Author Archives: Soccer America

Oh, yes, it’s crises all around today in the English-speaking press. Next on the list is high-spending Inter Milan, which sits an alarming fourth place in the Serie A table after two games. How in the world can we be talking about a crisis here? The team has played three games in two competitions and […]

Column: Rooney on a Downward Spiral?

Sometimes the British tabloid press is a bit too predictable: after sub-par performances against Celtic in the Champions League last week and Arsenal over the weekend, the Independent’s James Lawton asks the ridiculous question whether England and Manchester United sensation Wayne Rooney, who will be just 21 next month, has lost his appetite for the […]

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Program to Air Out British Soccer’s Dirty Laundry

Tonight, on the BBC investigative show “Panorama,” a leading Premier League agent is expected to reveal that he knows of “six to eight” managers in the league willing to receive illegal payments or “bungs.” The agent, Charles Collymore, a member of the Sports Management firm that represents the likes of Salif Diao, Khalilou Fadiga and […]

COLLEGE FOCUS: Gabarra's Navy is perfect

Carin Gabarra, winner of the Golden Ball as the best player at the inaugural Women's World Cup in 1991, is one of the great players in the history of women's soccer. Less well known is her success as a college coach. It isn't easy to attract top players to the Naval Academy, what with its […]

BEACH: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The USA, along with Canada, has qualified from the CONCACAF region for November's 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, where the Americans will face host Brazil, Japan and Poland in the group stage.At the qualifying tournament in Costa Rica, the USA lost, 3-2, to the host Ticos on Sunday after having […]

YOUTH: U-17 boys down Guatemala twice

The U.S. U-17s beat their Guatemalan counterparts twice in three days in Bradenton, Fla. Guatemala, which aims to reach the U-17 World Cup for the first time in history, is coached by American Tim Hankinson, who coached in MLS in 1998-2004. Israel Sesay, a Sierra Leone native who recently obtained U.S. citizenship, scored twice for […]

MLS: Stat leaders

GOALSCORING Jeff Cunningham (Real Salt Lake) 15 Ante Razov (Chivas USA) 14 Brian Ching (Houston) 10 Dwayne De Rosario (Houston) 10 Christian Gomez (D.C. United) 10 Jaime Moreno (D.C. United) 10 Carlos Ruiz (FC Dallas) 10 ASSISTS Terry Cooke (Colorado) 10 Jeff Cunningham (Real Salt Lake) 10 Christian Gomez (D.C. United) 9 FOULS COMMITTED Simo […]

LEADING SCORERS: NCAA D1 Men & Women

MEN G Player, School, Year 12 Tommy Krizanovic, Jacksonville, Sr. 10 Kevin Forrest, Washington, Jr. 10 Riley O'Neill, Kentucky, Sr. 8 Joshua Okoampa, Wis.-Green Bay, Sr. 7 Braden Fleak, Wright State, Fr. 7 Mike Grella, Duke, Soph. 7 Saidi Isaac, Winthrop, Jr. 7 Frederico Moojen, Clemson, Sr. 7 Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame, Jr. 7 Brad […]

INTERNATIONAL: Brazilians abound in European Champions League play

Brazil is the best represented country in the European Champions League, based on the number of field players who saw action when the competition's group stage kicked off. Thirty-two teams are vying for the title of Europe's top club and in last week's 16 games the 65 Brazilians who played accounted for 14.07 percent of […]

SMALL COLLEGES: C'debaca leads No. 1 Trinity

The much-traveled Robbie C'debaca scored the first and last goal in leading Trinity (Texas), ranked No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas NCAA Men's Division III Top 25, to its fifth straight win of the season with a 4-1 win over Southwestern. C'debaca, one of four Albuquerque, N.M., products on the Tigers' roster, spent time in Dutch […]

