Category: Soccer America Daily

It was a good evening for the clubs with Americans in the UEFA Cup. Goalie Tim Howard had a solid game in Everton’s 2-0 win at German club Nuremberg. Dan Califf went the entire way in AaB’s 1-1 tie with Belgian power Anderlecht. Ramiro Corrales didn’t get off the bench in Brann’s 1-1 tie at French club Rennes. Johann Smith didn’t suit up for Bolton Wanderers’ 2-2 tie at Bayern Munich. For all of Thursday’s results and goal scorers …

The USL-1’s Puerto Rico Islanders beat Antigua & Barbuda’s Hitachi Centre Sap FC, 10-0, on Tuesday night in Marabella, Trinidad, to move into first place in Group C in the 2007 CFU Club Championship. Former Colorado Rapids player Fabrice Noel scored four goals, while Panamanian Alberto Zapata added three more for Islanders.

With games remaining on Nov. 27-28 and Dec. 11-12, only Arsenal and Manchester United have clinched berths in the round of 16 and only four teams have been eliminated. Here’s how all 32 teams stand after four games …

Thanks to first-half goals by Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi, Barcelona eased past Rangers, 2-0, in their battle of Group E leaders. (American DaMarcus Beasley started for Rangers for the first time in the group stage and played 68 minutes before coming out.) For all of Wednesday’s results and goal scorers …

[DATEBOOK] The USA will host the 2008 CONCACAF Men’s Under-23 Championship to determine the two teams that will qualify for the 2008 Olympic men’s soccer competition in China.

The U.S. Beach Soccer team missed advancing to the next round of the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup after being beaten, 6-5, by Portugal in its final group game on a last-second, overtime goal.

Six of Wednesday’s eight UEFA Champions League games will be available on cable or via pay-per-view on U.S. television. Manchester United-Dynamo Kiev, Barcelona-Rangers and Slavia Prague-Arsenal will be available live.

Behind No. 1 Evansville Memorial in the NSCAA/adidas High School Fall Boys Top 25, No. 6 Barrington (Illinois), No. 8 Anoka (Minnesota), No. 13 St. Xavier (Kentucky), No. 14 East Kentwood (Michigan), No. 15 Blue Valley North (Kansas) and No. 24 Neenah (Wisconsin) wrapped up play with state championships. For the complete Top 25 …

Despite playing the last 44 minutes with 10 players, No. 10 Battle Ground Academy defeated Baylor School, 2-1, behind two second-half goals from Susannah Dennis and won the Tennessee Division II-AA girls championship. No. 23 Bearden repeated as Tennessee Division AAA girls champion with a 2-1 win over No. 25 Collierville on goals by Amy Porter and Samantha Turner. For the complete NSCAA/adidas High School Fall Girls Top 25 …

Porto moved into first place in Group A with a 2-1 win over Marseille. Chelsea and Real Madrid held on to their leads in Group B and C, respectively, even though they had to settle for 0-0 ties. AC Milan won its top-of-the-table clash at Shakhtar Donetsk to move into first place.

If the new U.S. women’s pro league scheduled to launch in 2009 is to have any chance of getting off the ground, an essential first step is to sign the great young Marta, who scored two goals against the USA in Brazil’s 4-0 win in the semifinals of the 2007 Women’s World Cup. According to Swedish newspaper Expressen, Marta, who’s been dubbed the Pele of women’s soccer for her extraordinary skills and scoring ability, was offered the equivalent of 7 million Swedish kronor ($1.1 million) for seven seasons by AEG to play for its Los Angeles team in the proposed league, but she re-signed with her Swedish club, Umea, for the 2008 season.

Six of Tuesday’s eight UEFA Champions League games will be available on cable or via pay-per-view on U.S. television.