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Soccer America Men's Freshman of the Year David Estrada (UCLA)

Soccer America Women's Freshman of the Year Michele Weissenhofer (Notre Dame)

Trinidad & Tobago coach Wim Rijsbergen called up seven collegians among 41 players picked to attend a training camp Dec. 18-22 in preparation for the 2007 CFU Digicel Cup T&T will host in January. Rijsbergen, the former Dutch World Cup star and New York Cosmos defender, recently held a four-day camp in Charleston, S.C., to […]

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It was an exceptional crop of freshmen in women's college soccer, featuring four players — North Carolina's Tobin Heath and Casey Nogueira, UCLA's Lauren Cheney and Stanford's Kelley O'Hara — who missed the first two weeks of the 2006 season to represent the USA at the U-20 Women's World Championship and returned to earn All-Freshman […]

Before the 2006 season, UCLA's incoming class was ranked as the nation's best, but it wasn't because of Soccer America Men's Freshman of the Year David Estrada. In an incoming class that featured three U.S. U-17 residency standouts — Kyle Nakazawa, Michael Stephens and Bryan Perk — Estrada was an afterthought. He was a walk-on […]

Hope dimmed Wednesday night for Brian Hall, a University of Connecticut and Dallas Rockets goalie, and another climber missing on Oregon's Mount Hood for 10 days. The body of a third hiker, Kelly James, was found. The ground search for the 37-year-old Hall and Jerry ''Nikko'' Cooke was reportedly scaled back because of dangerous conditions. […]

Andy McLaren of Scottish Second Division (third level) club Dundee received an eight-game ban after he was handed three red cards on Saturday in his team's 2-1 loss at Clyde. The veteran forward was handed a yellow card for scuffling with Clyde's David Hutton after teammate Gavin Swankie scored from the penalty spot with three […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor Drawbacks there are to the selection of Bob Bradley as interim head coach of the USA national team, but unfamiliarity with the domestic player pool isnÆt one of them. Of the 29 players heÆs named for a training camp that starts Jan. 3, only Heath Pearce of Danish club Norjsaelland […]

U.S. national team head coach Bob Bradley called up has 29 players to his first training camp since being named the interim coach. The camp will begin Jan. 4 at U.S. Soccer's National Training Center in Carson, Calif., and conclude the day after the USAÆs first match of 2007, a friendly against Denmark on Jan. […]

Italian Fabio Cannavaro and Brazilian Marta were crowned 2006 FIFA World Player and 2006 FIFA Women's World Player, respectively, Monday at the 16th FIFA World Player Gala at the Zurich Opera House. Cannavaro's selection comes three weeks after he was named the European Player of the Year. Cannavaro edged three-time World Player of the Year […]

Panamanian striker Luis Tejada has officially joined Real Salt Lake as Coach John Ellinger continues to build the team that managed just five wins in its 2005 expansion season and narrowly missed the playoffs last year. Tejada, 24, starred at the 2005 Gold Cup and won MVP honors of the tournament. That same year he […]

American Brian McBride scored his fifth goal of the season to help Fulham beat struggling Middlesbrough, 2-1, in the English Premier League on Monday night. After Icelandic Heidar Helguson converted a penalty kick in the 12th minute, McBride scored in the 35th with a shot that deflected off Middlesbrough defender Chris Riggott. Middlesbrough pulled within […]

Cam Weaver, who went from being the last player to make the USL1 Seattle Sounders' 2006 roster to sharing the league scoring title with Brazilian great Romario, has been transferred to FK Haugesund of the Norwegian First Division (second level). ''We will certainly miss Cam and his goal-scoring abilities, but this is another great example […]

Andrew Adlard (New Berlin, Wis.), Jose Altimorano (San Diego, Calif.), Steven Amaya (New York, N.Y.), Anthony Ampaipitakwong (Carrollton, Texas), Bryan Arguez (Miami, Fla.), Matt Armstrong (Phoenix, Ariz.), Sam Arthur (Roswell, Ga.), Edgar Barajas (Pacoima, Calif.), Daniel Barrera (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Mykell Bates (Roseville, Calif.), Corben Bone (Plano, Texas), Cameron Brown (Garland, Texas), Brandon Bumpas (Denver, […]

