After being linked for months with possible striking partners for Cuauhtemoc Blanco, the Chicago Fire may have finally found their man in Paulo Wanchope. On his blog, The Chicago Tribune’s Luis Arroyave reports that the Fire is close to inking a deal with the Costa Rica striker. Wanchope would be coach Juan Carlos Osorio’s first […]
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Tevez, West Ham Headed for British Court
The Carlos Tevez transfer saga is headed for court — though not the court FIFA had in mind following its decision earlier on Tuesday. In a meeting between FIFA, English Football Association and Premier League officials, the representatives from soccer’s world governing body said the Tevez affair would be better handled by the Court of […]
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Man City Bids $20 Million for Mexico’s Castillo
Mexico striker Nery Castillo, arguably the revelation of the 2007 Copa America in Venezuela, has become the next target for Sven Goran Eriksson in his continued overhaul of Manchester City. According to various sources, Greek giant Olympiakos, the 23-year-old Castillo’s current club, has already agreed to a transfer fee with City representatives worth $20 million. […]
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Deco to Leave Barca?
Sporting a new 4-3-3 formation, Frank Rijkaard’s new-look FC Barcelona took the field against a reserve squad that was conspicuous by its inclusion of the Portuguese wizard Deco. The first team’s midfield included Andres Iniesta on the left, Xavi on the right and new signing Yaya Toure, who is more of a defensive midfielder, in […]
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U.S. U-20 women reach gold-medal game at Pan-American Games
The U.S. under-20 women’s national team stunned the full Canadian women’s national team, 2-1, on Monday and will face host Brazil on Thursday in the gold-medal game of the Pan-American Games at the famed Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. UCLA’s Lauren Cheney scored both goals in the win for the U-20s.
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Ryan adds Dalmy, Hucles and Kai to U.S. Women’s World Cup roster
U.S. women’s national team coach Greg Ryan filled out is roster for the Women’s World Cup when he named Marian Dalmy, Angela Hucles and Natasha Kai to the 21-player roster.
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Defending champion Vancouver fails to make W-League playoffs
The host Rochester Rhinos have a bye into the final four of the W-League playoffs, which they will host. They will be joined by the three conference champions. The defending champion Vancouver Whitecaps did not qualify for the playoffs. The following teams clinched playoff berths: Eastern Conference — Washington Freedom, Jersey Sky Blue, Northern Virginia Majestics, Ottawa Fury, Toronto Lady Lynx, Laval Comets; Central Conference — Atlanta Silverbacks, Richmond Kickers Destiny, Minnesota Lightning, Michigan Hawks; Western Conference — San Diego Sunwaves, Seattle Sounders.
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Eddie Johnson takes MLS scoring lead
[STATS] Kansas City striker Eddie Johnson‘s two goals in Sunday’s 2-2 tie with Colorado puts him in the MLS scoring lead with 12 goals and matches his season high of 12 in the 2004 season when he played for Dallas. For MLS stats through July 22 …
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Galaxy draws sternest SuperLiga test
[TV PREVIEW] The question of how far, if at all, David Beckham can drag the Galaxy out of its league doldrums will have to wait. First up is the SuperLiga, and if President Alexi Lalas, Coach Frank Yallop, et al, landed the supernova of Designated Players, they’ve also been saddled with the largest obstacle of the four Mexican entrants. In the past eight months, Pachuca — the Galaxy’s foe at Home Depot Center Tuesday (11 pm ET, TeleFutura) – has knocked off domestic and South American opposition to win the Copa Sudamericana, conquer all comers in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, and race off with the Mexican Clausura championship.
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Soccer on TV
SuperLiga, Pan American, Asian Cup and German League Cup games are part of the midweek slate, which also includes New York-Chivas USA on ESPN2’s Thursday Night MLS Game of the Week.
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U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships Schedule
The U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships begin Wednesday at Pizza Hut Park, home of FC Dallas, in Frisco, Texas. For the complete boys and girls schedule …
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Mighty Dallas Texans Red hope to go out with McGuire Cup title
[UNDER-19 BOYS PREVIEW] The quartet, led by two-time national champion Dallas Texans Red, is one of the strongest in the history of the 72-year history of the McGuire Cup. The Texans Red are joined by the Baltimore Casa Mia Bays, Chicago Magic and South San Jose/San Juan Ruckus at the US Youth Soccer National Championships July 25-29 in Frisco, Texas.
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Arsenal FC goes for four in a row at U-18 nationals
[UNDER-18 BOYS PREVIEW] Arsenal FC remains on course for its fourth straight national title its age group. No team had ever won three in a row until the Alta Loma, Calif., club won the 2006 U-17 title. Atlanta Fire United and a pair of upstart teams — Terryville Fire of Long Island and Nebraska’s NFC Bluejays — also compete at US Youth Soccer’s U-18 boys nationals July 25-29.
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Real Colorado faces U-17 powerhouses at nationals
[UNDER-17 BOYS PREVIEW] The Real Colorado Nationals join three of the dominant U-17 teams in their age group — FC Milwaukee Blue, Dallas club Andromeda and FC Delco Dynamo — at the US Youth Soccer National Championships being played this week at the Pizza Hut Park complex.
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Tough U-16 opposition awaits two-time defending champion Real So Cal
[UNDER-16 BOYS PREVIEW] Real So Cal (the former So Cal United) looks to become only the second boys club to win three straight national titles in its age group when it faces the Michigan Wolves, Houstonians and FC Delco Hammerheads at the 2007 US Youth Soccer National Championships this week.
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Top U-15 talent on display at National Championships
[UNDER-15 BOYS PREVIEW] Fans will get to see some of the country’s best young players when PDA Larsson, Sereno White, Michigan Wolves Black and Lonestars compete at US Youth Soccer’s 2007 finals in Frisco, Texas.
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Coaches to match wits at U-14 boys nationals
[UNDER-14 BOYS PREVIEW] Former pros Braeden Cloutier and Nilton Batata will go up against veteran youth coaches Steve Nichols and Bruce Talbot when CASL Elite, Sockers FC, West Coast FC and the Baltimore Casa Mia Bays meet at the US Youth Soccer National Championships that begin Wednesday in Frisco, Texas.
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Adu and Bradley named to Under-20 World Cup team
Americans Freddy Adu and Michael Bradley were named to the U-20 World Cup team by FIFA’s Technical Study Group. The 27-player short list was used to pick the player of the tournament. Adu finished sixth in the balloting. Goals by Danny Szetela and Adu remain in contention for the top goal of the tournament.
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Hampton Roads Piranhas head PDL playoff field
[PDL RESULTS] The expansion Hampton Roads Piranhas clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference and captured the PDL regular season title, becoming only the eighth team to finish with an unbeaten record in PDL history. The defending champion Michigan Bucks will host the Central Conference playoff tournament July 27-28. The complete playoff field: Central Conference — Cape Cod Crusaders, