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By Ridge Mahoney Droplets of champagne glistened on his cheeks as all around him delirium reigned. The jubilant Houston locker room was jammed with players, coaches, family members and friends. A large plastic sheet, pooled by melting ice and liquids of a more potent nature, covered the floor as journalists, reporters and camera operators tried […]

5. MEXICO: Sanchez gets Tri job

Hugo Sanchez finally got his wish. Sanchez, who lobbied hard for the Mexico national team coaching job after the 2002 World Cup but was passed over for Ricardo La Volpe, was named Mexico’s national team coach on Thursday by unanimous consent of Mexico’s 18 First Division club presidents. After losing out to La Volpe, Sanchez […]

6. SUPER Y-LEAGUE: MLS clubs send youth teams to finals

The 2006 Super Y-League North American Finals begin Friday and run through next Wednesday in the Tampa area with more than 140 teams competing in 10 boys and girls age groups (U-13 to U-17). 2006 Super Y-League North American finalists MLS’s New York Red Bulls and D.C. United will be represented. The Red Bulls will […]

Adu the Great, but Altidore the Better?

Former U.S. coach Bruce Arena, who opted to leave Freddy Adu off his 23-man roster for the World Cup this summer, has lauded the 17-year old as the “first superstar” of American soccer. “Freddy is without doubt the most talented kid we’ve ever seen at his age,” Arena said of the Ghanaian-born player who’s on […]

Expansion Draft Set for Tomorrow

Theoretically, Major League Soccer expansion team Toronto FC could field an entire starting 11 of former U.S. internationals next season based on the players MLS clubs have made available for tomorrow’s draft. It would certainly be a team of aging internationals, but the fact that so many former national team members are available highlights the […]

Adu Packs His Bags as Britain Wonders What all the Fuss is About

Freddy Adu shows up next week to start training with Manchester United, and the press is getting ready. Just about every major British paper has included some kind of story on the 17-year old Ghanaian American’s two-week training session. They’re all wondering, of course, whether the hype surrounding the kid is even justified. It’s important […]

Qualifying Shadow Looms over Decent England Performance

So England didn’t lose to the Netherlands Thursday-in fact it didn’t even play badly-but even a “creditable” 1-1 draw in Amserdam can’t hide the fact that England is currently losing the battle to qualify for Euro 2008, writes The Guardian’s Trevor Higgins. After Croatia’s 4-3 victory over Israel and Russia’s 2-0 win in Macedonia, England […]

Real, Barca Secure Massive TV Deals

Real Madrid is on the cusp of signing a massive TV deal that will bring the club $1 billion over the next seven years, President Ramon Calderon announced Thursday. While the contract for domestic games isn’t worth as much per year as rival Barcelona’s is-the Catalans will receive $154 million per season in domestic TV […]

4. ON THE MOVE: Bora takes Jamaica helm

Bora Milutinovic has been hired as head coach of Jamaica, which will be the fifth team he coaches from the CONCACAF region. The Serbia-born Milutinovic has coached Mexico twice – at the 1986 World Cup it hosted and during qualifying for the 1998 World Cup. (Milutinovic succeeded in qualifying El Tri but was replaced before […]

3. MLS: Meola, Kreis up from grabs in draft for newcomer Toronto

Several veterans, including New York Red Bull Tony Meola and MLS’s all-time leading scorer Jason Kreis on Salt Lake, have been left unprotected by for tomorrow’s expansion draft in which 2007 newcomer Toronto may pick 10 players. Each MLS team was allowed to protect 11 players on its current 28-man roster. Among the unprotected veterans […]

1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

"We have offered a contract extension to Beckham. I have spoken to him personally. He is happy here, with his children’s school, the climate … but he is not playing and he wants to wait a little [to decide].” — Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon on David Beckham, who joined the Spanish club from Manchester […]

ON THE MOVE: Bora takes Jamaica helm

MLS: Meola, Kreis up from grabs in draft for newcomer Toronto

Several veterans, including New York Red Bull Tony Meola and MLS's all-time leading scorer Jason Kreis on Salt Lake, have been left unprotected byá for tomorrow's expansion draft in which 2007 newcomer Toronto may pick 10 players. Each MLS team was allowed to protect 11 players on its current 28-man roster. Among the unprotected veterans […]

