[ALGARVE CUP] The USA got first-half goals from midfielders Angie Wonzuk and Tina DiMartino, the only starters who weren’t members of last year’s Olympic gold-medal team, and cruised to a 2-0 win over Denmark Wednesday in Lagos, Portugal, to begin its bid for its third straight Algarve Cup title.
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Dallas beaten in Brazil
[MLS] FC Dallas scored early, on the hour, and late, yet those three goals weren’t quite enough to match the output of the team’s host in Brazil, Clube Atletico Paranaense, which defeated its MLS partner club, 4-3, Wednesday at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba.
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Quakes rebound to down Chivas
[MLS] No look at the calendar is needed to perceive that the MLS preseason is ebbing away. The marking is tighter, the pace is faster, and a team like Chivas USA, which played its first MLS opponent in 2009 Wednesday at Home Depot Center, finds out quickly what it’s been missing.
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UNAM no match for Cruz Azul
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The venue changed, but the flow of play and result didn’t. Cruz Azul — leading its quarterfinal series with Mexico City rival UNAM, 1-0, from the first leg – dominated Pumas on their own field, and took the second leg by the same 1-0 score Wednesday at Estadio Olimpico Universitario.
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Islanders’ magic befuddles Marathon
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The only MLS influence in the Concacaf Champions’ League semifinals will come from a few of its former employees. Ex-D.C. United striker Nicholas Addlery, former Crew goalie Bill Gaudette, and the first of two Northern Irish head coaches hired by Dallas, Colin Clarke, were among the celebrants in San Pedro Sula Wednesday after the USL’s Puerto Rico Islanders defeated CD Marathon, 1-0, in the second leg of their quarterfinal series.
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Donovan on bench as Bayern falls again
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Days before his loan spell comes to an end, Landon Donovan watched from the bench as Bayern Munich was ousted from the German Cup it was defending with a 4-2 loss at Bayer Leverkusen. The defeat, on the heels of a dismal league run, had German press speculating on Coach Juergen Klinsmann‘s job security.
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Edu and Rangers fall in late stunner
[AMERICANS IN BRITAIN] Maurice Edu earned his second straight start for Glasgow Rangers, which was stunned by Inverness, 1-0, at Ibrox on Wednesday and lost the lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League it had shared with archrival Celtic. In the English Premier League, troubles continued for Brad Friedel’s Aston Villa when it fell at Manchester City, 2-0.
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Dallas Texans claim second title
With one game to spare, the Dallas Texans won the 2009 U.S. Youth Soccer National League U-16 boys championship. The Texans have also clinched the
U-17 girls title. For all the news and results from last weekend’s National League boys play in Georgia …
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Younger players rising in ranks
The second year of play in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy has seen an influx of younger players into the U-15/16 programs, which has in turn expanded the player pool for the U-15 boys national team.
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Top-ranked girls team upset in thriller
Featuring 12 players headed to Division I college programs, Pleasanton (Calif.) Foothill High School was one of the most heralded teams to ever come out of Northern California. The Falcons, who had given up only five goals in their first 21 games, were the heavy favorites to win California’s North Coast Section 3A championship but lost to San Ramon Valley, 4-3, after giving up all four goals in the last 15 minutes of regulation and overtime.
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Eastside the story of Washington championships
Eastside FC cleaned up at last weekend’s Washington Youth Soccer state championship, capturing the U-18 and U-17 boys state titles and the U-16 and U-15 boys titles in the Challenge Cup divisions. For all the winners …
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Richmond Kickers name complex Ukrop Park
The Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club will call their new 34.5-acre sports complex, slated to open in June 2009, Ukrop Park, in honor of the Ukrop family, which donated to the project and owns a store adjacent to the site.
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U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Boys ’91 International Tournament Rosters
U.S. Youth Soccer ODP boys ’91 regional teams will compete in Costa Rica March 9-13 against the Costa Rica national youth team, as well as youth teams from Alajuela, Brujas and Heredia. For complete rosters …
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Miami Misses Out on MLS Expansion
"On life support in recent weeks," Miami's expansion bid to rejoin MLS in 2010 died on Tuesday when the league, FC Barcelona, and investor Marcelo Claure jointly announced they pulled the plug on the proposed expansion franchise because the timing wasn't right and the economic climate too tenuous," writes the Miami Herald's Michelle Kaufman. After […]
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Ottawa Expansion Options: MLS or Third CFL Squad
Ottawa city officials are playing both sides on the issue of accepting a new team to their sports landscape, weighing expansion offers and stadium proposals from both Major League Soccer and the Canadian Football League, who are attempting to establish a team in Ottawa after two previous teams failed to catch on. Despite the Rough […]
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Local Marketing Effort Lagging for 2010 World Cup
Acknowledging a lack of large-scale interest and ticket sales on a local level to this point for the 2010 World Cup, South African government officials are calling for more funds and a much-increased marketing effort to promote both the marquee tournament as well as the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup coming in June, according to ESPN […]
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Ronaldo to Make Debut with Corinthians
Brazilian living legend Ronaldo is set to make his debut for new team Corinthians when they meet Itumbiara on Wednesday, with the striker expected to come on in the second half of their Brazilian Cup match. Ronaldo’s return was originally slated for Sunday when they face nemesis Palmeiras, but the three-time World Player of the […]
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Terrorist Cricket Attack Prompts World Cup Crisis Talks
A Tuesday terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team in Pakistan that resulted in eight deaths and seven others wounded has led FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke to call a “crisis evaluation committee” meeting next Tuesday, March 10 in Johannesburg to “discuss taking security to a maximum level” for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. […]
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Trying Times Can’t Turn Back Women’s Soccer in Turkey
“Soccer is seen as a man’s game in Turkey. We’ve had men come to watch our practices and yell at our players: ‘What are you doing here? You should be at home, cooking!’ It’s going to take time to change this.” Nupert Ozbar, one of the few accredited female soccer coaches in Turkey, and the […]
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Schmeichel’s Secret to Success Between ManU Pipes
“When you look at a potential United keeper you need to ask yourself: Is he technically good enough? Is he brave enough? Is he mentally tough enough? Is he organized and confident enough? [Edwin] Van der Sar answers all these questions positively. I played against him at international level and he always impressed me, but […]
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Argentine Playmaker Happy in the Heartland
"It was my decision for some time to have an experience outside my country, so when I had this conflict with my former club, I saw this opportunity. The United States has always been a place I have been interested in and when Kansas City approached me, it became an easy decision. There were other […]
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Soccer on TV
On Saturday, Landon Donovan hopes for playing time with Bayern Munich as they host Hanover while Clint Dempsey and Fulham square off against Manchester United in England’s FA Cup.
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‘Oooooooooh: PIZZA!’ [VIDEO]
[OFF THE POST] Jeroen Verhoeven has conceded 59 goals in 24 games for last-place Dutch club FC Volendam, whose foes fans have been having a go at the goalkeeper’s girth with an “Oooooooooh: PIZZA!” whenever he takes a goal kick.
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Red Bulls tie Argentinos Juniors
[MLS] In the penultimate game of its Argentine tour New York Tuesday traded second-half goals with Argentinos Juniors in a 1-1 tie.