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NCAA DIVISION I MEN COLLEGE … OLD COACH … NEW COACH CHARLOTTE John Tart… Jeremy Gunn (Ft. Lewis coach) DENVER Chad Ashton (D.C. United assistant) … Bobby Muuss (Wake Forest assistant) HIGH POINT Peter Broadley … Dustin Fonder (Elon assistant) HOWARD Keith Tucker … TBA IPFW Terry Stefankiewicz … Mike Harper (IPFW assistant) MAINE Travers […]

Wednesday was National Letter of Intent Day, a huge media event in the world of college football, but few men's and women's soccer programs even bothered to make announcements. Of the teams to advance to the final 16 in 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Tournament, only California released its incoming class. Forward Davis Paul of […]

Boston College senior Laura Georges will play for the FIFA Women's World Stars in an exhibition game against China on April 22 in Wuhan, China. BC's French star was one of 18 international women's stars to be named to the team to play in the showcase event surrounding festivities involved in the final draw of […]

The Italian soccer federation gave the green light for teams to resume play this weekend after the government approved tough measures to fight violence. All play has been suspended since last Friday following the killing of a policeman in rioting by fans outside the Catania stadium in Sicily during the Serie A match between the […]

England struggled again, walking off the Old Trafford field Wednesday night to a chorus of boos from Manchester fans after a 1-0 loss to Spain. Barcelona's Andres Iniesta scored the winner in the 63rd minute to extend England's winless streak to four games. England, which was missing several key players, including Wayne Rooney, rarely threatened […]

American forward Conor Casey, 25, who has been in Germany since 2001, is reportedly leaving First Division club Mainz for MLS. Casey left the University of Portland after his sophomore year in 2000 to sign with First Division club Borussia Dortmund, for whose reserve team he played for in the Third and Fourth divisions before […]

By Ridge Mahoney SOCCER AMERICA REPORT CARD (1=low; 5=average; 10-high) RATING PLAYER (CLUB CAPS/GOALS) STARTERS: 6 Tim Howard (Everton ENG 17/0) 4 Chris Albright (Los Angeles 21/1) 8 Jim Conrad (Kansas City 19/1) 6 Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham ENG 43/6) 5 Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA 2/1) 4 Clint Dempsey (Fulham/ENG 24/6) 6 Ricardo Clark (Houston 3/0) […]

(TV: Wednesday, ESPN2 & Univision 9 pm ET, kickoff 9:25 pm ET.) By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America in Glendale, Ariz. There's turmoil in the Mexican camp. The American players are forecasting a World Cup atmosphere. The sellout crowd of 62,000 will be mostly attired in green. It's USA-Mexico, what else? ''This game will […]

Late goals from Simao Sabrosa and central Ricardo Carvalho gave Portugal a 2-0 win over Brazil in a friendly international at London's Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. The goals were set up by well-struck balls by Ricardo Quaresma and Hugo Viana. It was Dunga's first defeat in six internationals as Brazil coach since taking over from […]

German newspaper Hamburger Abendblatt discovered that the crossbars of Bundesliga club Hamburg SV's goals in its AOL-Arena, a 2006 World Cup venue, were 2 inches too low. Last-place Hamburg SV, whose squad includes American midfielder Benny Feilhaber, has scored a league-worst seven home-field goals in nine games while conceding nine goals.

Prosecutors called for a 10-month jail sentence for Dutch coach Guus Hiddink, considered a candidate for the U.S. national team coaching job, and a 13-month sentence for Hiddink's adviser on tax fraud charges. They accuse Hiddink, currently the Russia national team coach, of evading almost $1.81 million in Dutch taxes for falsely claiming he was […]

England-Spain and France-Argentina friendlies highlight a heavy slate of games on Wednesday's international fixture calendar. England and Spain will be looking for a confidence boost after disappointing fall campaigns in Euro 2008 qualifying when they meet in Manchester (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, 3 pm ET). England coach Steve McClaren will try again with a […]

Do players benefit when an increasing number of organizations compete for a piece of the American youth soccer pie? ''National youth championships in the USA are the most ludicrous thing I've ever heard in my life,'' says Horst Bertl, the Dallas Comets longtime director of coaching. ''Whoever thinks these up should be stoned.'' That would […]

First-year head coaches will lead four MLS teams in 2007. Tom Soehn Steeped deeply in soccer cultures Soccer was a family affair for Tom Soehn growing up in Chicago. ''My parents came over from Germany on separate boats in the 50s and met at the Chicago Kickers club,'' says Soehn, named D.C. head coach in […]

By Mike Woitalla Executive Editor, Soccer America Top picks in the MLS SuperDraft hail from diverse backgrounds. John Cunliffe (Chivas USA) FROM MAN U FAN TO BECKHAM FOE John Cunliffe's hopes of becoming a pro began when he played for the youth teams of Blackburn and Manchester United, but most crucial to what would turn […]

The die is cast. MLS opened the bottle of competitive bidding amongst clubs for players, and the genie has already granted its first wish to Anschutz Entertainment Group and the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Beckham is bound for the USA, a country disdainful of his game but absolutely enthralled with his looks, his clothes, his […]

Major League Soccer has announced its 2007 schedule that allows for David Beckham to play with the Los Angeles Galaxy in every MLS city after his expected arrival in mid-July, more than half way through the 2007 season. 2007 MLS Schedule (with television dates) Beckham should make his debut Aug. 5 at FC Toronto — […]

Roberto Brown, a 29-year-old Panamanian forward, has signed with the Colorado Rapids. ''El Bombardero'' scored against the USA in a 1-1 tie during qualifying play for the 2006 World Cup. He arrives from Tacuarembo FC in the Uruguayan first division. ''His addition to the offensive line will help solve the scoring drought issues from last […]

New U.S. Under-20 women's national team's coach Jillian Ellis is conducting her first training camp of the new cycle, running Feb. 4-11 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The U-20s will be looking to play at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile. They will play their first international matches of […]

New U.S. Under-20 women's national team's coach Jillian Ellis is conducting her first training camp of the new cycle, running Feb. 4-11 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The U-20s will be looking to play at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile. They will play their first international matches of […]

When Germany won its first World Cup in 1954, adidas founder Adi Dassler was hailed for providing the team with revolutionary screw-in studs that helped the players cope with the water-logged field in Bern, site of their 3-2 win over Hungary. For another half-century, and two more World Cup victories, Germany wore the three stripes […]

After being highly criticized for his method of protesting a referee's call, the Portuguese coach of Egyptian champion Al Ahli has apologized. ''After analyzing my reaction … I found out that it was inappropriate and I apologize to all fans in general and to Al Ahli's fans in particular,'' Manual Jose said. ''I forgot at […]

After deciding to suspend all soccer indefinitely following the death of a policeman in rioting at Friday's Serie A derby match between Catania and Palermo in Sicily, Italian soccer officials were scheduled to meet with government officials on Monday to contemplate long-term measures to stem volence in the Italian game. Italian newspapers said the government […]

U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley has called up 20 players — 16 from MLS and four from the EPL — for the friendly against Mexico on Feb. 7 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (TV: ESPN2 and Univision, 9 p.m. ET; kickoff at 9:25 pm ET). ''After weeks of getting to […]

Real Madrid's trouble continued as it lost to relegation candidate Levante, 1-0, at home on Sunday, and fans at the Bernabeu Stadium demanded the resignation of President Ramon Calderon and Coach Fabio Capello. Real Madrid fell behind on Salva Ballesta's 11th-minute penalty and rarely looked like it would equalize against Levante, 18th in the 20-team […]