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Despite finding itself more than $100 million in debt, German club Borussia Dortmund has turned down a sponsorship offer from Beate Uhse, Europe's largest erotic goods company. The decision will no doubt please one of the club's members: Pope John II was made an honorary member of Borussia Dortmund in January during an audience with […]

For the second year, SOCCER AMERICA Magazine selects the top 20 boys and girls clubs, based on success of their teams in the three national youth competitions over the last three years, with an emphasis on success at the regional and national levels in U.S. Youth Soccer's National Championships, and recognition for players they have […]

COSTA RICA Jan. 12 — vs. Haiti (3-3). GUATEMALA Jan. 17 — vs. Colombia (1-1). Jan. 23 — vs. Paraguay (1-2). Jan. 29 — vs. Denmark under-21 team (3-2) MEXICO Jan. 26 — vs. Sweden (0-0) PANAMA Jan. 21 — vs. Denmark under-21 team (1-0). Jan, 23 — vs. Denmark under-21 team (2-2). Jan. 26 […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) WEDNESDAY, April 6 ESPN2 European Champions League, Quarterfinal, 1st Leg CHELSEA-BAYERN MUNICH (live), 2:30 pm. ESPN DEPORTES European Champions League, Quarterfinal, 1st Leg AC MILAN-INTER MILAN (live), 2:30 pm. European Champions League, Quarterfinal, 1st […]

YOUTH: SOCCER AMERICA Top 20 Boys Clubs For the second year, SOCCER AMERICA Magazine selects the top 20 boys and girls clubs, based on success of their teams in the three national youth competitions over the last three years, with an emphasis on success at the regional and national levels in U.S. Youth Soccer's National […]

U-17 BOYS Goalkeepers — Alexander Horwath (Chesapeake Ath.), Patrick Sampson (FC Portland). Defenders — Drew Jeskey (Chicago Sockers), Kipp Erskine (Triangle FC), Jose Miguel Duran (Santa Cruz Catalyst), Sean Tripi (FC Portland), Ethan Mulligan (Parsippany SC), Kyle Segebart (Ohio Elite Soccer Acad.), Brian Harrison (CASL Elite). Midfielders — Justin Morrow (Cleveland Force Jrs), Dennis Sanchez […]

Real Salt Lake acquired veteran U.S. defender Eddie Pope from the MetroStars. Chicago traded forward Ante Razov to Columbus for defender Tony Sanneh. Chicago also landed Honduran Samuel Caballero, one of the CONCACAF regionÆs top defenders in recent years. In exchange for Pope, a 31-year-old veteran of the last two World Cups and a three-time […]

From the Jan. 24/31, 2005 issue of Soccer America Magazine: A sign of the times: coach specializes solely on strength and conditioning By Mike Woitalla Pierre Barrieu advises youth coaches that if they only get their teams together for practice twice a week, forget about fitness training. "The coach should tell the players to jog […]

From the Jan. 24/31, 2005 issue of Soccer America Magazine: John Ellinger left his job of six years with the U.S. under-17 national team coach to become Real Salt Lake's first coach, the latest move in a career that's been full of risks and success. By Will Kuhns As John Ellinger charts new territory for himself, he […]

From the Jan. 24/31, 2005 issue of Soccer America Magazine: Six American stars who earn their paychecks in six different nations reveal the key challenges U.S. players face in foreign leagues. By Mike Woitalla Oguchi Onyewu (Standard Liege) 'Nothing comes easy' It's 9 p.m. and Oguchi Onyewu is in his apartment in the eastern Belgian […]

WINNERS: DaMARCUS BEASLEY scored on a well-placed 13-yard shot and assisted on another goal as PSV Eindhoven downed RKC Waalwijk, 4-1. Beasley, whose team is in first place of the Dutch Eredivisie, has scored five league goals in 17 appearances. LANDON DONOVAN, who played six minutes in his Bayer Leverkusen debut last week (a 3-0 […]

All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2 FOX SPORTS WORLD English Premier League BLACKBURN-CHELSEA (live), 3 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Copa Libertadores GUADALAJARA-CIENCIANO (live), 7:30 pm. GOL TV U-20 South America Championship BRAZIL-CHILE (live), 7 pm. U-20 […]

Fifty autographed jerseys were won at the Soccer America Superstar Jersey Raffle Jan. 15 during the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) convention in Baltimore, Md., raising more than $8,000 for the Special Olympics and the NSCAA Foundation. The winners are listed below. Winners who were not on-site to accept their prizes will have […]

Winners: DaMARCUS BEASLEY, who assisted in league play last weekend, set up a pair goals on Tuesday as a 4-0 PSV Eindhoven win over Volendam sent it into the Dutch Cup quarterfinals. Florida product CORY GIBBS, who made his Feyernoord debut last weekend, played the full 90 again in midweek Dutch Cup action as Feyenoord […]

Dear SoccerAmericaDaily Reader, We apologize for the interruption in the delivery of SoccerAmericaDaily. During Soccer America's move to new offices, technical difficulties arose that have prevented us from sending The Daily since Friday, Jan. 21. We expect to return to regular delivery shortly and thank you for your patience. Yours, Lynn Berling-Manuel, CEO & Publisher, […]

(All times Eastern. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.) FRIDAY, Jan. 28 FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL International Friendly ATL. NACIONAL-SP. CRISTAL (live), 6 pm. International Friendly COLON DE SANTA FE-NACIONAL (live), 8 pm. SATURDAY, Jan. 29 FOX SPORTS WORLD English FA Cup, 4th Round SOUTHAMPTON-PORTSMOUTH (live), 7:30 am. English FA […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor SIGIÆS TAKE: Former Galaxy coach Sigi Schmid gave these assessments of his four under-20 players who were selected in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft: ôChad Barrett [Chicago] is somebody who, physically, has all the tools. HeÆs got speed, heÆs strong, heÆs a player who can do some things and he puts […]

NSCAA/adidas Boys W-L-T 1 Miami (Fla.) Sunset 23-0-1 2 Spring (Texas) Klein 8-0-0 3 New Orleans Jesuit 23-0-2 4 American Heritage (Fla.) 21-0-3 5 Los Angeles Loyola 19-2-1 6 Plano (Texas) West 6-0-1 7 Granite Hills (Calif.) 7-0-4 8 Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) Aquinas 18-1-2 9 Katy (Texas) Taylor 6-0-0 9 Tupelo (Miss.) 14-1-0 NSCAA/adidas Girls […]

In the wake of an agreement between U.S. Soccer and the national team playersÆ union to continue negotiations while competing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, Coach Bruce Arena has called in 27 MLS players and one USL player to training camp at the Home Depot Center to prepare for the Feb. 9 qualifier […]

Winners: KASEY KELLER, who had a two-season Spanish First Division stint in the middle of a decade of playing in England, got good reviews after his debut in the German First Division on Saturday, when his new club, Borussia Moenchengladbach, downed Arminia Bielefeld, 1-0.   LANDON DONOVAN celebrated his German Bundesliga debut as an 84th-minute […]

(All times Eastern. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.) THURSDAY, Jan. 27 FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Argentine Soccer BOCA JUNIORS-SAN LORENZO (live), 8 pm. RAI INTERNATIONAL Coppa Italia, Quarterfinal, Andata ATALANTA-INTER MILAN (live), 3 pm. GOL TV Friendly MEXICO-SWEDEN (1-day delay) 8 pm. U-20 South America Championship URUGUAY-COLOMBIA (delay) midnight. […]

COSTA RICA Jan. 12 — vs. Haiti (3-3). GUATEMALA Jan. 17 — vs. Colombia (1-1). Jan. 23 — vs. Paraguay (1-2). Jan. 29 — vs. Denmark under-21 team (in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) MEXICO Jan. 26 — vs. Sweden (in San Diego). PANAMA Jan. 21 — vs. Denmark under-21 team (1-0). Jan. 23 — vs. Denmark […]

The threat of seeing the USA field minor-league replacement players in its World Cup qualifying game Feb. 9 was lifted on Friday when the U.S. Soccer Federation and the U.S. National Soccer Team Players Association reached an agreement to continue negotiations while competing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. U.S. coach Bruce Arena started […]

Winners TIM HOWARD looked shaky coming out on one cross but also made a fine save as Manchester United won its FA Cup, third-round replay, 2-0, against non-league Exeter on Wednesday. Reading advanced to the FA Cup fourth round thanks in part to outstanding saves by American goalkeeper MARCUS HAHNEMANN in a 1-0 win over […]

U.S. international Cory Gibbs became the latest MLS player to head to Europe, signing a four-and-a-half year contract with Dutch club Feyenoord. Gibbs, 25, is leaving Dallas after one season. The Florida product and former Brown University star debuted in the German First Division in 2001 with St. Pauli, for which he played in the […]