Canadian World Cup players Diane Matheson, who had the goal or assist on seven of eight goals scored by Princeton players in a pair of big wins, and Sophie Schmidt, who scored two goals in her debut as a forward off the bench for Portland in a 4-0 win over Oregon, were among the players named to the Soccer America Women’s Team of the Week for games played Oct. 1-7.
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Soccer America Women’s Player of the Week
Sophomore midfielder Michelle Makasini, who scored three goals to lead the LSU to a 3-0 victory over No. 7 Tennessee on Friday night and a 1-1 draw with No. 18 Georgia on Sunday afternoon, is the Soccer America Women’s Player of the Week for games played Oct. 1-7.
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Larkin’s Log
[MAKING A LIST] At 10-0-2, No. 15 BYU has the best winning percentage of any team in NCAA Division I women’s soccer. The Cougars have only scored 14 goals in their 12 games, but they have dependable Katie Larkin to thank for much of their success. The junior from Draper, Utah, has scored 10 goals, nine of them game-winners. Remarkably, eight of the nine wins were decided by one goal.
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Phenoms included in U.S. U-18 squad for France trip
[ROSTER] Coach Thomas Rongen will be taking the U.S. under-18 national team to France Oct. 27-Nov. 4 as preparations begin to build a team for 2009 Under-20 World Cup qualifying. While the nucleus of the team consists of players who competed at the recent Under-17 World Cup in South Korea, Rongen selected several young phenoms.
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OFF THE POST: ‘He’s clocked him one in the jewels’
[VIDEO] Midfielder Joel Griffiths of Australian club Newcastle United Jets escaped with a yellow card for striking a linesman in a manner that one TV commentator described with “He’s clocked him one in the jewels” and another called a “short jab in the nether regions.”
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U.S. U-17s dominate at Development Academy’s Fall Showcase
[VIDEO] The U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s Fall Showcase Weekend wrapped up on Monday at The Home Depot Center, where the U.S. U-17s ’90/91 team defeated the U-18 Richmond Kickers, 1-0, and the U.S. U-17 ’92 team beat the Kickers’ U-16s, 7-0. Jack McInerney led the ’92 team with a hat trick, and Stefan Jerome added two goals. The U.S. U-17 teams both swept both games at the Fall Showcase. The De Anza Force of Northern California was the only club to sweep all four games. Other teams to sweep both games were the La Jolla Nomads, Schulz Academy, Kendall Soccer Alliance and Crossfire Premier (U-16s) and San Diego Surf (U-18s). No club left Carson without at least a point for one of its two teams.
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World Cup qualifying kicks off in Asia with revenge match
The United Arab Emirates gained revenge for its loss to Vietnam in the quarterfinals of this summer’s Asian Cup with a 1-0 win on the road Monday in the first leg of their first-round World Cup 2010 qualifying series, the first step in Asian qualifying for the South Africa finals. The only other team to lose its home leg was Palestine, a 4-0 loser to Singapore.
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Stoitchkov picks win to say goodbye to Celta
Less than six months after quitting as Bulgaria’s national team coach to charge of Spanish club Celta, Hristo Stoitchkov has left the Vigo club.
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Will Armas stay or go?
Galaxy midfielder Cobi Jones isn’t the only MLS original reconsidering his announcement to retire. Chris Armas, a former teammate of Jones in Los Angeles, has played the last 10 seasons with Chicago and might try to squeeze out one more. Maybe.
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Soccer On TV
The Copa Sudamericana quarterfinals kick off on Wednesday. Thursday night’s ESPN2 MLS game pits FC Dallas against Chivas USA. European Championship qualifying continues this weekend, which is also when South American World Cup qualifying kicks off. South American qualifying games will be broadcast by Gol TV and are available pay-per-view on DishNetwork. Click HERE for info on DishNetwork packages.
