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D.C. United was outclassed by an opponent that was superior in terms of fitness, speed, skill and technique throughout its opening Concacaf Champions League group against Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica Tuesday. But rather than admit that its regional club counterparts are still several strides ahead of Major League Soccer, it’s best to blame the […]

Sir Alex And Big Phil Beg To Differ

Unsurprisingly, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and his Chelsea counterpart Felipe “Big Phil” Scolari hold differing opinions on the English Football Association’s decision to rescind the red card given to Chelsea’s oak-solid captain John ‘Tiny Tears’ Terry at the weekend. The decision allows Terry to play against United in this weekend’s game between the […]

United May Rest Players For World Club Cup

Not content with getting his excuses in early for a possible defeat to Chelsea at the weekend, Ferguson is already looking ahead to that brazen FIFA marketing tool, December’s World Club Cup in Japan, and warning that United may not field its strongest team. “When we come back [from Japan]…we will have three days […]

John Barnes Appointed New Jamaica Coach

The former Liverpool and England forward John Barnes, 44, has been named as the new coach of the Jamaica national team. Barnes, who was born in Kingston before moving to England with his family as a teenager, will start work in November on a one-year contract. Barnes takes over from Brazilian Rene Simoes, who […]

Houston Slashes Prices For San Jose Game

Despite postponing its home Concacaf Champions League game against Luis Angel Firpo Tuesday, the Houston Dynamo plans to press on with its MLS game against the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday. Better still, it is slashing ticket prices and letting first responders and kids under 14 in for free. The team still hasn’t received final […]

Kroenke To Be Appointed To Arsenal Board

Denver Nuggets and Colorado Rapids owner Stan Kroenke will be appointed to Arsenal’s board Thursday, report Gary Jacob and Tom Dart. Billionaire Kroenke, who owns a 12.38 per cent share in the north London team, has been tipped for the appointment ever since Russian-Uzbek oligarch Alisher Usmanov amassed a shareholding of 24.9 per cent. Rumors […]

Where’s The Respect?

Just a few weeks into the EPL season, and already there’s little talk of the FA’s Respect campaign towards referees. Everton manager David Moyes is to be charged by the FA with “improper conduct” after being sent to the stands during Saturday’s game at Stoke City for his response to referee Alan Wiley’s failure to […]

Blatter Wants Fewer European Countries At World Cup

FIFA President Sepp Blatter’s Idea of the Day is to decrease the number of European teams at the World Cup to give an African country a better chance of winning. Right now, by coincidence, Blatter is in Africa. “We will have to change the numbers but we’ll do it step by step,” Blatter said. “One […]

POLLS: NSCAA/adidas High School Girls Rankings

McDonogh School of Maryland moved into a tie with The Pennington School of New Jersey for the top spot in the NSCAA/adidas high school girls national rankings. For the complete Top 25 …

U.S. Soccer Development Academy Results

The Richmond Strikers and Schulz Academy both swept games in the U-17/18 and U/15-16 age groups in play on the second weekend of the 2008-09 U.S. Soccer Development Academy. For all the results …

U.S. U-14 boys picked for Thanksgiving tournament

by Paul KennedySeptember 17, 2008

U.S. under-14 boys national team head coach Manny Schellscheidt named 38 players who will travel to the U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Thanksgiving Interregional tournament Nov. 26-Dec. 1 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Folding goals are recalled following youth player’s death

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Tuesday a voluntary recall of about 190,000 MacGregor and Mitre folding soccer goals following the death of a 20-month-old boy, who was strangled when his head and arm became entangled in the net of one of the recalled goals.

U.S. under-17 boys national team goes on club tour

The U.S. under-17 boys national team opened a nine-city tour against U.S. Soccer Development Academy opponents with a 2-0 win (goals by Victor Pineda and Charles Renken) and 3-3 tie (two goals by Jack McInerney and one by Luis Gil) against Chivas USA youth teams in the U-15/16 and U-17/18 age groups.

USA opens U-20 Women’s World Cup against France

The USA will meet France, Argentina and China in the first round of the Under-20 Women’s World Cup that begins Nov. 19 in Chile.

POLLS: NSCAA/adidas High School Boys Rankings

Kansas City’s Rockhurst High School remained No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas high school boys national rankings. No. 2 Martin Luther King Jr.’s position was in jeopardy following Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to No. 24 Beacon School that ended a 43-game unbeaten streak. For the complete Top 25 …

MORNING BRIEFING: Cal’s Bears roar again

by Paul KennedySeptember 17, 2008

Winner of back-to-back Pac-10 titles, California can make a strong case for being the best men’s program on the West Coast. Despite the losses of four players to MLS clubs in the last three SuperDrafts, Cal is ranked No. 5 in this week’s Soccer America Men’s Top 25 with a 3-0-2 record heading into the Stanford Nike Classic, where it will face Drake and Creighton.

SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Men’s Rankings

Northern Kentucky remained No. 1 in the NCAA Division II men’s rankings with a 2-0 win over Wisconsin-Parkside. Middlebury, No. 1 in the Division III ranking, beat NESCAC rival Amherst, 1-0, on Harrison Watkins‘ goal. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 men’s rankings …

MORNING BRIEFING: Hurricanes crash for the first time

by Paul KennedySeptember 17, 2008

Miami (Fla.) lost for the first time this season after seven wins when it fell to BYU, 1-0, at home on Tuesday night. ALSO: After a slow start, Missouri is looking like it could be a Big 12 contender.

SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Women’s Rankings

Wheaton (Ill.) had its 48-game win streak end with a 1-0 loss to Loras on Saturday, paving the way for the College of New Jersey to take over the top spot in the NCAA Division III rankings. Grand Valley State improved to 6-0-0 and remained No. 1 in the NCAA Division II rankings. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 men’s rankings …

NAIA: Men’s & Women’s Rankings

Auburn-Montgomery took over the top spot in the NAIA Men’s Soccer Top 25 Poll with wins over Emmanuel, 3-0, Houghton, 3-0, and Vanguard, 1-0. Montreat knocked off then-No. 1 Lindsey Wilson, 1-0. Martin Methodist again held its No. 1 spot in the NAIA Women’s Soccer Top 25 Poll. For both the Top 25 rankings …

Banner night for USL’s Islanders

[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] In sharp contrast to MLS’s troubles in the Concacaf Champions League, the USL enjoyed another banner night when the Puerto Rico Islanders held on for a 2-1 win over Panama’s Tauro FC — the same team that ousted Chivas USA in the qualifying stage — despite playing the last 21 minutes with 10 players.

U.S. women’s stars find new homes

by Paul KennedySeptember 17, 2008

[WPS] The seven Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) teams were allocated their first three players on Tuesday when the league announced the dispersal of U.S. national team players, including the 15 eligible Olympic gold-medalists.

Stunning win for tiny Cluj

[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Argentine Juan Culio scored twice to give Romania’s Cluj a 2-1 win at injury-riddled Roma in a stunning UEFA Champions League debut on Tuesday.

Colombia dumps Pinto after two losses

[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Colombia moved quickly to fire Jorge Luis Pinto as its national team coach following its first two losses in the South American World Cup qualifiers.

UEFA Champions League Results