"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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Soccer On TV
The NCAA Division I Women’s College Cup kicks off of Friday with semifinal games. Also on Friday, a top-of-the standings Bundesliga clash. The USA faces North Korea in the final of the U-20 Women’s World Cup at 4:30 pm ET. TV info was not available at press time; check USSoccer.com over the weekend.
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Development Academy Showcase Schedule
All 148 teams representing 74 clubs will participate in the second annual Development Academy Winter Showcase being held through Monday at the Lancaster National Soccer Center in Lancaster, Calif. For many of the teams, the showcase will mark their first games after being off for the fall prep season. The New England Revolution will be the last of the 12 new teams to make their 2008-09 debut at this weekend’s showcase. For the complete schedule …
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Nomads Thanksgiving Tournament Champions
Rush Nike teams from California and Arizona won titles at the 2008 Nomads Thanksgiving Tournament in the San Diego area. For the results of all the under-14 to under-19 premier finals …
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Surf Thanksgiving Tournament Champions
Sereno White of Arizona and Aztecs FC Premier won the under-15 and under-14 boys divisions, respectively, at the 2008 Surf Thanksgiving Tournament in the San Diego area. For the results of the finals …
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Man. United teams up with Texans
England’s Manchester United is teaming up with the Dallas Texans, the most successful club in U.S. Youth Soccer history and ranked the No. 1 boys club by Soccer America in 2008, to develop training programs for top Texans players.
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U.S. U-17s face Brazil Friday afternoon on Fox Soccer Channel
Fox Soccer Channel will air the the U.S. under-17 boys national team’s Red squad in action against Brazil’s U-17s at 2:30 p.m. ET (11:30 a.m. PT) on the first day of the 2008 Nike International Friendlies, which are being held in conjunction with the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase at the Lancaster (Calif.) National Soccer Center.
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Parity reigns at Boys Thanksgiving Interregional
Parity reigned at the U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Boys Thanksgiving Interregional held at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena, Vista, Fla. All 10 teams competing at the annual event won at least one game. For all the results and goal scorers …
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Region II team impresses at U.S. Youth Soccer ODP girls event
The 1992 Region II A team was the only regional team to finish with a perfect record at the U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Girls Thanksgiving Interregional held in Coral Springs, Fla. The 1993 Region II team came close, finishing with two wins and a tie. For all the results and goal scorers …
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Dallas Texans girls champs win USYS National League openers
The U.S. Youth Soccer National League kicked off its 2008-09 girls season with the first of two days of play at the WakeMed Soccer Park and WRAL Soccer Center in North Carolina. The defending national champion Dallas Texans Red won in the U-17 and U-16 divisions, while the defending national champion San Juan Spirits Blue were held to a 1-1 tie by the D’Feeters in U-15 play. For an update on all the Day 1 games …
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE CUP: UNC ready to play … spoiler?
Of the four women’s Division I teams left standing, Stanford and UCLA have yet to claim an NCAA Division I title. The other two teams, North Carolina and Notre Dame, have captured a combined total of 20. The Tar Heels are going for their 19th title, but their coach, Anson Dorrance, insists their role is that of the spoiler going up against three programs he insists may have their best teams ever.
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE CUP: Final four preview
Notre Dame (25-0-0) plays Stanford (22-1-1) at 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2, ESPNU) in the first semifinal, which is followed by North Carolina (23-1-2) against UCLA (22-0-2) at 7 p.m (ESPNU). Soccer America Senior Editor Ridge Mahoney previews the four semifinalists.
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TOURNAMENT WATCH: Men move into quarterfinals
The four quarterfinals in the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament will all take place on Saturday. For more on Wake Forest-South Florida, Maryland-Creighton, St. John’s-Indiana and North Carolina-Northwestern …
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SMALL COLLEGES: West Florida and Seattle Pacific reach D2 women’s final
West Florida and Seattle Pacific advanced to Saturday’s final (TV: CBS College Sports, live, 3:30 p.m. ET) in the NCAA Division II Women’s Tournament with convincing wins Thursday at Tampa’s Pepin Stadium.
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SCOREBOARD: Small College Final Fours
The semifinals will be held Friday for NCAA Division II men, NCAA Division III men and women and NAIA men and women. For the complete schedule …
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Guzan and Villa lose, but advance to knockout phase
[UEFA CUP] Hamburg, Wolfsburg and Valencia made the UEFA Cup knockout stages after Thursday’s night’s group action. Brad Guzan played for Aston Villa as it lost 2-1 at home to Slovak side Zilina, but his team progressed anyway.
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Davino leaves FC Dallas, which has means to shop
[MLS] For the second time in as many seasons, FC Dallas has cut loose a high-priced international player.
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USA sets up rematch with North Korea
[UNDER-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] For the second time in three weeks, the United States and North Korea will meet to decide a world championship. The USA beat Germany, 1-0, and North Korea edged France, 2-1, Thursday to set up a showdown in the final Sunday at 4:30 ET (TV arrangements TBA.). Three weeks ago, the North Korean under-17 team defeated its U.S. counterpart, 2-1, to claim the first-ever title of that age group for female players.
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Blanco busy with Santos
[MEXICO] Defending champion Santos, with 22-year-old New Mexico product Edgar Castillo and Cuauhtemoc Blanco, who is on loan duty from Chicago, could only manage a 0-0 tie at home against Toluca in the first leg of their semifinal.
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A Dive For The Ages [VIDEO]
[OFF THE POST] Emerson “Piojo” Acuna of Colombia’s Atletico Junior managed to draw a penalty kick with a truly audacious dive during a game against America Cali.
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Player red-carded for tripping fan [VIDEO]
[OFF THE POST] Argentine midfielder Adrián Jesús Bastía of Greek club Asteras Tripolis was red-carded for tripping a field-invading fan.
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Parents On The Other Side
Two weeks ago, our soccer league had its end of year tournament. As the previous game ended, my daughter’s coach strode to the far side of the field to set up the bench for the girls. The coach — and the parents — of our opponents surprisingly followed suit, setting up camp directly next to our team.
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Murder And Mayhem In Argentine Soccer
Officially, the death toll inside Argentine soccer stadiums over the years numbers 185, writes Joel Richards. According to the organization Salvemos al fútbol (Let’s Save Football) there have been 232 deaths. “The official statistics only include incidents that take place inside grounds,” said Mónica Nizzardo, a lawyer who works with the group. “They ignore victims […]
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Keane Quits As Sunderland Manager
Former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland captain Roy Keane resigned Thursday as Sunderland manager, and the club “reluctantly” accepted his decision. Keane had been in talks with club chairman Niall Quinn and the rest of the board over the past couple of days, resulting in his departure. Quinn said in a statement that Keane […]