The USA, which last took the field on June 22 in a 2-1 loss to Ghana that eliminated it from the World Cup in the first round and led to the firing of Coach Bruce Arena, returns to the field for a friendly against Denmark at the Home Depot Center under interim head coach Bob […]
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Beckham, Real Players Fight Back at President
If nothing else, Real Madrid’s players are united in contempt of Ramon Calderon, after the club’s president delivered a loose-lipped speech at a local university where he harshly criticized Real’s players-David Beckham in particular. In an hour-long meeting arranged by club captains Raul, Guti and Roberto Carlos, Beckham and others dug into Calderon for the […]
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Must-Wins for Liverpool, Arsenal This Weekend
For neutrals, it’s all about Liverpool-Chelsea at Anfield and Arsenal-Manchester United at Emirates Stadium in the Premiership this weekend. Man United and Chelsea are the EPL’s top two teams with 57 and 51 points, respectively; it will be more important for them not to lose these tough away fixtures than to walk away with three […]
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USA-Denmark: New Blood vs. Old
It will be a decidedly green United States team that steps into the Home Depot Center in Carson Saturday to play Denmark (TV: ESPN2, 4:40 pm ET). Eleven of Bob Bradley’s squad of 28 players have yet to earn their first cap; only two in the squad-Landon Donovan and Pablo Mastroeni-are veterans of the last […]
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EPL International Broadcasting Revenues Surge
Due to surging demand in Asia and the Middle East, the English Premier League is set to reel in some $1.2 billion from overseas television rights over the next three years. On Thursday, the English Football Association, which runs the 20-club league, said it had sold its broadcasting rights in 81 overseas blocs spanning 208 […]
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3. MLS: Colorado’s Terry Cooke recalls his time with Beckham
By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America A former Manchester United right-sided midfielder, renowned for remarkable crosses, comes to America to play in Major League Soccer. David Beckham won’t be the first, whether he comes this month or in the summer. Regardless of the time frame, it won’t be soon enough for Colorado midfielder Terry […]
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1. GAMES: Live and same-day delay on national TV
(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Jan. 19 FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL U-20 CONMEBOL PARAGUAY-URUGUAY, Fase Final (live), 3:30 pm. U-20 CONMEBOL COLOMBIA-CHILE, Fase Final (live), 5:30 pm. Mexico UAG-TIGRES (live), 9:30 pm. GOL TV U-20 CONCACAF USA-GUATEMALA, Group […]
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MEXICO: Sanchez calls up 26 players to prepare for USA game
New Mexico national team coach Hugo Sanchez called up 26 players for his first national team camp — a four-day mini-camp Jan. 21-24 — to prepare for the friendly against the USA Feb. 7 in Glendale, Ariz. Not included in the squad were any players from Club America, which is involved in pre-qualifying for the […]
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MEXICO: Tri stars return home
The second half of the Mexican First Division season begins Friday night when UAG hosts Tigres in the first of nine games scheduled for the opening weekend of play in the Torneo Clausura. Mexico national team striker Francisco Fonseca will debut for Tigres after just six months at Portuguese club Benfica. Kikin rejected claims he […]
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GOLD CUP: Caribbean field is completed
Trinidad & Tobago, Guadeloupe and Cuba joined Haiti, which had qualified earlier in the week, as the Caribbean's four entrants in the 2007 Gold Cup. They qualified by securing the top two spots in the two groups at the Digicel Caribbean Cup. Host T&T won the Sedley Joseph Group with a 3-1 win over Haiti […]
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WORLD: Chelsea hopes for Arsenal assist
Chelsea fans will be rooting for Arsenal on Sunday when the Gunners host English Premier League leader Manchester United (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, 11 am ET). Third-place Arsenal is only a longshot to win the EPL title, trailing United by 15 points, but the Gunners could cut into United's six-point lead over second-place Chelsea […]
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6. MLS: Clubs take 51 players in Supplemental Draft
Major League Soccer teams selected 51 players in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft on Thursday afternoon. 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft Picks Among the player selected were two players from NCAA Division I champion UC Santa Barbara — goalie Kyle Reynish (Real Salt Lake) and Ghanaian midfielder Eric Primpong (Kansas City). Other draftees of note included […]
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4. WORLD: Chelsea hopes for Arsenal assist
Chelsea fans will be rooting for Arsenal on Sunday when the Gunners host English Premier League leader Manchester United (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, 11 am ET). Third-place Arsenal is only a longshot to win the EPL title, trailing United by 15 points, but the Gunners could cut into United’s six-point lead over second-place Chelsea […]
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MLS: Clubs take 51 players in Supplemental Draft
Major League Soccer teams selected 51 players in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft on Thursday afternoon. Among the player selected were two players from NCAA Division I champion UC Santa Barbara — goalie Kyle Reynish (Real Salt Lake) and Ghanaian midfielder Eric Primpong (Kansas City). Other draftees of note included New Zealand international Jarrod Smith […]
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7. GOLD CUP: Caribbean field is completed
Trinidad & Tobago, Guadeloupe and Cuba joined Haiti, which had qualified earlier in the week, as the Caribbean’s four entrants in the 2007 Gold Cup. They qualified by securing the top two spots in the two groups at the Digicel Caribbean Cup. Host T&T won the Sedley Joseph Group with a 3-1 win over Haiti […]
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5. MEXICO: Tri stars return home
The second half of the Mexican First Division season begins Friday night when UAG hosts Tigres in the first of nine games scheduled for the opening weekend of play in the Torneo Clausura. Mexico national team striker Francisco Fonseca will debut for Tigres after just six months at Portuguese club Benfica. Kikin rejected claims he […]
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Can’t Get Much Worse for Chelsea’s Shevchenko
The public feud between Andriy Shevchenko and Jose Mourinho is heating up to be almost as bad as the rift between David Beckham and Real Madrid’s management-and that one seems to be cooling already. Echoing the Beckham party’s stance against Real, Shevchenko today told ESPN Soccernet “‘I am being made a scapegoat for things that […]
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Mourinho Warns Chelsea Board
For a manager who claims that no individual is greater than the team, and that not even he matters, only the club matters, it’s ironic to see Chelsea’s Jose Mourinho try to hold its owners hostage by declaring that he will only stay with the Stamford Bridge club if the board starts treating him to […]
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American Rossi Returns to Parma
Manchester United’s young American striker, Giuseppe Rossi, has been loaned to Serie A club Parma, which will be facing a stiff battle to avoid relegation for the remaining four months of the season. Rossi had only just returned to Old Trafford after a disappointing loan spell with Newcastle United, where the 19-year old started just […]
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McBride Spurns Columbus to Stay with Fulham
The Columbus Dispatch was displeased to report Thursday that Brian McBride will not be returning home to MLS and the Columbus Crew. The 34-year-old Fulham FC striker has surprised everyone by turning in what might be the best season of his three-and-a-half-year career with the club. McBride scored his ninth goal in all competitions on […]
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Real Stadium Deal Still Teetering
Will Real Salt Lake ever get its stadium? The Deseret Morning News offered mixed news on Thursday, but the deal still only hangs by a thread. Officials from Sandy, the Salt Lake suburb where the stadium would be built, said it would put up money, but the $15 million initially pledged had been scaled back […]
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AMERICANS ABROAD: Brian McBride scores in FA Cup win
Brian McBride scored in his second straight FA Cup game – notching his ninth goal in all competitions this season – as Fulham beat Leicester City in a third-round replay, 4-3. Carlos Bocanegra went the full 90 in defense and received a yellow card – his third in the last three games. Fulham faces Stoke […]
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CONCACAF U-20 QUALIFYING: Akpan hat trick ignites USA
Harvard University freshman Andre Akpan scored a hat trick as the USA defeated, Haiti, 4-1 Wednesday night in their opening match of the 2007 CONCACAF Under-20 Qualifying Tournament in Panama City, Panama. Akpan scored on passes from Anthony Wallace and U-20 veteran Danny Szetela in the first half and from Heerenveen rookie Robbie Rogers in […]
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DENMARK: Olsen brings untested League select
Denmark coach Morten Olsen brought a 21-player contingent to face the USA Saturday in Bob Bradley's debut match as U.S. national team coach (TV: ESPN2, 4:50 pm ET). Denmark's Ligalandsholdet (League select team) is an inexperienced team. Only six players have been capped for a total of 31 international appearances. Michael Gravgaard of Superligaen champion […]
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OBITUARY: David Vanole
Back in the late 1980s, a group of young players brought American soccer out of the hinterlands. Most accounts of that era highlight names such as Paul Caligiuri, Tab Ramos and John Harkes. But anyone close to the U.S. national team in those days will never forget the large, jovial goalkeeper who brought a big […]