Lauren Alwine (Elizabethtown, Pa.), Shira Averbuch (Upper Montclair, N.J.), Jessie Baddley (Ogden, Utah), Yewande Balogum (Bowie, Md.), Courtney Barg (Plano, Texas), Andrea Barklage (Lake St. Louis, Mo.), Lauren Barnes (Upland, Calif.), Julia Bouchelle (Cockeysville, Md.), Amber Brooks (New Hope, Pa.), Carly Butcher (Anchorage, Alaska), Amy Caldwell (Braintree, Mass.), Molly Campbell (Mission Hills, Kan.), Hannah Cerrone […]

First Team Goalkeeper — Danielle Wagner (Saint Xavier). Defenders — Jackie Pronovost (Concordia, Ore.), Rowena Alsanea (Lindsey Wilson), Julie Fletcher (Azusa Pacific), Victoria Charnley (Martin Methodist). Midfielders — Hishamar Falconer (Lindsey Wilson), Justine Pronovost (Concordia, Ore.), Jolie Nitta (Azusa Pacific). Forwards — Theresa Broad (Azusa Pacific), Janaina Novaes (Lee), Mizuki Yoshida (Martin Methodist). Second Team […]

First Team Goalkeeper — Nenad Cubic (Auburn Montgomery). Defenders — Kari Arsaelsson (Auburn Montgomery), Hugh Davey (Embry-Riddle), Tony Griffiths (Rio Grande), J.T. Searles (Biola). Midfielders — Conor Dawson (Rio Grande), Allan Nekuda (William Jewell), Daniel Whelan (Embry-Riddle). Forwards — Jeff Clark (Concordia, Calif.), Hjortur Hjartarson (Auburn Montgomery), Ricardo Pierre-Louis (Lee). Second Team Goalkeeper — Eric […]

First Team K, Heather Emswiler, So., De Anza K, Emily Barrett, So., Yuba D, Rebecca Waldo, So., Broome M, marcia Tafarel, So., Las Positas M, Karina Davila, Fr., Richland M, Aeron Coronado, So., Cedar Valley M, Tiffani Moore, So., Fresno City M, Christina Intartaglia, So., SUNY-Delhi F, Nicole Laureigh, So., Ocean F, Eileen Coyle, So., […]

First Team K, Israel Cisneros, So., Hartnell D, Collins Bibia, So., Bunker Hill D, Gaz Tomlinson, Fr., Potomac State D, Tracy Stephens, So., De Anza M, Andrew Paracat, So., Suffolk M, Gus Halter, So., Santa Rosa M, Julian Mero, So., Morris M, Liam Ogle, Cayuga M, Miguel Martinez, So., Herkimer County F, Aaron Gutcher, So., […]

First Team K, Kira Lazenby, So., Iowa Western K, Melissa Gamble, So., Darton D, Sarah Davies, Schoolcraft D, Sharon Barbosa, CC of Rhode Island D, Melissa Frabrizius, So., Laramie County M, Aline Pugliesi, So, Young Harris M, Megan Bruso, So., Young Harris M, Andrea Evans, So., Mesa F, Ashley Thomas, Fr., Laramie County F, Leighana […]

First Team K Craig Ratanamorn, So., Barton County D, Jakub Gerlach, Fr., DuPage D, Liam Parrington, So., Bryant & Stratton D, Ollie Lutton, So., Louisburg D, Roger Espinoza, So., Yavapai M, Chris Brugger, So., Georgia Perimeter M, Leon Williams, Fr., San Jacinto M, Rafael Segal, So., Mercer County M, Scott Stockum, So., Cincinnati State F, […]

Manchester United's lead in the English Premier League has been cut from eight points to two in five days following its 1-0 loss at West Ham United on Sunday. Second-place Chelsea, which beat Newcastle in a makeup game on Wednesday, closed the gap to two points after winning, 3-2, at Everton. The West Ham won […]

The following is the draw for the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League: Porto vs. Chelsea Celtic vs. AC Milan PSV vs. Arsenal Lille vs. Manchester United Roma vs. Lyon Barcelona vs. Liverpool Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich Inter Milan vs. Valencia First legs to be played on Feb. 20-21. Second legs to […]

Steve Cherundolo got an early start to the holidays when he was sent off late in Hannover's 3-1 loss at Nuremberg for a handball in the box. The loss snapped a four-game unbeaten streak for Hannover, which entered the Bundesliga's winter break in 11th place — a respectable placement after a terrible start. Things don't […]