Six more teams qualified for the Euro ’08 finals. Poland, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands all clinched with wins, while Croatia, a 2-0 loser at Macedonia, and idle France both qualified thanks to the other results in their respective groups on Saturday.
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More magic from Riquelme and Kaka
[WORLD CUP HEADLINERS/VIDEO] Thanks in large part to Juan Pablo Riquelme, Argentina remained perfect in World Cup qualifying. Riquelme and Brazil’s Kaka made highlight reels around the world with exquisite strikes. Ecuador, a World Cup finalist in 2002 and 2006, is pointless at the bottom of South America’s 10-team competition after a 5-1 loss to Paraguay that cost Coach Luis Suarez his job.
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Revs and Dynamo resort to form
Ridge Mahoney reporting from MLS Cup ’07
[Video] Houston maintained the status quo, and so did New England. The Dynamo is still a team that can win the final and the Revs aren’t. Joseph Ngwenya and Dwayne DeRosario scored to erase a 1-0 Revs halftime lead provided by Taylor Twellman‘s third playoff goal and retain the MLS Cup, 2-1, before a crowd of nearly 40,000 at RFK Stadium.
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REPORT CARD: D-Ro does it
[MLS CUP ’07 GRADES] Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney grades the Houston and New England players who took part in the Dynamo’s 2-1 win on Sunday.
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Imports Emilio, Angel and Schelotto head all-MLS team
[MLS BEST XI] Three first-year players — MVP Luciano Emilio (D.C. United), Juan Pablo Angel (New York) and Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus) — are among the players named to annual MLS Best XI, its all-league team determined by equal voting from the media, MLS players and MLS coaches and general managers.
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World Cup 2010 Qualifying Results
Argentina, Paraguay and Colombia won South America qualifiers over the weekend. Singapore, Syria, Thailand and Turkmenistan clinched berths in Asia’s group stage.Featuring MLS players Andrew Boyens and Duncan Oughton in the starting lineup, New Zealand escaped from Vanuatu with a 2-1 win on a stoppage-time goal in Oceania qualifying. For all the results and standings …
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MLS Finally Arrived in 2007
The general consensus is that 2007 was the best ever season for MLS. Game attendance was up, TV viewership was up, Beckham and — to a far lesser extent, Blanco — drew all kinds of media buzz, and some teams found a new revenue source in shirt sponsorship. Overshadowed by all these positives is the […]
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Did Emilio Deserve to be MVP?
When D.C. United’s Luciano Emilio was named Major League Soccer’s Most Valuable Player on Thursday, there were always going to be a few disappointed rumblings in the press that the award didn’t go to New York’s Juan Pablo Angel, the other hot favorite to win the prestigious award. In the end, Emilio’s 20 goals, which […]
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Interview: U.S. Women Coach Pia Sundhage
GreenPitch.com has an exclusive interview with new U.S. women’s head coach Pia Sundhage, who just signed a one-year contract that will see her coach the team through the Beijing Olympics next summer. Sundhage says “very, very” excited about the opportunity. “We have to work as a team and show that we are the best again […]
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Fans Ask Austria to Withdraw from Euro 2008
A campaign is underway in Austria to withdraw the team from next summer’s European Championship. Austria, along with co-host Switzerland, has automatically qualified for the finals as host. More than 10,000 supporters, however, have now signed a petition urging the team to withdraw from its own tournament. Why? Simply put, “it is the worst Austrian […]
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MLS’s Successful, Measured Approach
Business Week has a lengthy article about Major League Soccer’s recent success. In 2007, the league saw attendances rise 8.2 percent to an average of 16,770. TV ratings were also up, helping the league secure its first national broadcasting fee in its history. The biggest jump came in sponsorship revenue, a 25 percent increase, and […]
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NCAA Division I Women’s Scoreboard
WITH SUNDAY UPDATES … Texas knocked out No. 2 seed Texas A&M, 3-2, on Saturday, and three other regional seeds fell on Sunday. Indiana beat No. 2 Purdue in a shootout. Duke beat No. 3 Georgia, 1-0. Connecticut also downed No. 4 Wake Forest, 1-0. For all the weekend results and goalscorers …
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: NAIA National Championships
WITH WEEKEND UPDATES … Simon Fraser and Concordia (Calif.) moved into the semifinals with wins on Saturday at the NAIA Men’s National Championships. At the women’s nationals in Daytona Beach, Fla., No. 1 seed Lee beat St. Xavier, 3-0, in Saturday’s first quarterfinal match. For all the results, goal scorers and schedules …
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Texas grudge match on tap
Ashlee Pistorius broke the Texas A&M career record for goals and points with two goals in the first nine minutes of the Aggies’ 4-1 win over Stephen F. Austin on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament. The win set up a grudge match Saturday at College Station between A&M and Texas, a 2-0 winner over BYU on a pair of goals by freshman Alisha Ortiz.
