The Dallas Texans Red quickly wrapped their much-awaited showdown with the Baltimore Casa Mia Bays in McGuire Cup action on the opening day of the US Youth Soccer National Championships, scoring twice on goals by Bahram Sajjadi and North Carolina’s Billy Dworsky in the first 26 minutes and winning, 2-0. Arsenal FC began its quest for its fourth national title in as many years with a 2-1 win over Atlanta Fire United in the U-18 boys division, while Real So Cal U-16 boys began their bid for a third straight national championship with a 1-0 win over the FC Delco Hammerheads.
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Slammers and Texans take pair of girls games at National Championships
Slammers FC and the Dallas Texans Red both won two games on the opening day of play in the girls divisions at the US Youth Soccer National Championship. Carmel United split a pair of girls games.
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German club Hannover signs U.S. U-20 Zizzo
Right winger Sal Zizzo signed a three-year contract with German club Hannover, becoming the first member of the U.S. U-20 national team to sign a contract with a European club since the end of the U-20 World Cup in Canada, where it fell in the quarterfinals.
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Off-field spats highlight MLS meeting of East and West
David Beckham has made his debut and the SuperLiga has kicked off amid spectacle and controversy, yet MLS league play rolls right along sparking off its own fireworks. Houston and New England shared six goals and Kansas City split four goals with Colorado Sunday in high-scoring ties, and the return of Thursday night league action with New York hosting Chivas USA finds a team that can’t lose at home visiting the team whose search for a new home has been roiled with problems for most of this decade.
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Argentine star Veron is on MLS’s radar
Argentine international Juan Sebastian Veron, whose name had been linked to D.C. United a few weeks ago, surfaced this week as a possible acquisition by Chivas USA.
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Iraq and Saudi Arabia advance to Asian Cup final
Iraq reached the Asian Cup final for the first time with a 4-3 win in a shootout over the Koreans and will met Saudi Arabia in all-Arab clash. The Saudis ended Japan’s dreams of a third straight title with a 3-2 win in Hanoi.
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What They’re Saying
“I know if I keep doing what I’m doing, there are going to be other opportunities for me, and some are going to come up that I can’t pass up.”
— Eddie Johnson, who has an MLS-leading 12 goals in 11 games, on rejecting a move from the Kansas City Wizards to Derby County of the English Premier League. (Kansas City Star)
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Texans and Hawks meet in both U-16 and U-17 girls finals
[UNDER-16 GIRLS PREVIEW] The Dallas Texans and Michigan Hawks meet in both the U-16 and U-17 girls divisions at the US Youth Soccer National Championships.
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Blues aim for another U-15 girls national championship
[UNDER-15 GIRLS PREVIEW] Ela joins national girls powers from PDA, the Dallas Texans and So Cal Blues at the National Championships.
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Sting looks to add to trophy collection at U-14 finals
[UNDER-14 GIRLS PREVIEW] Sting Royal from the Dallas area club that was girls soccer’s first national power heads the field at the US Youth Soccer National Championships July 25-29 in Frisco, Texas.
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U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships Schedule
The U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships begin Wednesday at Pizza Hut Park, home of FC Dallas, in Frisco, Texas. For the complete boys and girls schedule …
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SuperLiga gives MLS shot at boosting credibility in Mexican-American market
After more than a decade of friendlies and occasional meetings in CONCACAF competitions, MLS is taking the Mexican League head-on. And proponents of the SuperLiga, such as D.C. United president and general manager Kevin Payne, can’t wait. The competition is part of MLS’s long-term plan to create greater credibility for its teams in the Mexican-American market.
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What They’re Saying
“During the two hours of game time, I live in another world. I forget about the car bombs and feel human again, and what is more beautiful is that the team includes all sects — they are all Iraqis to us and they make me feel that we are united again.”
— Nawfal Hameed, an electric appliance shop owner in Baghdad, where the streets have been empty as Iraqis watch their national team on television in action at the Asian Nations Cup. (New York Times)
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Galaxy upsets Pachuca, 2-1, in SuperLiga opener
Six days after suffering one of the most embarrassing losses in its 12-year history, the Los Angeles Galaxy achieved one of its greatest successes. The Galaxy upset Mexican champion Pachuca, 2-1, in their opening game of the SuperLiga on Tuesday and made amends for its 3-0 loss to Tigres in its first game since David Beckham joined the club.
