FC Indiana won its second Women’s Premier Soccer League title in three years when it beat the New England Mutiny, 3-0, in the final on Sunday in Tampa.
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Califf scores for Aalborg in Intertoto Cup victory
American Dan Califf scored in Danish club AaB Aalborg’s 2-1 win over Ghent that gave it a 3-2 victory over the Belgian club in the third round of the Intertoto Cup.
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USL-1 leader Portland hands Preston third loss on West Coast tour
The USL-1 league-leading Portland Timbers defeated England’s Preston North End 2-1 in an exhibition match in front of 8,238 at PGE Park on Saturday night. New signing Matt Taylor scored two second-half goals for the Portland Timbers. Preston North End suffered its third loss on its trip to the West Coast. The USL-2 playoff field is all set. Wins by Cleveland and Harrisburg put them in the playoffs; leader Richmond and Charlotte, which holds the tiebreaker over Crystal Palace Baltimore, complete the playoff field.
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US Youth Soccer National Championships Results
Complete results and goalscorers from the US Youth Soccer National Championships in Frisco, Texas.
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Terryville shocks Arsenal FC in U-18 boys championships
Terryville Fire of New York pulled one of the biggest upsets in the history of the US Youth Soccer National Championships when it beat Arsenal FC twice in two days, ending the Southern California club’s bid for a fourth straight national title in its age group. With Arsenal having already clinched a berth in Saturday’s final at the Pizza Hut Park complex in Frisco, Texas, the Fire edged Arsenal, 1-0, on the final day of group play to reach the final, where it again prevailed, 1-0.
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Iraq’s Remarkable Run, the SuperLiga and Freddy’s Fee
Iraq’s first-ever run to the final of the AFC Asian Cup is a remarkable achievement, says SI.com’s Grant Wahl, and not just because of the war (although that’s most of it): the inexperienced Iraqis were never supposed to make it this far. It’s certainly a team with some legitimate talent, having beaten favorites Australia and […]
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Transfer Market: Sven Still Busy, Bayern Signs 13-Year-Old Peruvian
In transfer news: busy Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson snagged Martin Petrov from Atletico Madrid for three years for $9.4 million, subject to a UK work permit. Various reports say that Sven is also close to adding Juve defender Giorgio Chiellini for $14 million. After eight years at Arsenal, Freddie Ljungberg packed his bags for […]
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Cherundolo Helps Hannover Capture Zizzo
The U-20 World Cup in Canada turned out to be a good advertisement for several young Americans, including Sal Zizzo, who signed a three-year deal with Hannover 96 earlier this week. Zizzo joins countryman Steve Cherundolo at the German club. Incidentally, the former U.S. international played a part in Zizzo’s transfer, according to Yanks Abroad. […]
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Soccer Coming to the House that Vince Built
It’s a town synonymous with names from that other football, like Vince Lombardi and Brett Favre, but officials from Green Bay/Brown County, Wisc., believe that soccer would be a big hit in Cheesehead territory. Yep, that’s right, both the Green Pay Packers and area tourism organizations are planning to meet with U.S. Soccer about bringing […]
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W-League Playoff Schedule
The W-League playoffs began on Wednesday with Jersey and Toronto both winning to move into the Eastern Conference semifinals in Ottawa on Saturday. W-League postseason action continues on Friday with the Western Conference final in Chula Vista, Calif., and the Central Conference semifinals in St. Paul, Minn. The three conference champions will join the W-League championship tournament host Rochester Rhinos in the W-League semifinals Aug. 3 to determine who will square off for the W-League title Aug. 5 at PAETEC Park. The W-League championship will air on Fox Soccer Channel at 5:30 pm ET.
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PDL Playoff Schedule
All four PDL conferences will hold their semifinals and finals this weekend. The Michigan Bucks (Central), Ocean City Barons (Eastern), Laredo Heat (Southern) and Fresno Fuego (Western) will be playing host to their respective four-team conference tournaments. The winners of the conference championships will advance to the PDL semifinals next weekend. The PDL championship, hosted by one of the two finalists, will be played on Aug. 11 and will be broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel.
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Cuauhtemoc Blanco set to make MLS debut with Chicago
[MLS WEEKEND PREVIEWS] Reeling Real Salt Lake strives to get it right against the Revs; Mexican attacker Cuauhtemoc Blanco makes his American pro soccer league debut in Canada, and Kansas City hopes to stabilize its patchy home form against Chivas USA.
