Middlesbrough's Egyptian striker Mido has slammed the English Football Association after suffering Islamophobic chanting from Newcastle fans during the weekend's 0-0 draw. He said the same thing happened last season, and the FA's refusal to act caused its recurrence. "It happened again because after the first time the English FA did nothing," he told Egyptian […]
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Bayern: Donovan Our Only Winter Signing
"Bayern's only winter signing will be Landon Donovan. We have him on loan until March 15, and we'll take the time to review that. We have a well-rounded, harmonious squad in which I see no great need for changes." Bayern Munich Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge lays out his club's plans for the January transfer window. […]
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Austin Aztex Coach Looks To Future
"The difference between now and when the likes of Pele, Bobby Moore and George Best came over, is night and day. It was almost like a circus then, with players at the end of their careers, but everything is geared to the future now." Former Everton midfielder Adrian Heath looks forward to his first season […]
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Feilhaber On The Mend
"My knee feels a lot better, but the doctors tell me we have to make sure with an MRI or possibly an exploratory scope to see what's going on inside the knee to be 100 percent sure." U.S national team and AGF Aarhus midfielder Benny Feilhaber hopes to resume training soon after missing most of […]
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Clubs Reap Euro Payout
"It is a testament to the new harmony in European soccer, and the willingness of associations and clubs to cooperate for the good of the game, that we are able to deliver to the clubs a tangible benefit for their contribution to UEFA Euro 2008." UEFA President Michel Platini announces that UEFA will pay $55 […]
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South Africans To Receive Free World Cup Tickets
"We will give away 120,000 tickets to South Africans for the first round of the World Cup. This will include 40,000 tickets to the workers at the various World Cup stadiums." FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke announces a handout from world soccer's governing body.
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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 […]
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Cristiano by a Mile
We now know that Cristiano Ronaldo is the best soccer player in the world. The annual poll conducted by the esteemed French magazine France Football gave him victory by an almost insultingly large number of points — 446 to 281 — over his nearest challenger, Lionel Messi.
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Onyewu scores as Liege makes next round
[UEFA CUP] In Wednesday’s UEFA Cup group action, American defender Oguchi Onyewu scored for Standard Liege in its 3-0 win over Sampdoria to help his team qualify for the knockout stages.
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Tevez batters Blackburn to put United through
[ENGLAND] Manchester United reached the League Cup semifinals after beating Blackburn 5-3, including four goals from Carlos Tevez. Watford and Jay DeMerit fell, 2-1, at home to Tottenham Hotspur.
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Women’s pro combine invites set
[WPS] Women’s Professional Soccer will hold two combines for its seven teams to evaluate players before the 2009 WPS Draft on Jan. 16 at the NSCAA Convention in St. Louis. In total, 144 players will participate in the WPS combines with 72 at each location: San Diego (Dec. 11-14) and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Dec. 18-21). For the complete list by location…
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Brazil’s Internacional lifts Copa Sudamericana
[SOUTH AMERICA] Internacional became the first Brazilian team in to win the Copa Sudamericana since the tournament’s inception in 2002. A 1-1 second-leg tie with Estudiantes earned it a 2-1 final win on aggregate.
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Ball Boy Shenanigans [VIDEOS]
[OFF THE POST] A Manchester City ball boy hurled the ball at the head of Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo, who reacted just in time, during Sunday’s derby. The incident, which prompted a halftime warning by Referee Howard Webb to Man City about its fetchers, is just the latest incident of ball boy stunts.
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Cruz Azul thumps Atlante
[MEXICO] Cruz Azul downed Atlante, 3-1, on Wednesday in the first leg of their Apertura 2008 semifinal series. In the other semifinal series, defending champ Santos, with New Mexico product Edgar Castillo, hosts Toluca on Thursday (Azetca America, live, 8 pm ET).
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El Tri to open 2008 U.S. tour in Oakland
[MEXICO] The Mexican national team, which plays more friendly games in the USA than on its own soil, opens its 2008 U.S. tour Jan. 28 in Oakland, Calif., against Sweden, the homeland of Mexico coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.
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PREVIEW: Notre Dame aims for perfection
[2008 WOMEN’S COLLEGE CUP] Notre Dame, which enters its semifinal match against Stanford at the Women’s College Cup with a 25-0-0 record, looks to accomplish what it’s never done before — finish the season unbeaten. The Irish captured national titles in 1995 and 2004 but failed to win the four previous years it entered the final four unbeaten.
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PREVIEW: Upstart Stanford has pieces in place
[2008 WOMEN’S COLLEGE CUP] Stanford, which faces Notre Dame in Friday’s semifinal at the Women’s College Cup (TV: ESPN2, ESPNU, 4:30 PM ET), is the outsider at this year’s final four. North Carolina is playing in its 24th final four in 27 years, Notre Dame is making its 10th appearance and UCLA is returning for the sixth year in a row. Stanford, on the other hand, hasn’t been in the semifinals since 1993 when Julie Foudy was still playing. It lost in its only appearance to George Mason in a shootout.
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SCOREBOARD: NAIA Women’s National Championship
Top seed Lindsey Wilson moved into the semifinals of the NAIA Women’s National Championships with a 1-0 win over previously unbeaten Graceland in Daytona Beach, Fla. Jamaican international Kimmia Parker scored the lone goal for the Blue Raiders, who are joined by No. 3 Lee, No. 5 Concordia (Ore.) and No. 10 Trinity Christian in Friday’s semifinals. For all the results and goal scorers …
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SCOREBOARD: NAIA Men’s National Championship
Top seed Oklahoma City rallied for two goals 11 seconds apart to beat Hastings, 2-1, the quarterfinals of the NAIA Men’s National Championships. The Stars are joined by No. 2 seed Rio Grande, No. 14 Mt. Vernon Nazarene and unseeded Bethel (Tenn.). OCU meets Bethel in one semifinal, and Rio Grande faces Mt. Vernon Nazarene in a battle of Ohio teams. For all the quarterfinal results and semifinal schedule …
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AWARDS: 2008 Women’s Conferences (ACC to MAAC)
All the 2008 women’s all-conference teams and individual conference awards have been released. The Women’s College Cup, which begins Friday, will feature All-ACC Offensive Player of the Year Casey Nogueira (North Carolina), All-Big East Offensive Player of the Year Kerri Hanks (North Carolina) and the Pac-10 Player of the Year Christina DiMartino (UCLA). For all the conference awards (ACC to MAAC) …
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AWARDS: 2008 Women’s Conferences (Mid-American to WCC)
The rest of the the 2008 women’s all-conference teams and individual conference awards from the Mid-American to WCC …
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More Doubts About The $40 Million Expansion Fee
The global recession could be causing the Vancouver Whitecaps and five other ownership groups bidding for two Major League Soccer franchises to re-consider the $40 million franchise fee that MLS is demanding, writes Bruce Constantineau. He quotes a Sports Business Journal report this week as saying that the Vancouver group won't fully commit to the […]
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Gazidis Leaves A Gap
The departure of Deputy MLS Commissioner Ivan Gazidis will leave a huge gap in the organization, writes Andrea Canales. Gazidis, unlike many of the league's functionaries, is an out-and-out soccer man who can crunch numbers but also knows the game and the league inside out. While Commissioner Don Garber was a good appointment for the […]
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Osorio Planning For 2009
RB New York coach Juan Carlos Osorio plans to coach the team next season, writes Frank Giase, and is already working on the shape of his 2009 roster. Reaching MLS Cup last month is allowing him no room for complacency. "When you achieve something good, you cannot just rest on your laurels and think the […]