A star was born at the San Siro in Milan on Wednesday night, Rob Hughes of the International Herald Tribune reports in his Champions League roundup. Predictably, you might say, he is another young Brazilian destined for the big time. Simply known as “Jo,” Joao de Assis Silva raised eyebrows at the San Siro when […]
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The Politics of Building Soccer Fields – Part 2
More tips on negotiating the political process of getting soccer fields in your community
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TV SCHEDULES: Women’s Conference Tournaments
Fans can follow women’s conference tournament action on cable and online. For all of this week’s conference tournament coverage …
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Wednesday’s Women’s Results
There was women’s tournament action in eight conferences on Wednesday night. Of the 13 ranked teams in action, only No. 15 Boston College (1-0 loss to No. 18 Florida State) and No. 16 Tennessee (2-0 loss to South Carolina) lost. No. 5 Texas A&M, No. 10 Virginia, No. 11 Texas and No. 25 LSU all needed shootouts to advance. For all of Wednesday’s results and goalscorers and Thursday’s schedules …
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NCAA Division III Men’s Tournament Results
Top-ranked Trinity (Texas) opened play in the NCAA Division III Men’s Tournament with a 3-0 win over Texas-Dallas on Wednesday evening. Patrick Floeck scored two goals for Trinity, and Ben Stewart had the third. Robbie C’deBaca, who played on Maryland’s 2005 NCAA Division I championship team, had two assists. Trinity will face Principia College Saturday evening in the second round. For all of Wednesday’s scores …
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NCAA Division III Women’s Tournament Results
Goalie Christi Carr, who won two shootouts for Hardin-Simmons in last year’s NCAA Division III Women’s Tournament, did it again, making two saves to lead the Cowgirls past Trinity (Texas), 4-2, in a shootout after their first-round game ended in a 0-0 tie. For all of Wednesday’s scores …
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Postseason tournament hopes on line
[BIG EAST MEN] NCAA Tournament berths may have been on the line Wednesday when the Big East Tournament began with first-round action. St. John’s (9-6-5) improved its chances with a shootout victory over Seton Hall. Probably needing two victories to return to the NCAA Tournament, Cincinnati (9-9-1) pulled the day’s big upset with a 2-0 win at Providence. At least eight Big East teams should make the NCAA Tournament — that’s the number that ranked in the top 35 in last week’s RPI index.
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NCAA Division I Men’s Wednesday Results
SMU, which dropped from No. 1 to No. 5 in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25 after last weekend’s 2-1 loss at Kentucky, got back on the winning track Wednesday with a 1-0 win over Bradley thanks to Scott Geppert‘s goal. In the only other game involving a Top 25 team, No. 19 Cal Poly beat Cal State Northridge, 1-0, on Jeff Meyer‘s goal. For all Wednesday’s scores …
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North Carolina continues ACC mastery
[ACC WOMEN] As great as its record of 18 NCAA women’s championships in 25 seasons is, North Carolina’s dominance in the ACC Tournament is just as remarkable. The Tar Heels opened play in this year’s tournament at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., with a 3-0 win over Clemson to improve their ACC Tournament record to 50-0-2 over 20 years.
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COMEBACK CITY: Miners dig deep to overcome CC
Jami Tullius‘ golden goal lifted UTEP to a 3-2 victory over Colorado College Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA women’s tournament, completing a comeback from a 2-0 deficit with only 33 minutes to play to the delight of 1,126 fans in El Paso.
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UPSETVILLE: Gamecocks end SEC drought
South Carolina achieved several firsts with its 2-0 victory No. 16 Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the SEC women’s tournament Wednesday in Orange Beach, Ala. It was the first win for the Gamecocks in 14 games against Tennessee and it was their first win ever in the SEC Tournament.
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USL-1’s Puerto Rico Islanders win 10-0 in CONCACAF club qualifying
The USL-1’s Puerto Rico Islanders beat Antigua & Barbuda’s Hitachi Centre Sap FC, 10-0, on Tuesday night in Marabella, Trinidad, to move into first place in Group C in the 2007 CFU Club Championship. Former Colorado Rapids player Fabrice Noel scored four goals, while Panamanian Alberto Zapata added three more for Islanders.
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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: How they stand
With games remaining on Nov. 27-28 and Dec. 11-12, only Arsenal and Manchester United have clinched berths in the round of 16 and only four teams have been eliminated. Here’s how all 32 teams stand after four games …
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UEFA Champions League Results
Thanks to first-half goals by Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi, Barcelona eased past Rangers, 2-0, in their battle of Group E leaders. (American DaMarcus Beasley started for Rangers for the first time in the group stage and played 68 minutes before coming out.) For all of Wednesday’s results and goal scorers …
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Home history favors Revs against Chicago
[MLS SEMIFINAL PREVIEW] In the 12-year history of the MLS playoffs, many higher-seeded teams have been bumped off at home by lower seeds. But not the New England Revolution. It is unbeaten at home in the playoffs. Its 8-0-4 record includes a perfect 5-0 mark against the Chicago Fire in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2006. It also beat the Fire, 3-1, in their regular-season meeting at Gillette Stadium in May. On Thursday, New England hosts Chicago. The winner goes to MLS Cup 2007.
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Ruud ‘Sexy Football’ Gullit fits bill for Galaxy
Reached late on Tuesday night Los Angeles president and general manager Alexi Lalas wouldn’t comment on reports the Galaxy is hiring as new head coach former Dutch international Ruud Gullit. But Lalas did say that there could be news from the club as early as Wednesday.
The 45-year old has been out of coaching and working in television since leaving Feyenoord, one of his former clubs as a player, two and a half years ago.
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Canadians cheer Beckham & streaker
A Vancouver crowd of 48,172 watched the MLS’s Los Angeles Galaxy and the USL’s Vancouver Whitecaps play to a 0-0 tie at B.C. Place on Wednesday night. David Beckham played the first 72 minutes and was cheered on each touch by the crowd, which also erupted in cheers when a naked man jumped onto the field and scrambled around until he was tackled by security personnel.
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Column: Reyna Expectations Were Too High
It’s hard to assess Claudio Reyna’s first year in Major League Soccer, says Frank Giase of the Newark Star-Ledger. From a Red Bull fan’s point of view, signing for Reyna for $1.2 million per year at a designated player slot looks a retrospectively bad move. Stats-wise, Reyna contributed three assists, zero goals and 14 shots […]
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Report: G14 to Dissolve
According to the Guardian, Europe’s powerful G14 group containing members of the continent’s biggest clubs is set to be disbanded in its current form as part of a deal struck with UEFA President Michel Platini over the future format of the Champions League. Platini had proposed to have the domestic cup winners in each country […]
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Yallop Already Breathing Easier in San Jose
Life for Frank Yallop is already looking markedly better, says the San Jose Mercury News’ Ann Killion, reporting from Yallop’s press unveiling as head coach of the San Jose Earthquakes. She says that “happiness and relief” were evident on Yallop’s face during a low-key Q&A with four total reporters. That’s right, “No swarms of British […]
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Wizards’ Success not a Topic at Stadium Meeting
Kansas City Star columnist Mike Hendricks reports from Tuesday’s Kansas City plan commission meeting, where after an hour of discussion, requests for rezoning and changes to a land-use plan were approved on the 467-acre development that includes a new soccer complex. The Kansas City Wizards and their investors are asking for a $273 million subsidy […]
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Rookies Snap Up MLS Awards
Major League Soccer on Wednesday released the third installment of its four-part end of season award series, announcing Chivas USA’s Preki as Coach of the Year and Toronto FC’s Maurice Edu as Gatorade Rookie of the Year. Edu this season was a consistent force in central midfield for last-place Toronto FC. He started all 25 […]
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Big names to replace Arena, Yallop?
All was merry and light Tuesday at the San Jose Earthquakes offices in Santa Clara, which are literally across the street (El Camino Real, for you cyber-map enthusiasts) from the entrance to Santa Clara University and the team’s home for at least the next two seasons, Buck Shaw Stadium.
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2007 ACC Women’s Awards
Earning top ACC women’s honors in 2007 were Florida State’s Japanese international Mami Yamaguchi (Offensive Player of the Year), Virginia’s Becky Sauerbrunn (Defensive Player of the Year), Miami’s Brittney Steinbruch (Freshman of the Year) and Miami’s Tricia Taliaferro (Coach of the Year). Steinbruch and Virginia’s Sinead Farrelly were two freshmen on the All-ACC first team. Regular-season champion North Carolina (Yael Averbuch, Tobin Heath and Casey Nogueira) and Virginia (Nikki Kryzsik, Farrelly and Sauerbrunn) led all teams with three first-team selections apiece.
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2007 Big 12 Women’s Awards
Regular-season champion Texas A&M led all teams with four selections to the All-Big 12 first team. Aggie senior Ashlee Pistorius, the nation’s leading scorer with 23 goals, was the Offensive Player of the Year. She was joined on the all-conference first team by sophomore goalie Kristin Arnold and midfielders Amy Berend and Allison Martino.