(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings and soccerTV.com)
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Shevchenko Still Second-String at Chelsea
You can’t imagine that Andriy Shevchenko shed too many tears when Jose Mourinho departed Stamford Bridge, but if the last two matches are any indication, new manager Avram Grant rates the Ukrainian striker even lower than Mourinho. Sheva didn’t feature at all in the Champions League match against Valencia in midweek and was fourth-choice striker […]
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Messi Wins Battle of Maradonas
In Spain, a few themes seem to be emerging: Real Madrid will continue to grind out results, Sevilla is not the team it was last season, and both Valencia and Villarreal still flatter to deceive. Barcelona, meanwhile, is very much the team to beat as the unstoppable Leo Messi continues to orchestrate win after win […]
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Poor Form Leaves Liverpool Manager, Captain Bemused
A bad week at Anfield was almost made worse on Sunday but for a last-minute equalizer from Fernando Torres against Tottenham. Earlier in the week, Liverpool fell 1-0 at home to Marseille in the Champions League; the Reds were on their way to another Anfield loss before $54 million man Torres headed home in the […]
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Young American Smith Looks Forward
Had it not been for an ill-timed ankle sprain, Johann Smith might have become a household name this summer along with the other stars of the U.S. team that reached the quarterfinals of the U-20 World Cup in Canada. As Coach Thomas Rongen tells ESPN, Smith “would have played a very important role with us” […]
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Soccer America Women’s Top 25 Weekend Results
Weekend stars included Brittany Bock (four goals in a pair of wins for Notre Dame), Lauren Cheney (three goals for UCLA in wins over San Diego State and Santa Clara) and Michelle Makasini (three goals for LSU). Five players scored golden goals on Sunday: Courtney Gaines (Texas), Shannon Foley (Virginia), Casey Nogueira (North Carolina), Karyn Riviere (Connecticut) and Molly Kinsella (Vanderbilt). For the complete Top 25 weekend results and goalscorers …
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Soccer America Women’s Top 25
Texas moves into the top spot in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 ahead of UCLA, which the Longhorns beat on the opening weekend of the season. LSU, which had a big weekend in SEC play, and Duke move into the Top 25. For the complete Top 25…
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Soccer America Men’s Top 25
Connecticut climbs ahead of Wake Forest into the top spot in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25. Notre Dame and Virginia stay at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively, while Boston College moves into the No. 5 spot. For the complete Men’s Top 25 …
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Soccer America Men’s Top 25 Weekend Results
Four Top 10 men’s teams improved their positions with two wins on the week: Connecticut, Notre Dame, Santa Clara and SMU. For complete Top 25 weekend results and goalscorers …
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CROWD COUNT: Men’s Soccer’s 20 Largest Crowds
Of the seven men’s crowds in excess of 3,000 over the weekend, three rank among this year’s 20 largest crowds. Creighton and Connecticut lead all schools with three crowds among the 20 largest. Ten different schools account for the top 10 crowds.
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Wild night in ACC country
Friday’s three men’s conference games proved why the ACC is considered the most exciting conference in the country. Virginia Tech-Wake Forest, Duke-Boston College and Maryland-Clemson produced 17 goals, dramatic comebacks and great action.
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World Cup players come to Portland’s rescue
Portland women’s team got a much-needed boost from World Cup veterans Stephanie Lopez and Sophie Schmidt and rolled past Oregon, 4-0, on the road Friday night. Lopez, the starting left back for the U.S. national team in China, made her 2007 debut for the Pilots and recorded an assist, while Schmidt scored two goals in her first appearance as a forward at the collegiate level.
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Development Academy Fall Showcase U-16 Results
All the results, all the goalscorers, all the players from the first two days of U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy Fall Showcase U-16 kickoff competition. Some of the weekend stars: Austin Savage (four goals in one game for Bridge Futbol Alliance) and Cody Snyder and Kelyn Rowe (hat tricks in the same game for Crossfire Premier).
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Development Academy Fall Showcase U-18 Results
All the results, all the goalscorers, all the players from the first two days of U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy Fall Showcase U-18 kickoff competition. Some of the weekend stars: Brian Ownby (five goals in two games for the Richmond Strikers and Mackenzie Pridham (four goals in two games for the De Anza Force)
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Fulham trio falls; Feilhaber gets start
[AMERICANS IN BRITAIN] Goalkeeper Kasey Keller, defender Carlos Bocanegra and forward Clint Dempsey went the distance and fell 2-0 with Fulham against Portsmouth. Benny Feilhaber got his first start for Derby and was replaced in the 65th minute by compatriot Eddie Lewis in a 1-0 loss to Reading, for which Marcus Hahnemann played in goal.
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Cherundolo assists in Hannover 96 win
[AMERICANS IN GERMANY] Right back Steve Cherundolo set up Hannover 96’s second goal in a 2-0 win over defending Bundesliga champion VfB Stuttgart. Szabolcs Huszti, who also scored Hannover’s first, headed home Cherundolo’s pinpoint cross as Hannover held on to sixth place.