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Henry ready for Barca-Real Madrid clasico
[TV PREVIEW] French star Thierry Henry could appear in his first Barcelona-Real clasico on Sunday at Barca’s Nou Camp Stadium (TV: Gol TV, 1 pm ET). Barcelona cleared the 30-year-old Henry to play after almost four weeks out with a lower back injury.
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Dempsey and Wambach take U.S. Soccer honors
U.S. Soccer named Clint Dempsey as the 2007 Male Athlete of the Year and Abby Wambach as the 2007 Female Athlete of the Year. Michael Bradley, son of men’s national team coach Bob Bradley, and Lauren Cheney, the 2007 Soccer America College Women’s Player of the Year, won the Young Male and Young Female awards, respectively.
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Kids team booted from playoffs because coach ‘uncertified’
[OFF THE POST] It’s getting harder and harder to coach youth soccer these days. A 12-year-old boys team in Phelan, Calif., was kicked out of the local AYSO playoffs because its coach was only licensed to coach players up to 10 years old.
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UEFA Cup Finalists
The UEFA Cup moves into the round of 32 in February — with 24 qualifiers from the group stage of the UEFA Cup and eight from the UEFA Champions League.
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MLS owner buys into Celtic
John Fisher, one of the owners of Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics and an investor in Major League Soccer’s San Jose Earthquakes with Lew Wolff, has bought an interest in Scottish champion Celtic.
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Miami Officials Okay Soccer Stadium
Public officials in Miami want Major League Soccer to return to the area. On Tuesday, Miami Dade County officials backed a massive redevelopment project in the city’s downtown area that would include the building of a soccer specific stadium and new baseball park. The city is prepared to sink $50 million into the stadium. “Mayor […]
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Poland Coach Urges Zurawski to Move to L.A.
Poland captain Maciej Zurawski is being urged by national team coach Leo Beenhaker to leave Celtic for the Los Angeles Galaxy. The 31-year-old Hoops striker captained Poland to a successful Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, but has received little playing time at Parkhead so far this season. “I think if Maciej were to accept a move […]
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Foreigner Rule All About Preserving Quality
Soccer columnist Steve Davis says the latest MLS rule change is all about upholding the standard of play as the league expands. Earlier this week, the league announced that teams could now have a total of eight international players on their roster instead of seven. More significantly, these slots can now be traded, which raises […]
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Crouch Off as Chelsea Eases Past Liverpool
Liverpool striker Peter Crouch was dismissed Wednesday night as Rafa’s Reds lost their second straight, 2-0, to Chelsea in the Carling Cup quarterfinals. The Liverpool striker was sent off almost immediately after Frank Lampard’s deflected shot put Chelsea ahead, his uncharacteristic two-footed lunge drawing a straight red card from referee Martin Atkinson. Crouch leapt at […]
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MLS shouldn’t play the slots
There will be more foreign players in MLS next season, as the league has increased the limit per team from seven to eight, and removed the limitations teams can field no more than four senior (25 and older) and three youth internationals. Age designations have been eliminated. With many good American players heading overseas each year instead of signing with MLS, league officials and many coaches fear a fairly rapid rate of expansion – 13 teams in 2007, 14 teams next season, perhaps 16 teams as soon as 2009 – could markedly deplete the talent pool, and degrade the quality of play.
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UCLA’s Cheney named Women’s Player of the Year
[SOCCER AMERICA AWARDS] Lauren Cheney‘s year began with her earning her first cap for the USA in January and it ended with her being named the 2007 Soccer America Women’s Player of the Year.
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Soccer America Women’s MVPs
[SOCCER AMERICA AWARDS] For the first time since introducing the MVP awards in 1976, Soccer America has selected first and second teams. The 2007 first team features five holdovers from the 2006 MVP selections: Yael Averbuch (North Carolina), Kerri Hanks (Notre Dame), Stephanie Lopez (Portland), Kasey Moore (Texas) and Ashlee Pistorius (Texas A&M). For all the MVPs …
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USC’s Khosroshahin named Coach of the Year
[SOCCER AMERICA AWARDS] Mike Garrett, the USC Athletic director, set the bar high for his new women’s soccer coach, and Ali Khosroshahin, the 2007 Soccer America Women’s Coach of the Year, responded with a national championship.
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Talonen named Freshman of the Year
[SOCCER AMERICA AWARDS] Sanna Talonen , who entered Florida State this fall as the most accomplished European import into the college game since fellow Finn Anne Makinen, had a sensational first season with the Seminoles and is the 2007 Soccer America Freshman of the Year.
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Soccer America’s All-Freshman Teams
[SOCCER AMERICA AWARDS] National champion USC had three players named to the 2007 Soccer America Women’s All-Freshman teams — Kasey Johnson on the first team and Megan Ohai and Ashli Sandoval on the second team. For all the All-Freshman selections …
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Kerr returns to Duke as men’s coach
John Kerr, Jr., who starred on Duke’s 1986 Division I championship team, has been named the Blue Devils’ new men’s head coach, replacing the retiring John Rennie.
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Fans pick ‘Best of U.S. Soccer’
The results are in for the 2007 “Best of U.S. Soccer” awards presented again this year by Soccer America. This year’s awards included for the first time Best Blog. For all the winners …
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UEFA Cup Results
Italian star Luca Toni exploded for four goals to lead Bayern Munich to a 5-0 win over Greek club Aris on Wednesday. With the win, Bayern clinched a berth in February’s round of 32. For all the results …
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US Youth Soccer ODP SuperGroup Boys Rosters
US Youth Soccer announced the regional boys rosters for the ODP Super Group Dec. 27-30 at the Disney’s Soccer Showcase in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., For all the rosters …
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Much ado about Edu
One year ago, Maurice Edu was contemplating leaving Maryland early to join MLS. Now after only one year with Toronto FC, Edu must consider a move from MLS to Europe.
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Chelsea Midfielder Ballack to Make His Return
Almost a forgotten man at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack was set to make his long-awaited return Wednesday against Liverpool in the English League Cup following an eight-month injury layoff. In an interview with German newspaper Die Zeit, the Germany captain reveals the ankle injury almost ended his playing career. “Sometimes I thought: ‘Man, […]