Carlos Bocanegra, Landon Donovan and Tim Howard are the three finalists for the 2007 Honda U.S. Player of the Year Award, which is selected by U.S. journalists.
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No jail for drunk Danish field invader
The inebriated Danish fan who stormed the field and attacked referee Herbert Fandel during a European Championship qualifier in June will have to perform 40 hours of community service but his 30-day prison sentence for attempted assault and illegal entry is suspended because the court said he had already suffered significant consequences after the assault. Denmark was tied, 3-3, against Sweden when the fan rushed the field and attempted to punch Fandel. The game was abandoned and Sweden was awarded a 3-0 win.
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Spanish Federation nixes Catalonia-USA friendly
The USA’s Oct. 14 friendly against Catalonia, has been vetoed by the Spanish soccer federation. “There’s an agreement between clubs and the league that all games played by autonomous selections have to be played during Christmas holidays since it doesn’t leave the clubs in a tough spot and the players don’t risk injury,” federation spokesman Jorge Carretero said. The friendly between the USA and Catalonia would have fallen between Spain’s Euro 2008 qualifier at Denmark on Oct. 13 and a friendly against Finland in Helsinki on Oct. 17.
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Spain reaches U-17 World Cup final
[U-17 WORLD CUP SCOREBOARD/VIDEO]. Spain beat Ghana, 2-1, on an overtime goal by Bojan Krkic to reach the U-17 World Cup final, in which it will meet the winner of the Nigeria-Germany semifinal. But Krkic, who is on the verge of cracking Barcelona’s first team, was ejected for a second yellow card late in the game and will miss the final.
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Becks Blasts Critics as Fergie Doubts His Success
David Beckham is injured for most of the rest of the Major League Soccer season, and the critics are once again out in full force against the former England captain’s decision to come to America. Among them is his former coach, Sir Alex Ferguson, who believes that Beckham’s pilgrimage to the States will be fruitless […]
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Beckerman, RSL Bounce Back
The 1999 U.S. U-17 national team was loaded with future senior team stars like Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley, Oguchi Onyewu and Bobby Convey. Real Salt Lake’s Kyle Beckerman isn’t often mentioned in the same breath as these guys, but if recent performances are anything to go by, he may soon be, says ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle. […]
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Zimbabwe Looking to Cash in on 2010
South Africa neighbor Zimbabwe is another country that expects a tourism windfall from the 2010 World Cup. As such, a delegation of FIFA officials has been sent to the African nation to assess its capacity to host visitors and national team training camps before the tournament. In a statement, Karikoga Kaseke, CEO of the Zimbabwe […]
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Francesco Coco to MLS?
Unwanted Inter Milan defender Francesco Coco is being tipped with a move to MLS once the transfer window opens in January, according to reports in Italy. Coco, a veteran of Italy’s 2002 World Cup campaign, is being linked with a possible move to either the New England Revolution or the New York Red Bulls. Inter […]
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Bradley draws inspiration from late teammate
Less than three weeks after the death of teammate Danny Dahlquist in a fire that resulted in three other former players facing criminal charges, Bradley University opened its 2007 season with a pair of wins. As the Braves seek a return to normalcy, they head the Wake Forest adidas Classic, where they face No. 1 Wake Forest and North Carolina this weekend.
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CROWD COUNT: College Soccer’s Largest Crowds
The Labor Day weekend saw four schools register crowds of more than 5,000. Indiana set a school record with 7,243 in attendance on Sunday for its game against UCLA at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic.
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Soccer America Men’s Player of the Week
Senior Stephen King, who recorded a goal and an assist in Maryland’s 3-0 win over Notre Dame on Sunday, is Soccer America’s Men’s Player of the Week for games played Aug. 31-Sept. 2.
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Soccer America Women’s Player of the Week
Lindsay Thorstenson, who was outstanding in goal for South Carolina in its sensational 1-0 upset win over defending national champion North Carolina, is Soccer America’s Women’s Player of the Week for games played Aug. 31-Sept. 2.
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Soccer America Men’s Team of the Week
Sam Bailey (Fairfield) and Eric Brunner (Ohio State), who were instrumental in leading their respective teams into the Soccer America Top 25 with big tournament weekends, are among the 11 players selected to Soccer America’s Men’s Team of the Week for games played Aug. 31-Sept. 2.