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: NJCAA Division I National Championships
WITH FRIDAY UPDATES … Sunday’s championship games are set at the NJCAA Division I National Championships. In the men’s final, top seed Georgia Perimeter (21-0-2) meets Yavapai (23-2-0). In the women’s final, CCBC Catonsville (20-1-0) faces Iowa Western (21-1-1). For all the scores and schedules …
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NCAA Division I Men’s Scoreboard
WITH WEEKEND UPDATES … Vernont (America East) and Campbell (Atlantic Sun) knocked off top seeds Saturday to win their respective conference tournaments. Six top seeds were knocked off in semifinal play on Friday night: St. Louis (Atlantic-10), Coastal Carolina (Big South), Drexel (CAA), Loyola, Ill. (Horizon), Monmouth (MAAC) and Holy Cross (Patriot). For all the conference tournament results and goalscorers, as well as schedules and television updates …
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Lightning doesn’t deter Golden Hurricane
Top-seeded Tulsa got an early goal by Eric DeFreitas to stand up as the Golden Hurricane beat host UAB, 1-0, in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA men’s tournament in Birmingham, Ala. Tulsa, ranked No. 7 in the latest Soccer America Men’s Top 25 rankings, had to wait a day to get in its game against the Blazers. Wednesday’s game, the last of four quarterfinal matches, got underway but was delayed due to lightning and eventually postponed.
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2007 Big East Men’s Awards
Connecticut’s Julius James was named 2007 Big East Defensive Player of the Year for the third straight year, while teammate O’Brian White was tabbed Offensive Player of the Year. Other player honors went to DePaul’s Brian Visser (Goalkeeper of the Year), West Virginia senior Andy Wright (Midfielder of the Year) and Seton Hall midfielder Brayan Martinez (Rookie of the Year). DePaul head coach Craig Blazer, along with his staff, earned Coaching Staff of the Year accolades.
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2007 Pac-10 Women’s Awards
UCLA sophomore forward Lauren Cheney was named Pac-10 Player of the Year. It was the first time since 2003 that a Bruin captured Player of the Year honors. Coach Jillian Ellis, whose Bruins are ranked No. 1 in the final Soccer America Women’s Top 25, was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year. Stanford’s Christen Press was named Freshman of the Year. UCLA and Stanford dominated the all-conference team with a combined seven of the 12 selections.
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Lynn Berling-Manuel is new AYSO Chief Marketing Officer
Soccer America’s CEO & Publisher, Lynn Berling-Manuel, who in 1975 became its first full-time managing editor, is leaving Soccer America to be the new Chief Marketing Officer of the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO).
“I have been very happy at Soccer America and hadn’t considered leaving,” said Berling-Manuel. “But when [AYSO National Executive Director] Rick Davis spoke with me about this opportunity, it was a very exciting challenge. I thank the staff and owners of Soccer America for giving me their full support in this move.
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Scotland and Italy set for ‘match of a lifetime’
[EURO ’08 PREVIEW] Ten berths in Euro ’08 qualifying remain up for grabs with games still to be played Saturday and Wednesday. Eight of the berths could be nailed down as soon as Saturday. Here’s look at the key matches …
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U.S. U-15 girls to face international foes at Interregionals
The U.S. under-15 girls national team will play the under-16 national teams of Canada and Chile and the Region I ODP team at at the U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Thanksgiving Interregionals being held Nov. 17-23 in Coral Springs, Fla.
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Changes in U.S. Soccer communications department
U.S. Soccer’s longtime Director of Communications, Jim Moorhouse, is leaving his current position at its headquarters in Chicago to take a new role with U.S. Soccer as the Director of Youth National Teams at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
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Puerto Rico Islanders knocked out of Caribbean championship
Joe Public FC of Trinidad & Tobago knocked the USL First Division Puerto Rico Islanders out of the 2007 CFU Club Championship with a 1-0 win in the semifinals on Wednesday night at Macoya’s Marvin Lee Stadium in Trinidad.
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Beckham to sport britches for big bucks
Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham has reportedly signed a three-year $41 million endorsement deal with Giorgio Armani that will have him modeling the fashion designer’s new Emporio SS08 line of underwear. Ads with Beckham in briefs will begin running on billboards and in fashion magazines beginning in January.