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By Ridge Mahoney in Frisco, Texas A man whose nickname means "bowlegged" rode to the rescue in the first MLS Cup to be staged in cowboy country. One of the players imported by Galaxy coach Steve Sampson for the 2005 season was Guatemalan midfielder Guillermo "Pando" Ramirez, and a stunning overtime volley by Ramirez downed […]

Nov. 13 in Frisco, Texas Los Angeles 1 New England 0 Goal: Ramirez 107. REPORT CARD (1=low; 5=average; 10=high) Los Angeles — 7 Hartman, 6 Albright, 7 Marshall, 7 Ihemelu, 5 Dunivant, 5 Vagenas, 6 Nagamura, 3 Grabavoy (7 Ramirez, 66), 6 Jones (4, Naldo, 109), 3 Gomez (nr Gordon, 119), 6 Donovan. Subs: 7 […]

U.S. Coach Bruce Arena On the match and U.S. performance: ''I thought it was a good match. It was a game where we were only able to field four of our first team players. We always have a concern about continuity and how the players will play over 90 minutes. I think the second 45 […]

The USA dominated Scotland in Glasgow but had to settle for a 1-1 tie in its final game of 2005. DaMarcus Beasley was taken down in the penalty area and Josh Wolff converted the penalty kick as the Americans took the lead in the ninth minute at Hampden Park. But the Scots equalized in the […]

Second Round PENN STATE BRACKET Nov. 12 in Storrs, Conn. Boston Univ. 0 Boston College 1 (Luciani 87). (Eagles pick up 13th shutout of the season, most in school history. Nov. 13 in University Park, Pa. 1-Penn State 5 (Long 5, Rettig 27, Weimer 63, Bouchelle 76, Aden-Buie 85) West Virginia 2 (Bonilla 63, Minnich […]

MLS Cup Final Nov. 13 in Frisco, Texas New England 0 Los Angeles 1. Goal: Ramirez 107. New England – Reis, Heaps, Parkhurst, Franchino, Riley (Latham, 107), Dempsey, Hernandez (Dorman, 91+), Joseph, Ralston, Twellman, Noonan (Cancela, 64). Los Angeles – Hartman, Albright, Ihemelu, Marshall, Dunivant, Jones (Naldo, 109), Nagamura, Vagenas, Grabavoy (Ramirez, 66), Donovan, Gomez […]

ACC First Round Nov. 8 in Cary, N.C. #8 Wake Forest 4 Curfman 38, Moose 63, Thompson 68, Brown 87) #9 Boston College 0. Quarterfinals Nov. 9 in Cary, N.C. #4 Virginia Tech 0 #5 Duke 2 (Perfect 44, Pope 90). #1 Maryland 2 (King pen. 31, Garey 65) #8 Wake Forest 1 (Curfman pen. […]

ACC First Round Nov. 8 in Cary, N.C. #8 Wake Forest 4 Curfman 38, Moose 63, Thompson 68, Brown 87) #9 Boston College 0. Quarterfinals Nov. 9 in Cary, N.C. #4 Virginia Tech 0 #5 Duke 2 (Perfect 44, Pope 90). #1 Maryland 2 (King pen. 31, Garey 65) #8 Wake Forest 1 (Curfman pen. […]

''If I couldn't handle the pressure, I'd have become a train engineer.'' — Giovanni Trapattoni, the Italian coach of Germany's struggling VfB Stuttgart, which has only two wins in 11 league games and exited the German Cup to a Second Division team. (Netzeitung) ''He discredited the entire profession. … [Train engineers] have a responsible job, […]

FRIDAY ACTION First Round Nov. 11 in University Park, Pa. 1-Penn State (19-0-1) 6 (Weimer 23, Riley 25, Bouchelle 29, Aden-Buie 44, Rettig 63, Bedesem 88) Bucknell 0. Hofstra 0 West Virginia 3 (Kanela 46, 72, Banks 59). Nov. 11 in College Station, Texas 4-Texas A&M 7 (A.Berend 17, Pistorius 18, Probst 32, Devloo 32, […]

The U.S. under-14 national team, coached by Seton Hall coach Manfred Schellscheidt, will have two split squads represented at the U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Thanksgiving Interregional Nov. 24-28 in Austin, Texas. The youngest player on the U-14 team by more than a year is 11-year-old striker Charles Renken. He was born in Zambia and adopted […]

CASA Classic Invitational Nov. 5-6 Arkansas Under 17/18 Girls 1. Shreveport United Stars 2. Little Rock FC Under 15/16 Girls Little Rock FC Lady Stars 2 Mighty Blue Birds Blue 1 Under 14 Girls Arkansas SC 2 Little Rock FC 0 Under 14 Boys Maumelle SC United 1 NWA Lightning 0 CASL Shootout Nov. 5-6 […]

