[MLS] Seven prospective ownership groups from markets throughout the United States and Canada submitted applications to join Major League Soccer, which is expected to add a 17th and 18th team in 2011. The groups include FC Barcelona, owners of teams in the NFL, NHL and EPL and an NBA star. Three groups include USL owners. Here is a look at the ownership groups and their stadium plans …
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Japan held by Uzbekistan
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Australia, South Korea and Iran all won at home, but Japan was held at home by Uzbekistan in Asian World Cup qualifying.
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England, Spain, Netherlands march on
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Europe’s World Cup qualifying action Wednesday saw England, Spain and the Netherlands all maintain their 100 percent records. In the day’s biggest surprise, struggling Portugal was held at home by Albania.
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Chile downs Argentina, Brazil held at home
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Paraguay continued to win, but the shock result of the round was Argentina’s 1-0 loss in Chile. Brazil, meanwhile, was held at home by Colombia.
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Ref Gets It Right – and Gets Panned
I suppose you could argue that Toronto coach John Carver had an excuse for making an ass of himself at the end of the Dallas vs. Toronto game on Saturday. His team, denuded by international call-ups, had played a remarkable game in Dallas and with only one minute left, was heading for an unlikely 2-1 win.
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T&T gets the points it needed
The USA took the field Wednesday against Trinidad & Tobago with its future in mind, but couldn’t match the intensity and experience of an opponent committed to the here and now.
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Mixed grades for Bradley’s boys
[TRINIDAD & TOBAGO-USA REPORT CARD] Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players’ performance in their 2-1 loss to Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday …
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Houston late strike stuns San Jose
[MLS] In 24 MLS games this season, Houston midfielder Stuart Holden had scored just one goal. Now he has three, and the Dynamo (12-5-11) is this close to clinching the Western Conference championship.
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Mexico misses another chance to qualify for Hexagonal
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] El Salvador joined the USA and Costa Rica in next year’s Hexagonal, Concacaf’s final round of World Cup 2010 qualifying, and Trinidad & Tobago pulled ahead in Group 1, but the two spots in Group 2 remained up in the air after Jamaica’s 1-0 win over Honduras and Mexico’s 2-2 tie at Canada.
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Scottish Wizard On The Rise
In Kansas City, another pro took a completely different path to first team action, writes Randy Covitz. Former Graceland University midfielder Kevin Souter, 24, showed up at the Wizards’ open tryout at the start of the year with 200 other players, and ended up landing a developmental contract. After suffering an early injury in reserve […]
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Gullit ‘Cut And Ran’
"When the losses started to pile up, Gullit cut and ran, citing unspecified personal reasons. Now he is blaming the system and inventing an anti-soccer conspiracy. There is no need to listen to him any longer." Grahame L. Jones responds to former L.A. Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit's comments, reported Tuesday, that soccer will not be […]
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Quakes Fade After Late Revival
“For us to catch up as much as we did and then fall away at the end was disappointing. We just went out of pocket at the wrong time. We were so close.” Quakes’ coach Frank Yallop on his side’s disappointing end to the season.
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Blatter Lauds Leeds’ Youth SetUp
“Unless you are one of the ultra-rich clubs, this, surely, is the way forward and Leeds [United], a club I greatly respect, have to be applauded for its efforts in this regard.” FIFA President Sepp Blatter says that Leeds United’s professional and financial demise since being Champions League semifinalists in 2001 has been arrested by […]
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Domenech Stays On And On
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. France coach Raymond Domenech has been assured yet again by the French Football Federation that his job is safe. This is Part 27 in an ongoing series of FFF statements designed to entertain fans abroad who love to see the French national team fail. Although Paul Doyle […]
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The Politics of Cooper’s U.S. Call-up
Perhaps one should take FC Dallas striker Kenny Cooper’s decision to turn down an offer to join the U.S. national team for its World Cup qualifying game in Trinidad & Tobago Wednesday at face value. He’s been nursing an ankle injury and a bout of “flu-like symptoms,” and so it was best to concentrate on […]
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Houston Is Salt Lake’s Model
Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis makes no secret of the team he admires most in Major League Soccer. “From the moment he took over as head coach last season,” writes James Edward, “there’s been a method to Kreis’ madness, a vision shared by General Manager Garth Lagerwey — call it the Houston Dynamo model.” […]
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Spanish Not Racist, Says Fabregas
Arsenal’s Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas has said that the English Football Association was wrong to ask its Spanish counterparts to move England’s exhibition game in Madrid next February to another venue. When England last played at Real Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium in 2004, its black players were subject to racist abuse from the home spectators. “I […]
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Dalby Settles On MLS As The Place To Develop
Colorado Rapids’ midfielder Greg Dalby, 22, has no illusions that the awards he received as a college player mean anything in the professional game. “Accolades from previous years are great,” Dalby told Mark Zeigler, “but it doesn’t add up to a whole lot once you make that leap to a professional.” Zeigler’s piece on Dalby […]
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LEADERS: NCAA Division I Men’s Scorers
Akron sophomore Steve Zakuani remains the NCAA Division I men’s points leader. UC Davis senior Quincy Amarikwa now leads the nation with 12 goals. For all the NCAA Division I leaders …
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LEADERS: NCAA Division I Women’s Scorers
Michigan State freshman Laura Heyboer maintained her lead in points among NCAA Division I women’s scorers. She is tied with fellow freshman Sarah Hagen (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) for the national lead with 16 goals. For all the NCAA Division I leaders …
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SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Men’s Rankings
Lynn, No. 1 in the NCAA Division II men’s rankings, improved to 11-0-0, while Trinity (Texas), first in the Division III rankings, is 12-0-0. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 men’s rankings …
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SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Women’s Rankings
Grand Valley State, No. 1 in the NCAA Division II women’s rankings, improved to 14-0-0. Williams is still No. 1 in Division III. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 women’s rankings …
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JUNIOR COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Rankings
Brookdale (D3 men) and Cerritos (D3 women) have taken over the top spots in this week’s NSCAA/adidas JC rankings. Yavapai (D1 men) and Darton (D1 women) round out the top spots in the JC rankings. For all the rankings …
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MORNING BRIEFING: Wake hands Vidovich 200th win
Wake Forest coach Jay Vidovich picked up his 200th career victory as the top-ranked Demon Deacons crushed UNC Greensboro, 6-0, on Tuesday night. Maryland against needed a Casey Townsend overtime goal to win, while North Carolina and UC Santa Barbara recorded convincing wins. Drake, on the other hand, fell in overtime, and Georgetown lost badly to American. For all the Top 25 game reports …
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MORNING BRIEFING: Portland and North Carolina 1-2 in women’s RPI
Portland and North Carolina, No. 4 and No. 5 in this week’s Soccer America Women’s Top 25, are No. 1 and No. 2 in the first NCAA Women’s Division I RPI index the NCAA released this fall.