While athletes in the NBA are being told not to engage in the increasingly popular (but let’s face it, incredibly self-indulgent) act of posting personal updates on social networking site Twitter, officials at the WPS are actually encouraging its own, with certain Sol and Freedom players set to to do so during the league’s inaugural […]
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Peru Self-Destructing Without Bundesliga Bunch
“Once considered the third [best] team in South America behind Argentina and Brazil,” writes Reuters’ Brian Homewood, the Peru national team continues to self-destruct because of the disciplinary problems and bitter grudges that find them languishing at the bottom of the final 10-team Conmebol qualifying group. Homewood points out that while Peru boasts a trio […]
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Benitez: All Eight Games Are ‘Must Win’
"As far as the title chase is concerned, we just have to keep doing our job, we must not be concerned about United's results and how they are playing. If United does make mistakes, we must be ready, and that means carrying on doing what we are doing and winning points. We are playing well, […]
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Mourinho: Italian Coaches Have ‘Lost Dignity, ‘Control
"When I mentioned coaches that lose their own dignity, what I wanted to state is that while I choose the team that goes out on the field, other coaches don't do that, and in the world of soccer it's full of them. If anyone told me what to do with my lineup, the next day […]
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Soccer on TV
Watch the inaugural match of the Women’s Professional Soccer league on Sunday. The Los Angeles Sol, led by Brazil’s Marta, hosts the Washington Freedom. The USA travels to El Salvador for a World Cup 2010 qualifier. Catch several other qualifiers and a full slate of MLS action on the weekend. Look for updates in Wednesday’s and Friday’s Soccer on TV.
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International Weekend Results
Anderlecht reclaimed the lead in Belgium when Oguchi Onyewu‘s Standard Liege fell, 1-0, at Charleroi. In Turkey, Sivas maintained its one-point lead over second-place Besiktas when the leaders tied 1-1. in Scotland, leaders Celtic and Rangers (three points behind) both had to settle for ties. For all the results in Europe’s major leagues and Mexico …
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Liverpool’s Benitez not satisfied after 5-0 victory
[ENGLAND] Liverpool keeps piling it on, and Manager Rafael Benitez still isn’t happy. A 4-0 win over Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League was followed by 4-1 win at Manchester United and 5-0 victory over Aston Villa in the Premier League. Suddenly, there’s a race in the EPL, and don’t think Liverpool wasn’t thinking of goal difference — the tiebreaker — when it hammered Aston Villa. Benitez’s only regret Sunday was that the Reds didn’t add to their 5-0 margin following American goalie Brad Friedel‘s dismissal in the 64th minute.
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Galaxy comes close in home opener
[MLS] Considering its lowly finish in 2008 – tied at the bottom of the Western Conference with expansion San Jose with 33 points – it’s not surprising that of the seven Western teams (in 2008), only the Galaxy had a losing record last year against the East.
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East vs. West
[MLS] The first weekend of play featured five interconference matchups hosted by Western teams, and of those only expansion Seattle came out on top by thrashing New York, 3-0, in the opener Thursday night.
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Many newcomers make a mark
[MLS] The spectacular Fredy Montero dominated coverage of Seattle’s rousing win, yet defender Jhon Hurtado played impressively alongside veteran Tyrone Marshall in his first MLS game, as did USL-1 Sounders graduate Oswaldo Alonso
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Good crowds and goals aplenty [VIDEO]
[MLS NAMES & NUMBERS] MLS’s 14th season kicked off with a good amount of goals and big crowds. The goals included a 60-yard effort from Dallas’ Kenny Cooper and a pair of strikes from last season’s leading scorer, Landon Donovan
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Gladbach surge ends; Friedel shelled, ejected
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Just when it looked like Borussia Moenchengladbach, with some inspired play from Michael Bradley, was climbing out of the Bundesliga relegation zone, it lost, 1-0, to lowly VfL Bochum. In England, Brad Friedel had a nightmarish outing against Liverpool, which scored against two American keepers in one game.
