’ve already made our money back.” […]
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Earthquakes-SJSU Deal Collapses
The stadium deal involving San Jose State University and a revived San Jose Earthquakes is officially not going to happen, university executives told the San Jose Mercury News on Thursday, citing a dispute over how the school would be compensated for co-ownership of the stadium. SJSU President Don Kassing wanted a guaranteed $6 million per […]
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2. HIGHLIGHT & MAGAZINE SHOWS: A Sampling
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHT/NEWS SHOWS A TODO GOAL (Goals from around the world) Gol TV Sunday, 12:30 pm ET/9:30 pm PT Monday, 1 pm ET. FOX SOCCER SHOW Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 10 pm ETFOX SPORTS NOTICIAS Fox Sports en Espanol Monday-Friday, 2 pm ET SKY SPORTS NEWS Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 7 pm ET GOL TV […]
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MLS: Crew gets goals, but still winless
By Ridge Mahoney The Crew is still winless, but no longer is it goalless, and while tying New England, 2-2, Thursday night at Crew Stadium it exposed a few weak spots in a depleted Revs' lineup. James Riley, stepping in for the injured Michael Parkhurst in central defense, let a Frankie Hejduk cross skip under […]
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EUROPEAN RACES: Do or die for German and Spanish contenders
The losers of two 3-4 clashes on Saturday will probably fall from contention in their respective races: Real Madrid-Valencia in Spain and VfB Stuttgart-Bayern Munich in Germany. Inter Milan and Lyon will get another chance to clinch the Italian and French league titles, respectively, but they'll have to do it on the road after putting […]
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WOMEN'S WORLD CUP: Draw to be held Sunday
The USA will find out its three first-round opponents at the 2007 Women's World Cup, to be held Sept. 10-30 in China, when the draw is held on Sunday (6:45 am ET) at the Guanggu Science & Technology Exhibition Centre in Wuhan. Greg Ryan's Americans, unbeaten in their last 40 games, are one of four […]
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YOUTH: Maisonneuve takes U-16s to Ballymena
U.S. Under-17 boys national team assistant head coach Brian Maisonneuve named the 18-player roster for the U.S. U-16 national team (players born in 1991) that will compete at the 2007 Ballymena International Tournament April 22-27 in Northern Ireland. The USA is in Group B of the eight-team tournament along with the Czech Republic, Ireland and […]
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USL-1: RailHawks make debut
The Carolina RailHawks, one of two expansion teams, make their USL-1 debut Saturday when they host the Minnesota Thunder. RailHawks play at SAS Soccer Park, are coached by veteran USL-1 player Scott Schweitzer, who played his college ball at nearby N.C. State. The RailHawks have signed a number of MLS veterans with UNC connections, including […]
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MLS WEEKEND: Week 3 Game Previews
By Ridge Mahoney NEW YORK-HOUSTON (Fox Soccer Channel & Fox en Espanol, Saturday, 7 pm ET , kickoff 7:30 pm ET) A 3-0 roasting of FC Dallas last weekend and the signing of Colombian striker Juan Pablo Angel has the Red Bulls (1-0-1) brimming with, uh, well cautious optimism as it hosts the defending champion. […]
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GAMES: Live and same-day delay on national TV
(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings and soccerTV.com) FRIDAY, April 20 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL USL 1 CHARLESTON-MINNESOTA (live), 8 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Copa Libertadores SANTOS-PASTO (delay), 2 am. GOL TV Germany WERDER BREMEN-AACHEN (live), 2:25 pm. SETANTA SPORTS USA England DERBY COUNTY-LUTON TOWN […]
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5. MLS WEEKEND: Week 3 Game Previews
By Ridge Mahoney NEW YORK-HOUSTON (Fox Soccer Channel & Fox en Espanol, Saturday, 7 pm ET , kickoff 7:30 pm ET) A 3-0 roasting of FC Dallas last weekend and the signing of Colombian striker Juan Pablo Angel has the Red Bulls (1-0-1) brimming with, uh, well cautious optimism as it hosts the defending champion. […]