Catch the L.A. Galaxy and the Suwon Bluewings in the Pan-Pacific Championship on Saturday. Various European leagues are in action. The Mexican league also has a full slate of matches..
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Region II ’93s opens with win in Argentina
U.S. Youth Soccer ODP boys teams went 1-1-1 on the first day of play at the 2009 International Festival in Argentina. The Region II ’93s produced the best result when they beat Tristan Suarez, 1-0, on a goal by Eric Miller of the Minnesota Thunder Academy. For all the rosters …
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U.S. Soccer announces scholarship program
U.S. Soccer is teaming up with the U.S. Soccer Foundation and Nike to launch a scholarship program to enable more players to participate in its Development Academy program, which began in 2007.
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Shannon MacMillan leaves UCLA for DMCV Sharks
Olympic gold medalist Shannon MacMillan has left her position as assistant coach at UCLA to take the position of director of coaching for competitive girls with Southern California’s Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks.
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Southeast Regional League to begin in May
U.S. Club Soccer announced plans for a second regional league to kick off in May. The Southeast Regional League (U-13, U-15 and U-17 boys and girls) will be split into two divisions.
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U.S. U-17s add two top prospects
The U.S. under-17 national team brought in two much-heralded prospects — Sebastian Lletget and Bobby Wood — for its week-long training camp in Madrid that concludes Sunday.
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Signing night is all the Rage
On a recent Thursday night, the Pleasanton (Calif.) Marriott was quiet except for a flurry of activity down a side corridor. Dozens of young girls, the oldest in college sweatshirts, and their families were milling around outside the banquet room. Inside, the podium table stretched from one wall to the other with 21 places set with gift bags, paper and pen. It was signing night, an annual tradition at Rage …
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Girls College Commitments
Major girls clubs have announced the signings of dozens of players to college letters of intent. For a look at where girls are headed at top-ranked clubs …
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Galaxy opens without stars
[PAN-PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP] Opening without David Beckham and Landon Donovan and serving as host rather than as Hawaiian guest, the Los Angeles Galaxy begins its 2009 season Wednesday with semifinal play in the second Pan-Pacific Championship at Home Depot Center.
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Cooper strike stills Rapids, 1-0
[MLS] FC Dallas upped its preseason record to 2-1-1 by beating Colorado, 1-0, Tuesday during its training camp in Sunrise, Fla.
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WPS Foreign Signings
[MAKING A LIST] FC Gold Pride has acquired Japanese national team striker Eriko Arakawa and Brazilian U-20 midfielder Adriane, while the expected signing of former WUSA star Kelly Smith (Boston) and the Chelsea Ladies duo of Emi Aluko (St. Louis) and Anita Asante (Sky Blue FC) brings to five the number of Englishwomen joining Women’s Professional Soccer.
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Clarke signs new deal with Islanders
[USL-1] Just eight days before they begin their Concacaf Champions League quarterfinal series, the Puerto Rico Islanders have signed Coach Colin Clarke to a three-year contract extension.
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Puntarenas president gunned down
[COSTA RICA] Adrian Castro, president of Costa Rican First Division club, was gunned down Tuesday by gunmen on a motorcycle while driving his car on the Interamericana Norte freeway.<
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Wishful thinking
[OFF THE POST] Fans of German club Schalke 04, fed up with the poor play of former German international Kevin Kuranyi, rejoiced when the club reported on its Web site next week that his contract had been terminated and he had been released. The story proved to be false when the club announced that a computer hacker had broken into the Web site and posted the phony story.
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Arena, Galaxy Put Circus Aside For Pan Pacific Cup
While all the talk in MLS these last few weeks has centered on David Beckham‘s fate with the league and Landon Donovan‘s Deutschland adventure, L.A. Galaxy coach Bruce Arena has been allowed to ready the rest of his 2009 squad under the radar. That changes a bit on Wednesday when the Galaxy hosts the Pan […]
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AFC Prez to Quit If FIFA ExCo Seat Is Lost
Tempers are flaring and politics are on full display in the Asian Football Confederation, where Bahrain chief Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa has responded forcefully to accusations that he is organizing an ouster of current AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam of Qatar. Al Khalifa’s campaign marks the first challenge in 14 years to Bin […]
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Real Boss Boluda Bets on Ronaldo, Rallies Around Ramos
Real Madrid interim President Vincente Boluda, who took the reins of the club just last month, is the latest figurehead to fan the flames of rumors that Cristiano Ronaldo will be joining the legendary La Liga club next season. “I am convinced we will see him at the Bernabeu,” Boluda told Cadena Ser’s El Larguero. […]
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Bayern Boss Downplays Donovan’s Long-Term Chances
“[Landon Donovan] is an interesting player. But when you have [Mirolsav] Klose, [Luca] Toni and [Ivica] Olic already under contract, we think the fourth striker should really be a young player with prospects,” said Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, downplaying Donovan’s chances of an extended stay with the Germany club in Munich newspaper TZ on Tuesday. […]
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Portsmouth Open to Sven’s Seconds
Sven-Goran Eriksson remains the preferred option to replace ousted Portsmouth coach Tony Adams, though the club would clearly prefer to avoid a potential compensation payout to Mexico of about $4.2 million. According to the Daily Telegraph, there is a feeling that it could be possible to combine the two jobs, particularly as Mexico have only […]
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Milan’s Maldini Retiring From Serie A, But Not Soccer?
"I think that you need to be lucky and avoid major injuries to enjoy a career like mine. However, even my body has begun to feel the strains, and this will be my last season. I don't think that my body will allow me to play beyond this [term] at the highest level," said Paolo […]
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Man City Me$$ing Things Up, Dane Coach Declares
"The amounts of money that have been mentioned are incredible," said FC Copenhagen coach Stale Solbakken regarding Manchester City's transfer talks, ahead of the two teams' UEFA Cup match on Feb. 26. "I think that … will take part in destroying football. The hardest part for City is that they, by tradition, are not a […]
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United sets its sights on Maryland
D.C. United rolled out a few political backers and ambitious plans for a 24,000-seat stadium in Prince George’s County, Md., at a press conference on Monday. But given the on-again, off-again nature of United’s efforts to secure a stadium of its own, president Kevin Payne admitted, “I’m knocking on wood a lot.”
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Cannon accepts pay cut
[MLS] Months of haggling and negotiations have ended with goalkeeper Joe Cannon signing a new deal with San Jose that gives him less money and more security.
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National team players reach accord
[WPS] An agreement was reached between Women’s Professional Soccer and U.S. national team players on the terms of the standard contract players will sign with the new league, which will kick off on March 29. Players will earn an average of around $32,000 in 2009 for a seven-month playing contract.