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Soccer America Women’s Team of the Week
Michigan goalie Madison Gates, who had 10 saves in the Wolverines’ 0-0 tie at Notre Dame on opening day of the 2007 season, is among the 11 players selected to Soccer America’s Women’s Team of the Week for games played Aug. 31-Sept. 2.
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Freshmen remain hot for South Carolina
[TUESDAY ACTION] South Carolina improved to 2-0 in men’s play with a 4-0 win over Presbyterian at Stone Stadium. Freshman forward Sam Arthur contributed two goals and one assist in the victory.
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Men’s & Women’s Small College Rankings
Messiah lost for the first time on the road in four years when it fell to Greensboro College, 1-0, on a goal by Eric Hatchett Friday at the CNU Classic. Trinity (Texas) climbed from the No. 12 spot to take over as the No. 1 team in the NCAA Men’s Division III rankings. Metro State fell from the top spot in the NCAA Women’s Division II Top 25 when Winona State’s Heidi Woerle converted a penalty kick in the 41st minute to give the Warriors a 1-0 win on Saturday afternoon. Grand Valley State moved from No. 2 to No. 1. For complete NSCAA/adidas small college rankings …
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MLS late wheelings and dealings
The international transfer window has closed, yet MLS teams may still sign and trade players prior to the Sept. 15 deadline, and several teams are doing just that. Sometimes teams are just adding depth, and sometimes they’re looking for that missing piece to make it all fit together. Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney looks at reinforcements in Chicago, New York and New England.
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Women’s pro league launch delayed to 2009
Originally scheduled to launch in 2008, the seven-team pro Women’s Soccer LLC now aims for a 2009 launch. League commissioner Tonya Antonucci said, “Careful consideration was taken in timing the launch of the league, as team owners are being judicious to ensure that this league is sustainable and successful in the long run. It’s a simple matter of preparation and operational readiness.”
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U.S. Open Cup another all-MLS affair
For the 10th time since MLS’s launch in 1996 the U.S. Open Cup will be an all-MLS affair. In the semifinals on Tuesday, FC Dallas defeated the Seattle Sounders (USL-1), 2-1, on overtime goals by Carlos Ruiz and Abe Thompson. The New England Revolution also needed overtime, beating USL-1 club Carolina RailHawks 2-1 with a winner from Pat Noonan.
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Soccer’s $2 billion summer industry
An increase in television revenues and the arrival of new owners have triggered record spending by English Premier League clubs on the transfer market. English teams spent more than 530 million pounds ($1.1 billion) on players on the 2007 winter and summer markets, according to a report by Deloitte & Touche LLP. Spending by teams from Europe’s big 5 leagues during the summer window that ended Aug. 31 totaled about $2 billion.
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Imports threaten England national team
Trevor Brooking, English soccer’s director of development, blames the mass importation of foreigners by English Premier Leagues for the lack of depth at key positions on the England national team that is in a fight to qualify for Euro 2008. Of the 118 goals scored this season, only nine have been scored by English strikers.
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Highest Transfer Fees-Summer 2007
Huge increases in TV revenues have had an inflationary effect on the European transfer market. Here are the 15 highest transfer fees, based on estimations from club and media reports, during the summer transfer market that ended Aug. 31.
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OBITUARIES: Gift Leremi and Gustavo Eberto
Two young soccer stars, South African international Gift Leremi and former Argentine U-20 goalie Gustavo Eberto, died on Monday. Leremi, 22, was killed when he was flung from his car when it went off the road and overturned outside of Johannesburg. Eberto died after a 20-month battle with testicular cancer at the age of 24.
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You Can’t Bet the Farm on Becks
The L.A. Galaxy has certainly fallen victim to bad luck — bad luck that goes beyond even the series of injuries sustained by David Beckham, but that, more or less, is what you get when you bet the success of an entire league on one player, says ESPN’s Steve Davis. By Murphy’s Law, Becks was […]
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Donovan: Keep This Team Together
Evidence might point to the contrary, but L.A. Galaxy striker Landon Donovan says his team isn’t that bad, and that the worst thing upper management could do between now and next season is to continue its policy of cleaning house when things don’t go well, the U.S. international told the L.A. Daily News. “There’s a […]