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Broadcaster Jim Karvellas, the voice of the New York Cosmos, died at age 71 on Monday. Karvellas, also famous for broadcasting New York Knicks games after moving from Baltimore, teamed up with Howard David on TV and radio coverage of New York Cosmos in 1976. Karvellas, known for his elongated “this is Coz-MOES SOCK-errr!” served […]

Four months ago, Universitatea Craiova won promotion to the Romanian First Division. Then it managed to reach 11th place during the first half of the season. That wasn’t good enough for Craiova owner Adrian Mititelu, who dumped nine of his players and loaned out another four. Craiova has until March 3, when the season returns […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America No matter who is named as Chivas USA coach to replace Coach Bob Bradley – and all of the candidates appear to be from south of the border – he will have a unique player on the club’s books this spring. The club is finalizing details on a […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America Whether or not David Beckham or Luis Figo ever kicks an MLS ball, nearly every mention of their impending moves or lack of same has included a reference to a league team to which they might be headed or the league itself. Raising the quality and image of […]

The Dallas Texans Red won two girls showcase flights at the Disney’s Soccer Showcase in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Girls Showcase Results The Texans won the U-18 division on penalty kicks after their game against the Massapequa (N.Y.) Rascals ended in a 0-0 tie. Dawn Ward and Nicole Crocco scored to give the Texans a […]

Chilean midfielder Matias Fernandez, 20, was voted Latin America’s Player of the Year in a poll of about 400 journalists conducted by Uruguayan newspaper El Pais. Fernandez, who joined Spanish club Villarreal in December on an $11.5 million transfer, helped Colo Colo win both Chilean league titles of 2006 and scored nine goals in six […]

“When I hired my coach, John Ellinger, two and a half years ago, one of the reasons I hired him was because I knew Freddy [Adu] wanted to play for him. We were thinking about this years ago.” — Real Salt Lake owner Dave Checketts. Ellinger was Adu’s U-17 U.S. national team coach. Adu arrived […]

Oguchi Onyewu was named 2006 Male Athlete of the Year and U.S. Women’s National Team forward Kristine Lilly as the 2006 Female Athlete of the Year, while forwards Josmer Altidore and Danesha Adams won the Young Male and Young Female Awards, respectively. Onyewu is the first defender to win the award since Alexi Lalas was […]

U.S. women’s national team head coach Greg Ryan will bring 28 players to the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., for a five-day training camp Jan. 11-15 to prepare for the team’s trip to Guangzhou, China, for the 2007 Four Nations Tournament Jan. 26-30 against Germany, England and host China. All four teams will return […]

Werder Bremen’s Brazilian playmaker Diego, the 21-year-old who joined the team this season from Porto, was voted the Bundesliga’s best player for the first half of the 2006-07 season in a poll of fellow players taken by German magazine Kicker. Kicker reported that 49.6 percent voted for Diego, ahead of his Bremen teammates Miroslav Klose […]

After getting limited playing time because of injuries since joining Manchester City on loan from PSV Eindhoven in August, American winger DaMarcus Beasley notched a goal and an assist in two games over three days. Beasley, in his sixth EPL appearance, came on as a 65th minute sub and scored an 83rd minute gamewinner in […]

“We’ve agreed to a fee but it still has to go to the tribunal. He’s had a few injury problems, so he’s just a little bit short there. But it’s not like he’s coming here to sit on the bench. He’s coming because we’ve bought him to make a big impact. Clint’s a wide player […]

The U.S. U-16 national team beat Real Madrid’s Cadete B team, 3-0, at the Disney’s Soccer Showcase in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Abdus Ibrahim led the U-16s — the U.S. Soccer U-17 residency program’s ’91 class — with two goals. Nick Millington scored the third goal. US Youth Soccer’s Region II ODP U-17s and the […]

United States under-20 national team coach Thomas Rongen called up 21 players to participate in the team’s final training camp Dec. 30-Jan. 6 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., before this month’s CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Panama City, Panama. Missing from the camp are Michael Bradley of Dutch club Heerenveen and Johann Smith of England’s […]

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NORTH AMERICAN ZONE CANADA: Canadian Soccer League 2006 – Italia Shooters MEXICO: Primera División 2006 – CD Guadalajara (Apertura); Pachuca CF (Clausura) USA: Major League Soccer 2006 – Houston Dynamo CENTRAL AMERICAN ZONE BELIZE: FFB League 2006 – FC Belize (Opening); New Site Erei FC (Closing) COSTA RICA: Primera División 2005-06 – Deportivo Saprissa (Apertura, […]

Atletico Madrid held defending champion Barcelona to a 1-1 tie Thursday in Barcelona, leaving the defending champion three points behind league leader Sevilla going into the two-week Christmas break. Ronaldinho put Barca in front four minutes before halftime with a goal on a free kick. Argentine teenager Sergio Aguero equalized for the visitors in the […]

Most major leagues take a break at the end of the year, but it’s the height of the season in England, where each Premier League team will play four games in the next 10 days — a pair of Saturday games and the traditional games on Boxing Day (Dec. 26) and New Year’s Day. Chelsea […]

Bob Bradley has added three players to his roster for his first training camp as U.S. national team coach. Defenders Danny Califf (Aalborg BK, Denmark) and Todd Dunivant (New York Red Bulls) and forward Eddie Johnson (Kansas City Wizards) were called up for the camp that opens Jan. 4 in Carson, Calif. New England Revolution […]

“I know our keeper is wanted by a number of top clubs, but I am willing to let him go to Jiul if the club’s owner makes a [$200,000] investment in a gas pipeline that my town needs so much.” — Cornel Rasmerita, mayor of Romanian city Lupeni and president of Second Division Minerul, offering […]

Days after completing a sweep of the major international awards, Italian Fabio Cannavaro proved he isn’t infallble, costing Real Madrid two goals in Recreativo Huelva’s shock 3-0 win in Madrid on Wednesday night. The Italian defender, named the 2006 FIFA World Player of the Year and 2006 European Player of the Year, was robbed of […]

The U.S. under-20 national team defeated its Canadian counterpart, 2-0, Wednesday on goals by Rodrigo Hidalgo and Sal Zizzo in its only international match of the final 10-day training camp before Coach Thomas Rongen names his CONCACAF U-20 World Cup qualifying roster. Hidalgo’s goal came off a corner kick from Dax McCarty in the 22nd […]

D.C. United called a press conference for 11 a.m. ET on Thursday at RFK Stadium, where it will reportedly announce the promotion of assistant coach Tom Soehn to head coach, replacing Peter Nowak, who will become U.S. national team interim head coach Bob Bradley‘s assistant. Soehn was Nowak’s assistant for all three years of his […]

“I’m enjoying myself. I’ve had a few crazy injuries in the past, but I haven’t had any recently and long may that continue. I’m enjoying my time at Fulham, and we’ll see what happens about a new contract. Fulham will decide what they want from me, and I’ll decide with my family what’s best for […]

The following are the 2006 NSCAA/adidas Youth All-America Teams: BOYS GIRLS