All the results and goal scorers from the first week of the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament when UMass knocked off top-seed BC to the College Cup in Cary. N.C., where a hometown kid scored the winning goal in the final.
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2007 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Men’s Division I All-America Team
Boston College (Reuben Ayarna and Alejandro Bedoya), California (Stefan Frei and Andrew Jacobson), Connecticut (Hermann Trophy finalist O’Brian White and Julian James) and Ohio State (Eric Brunner and Xavier Balc) each had two players named to the 2007 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Men’s Division I All-America first team. For all the All-Americans …
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2007 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Women’s Division I All-America Team
Connecticut (Brittany Taylor and Meghan Schnur), North Carolina (Yael Averbuch and Tobin Heath), Notre Dame (Brittany Bock and Kerri Hanks) and Virginia (Nikki Krzysik and Becky Sauerbrunn) each had two players named to the 2007 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Men’s Division I All-America first team. For all the All-Americans …
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Kaka shines for AC Milan on world stage
[VIDEO] Brazilian Kaka scored one goal and set up teammate Filippo Inzaghi‘s two goals to lead AC Milan to a 4-2 victory over Boca Juniors of Argentina in the final of the Club World Cup on Sunday in Yokohama, Japan.
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Arsenal’s Gallas gains revenge against Chelsea
Arsenal captain William Gallas was the hero for the Gunners in their victory in their much-anticipated showdown against his old club, Chelsea. Elsewhere in England, Liverpool’s problems against Manchester United at Anfield. Bayern Munich’s lead has evaporated heading into the German Bundesliga’s winter break. In France, another coach was ousted.
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U.S. U-23s give up three-goal lead vs. China
Three days after tying the Chinese U-23 team 0-0, the U.S. U-23s shared six goals with the 2008 Olympic Games host to conclude a two-game tour. Robbie Rogers, Patrick Ianni and Charlie Davies scored in the first 32 minutes as the Americans built a 3-0 halftime lead, but a slew of U.S. substitutions at the break prompted a Chinese rally that left the teams tied, 3-3.
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Fulham in relegation zone
[AMERICANS IN BRITAIN] Goalkeeper Tim Howard and Everton celebrated a 2-0 win at West Ham, for which Jonathan Spector stayed on the bench. Keeper Marcus Hahnemann made several crucial saves in Reading’s 1-1 tie with at Birmingham. Fulham, with Carlos Bocanegra and Clint Dempsey going the distance, fell, 1-0 to Newcastle on a Joey Barton penalty kick. Fulham, for which Dempsey came close to scoring on three occasions, is in 18th place, one point inside the relegation zone.
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Hannover 96 gets hammered; Berhalter scores from spot
[AMERICANS IN GERMANY] Hannover 96, with right back Steve Cherundolo making his 16th appearance of the season, fell one spot to seventh place with a 5-1 loss to second-to-last place Energie Cottbus. In the Second Division, 1860 Munich revived its promotion hopes with a 5-0 win over Erzgebirge Aue in which defender Gregg Berhalter scored from the penalty spot.
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Heerenveen stays near top; Onyewu’s team undefeated
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Michael Bradley, coming off a hat trick performance last week, didn’t finish this weekend but helped SC Heerenveen to a 5-1 win over NAC Breda in the Dutch Eredivisie. In the Belgian Juliper League, Standard Liege, with Oguchi Onyewu, tied FC Dender to extend its season-long undefeated streak to 16 games. Freddy Adu played the final 11 minutes of Benfica’s 1-0 loss to Belenenses.