MLS: Great days for The Dom

By Ridge Mahoney in Frisco, Texas Droplets of champagne glistened on his cheeks as all around him delirium reigned. The jubilant Houston locker room was jammed with players, coaches, family members and friends. A large plastic sheet, pooled by melting ice and liquids of a more potent nature, covered the floor as journalists, reporters and […]

NCAA D2 MEN: Final four has foreign flavor

The NCAA Division II men's tournament continues Thursday with the semifinals at the 2006 DII Championship Festival in Pensacola, Fla. The final four will have a decidedly foreign flavor: Ft. Lewis is led by Englishman John Cunliffe, considered one of the top strikers in the college game at any level. Cunliffe enters the semifinals with […]

SMU, West Virginia and UNC men are upset

SMU, the top-ranked team in the Soccer America Men's Top 25 for most of the regular season, fell in the second round of the NCAA Division I Tournament on Wednesday night when it lost at home to UC Santa Barbara, 3-1. Also knocked out were North Carolina, the preseason No. 1, and West Virginia, which […]

NAIA: Lindsey Wilson continues long road back

Opening as the No. 20 seed in the 20-team finals, defending champion Lindsey Wilson began the title defense of its NAIA men's title with a 3-1 win over Judson Wednesday in Daytona Beach, Fla. The Blue Raiders had to play on the opening day for the first time since the NAIA expanded to a 20-team […]

EURO '08: Cyprus holds Germany to 1-1 tie

Germany coach Joachim Loew was correct in his assessment that his team's trip to Cyprus would be its toughest test yet in Euro 2008 qualifying. Cyprus held Germany to a 1-1 tie on Wednesday in their Group D match in Nicosia. Germany created few good chances after Michael Ballack put it ahead in the 15th […]

USC: Millinder out as Trojan women's coach

Less than a week after his Women of Troy pulled one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Division I women's tournament history, Jim Millinder is out as USC head coach. USC athletic director Mike Garrett announced Thursday that Millinder's contract was not renewed, ending his 11-year tenure with the Women of Troy ''We appreciate all […]

4. NCAA D2 MEN: Final four has foreign flavor

The NCAA Division II men’s tournament continues Thursday with the semifinals at the 2006 DII Championship Festival in Pensacola, Fla. The final four will have a decidedly foreign flavor: Ft. Lewis is led by Englishman John Cunliffe, considered one of the top strikers in the college game at any level. Cunliffe enters the semifinals with […]

1. SMU, West Virginia and UNC men are upset

SMU, the top-ranked team in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25 for most of the regular season, fell in the second round of the NCAA Division I Tournament on Wednesday night when it lost at home to UC Santa Barbara, 3-1. Also knocked out were North Carolina, the preseason No. 1, and West Virginia, which […]

2. SCOREBOARD: NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament

Results Second Round Nov. 15 California 3 (Wilson 2, Ayala-Hil 32, 63) New Mexico 1 (Danaher 83). Duke 2 (Videira 27, Grella 47) Brown 0. Indiana 1 (Ackley 20) Northern Illinois 0. Lehigh 1 (Gazda 84) Rhode Island 1 (Tumicz 18) (OT). (Lehigh wins 5-4 on penalties.) Maryland 2 (Hall 26, Zusi 57) St. John’s […]

3. NAIA: Lindsey Wilson continues long road back

Opening as the No. 20 seed in the 20-team finals, defending champion Lindsey Wilson began the title defense of its NAIA men’s title with a 3-1 win over Judson Wednesday in Daytona Beach, Fla. The Blue Raiders had to play on the opening day for the first time since the NAIA expanded to a 20-team […]

2. EURO ’08: Cyprus holds Germany to 1-1 tie

by Soccer AmericaNovember 15, 2006

Germany coach Joachim Loew was correct in his assessment that his team’s trip to Cyprus would be its toughest test yet in Euro 2008 qualifying. Euro ’08 Qualifying Results International Friendly Results Cyprus held Germany to a 1-1 tie on Wednesday in their Group D match in Nicosia. Germany created few good chances after Michael […]