LeBlanc gets Mountaineers up to speed

For a team that didn't have a coach until hours before the start of preseason practice, the West Virginia men's team isn't doing too badly. The Mountaineers are 6-0-2 and ranked 12th in the Soccer America Men's Top 25 going into Tuesday's game at No. 1 Virginia. In the aftermath of the ouster of Mike […]

6. GAMES ON TV: Your Viewing Guide

For this week’s nationally televised games, including MLS and college action: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137668

5. BEACH SOCCER: USA qualifies 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The USA, along with Canada, has qualified from the CONCACAF region for November’s 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, where the Americans will face host Brazil, Japan and Poland in the group stage.At the qualifying tournament in Costa Rica, the USA lost, 3-2, to the host Ticos on Sunday after having […]

4. YOUTH: U-17 boys down Guatemala twice

3. MLS: Stat leaders

2. INTERNATIONAL: Brazilians abound in European Champions League play

Brazil is the best represented country in the European Champions League, based on the number of field players who saw action when the competition’s group stage kicked off. Thirty-two teams are vying for the title of Europe’s top club and in last week’s 16 games the 65 Brazilians who played accounted for 14.07 percent of […]

1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

“I thought I was daydreaming for a second, honestly. But then I heard the crowd roar and thought, ‘Oh, shoot. That was me!’” — Josmer Altidore on how he felt after scoring the New York Red Bulls’ gamewinner last weekend against Columbus. The 16-year-old had seen 10 minutes of MLS action before coming on as […]

3. LEADING SCORERS: NCAA D1 Men & Women

MEN G Player, School, Year 12 Tommy Krizanovic, Jacksonville, Sr. 10 Kevin Forrest, Washington, Jr. 10 Riley O’Neill, Kentucky, Sr. 8 Joshua Okoampa, Wis.-Green Bay, Sr. 7 Braden Fleak, Wright State, Fr. 7 Mike Grella, Duke, Soph. 7 Saidi Isaac, Winthrop, Jr. 7 Frederico Moojen, Clemson, Sr. 7 Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame, Jr. 7 Brad […]

2. FOCUS: Gabarra’s Navy is perfect

Carin Gabarra, winner of the Golden Ball as the best player at the inaugural Women’s World Cup in 1991, is one of the great players in the history of women’s soccer. Less well known is her success as a college coach. It isn’t easy to attract top players to the Naval Academy, what with its […]

1. LeBlanc gets Mountaineers up to speed

For a team that didn’t have a coach until hours before the start of preseason practice, the West Virginia men’s team isn’t doing too badly. The Mountaineers are 6-0-2 and ranked 12th in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25 going into Tuesday’s game at No. 1 Virginia. In the aftermath of the ouster of Mike […]

SOCCER AMERICA MEN'S TOP 25: New Rankings

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Virginia (7-0-0) 2 2. Clemson (7-0-0) 3 3. SMU (7-0-1) 1 4. Duke (7-0-1) 4 5. Maryland (6-1-0) 6 6. Wake Forest (6-1-0) 7 7. Washington (7-0-0) 10 8. North Carolina (6-2-0) 5 9. UCLA (4-2-1) 16 10. UIC (6-0-2) 11 11. Akron (6-1-0) 12 12. West Virginia (6-0-2) 14 […]

BEACH SOCCER: USA qualifies 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The USA, along with Canada, has qualified from the CONCACAF region for NovemberÆs 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, where the Americans will face host Brazil, Japan and Poland in the group stage. At the qualifying tournament in Costa Rica, the USA lost, 3-2, to the host Ticos on Sunday after […]

4. SMALL COLLEGES: C’debaca leads No. 1 Trinity

The much-traveled Robbie C’debaca scored the first and last goal in leading Trinity (Texas), ranked No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas NCAA Men’s Division III Top 25, to its fifth straight win of the season with a 4-1 win over Southwestern. C’debaca, one of four Albuquerque, N.M., products on the Tigers’ roster, spent time in Dutch […]

YOUTH: U-17 boys down Guatemala twice

SMALL COLLEGES: C'debaca leads No. 1 Trinity (Trinity)