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Inter Sued Over Away Jersey
A Turkish lawyer is suing Serie A champion Inter Milan over one of its away jerseys, which displays a thick red cross against a white background. Aside from looking suspiciously like the English flag, the red cross apparently reminded Muslims in Turkey, who saw the strip when the Inter played Fenerbahce in the Champions League, […]
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Capello’s Mother Unhappy at England Appointment
Italian tactician Fabio Capello was confirmed as England manager on Friday, but at least one person wasn’t happy about the 61-year-old’s appointment—his mother. Eighty-six-year-old Evelina Tortul told the Telegraph she worries about how her son will be treated in the most high-profile sports management position in England. “I am really not very happy about this,” […]
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D.C. United to Unveil Veron Next Week
After a long courtship, D.C. United have finally landed Argentine midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron, who becomes Major League Soccer’s highest profile signing since David Beckham nearly one year ago, and its fifth designated player. According to SI.com, Veron and United agreed to a $3 million-$4 million deal that will be signed and announced next week […]
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‘Connection’ is Key for MLS
Perhaps more than any other professional sports league in the U.S., Major League Soccer is uniquely positioned to have its players promote the league on a grassroots level. For example, says the Houston Chronicle’s Glenn Davis, “Talk to the players on the Dynamo and you will find articulate, educated and enthusiastic players who can speak […]
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Europe Not Ready for U.S. Coaches
U.S. soccer fans are living in an “ambitious” post-Beckham world, a time when America’s growing influence in and outside of the game means that more will be possible tomorrow than it is today. Indeed, media reports this week that former U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena was interested in being considered for the same position […]
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Soccer on TV
The men’s NCAA Division I College Cup kicks off on Friday and the champion will be crowned on Sunday. Also on Sunday, early morning, Boca Juniors and AC Milan face off in the World Club Cup final. The Bundesliga takes its winter break after this weekend, when Bayern Munich tries to keep its lead over second-place Werder Bremen. Both are in action on Gol TV Saturday.
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2007 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division I Men’s All-Regional Teams
Saint Louis and Wake Forest led all teams with five and four selection, respectively, on the 2007 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division I Men’s all-regional first teams. For all the all-regional selections …
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Men’s College Cup Chatter
The Men’s College Cup finalists arrived in Cary Wednesday and talked to the media on Thursday. Here’s what the coaches and players had to say on the eve of the semifinals …
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An ACC affair
Paul Kennedy on the Men’s College Cup
The Atlantic Coast Conference has produced five national champions — in chronological order, Maryland, Clemson, Duke, Virginia and North Carolina. It has a 50-50 chance of producing a sixth on Sunday.
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Wake Forest has unfinished business
[WAKE FOREST PREVIEW] Wake Forest is not only the sole returnee from last year’s Men’s College Cup, but it is the favorite to win its first national championship.
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Hokies build on first Wake game
[VIRGINIA TECH PREVIEW] The Hokies have had a varsity soccer program for 36 years, but only recently have they become national powers. This is the third straight year Virginia Tech is in the NCAA Tournament and the first time it is at the Men’s College Cup.
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Men’s College Cup TV Schedule
The Men’s College Cup will be broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPNU. For information on this weekend’s television coverage …
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England’s grand-slam weekend
[INTERNATIONAL HEADLINERS] It’s big weekend in the English Premier League with Liverpool-Manchester United and Arsenal-Chelsea on Sunday. In Spain, a rejuvenated Julio Baptista is finally enjoying himself at Real Madrid. In the Netherlands, the top-of-the-table clash between Ajax and PSV was threatened by a police strike.
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Sergeant Capello reporting for duty
To many Americans, Italian Fabio Capello, whom England hired Thursday as its new national team coach, is best known as the coach who benched David Beckham, prompting the English star to leave Real Madrid for the Los Angeles Galaxy. But Capello, who — irony of ironies — will be the one who will decide if Beckham again plays for England and achieves his 100th cap, is one of the most successful coaches of the last quarter century.
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MAKING A LIST: England coaching history
England has hired Fabio Capello to replace Steve McClaren as national team coach. The Italian aims to become the second England manager to win a major title. For a history of England’s national team coaches in the last half century …
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U.S. Olympic hopefuls tie in China
They hope to be in Beijing in eight months for the Olympic Games; to that end, the U.S. under-23s played the first of their two games in the host country Thursday and tied, 0-0, in front of 30,000 fans in Changsa, China.