[GERMANY] Bayern Munich beat Schalke to move up to third in the Bundesliga, just one point off the leading pair of Leverkusen and Hoffenheim, both of whom dropped points.
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Barcelona hits six, Real gets the best of seven
[SPAIN] Barcelona stayed at the top of the Spanish Liga after thumping Valladolid 6-0, while Real Madrid edged a seven-goal thriller at home to Malaga.
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Inter’s late winner takes it top
[ITALY] Inter took the Serie A top spot after leaving it late to beat Udinese, with city rivals Milan dropping points when Lecce also scored a last-gasp goal.
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The Amazin’ New York Red Bulls
Now that’s what I call an upset – safe to call it the biggest one in MLS playoff history, I think. Here comes Juan Carlos Osorio with the, let us say, undistinguished Red Bulls, a team rendered even weaker by drug suspensions and injuries, and they knock off the high-flying Houston Dynamo. I’m not going to say that they did it in style, that would hardly be accurate. But they did it in just about as convincing a way as possible — by winning down there, in Houston, in the packed, hostile, stadium of the Dynamo. Winning? This was a wipe out — you can’t argue with a resounding 3-0 scoreline.
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East takes three of final four places
[MLS] For the first time, one conference will provide three members of the final four MLS playoff teams, and might yet supply both MLS Cup finalists. Form held in the East, with both of the higher seeds winning, yet in the West, neither of the top two survived. Eastern conference champion Columbus defeated No. 4 Kansas City, 2-0, Saturday to complete a 3-1 aggregate win and on Thursday (7:30 p.m. ET ESPN2) hosts the No. 2 Fire, a 3-0 aggregate winner over No. 3 New England. The Red Bulls, fifth-place finishers in the East, travel to Utah for a Saturday (9:30 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer Channel) showdown with Real Salt Lake, which won the first playoff series in its history by tying Chivas USA, 2-2, to prevail on aggregate, 3-2. New York stunned Western Conference champion Houston, 3-0, Sunday for a 4-1 series victory.
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Women’s Conferences
Champions will be crowned this weekend at 27 Division I women’s conference tournaments. Action begins Saturday with the finals of the America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Mountain West and Sun Belt. For all the conference tournament results and schedules …
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MORNING BRIEFING: Weekend games to decide titles
While conference tournament action continues this weekend, champions will also be crowned in the three women’s conferences that don’t hold postseason tournaments. There’s a three-way tie in the Ivy League. UCLA has the edge in the Pac-10, and the WCC features a winner-take-all finale between San Diego and Portland.
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Men’s Conferences
Men’s conference tournament action continued Saturday with quarterfinals in the America East, Big East and Southern Conferences. For all results and schedules.
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SCOREBOARD: Soccer America Men’s Top 25
No. 1 Wake Forest looks to extend its unbeaten streak to 22 games when it travels to Virginia Friday in its ACC regular-season finale. Another big ACC game pits No. 4 Maryland against No. 20 North Carolina. For this week’s Soccer America Men’s Top 25 and last week’s results …
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RISING STAR: Florida’s Lauren Hyde
SOCCER AMERICA profiles Florida junior Lauren Hyde, one of the nation’s top center backs. She recovered from a foot injury in preseason to anchor the Gators’ backline. Florida heads into Friday’s SEC semifinal against Georgia with a 13-game winning streak.
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College Soccer Job Openings
Women’s head coaching positions are open at Kentucky, N.C. State and Northern Iowa. For information on these and other college openings …
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Soccer on TV
MLS games this weekend determine the playoff final four. Marquee matchups from abroad include Manchester United’s clash with Arsenal on Saturday.
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Larentowicz Loss Killed The Revs
Losing coaches will always look for the reasons behind their team’s defeat, and often they sound like excuses. But it’s hard to argue with New England Revolution Coach Steve Nicol that the turning point in his team’s Eastern Conference semifinal second-leg game with the Chicago Fire Thursday came when the Fire’s John Thorrington took Jeff […]
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Lalas Says Galaxy Team Needs Leadership
Former L.A. Galaxy General Manager Alexi Lalas spoke publicly for the first time Thursday since being fired in August, saying that the team lacked on-field leadership, and that David Beckham’s camp had shown a lack of respect for the club by not informing it in advance about his loan-move negotiations with AC Milan. Co-hosting ESPN’s […]
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Lapira Adjusts To Norwegian Ways
Rather than sign the required four-year contract with Major League Soccer at the Superdraft, Notre Dame graduate and 2006 Hermann Trophy winner Joe Lapira opted, like so many young U.S. prospects, to try his luck in Europe instead. He ended up in a log cabin at the top of a Norwegian mountain, but he has […]
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Huckerby: MLS Is More Than Just Beckham
San Jose’s mid-summer English import Darren Huckerby is back home for the offseason and telling the Brits how much he’s enjoying life in MLS. Just because many things are different, he told a regional newspaper, doesn’t mean they’re not good. “I think they liked the way I play,” Huckerby said of his popularity with Quakes’ […]
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Wimbledon Back In The FA Cup
The English FA Cup kicks off this weekend, and it includes a return to the fray for non-league AFC Wimbledon, 20 years after its spiritual predecessor famously beat Liverpool to lift the trophy at Wembley Stadium. AFC Wimbledon was founded in 2002 by disaffected supporters of South London club Wimbledon, which itself had climbed from […]
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Beckham May Be Dropped For Germany Game
“David Beckham looks set to be axed for England’s clash with Germany on November 19,” claims Shaun Custis. “The former skipper, one cap short of Bobby Moore’s outfield player record of 108, is about to pay the price for LA Galaxy’s failure to reach the MLS playoffs.” But this is The Sun, so no actual […]
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Spanish Ref: Fine The Divers
“I am convinced that if we put fines of $64,000 and two or three-game bans for diving in the area then it would make people think.” Experienced Spanish referee Manuel Enrique Mejuto Gonzalez calls for tough measures on divers after the controversial late penalty awarded to Liverpool against Atletico Madrid in Champions League play Tuesday.
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Ferguson Welcomes Extra Security At Arsenal
“Last year was pretty unsavoury. In fact, I think it was nasty. It is too open for my liking. It should not happen when you build a modern stadium. You need tin helmets.” Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson welcomes increased security around the dugout area for Saturday’s EPL game at Arsenal.
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Glasgow Crowd Abuse Fine, Street Abuse Not
“Sometimes players go out on the pitch and we receive stick from everywhere. That’s football, I love it. I love it when the whole stadium shouts against you but the problem comes afterwards when the match is finished and you are trying to live and enjoy a normal life with your family.” Glasgow Rangers striker […]
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TFC Warns Of Scouting Scam
“Please be aware Toronto FC agents or scouts will never solicit money or fees from prospective players.” Toronto FC releases an official statement after reports that individuals on the Internet are passing themselves off as professional soccer scouts with ties to the MLS team, and are asking for a fee and a deposit in exchange […]
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Playoff pressure on team execs, too
Nobody in the MLS offices will admit it, but smallish crowds in the conference semifinals first legs are simply pawns in a grand plan.
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U.S. Soccer Development Academy Results
Four teams — Chivas USA U-17/18, Nomads U-17/18, Birmingham United U-15/16 and San Diego Surf U/15-16 — won two games in weekend play in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. For all the weekend results …
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Chelsea extends U.S. reach
English club Chelsea has extended its reach into American youth soccer by partnering with New Jersey’s Match Fit Academy. As a result of the partnership, the Match Fit’s Academy teams will now be known as Match Fit Chelsea — just like North Carolina’s CASL program has adopted the name CASL Chelsea FC Academy for its academy teams (and the Chicago Magic is now Chicago Magic AS Monaco and the Michigan Wolves are Derby County Wolves)