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FC Dallas holds depleted Chivas to draw in SuperLiga
FC Dallas tied a makeshift Guadalajara team, 1-1, in their SuperLiga game on Tuesday. Arturo Alvarez gave FCD the lead in the 56th minute, but Chivas, missing its Mexico national team stars, tied the score 11 minutes earlier on a goal by Antonio Olvera.
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USA blasts Germany, 4-0, to win U-21 Nordic Cup
The USA got goals from its quarter of college stars, Danesha Adams, Angie Woznuk, Tina DiMartino and Michele Weissenhofer, and crushed Germany, 4-0, to win the 2007 Nordic Cup.
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Carolina keeper Rodenbough leads CASL at U-19 girls nationals
[UNDER-19 GIRLS PREVIEW] U-19 finalists from Prince William, Carmel United, CASL and Sereno White can count on loads of college experience at the US Youth Soccer National Championships July 25-29 in Frisco, Texas.
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Slammers U-18 girls aim for another title
[UNDER-18 GIRLS PREVIEW] Southern California’s Slammers go for their third national title in five years at this week’s US Youth Soccer National Championships.
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Former national champions face tough competition at U-17 girls finals
[UNDER-17 GIRLS PREVIEW] Long-time girls powers from the Dallas Texans and Michigan Hawks are joined by the former national champion Eagles and the Richmond Strikers at the National Championships in Frisco, Texas.
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Adu and Bradley named to Under-20 World Cup team
Americans Freddy Adu and Michael Bradley were named to the U-20 World Cup team by FIFA’s Technical Study Group. The 27-player short list was used to pick the player of the tournament. Adu finished sixth in the balloting. Goals by Danny Szetela and Adu remain in contention for the top goal of the tournament.
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Hampton Roads Piranhas head PDL playoff field
[PDL RESULTS] The expansion Hampton Roads Piranhas clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference and captured the PDL regular season title, becoming only the eighth team to finish with an unbeaten record in PDL history. The defending champion Michigan Bucks will host the Central Conference playoff tournament July 27-28. The complete playoff field: Central Conference — Cape Cod Crusaders, Brooklyn Knights, Michigan Bucks, Chicago Fire Premier, Thunder Bay Chill, St. Louis Lions, Hampton Roads Piranhas, Ocean City Barons, Carolina Dynamo, Central Florida Kraze, Laredo Heat, El Paso Patriots, BYU, Tacoma Tide, Fresno Fuego and San Fernando Valley Quakes.
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U.S. U-20 women reach gold-medal game at Pan-American Games
The U.S. under-20 women’s national team stunned the full Canadian women’s national team, 2-1, on Monday and will face host Brazil on Thursday in the gold-medal game of the Pan-American Games at the famed Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. UCLA’s Lauren Cheney scored both goals in the win for the U-20s.
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Ryan adds Dalmy, Hucles and Kai to U.S. Women’s World Cup roster
U.S. women’s national team coach Greg Ryan filled out is roster for the Women’s World Cup when he named Marian Dalmy, Angela Hucles and Natasha Kai to the 21-player roster.
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Defending champion Vancouver fails to make W-League playoffs
The host Rochester Rhinos have a bye into the final four of the W-League playoffs, which they will host. They will be joined by the three conference champions. The defending champion Vancouver Whitecaps did not qualify for the playoffs. The following teams clinched playoff berths: Eastern Conference — Washington Freedom, Jersey Sky Blue, Northern Virginia Majestics, Ottawa Fury, Toronto Lady Lynx, Laval Comets; Central Conference — Atlanta Silverbacks, Richmond Kickers Destiny, Minnesota Lightning, Michigan Hawks; Western Conference — San Diego Sunwaves, Seattle Sounders.
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Eddie Johnson takes MLS scoring lead
[STATS] Kansas City striker Eddie Johnson‘s two goals in Sunday’s 2-2 tie with Colorado puts him in the MLS scoring lead with 12 goals and matches his season high of 12 in the 2004 season when he played for Dallas. For MLS stats through July 22 …