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Ibrahimovic has magic touch
[EUROPE] There may be no better player in Europe right now than Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He scored another fabulous goal for Italian leader Inter Milan. For who’s up, who’s down, who’s in and who’s out in Europe …
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USA ready to prep for El Salvador, T&T
[HEXAGONAL] Coach Bob Bradley has named a 22-man roster for the USA’s second and third games of the final round of World Cup qualifying. The USA, which opened the Hexagonal with a 2-0 home win over Mexico, plays at El Salvador March 28 and hosts Trinidad & Tobago April 1 in Nashville, Tenn. The team begins convening for training March 22 in Miami. Freddy Adu is included in the roster after being left out for the Mexico game.
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MLS Results
Chivas USA, which rallied to beat Colorado, 2-1, was the only MLS team that won at home in weekend play. For all the MLS results, lineups and standings from Week 1 …
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Floreat Fredy!
As you’d expect, the seven games of the opening weekend of MLS had a bit of everything — the good, the bad, the remarkable, the absurd and whatever else you can think of.
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U.S. U-17s head abroad again
The U.S. under-17 boys national team is playing three games in five days, beginning Monday, against U-17 national teams in Argentina. It’s the third time this year the U-17s have played abroad. Highly touted Sebastian Lletget joins 19 players in U-17 residency on the trip.
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Dallas Texans claim U.S. Youth Soccer National League hat trick
The Dallas Texans won their third title in the U.S. Youth Soccer National League when the Texans Red-Dallas clinched the U-16 girls title without playing a game. The San Diego Surf White clinched the U-15 girls in play last weekend in Las Vegas. Play continues Friday with the final weekend of play in the U-15 boys division at the Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Pontiac, Mich. Two makeup games will decide the U-17 boys champion and runner-up.
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U.S. U-18 girls to hold first camp
Coach Dave Chesler called in 24 players for the first U.S. under-18 women’s national team camp of the year, which will take place April 4-11 at the Home Depot Center.
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U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Championships rosters
The annual U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Championships began Friday at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. Sixteen state association all-star teams are taking part at two boys and girls age groups (1992 and 1993). Cal North, Cal South, Indiana, North Texas and Virginia all have two teams represented in the competition that concludes Sunday. For all the rosters …
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Florida Cup Champions
IMG Soccer Academy was the only team to capture two titles at U.S. Club Soccer’s Florida Cup, earning championships in both the U-18/19 girls and U-18/19 boys Premier divisions. RSL Florida had three girls teams advance to championship games. For all the champions and runners-up …
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It’s Official: Portland Timbers to Join MLS in 2011
After being rumored for a few weeks now, and just two days from making Vancouver the league’s 17th team, MLS made things official on Friday by announcing that Portland will become the second of two expansion teams set to begin play in 2011. Portland becomes the third team (including Seattle) from the United Soccer Leagues […]
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Concacaf Gets $10 million to Help Develop Pro Leagues
Concacaf, the confederation that governs North, Central American and Caribbean soccer, announced today that it has received a $10 million grant from FIFA to fund a two-year program intended to develop the professional leagues of 11 select countries within the region. The main priority of the redundantly named "WIN in CONCACAF with CONCACAF" is to […]
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Maradona ‘Deeply Hurt’ By Traitor Tag
The recent rift between Argentina coach Diego Maradona and veteran midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme has not surprisingly drawn strong reactions from fans of Boca Juniors, the team where both national treasures gained fame early in their respective playing careers. But that reaction has not been what one might expect, with fans displaying support for Riquelme […]
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The ‘Coolest Part’ of Debut Win for Keller
“The coolest part for me — after spending my whole career in Europe — I was very nervous about coming home and being let down. Just kind of thinking ‘why did I come home for this?’ But what was so tremendous about everything that I’ve had so far from the professionalism to the training facilities […]