The USA plays its last game of 2005 on Saturday — a friendly in Glasgow against Scotland. (live on Fox Soccer Channel, 11 am ET/8 am PT). HISTORY: USA vs. Scotland (home team listed first) 1949: USA 0 Scotland 4 1952: Scotland 6 USA 0 1992: USA 0 Scotland 1 1996: USA 2 Scotland 0 […]

On Saturday, in its final game of 2005, the USA faces Scotland, which hasn't qualified for a major tournament since the 1998 World Cup. Scotland once prided itself on being a perennial World Cup qualifier – having reached five straight finals from 1974 to 1990. The Scots didn't reach the second round in any of […]

By Paul Gardner Pretty standard stuff at the announcement of Mo Johnston's appointment as the RotMasters' head coach … GM Alexi Lalas said Mo is a fierce competitor who has always been a leader and he has a nice smile but he can be wrathful too … MoJo said he hates losing and he has […]

Nov. 8 #19 Wake Forest 4 Curfman 38, Moose 63, Thompson 68, Brown 87) Boston College 0. Nov. 9 #1 Maryland 2 (King pen. 31, Garey 65) #10 Wake Forest 1 (Curfman pen. 40). #8 Virginia 1 (Reyering 57) #21 Clemson 4 (Albright 50, Roushandel 51, Richards 60, Moore 69). #9 Duke 2 (Perfect 44, […]

THURSDAY ACTION ATLANTIC SUN Quarterfinals #4 Florida Atlantic 2 Helm 42, De Mata 83) #5 Jacksonville 1 (Blackburn 6). #3 Mercer 4 (Dacostagama 4, Olaoye 20, Colgan 31, Liendo 53) #6 Belmont 0. ATLANTIC 10 Quarterfinals #3 Rhode Island 2 (Tumicz 72, Crosby 81) #6 Massachusetts 0. #4 Dayton 3 (Robinson 12, Darr 15, Alvino […]

In conjunction with MLS Cup 2005, the MLS Board of Directors meets Saturday morning to discuss crucial issues facing the 10-year-old league. On the agenda will be … By Ridge Mahoney EXPANSION. Formal ratification of Toronto's entry into MLS for the 2007 season is expected although an announcement probably won't be made for a couple […]

Both seeds in action on Thursday fell in the NCAA Division I WomenÆs Tournament. Boston University won its sixth straight game with a 1-0 victory at Connecticut, a No. 3 seed, on Thursday. Ashlee Chassar scored the golden goal on a far-post header. In Salt Lake City, Big Sky champion Weber State beat BYU, a […]

FRANCE … French soccer players are speaking out on the riots that have plagued the nation's poor suburbs for two weeks: ''Violence never happens for no reason. You have to understand where the malaise comes from. Before talking about law and order, you have to talk about social justice,'' said defender Lilian Thuram, a hero […]

THURSDAY ACTION First Round Nov. 10 in Storrs, Conn. 3-Connecticut 0 Boston Univ. 1 (Chassar 103) (OT). Boston College 2 (Dane 30, Maurer 38) Dartmouth 1 (Kelly 41). Nov. 10 in Salt Lake City, Utah 4-BYU 1 (Beck 64) Weber State 1 (Cortez 13). (Weber State wins 4-3 on penalties.) Utah 0 Arizona 1 (Miller […]

WEDNESDAYÆS SCORES ACC Quarterfinals Nov. 9 in Cary, N.C. #4 Virginia Tech 0 #5 Duke 2 (Perfect 44, Pope 90). #1 Maryland 2 (King pen. 31, Garey 65) #8 Wake Forest 1 (Curfman pen. 40). #3 N.C. State 0 #6 North Carolina 1 (Hunter 61). #2 Virginia 1 (Reyering 57) #7 Clemson 4 (Albright 50, […]

Don't Mention the Soccer Why should a soccer commentary Be swamped by verbal dysentery? Why must the game be merely backing For all that adolescent yakking? Just call up soccer on your set, This sort of thing is what you'll get: "Hi folks – before we start the match, We thought you'd really like to […]

In his rookie year, defender Todd Dunivant played a key role for the 2003 champion San Jose Earthquakes in the regular season but watched their postseason wins from the bench. This time, the 24-year-old Colorado product has been an integral part of MLS Cup-bound Los Angeles' playoff run. By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America […]

The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun reports that the athletic director of Bradford High School has been suspended after allegations that he engaged in sexual acts with a female teacher, who was also suspended, during one of their school's soccer games. A parent reportedly videotaped the alleged acts at David Hurst Field.