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Odds stacked against Galaxy in Chivas match — with or without Beckham
[SUPERLIGA PREVIEWS] The odds are stacked against the Galaxy for its Saturday showdown with Guadalajara (10 p.m. ET, TeleFutura), whether or not David Beckham‘s tender ankle allows him to play. Guadalajara has been bolstered by national team and under-20 players who were given additional time off to recover from the Copa America and FIFA U-20 World Cup, respectively, and a huge crowd swathed in red-and-white stripes is expected to pile into the Los Angeles Coliseum.
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Dallas Texans Red held by Ruckus at National Championships
The Dallas Texans Red, seeking their third consecutive national title, avoided an upset in McGuire Cup action at the US Youth Soccer National Championships when Virginia star Jonathan Villanueva scored with four minutes left to give the Texans a 1-1 tie with the South San Jose/San Juan Ruckus. For a roundup of the major developments on Day 2 …
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U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships Results
Complete results and goalscorers from the US Youth Soccer National Championships in Frisco, Texas.
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Brazil crushes USA, 5-0, for women’s gold at Pan-Am Games
Host Brazil, fielding its full national team, defeated the U.S. under-20 national team, 5-0, in the gold-medal match at the 2007 Pan-American Games in front of almost 70,000 fans at the famed Maracana Stadium.
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WPSL all-league teams and individual awards announced
Former Penn State star Tiffany Weimer of Soccer Plus Connecticut, Mexican international Fatima Leyva of FC Indiana, Cindy Schofield of the Tampa Bay Elite, Brittany Cooper of the Albuquerque Lady Asylum and Chinese Ouying Zhang of the San Diego WFC Sealions won regional Player of the Year honors in the Women’s Premier Soccer League. For All-WPSL selections and individual awards …
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Chivas USA’s road run begins with victory at New York
Ante Razov and Sacha Kljestan scored as a smothering defense led by Jesse Marsch, Claudio Suarez and Jonathan Bornstein blanked Red Bull New York, 2-0, on Thursday night for only the second road win posted in 2007 by Chivas USA.
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Ryan begins final push for Women’s World Cup
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] He has three more games and a few more weeks before he must submit his list of players for the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup, yet head coach Greg Ryan finalized his roster last week by adding three players to an original list of 18. Forward Natasha Kai, midfielder Angela Hucles and defender Marion Dalmy got the nod. Kai and Dalmy are two of six World Cup players who have debuted for the national team since Ryan took over from April Heinrichs in March, 2005. Starting Saturday against Japan at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, Ryan will tinker not with formations and systems, but with blocs of 11 players who he believes may earn starting slots in the World Cup.
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Man United: in Debt but Spending Big
Given the lavish spending of Sir Alex Ferguson on new players this summer, supporters would be forgiven for wondering where Manchester United’s money is coming from. United is the most heavily indebted club in the English Premier League. Its borrowings total $1.32 billion. Using a little math, the Guardian points out, however, that the Glazer […]
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Chivas’ Leon Silent on Veron Speculation
Various reports have linked Argentine wizard Juan Sebastian Veron with Chivas USA of MLS, but Chivas GM Javier Leon would neither confirm nor deny the speculation. Keegan Pierce, the club’s director of Communications on Tuesday said the team had never spoke to Veron about joining the club. “If those Argentine Web sites reported that Veron […]
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Jubilant, Deadly Celebrations Follow Iraq Victory
Iraq needs no introduction as a nation in turmoil, but the exploits of its soccer team once again managed to lift the spirits — however briefly — of the war-torn nation. On Wednesday the Iraqis defeated South Korea, 4-3, on penalties in the Asian Cup semifinal; they will meet Saudi Arabia, which won, 3-2, against […]
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Corinthians Ends MSI Affair
The Carlos Tevez affair took yet another interesting twist on Thursday as Brazilian giant Corinthians broke off its partnership with Carlos Tevez’ agent, Kia Joorabchian, and his company Media Sport Investment. The Brazilian club made the decision after its board voted unanimously to nullify the deal, which was three years into a 10-year term. “It’s […]
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Beckham debut sets MLS viewing record on ESPN
ESPN’s telecast of David Beckham‘s debut with the Los Angeles Galaxy against Chelsea on July 21 was the most-viewed telecast involving an MLS team on ESPN or ESPN2. An average of 947,000 million television homes (1,468,000 viewers 2 and older) watched the World Series of Football game for a 1.0 rating.
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Car bombings mar soccer celebrations in Baghdad
Two suicide car bombs went off near Iraqi fans celebrating Iraq’s victory over South Korea in the semifinals of the Asian Cup. One bomb killed 30 and wounding 75 in Baghdad’s Mansour area. Another attack at an army checkpoint in east Baghdad killed another 20 people and wounded 60, many of them soccer fans celebrating nearby.