D.C. United’s signing spree continued when it signed Colombian defender Gonzalo Martinez from Millonarios. American-born Ian Joy left German third division club St. Pauli and signed with Real Salt Lake. For all the team-by-team MLS offseason player moves …
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National High School Winter Rankings
Miami’s Varela High School now holds the top spot outright in the NSCAA/adidas High School Winter Rankings for boys, while Florida’s American Heritage (27-0-0) remained No. 1 in the girls rankings. For the boys and girls rankings ..
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South Africa manages tie in opener
[AFRICAN NATIONS CUP] Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira, whose future with World Cup 2010 host South Africa appears dependent on his team’s performance at the African Nations Cup, was pleased after the Bafana Bafana managed to salvage a 1-1 tie with Angola in their opening game on Wednesday.
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New Austin pro team affiliated with Stoke City
[USL-1] Stoke City became the latest British club to seek entry in the U.S. market when its minority owner, Phil Rawlins, announced plans to launch a USL-1 team next year in Austin, Texas, and affiliate it with the English League Championship club.
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Real Running Away with La Liga
Can anyone in Spain catch Real Madrid? Well, given that we were asking the same question of Barcelona at this stage last year, it’s certainly possible, but ESPN’s Phil Ball says the possibility looks increasingly remote with each passing week. On Saturday, Real rather comprehensively won the Madrid derby, beating neighbor Atletico, 2-0. As it […]
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Albright Reacts to NE Trade
Goal.com’s Kyle McCarthy interviews defender Chris Albright about his recent trade from the L.A. Galaxy to the New England Revolution, an announcement which came during the first round of the MLS SuperDraft on Friday. Albright, a member of the Galaxy for seven years, was ambivalent about the trade. “I didn’t understand it when I first […]
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Time to Move the African Nations Cup
The African Cup of Nations, currently underway in Ghana, has always had a hard time getting respect abroad, says Paul Gardner, writing for the New York Sun. He says the problem has grown as more African players find work in Europe. Why? Because FIFA mandates that clubs release national team players when they are wanted […]
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U.S. Soccer to Decide Soon About ’18 Bid
In a podcast published over the weekend, U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati laid out the organization’s agenda for 2008. He started with this year’s exhibition matches, confirming only a March 26 friendly against Poland in Krakow, although he mentioned that two more exhibitions would be added in late May or early June. One of […]
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Tottenham’s Ramos in Another Final
Juande Ramos won two UEFA Cups, the Copa Del Rey, the Spanish Super Cup and the European Super Cup with Sevilla, so great expectations were heaped on the shoulders of the Spanish manager when he arrived at Tottenham. But Ramos “is proving well worth the trouble Tottenham took to hire him,” says the AP. Three […]
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Pat Noonan leaves Revs for Norway
Three years after goalkeeper Adin Brown played out his MLS contract and signed with Norwegian club Aalesund, he’s about to be joined by another ex-Rev. Pat Noonan, who started and earned an assist in the 2-0 USA win over Sweden Saturday at Home Depot Center, is joining Aalesund on a free transfer. The Revs elected not to pick up the option on his MLS contract, hoping it could sign him for a lower salary than the $225,000 he earned last season.
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Americans in Norway
[MAKING A LIST] Pat Noonan is the third MLS player and fourth American to sign with a Norwegian club in the offseason. There are 10 Americans on the rosters of Norwegian pro clubs — five of them U.S. internationals.
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Tottenham ends brawling Arsenal’s jinx
[ENGLAND] Only four months into his job as Tottenham manager, Spaniard Juande Ramos is the toast of White Heart Lane. Spurs snapped a nine-year run of 21 games without a victory over archrival Arsenal in grand style on Tuesday when it crushed the Gunners, 5-1, to win their English League Cup series, 6-2, on aggregate. Arsenal came so unglued at the end that Togolese star Emmanuel Adebayor and Dane Nicklas Bendtner became involved in an altercation
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Egypt catches Lions napping
[AFRICAN NATIONS CUP] Defending champion Egypt easily disposed of Cameroon, 4-2, in their much-anticipated showdown Tuesday at the African Nations Cup.
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MLS Offseason Player Moves
D.C. United completed a deal for Argentine forward Franco Niell, who was acquired on a one-year loan from Argentinos Junior on Tuesday. For all the team-by-team MLS offseason player moves …
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U.S. Soccer Development Academy Results
Arsenal FC’s Under-17/18 Academy team opened its Development Academy campaign with a 3-0 victory over the Irvine Strikers on Saturday. Michael Vega, Trenton Titus and Eddie Valencia scored for Arsenal, which returns to action the week after next when it hosts visiting Washington Premier and FC Portland. For all the Development Academy results and goal scorers …
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Soccer Job Openings
[EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES] Soccer America provides the latest on employment opportunities for soccer-related positions: college coaching opportunities, positions in the pros, youth soccer, the soccer industry, even television.
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New York’s Osorio Eyes Argentine Gallardo
The New York Times’ Jack Bell talks with Red Bulls coach Juan Carlos Osorio, who is headed to South America on a scouting trip. “I can tell you that we have already found the players we need, but there are restrictions because of the salary cap,” the Colombian said. “I am looking for a central […]
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Former Newcastle Defender on His Way to L.A.
Former Newcastle defender Celestine Babayaro is on the verge of making a switch to the Los Angeles Galaxy, according to various reports. The 29-year-old former Nigeria international has been without a club for over a month after agreeing to leave the Magpies by mutual consent. Babayaro spent three years at Newcastle but failed to establish […]
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Feilhaber to Stay in Europe
U.S. midfielder Benny Feilhaber will not be leaving Derby County for Major League Soccer, according to separate reports on the Web. In fact, in an ESPN interview, Feilhaber implies that unless Derby manager Paul Jewell tells him to look for work elsewhere, he’ll be staying. “I made the right choice coming to Derby,” Feilhaber said […]
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More Drama, Another Draw for Liverpool
Amid protests and a worsening ownership situation, Liverpool fell further behind in the league standings on Monday, drawing 2-2 at home to Aston Villa. The fifth-place Reds needed a late equalizer from Peter Crouch to salvage a point; Liverpool has now drawn its last four games and sits 14 points behind leaders Manchester United and […]
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McClaren: MLS Puts Beckham’s England Career in Jeopardy
Steve McClaren thinks David Beckham’s England career will be over after he earns his 100th cap against Switzerland on Feb. 6. The former England manager believes the standard of play in Major League Soccer isn’t good enough for him to continue at international level. Beckham is currently training with Premier League leader Arsenal ahead of […]
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Puerto Rico is on a roll
[WORLD CUP WATCH] Led by a core of American pros and collegians, Puerto Rico won back-to-back games for the first time in more than a decide when the Boricuas swept a pair of friendlies at Bermuda.
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Kalou golazo decides Ivory Coast-Nigeria showdown
[AFRICAN NATIONS CUP/VIDEO] Dribbling seems to be a lost art these days, but Salomon Kalou put on an extraordinary display of magic on the ball to score the only goal in Ivory Coast’s 1-0 win over Nigeria in a battle of giants Monday at the African Nations Cup in Sekondi
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Sir Alex defends gesture
[OFF THE POST/VIDEO] Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson denied intentionally making an abusive gesture at Reading fans near the end of his team’s 2-0 win on Saturday. Of the gesture, known in Britain as an “up yours” sign, Ferguson said, “All I was doing was expressing my relief at winning one of our hardest games of the season.”
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Liverpool soap opera continues
[ENGLAND WATCH] Who will fall first? Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez? Or its despised American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett?