Messiah gained revenge for its loss to Wheaton (Ill.) in last year’s NCAA Division III Tournament final with a 5-0 victory in this year’s final that denied the Thunder a three-peat.
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NAIA WOMEN: Lee snatches first title
Lee University of Tennessee won the NAIA women’s title with a 3-0 win over Concordia (Ore.) in Saturday’s final in Daytona Beach, Fla.
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St. John’s storms back to oust Indiana
St. John’s accomplished one of the great comebacks in the history of the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament when it came back from two goals down with less than nine minutes to play and beat Indiana, 3-2, in overtime.
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE CUP: Carolina does it again
Just when you thought some parity had arrived in women’s soccer, North Carolina came along to set things start. The Tar Heels underdogs? Hah! They had to knock off not one, but two unbeaten teams, and they fell behind after only 16 seconds in the final. But they recovered to beat Notre Dame, 2-1, in the Women’s College Cup final and capture their 19th NCAA Division I women’s title and 100th win in NCAA Tournament history — against only eight losses. The hero was Casey Nogueira with two of the most phenomenal goals UNC coach Anson Dorrance says he has ever seen.
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RECORD BOOK: North Carolina’s 19 titles
North Carolina has won 19 out of the 27 NCAA Division I women’s championships. The Tar Heels have never gone more than two years without winning a title. Five of the last eight UNC titles have come against Notre Dame in the final.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Barca vanquishes Valencia, Real downed at home
[SPAIN] Real Madrid lost another seven-goal game and Barcelona hammered Valencia 4-0 as La Liga went goal crazy. Jozy Altidore played through for Villarreal as it fought back from 3-0 down to grab a point.
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Last-gasp Villa edge English thriller
[ENGLAND] U.S. goalkeepers Brad Friedel of Aston Villa and Tim Howard of Everton faced off in a lively five-goal game that Villa edged, 3-2, at the very death. Elsewhere, the Big Four all won to keep things unchanged at the top.
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Tardy Toni tops Hoffenheim
[GERMANY] Bayern Munich beat Hoffenheim with a late, late goal from Luca Toni to win the table-top clash. Michael Bradley was dropped to the bench for Borussia Moenchengladbach, coming on too late to save it from another defeat.
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Inter lays Lazio low
[ITALY] Inter continued to convince with a 3-0 win at Lazio, retaining its six-point lead at the top of Serie A over Milan and Juventus.
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Beware of Brits Bearing Baloney
Barely a week goes by — or so it seems — without an announcement that a foreign club, usually English, has “entered into an agreement” with an American youth club.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Boruc Beaten Badly By Bounce [VIDEO]
[OFF THE POST] Hibernian’s John Rankin scored on Celtic keeper Artur Boruc with a shot taken just outside the center circle.
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Castillo scores but Santos falls
[MEXICO] U.S. product Edgar Castillo scored for defending champ Santos in its second-leg semifinal clash with Toluca but Santos fell 2-1, which combined with the first leg’s scoreless tie sends Toluca to the Apertura 2008 final against Cruz Azul.
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Americans capture another world title
[UNDER-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] North Korea displayed persistence and precision while reaching the U-20 Women’s World Cup final; the USA got there by utilizing both of those elements, plus an occasional dash of brilliance. In the final Sunday in Santiago, Chile, opportunistic strikes by Sydney Leroux and Alex Morgan — honored with the Golden Ball and Silver Ball, respectively, as tournament MVP and runner-up – carried the USA past North Korea, 2-1, to secure the first American win at the under-20 level.
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Galaxy triumphs in New Zealand exhibition
[MLS] A two-for-one ticket deal failed to fill the 32,000-capacity Mt. Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand but the 16,600 who did show up were by all accounts satisfied with the performance of David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy in a 3-0 win over the Oceania All-Stars.
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Australia U-17 coach dies at California hotel
[NIKE INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES] One of the biggest weekends of the year in American youth soccer was marred by the sudden death of Australia U-17 national team coach Martyn Crook, who died of a suspected heart attack at the Joeys’ hotel Friday before their opening game against a U.S. U-17 split squad.
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Beasley gets start; few minutes for Adu
[AMERICANS ABROAD] DaMarcus Beasley got his first Scottish Premier League start since Oct. 25 when he went 79 minutes for Glasgow Rangers in a 7-1 win over Hamilton.
Posted inSoccer America Confidential, Story
Third year must be a charm for Becks and MLS
If recent trends are any indication, AC Milan had best cash its investment on David Beckham as soon as he arrives. And MLS must ponder if keeping him beyond 2009 makes sense.
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Drew Carey On The Catwalk
"I like the loose jackets, because I'm fat. I love the colors. We want to stand out, not be like the other teams." Comedian and Seattle Sounders FC minority owner Drew Carey models the team's new colors.
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Ronaldo ‘Nearly Joined Arsenal’
"I was within an inch of [joining Arsenal]. I have a lot of respect for [manager Arsene] Wenger, he is a very clever man." Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo reveals how destiny almost took him to north London.
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Madrid Youth Coach Quits, Slams Club Policy
Real Madrid youth coach Michel has resigned and criticized the club for failing to look after its young homegrown prospects. The former Spanish international told Spanish radio that club President Ramon Calderon, who this week said Barcelona had been more successful at developing youth players, "knows absolutely nothing about what goes on" at the club's […]
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Toronto Keeper Sutton Berates CSA
Toronto FC goalkeeper Greg Sutton has joined Canadian national team colleagues Jim Brennan and Dwayne De Rosario in criticizing the way that Canadian soccer runs its men's national team program, and demanded change after Canada's failure to make the Concacaf final qualifying round for the 2010 World Cup. Sutton told Neil Davidson that the Canadian […]
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Homeless World Cup Another Success
This year's Homeless World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, has been another success at providing life skills for recovering addicts and changing public attitudes toward homeless people, writes James Smith. Even the annual criticism that the $1.5 million spent organizing the events could have been better spent on other projects for the homeless has been muted. […]
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New Zealand Cools On Beckham
Auckland Regional Council is so keen to fill the 32,000-capacity Mount Smart Stadium for the L.A. Galaxy's game against the Oceania All-Stars this weekend that it's offering two tickets for the price of one, local radio reported. So far only 15,000 tickets have been sold. Last year David Beckham and his team sold out the […]
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The Worst Celebrity Fans
U.S. soccer is so desperate for the game to get positive publicity that we generally welcome it when a Drew Carey or a Steve Nash declares himself a soccer fan. It’s different in the more skeptical U.K., where The Times newspaper has come up with a highly entertaining Top 50 list of the worst celebrity […]
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FIFA Vice President ‘Aware Of Spanish Match-Fixing’
A taped conversation implies that FIFA and UEFA Vice President and President of the Royal Spanish Football Association, Angel Maria Villar, was aware of match fixing in La Liga, writes Stine Alvad. The conversation, between the captain (Inaki Descarga) and President (Julio Romero) of Levante, relates to an allegedly fixed match on the final day […]