Columbus Crew owner-operator Clark Hunt sat down with Michael Arace and Shawn Mitchell after Sunday’s game against D.C. United and told them, “I’m confident the Columbus Crew will be playing in Columbus, Ohio, for at least the next 50 years. Beyond that, I’m not making any predictions.” Arace, who has raised concerns in his columns […]
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Taylor Finds His Feet In Koblenz
Former UCLA player and Hermann Trophy finalist Matt Taylor has taken a long route to success as a pro since leaving college and being the fourth overall MLS draft pick in 2004. His injury-marred spells with the Kansas City Wizards and Chivas USA were followed by a stint at the Portland Timbers in USL-1, after […]
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Lopez Says Wizards On A Roll
“We’ve had our ups and downs throughout the season, but the time is right. We’re peaking when we need to peak, and the most important thing is to do well in the playoffs.” Claudio Lopez of the Kansas City Wizards looks back on his first season in MLS and ahead to the postseason.
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Beckerman’s Belief
“We all believe that something special can happen.” Real Salt Lake midfielder Kyle Beckerman tells of the buoyant camp mood ahead of the playoffs.
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Galaxy Postpones Brisbane Game
“We were not in a position to absolutely guarantee David Beckham’s availability for the L.A. Galaxy game against the Queensland Roar on December 11.” Galaxy’s President of Business Operations Tom Payne explains why L.A. has postponed one game of its offseason Oceania tour, one day before tickets were due to go on sale.
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Ronaldo Wants To Stay In Brazil
“I’ve been in Europe for 16 years. Flamengo is my favourite, but I don’t want to play there as a favor. I want to deserve to play there.” Three-time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldo, 32, wants to stay and play in his native Brazil.
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Managers Ready To Reject ‘Respect’
“Some leading managers from the Premier League are ready to revolt against the Respect campaign in the wake of a series of controversial incidents that have left them seething,” writes Matt Lawton. English managers believe that referees must earn respect if they want it in return from the players.
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The Galaxy’s Long Shopping List
L.A. Galaxy coach Bruce Arena is still “simply staring at the wreckage of an 8-13-9 season,” writes Grahame L Jones, but soon it will be time for him to start sorting through the chaff. “It’s certainly a team that needs to be reconstructed,” Arena said. “We have an odd balance on our team on the […]
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Women’s Conferences
Conference tournament play begins this week in six conferences, most notably the Big East, where No. 1 Notre Dame puts its perfect record on the line on Sunday when it meets the winner of Thursday’s Cincinnati-St. John’s game. For all the conference tournament schedules …
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MORNING BRIEFING: Surging Campbell knocks off UNC
Surging Campbell won its ninth straight game when it beat No. 7 North Carolina, 2-0. No. 12 South Florida also lost on the road, falling at Cincinnati, 1-0. No. 5 Northwestern recovered from its first defeat of the loss with a 1-0 victory at Loyola (Ill.). For all of the Tuesday action …
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SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Men’s Rankings
Midwestern State remained No. 1 in the NCAA Division II men’s rankings. Trinity (Texas), first in the Division III rankings, is perfect at 16-0-0. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 men’s rankings …
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SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Women’s Rankings
No. 1 Grand Valley State is the only unbeaten and untied NCAA Division II women’s team at 18-0-0. Williams is still No. 1 in Division III despite its 1-1 tie with archrival Amherst. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 women’s rankings …
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JUNIOR COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Rankings
Yavapai (D1 men), Darton (D1 women) and Cerritos (D3 women) remained No. 1 in this week’s NSCAA/adidas JC rankings. There was a major shakeup in the D3 men’s rankings, where Herkimer County jumped three places to No. 1. For all the rankings …
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PROFILE: Stanford’s fab frosh
Stanford is No. 2 in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 heading into its showdown against No. 3 UCLA on Friday. In a year for high-quality freshmen, the Cardinal (16-0-1) has been blessed with three sensational first-year players — Californians Teresa Noyola, Lindsay Taylor and Camille Levin — who have combined for 26 goals and 15 assists in 17 games. Even more important, their skills complement each other — which should make Stanford a national contender for the next four seasons.
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Soccer Job Openings
[EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES] Soccer America provides the latest on employment opportunities for soccer-related positions. They include college coaching opportunities, as well as jobs in pro soccer, youth soccer, the soccer industry and television.
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Michael Bradley gets third straight start
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Midfielder Michael Bradley was back on the field for Borussia Moenchengladbach and its new coach, Hans Meyer, but Gladbach returned to its losing ways in midweek Bundesliga action.
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Under-17 Women’s World Cup Results
The inaugural Under-17 Women’s World Cup began Tuesday in New Zealand, where the host country fell to Canada, 1-0, in the opening game that drew more than 13,000 fans in Auckland. Penn State-bound Rachel Lamarre scored the first goal of the competition. The USA opens against Japan in Hamilton on Thursday. For all the results and schedules …
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Leverkusen beats Bremen to lead the Bundesliga
[GERMANY] Bayer Leverkusen took over top spot for at least a day with a deserved 2-0 win at Werder Bremen.
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Maradona named Argentina coach
[ARGENTINA] Argentina has appointed Diego Maradona as its new coach, according to reports from Buenos Aires.
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Twellman absence adds to Revs’ woes
For all the wrong reasons 2008 is turning out to be another memorable season in the career of Revs’ forward Taylor Twellman
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Dynamo reserves falter late but snag a point
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Not every team puts as much emphasis on its reserve squad as does Houston, and all that work reaped a significant reward Tuesday night in San Salvador.
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Edu gets Rangers action
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Maurice Edu, whose play for Glasgow Rangers had been limited to one league appearance (Sept. 19) since joining the Scottish club in August from Toronto FC on a $5 million transfer, went the full 90 on Tuesday in a 2-0 Scottish League Cup quarterfinal win over Hamilton.
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Liverpool Tries To Stay Calm
“People will be talking about us a bit more now because we’re top of the league. But we have to live with that. It’s a different kind of pressure, but it’s what we are in it for — and we have to cope with that.” Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher follows his manager Rafa Benitez in […]
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Hyndman’s Dallas To-Do List
FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman made it to the NCAA tournament in 30 of his 31 seasons as a college coach, which has made his debut midseason with the pros at FC Dallas all the more difficult to stomach, reports Diego Aparicio. “I’ve never been in this position in my career where the season is […]
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Garber: Beckham To Milan Just A Fitness Issue
The Beckham to Milan story crawls on. Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber is perturbed that we mortals on the outside of U.S. soccer’s inner circle just do not understand what’s going on, and so he called up Jack Bell to pour his heart out. “You can tell that I’m frustrated,” Garber told Bell. “There’s […]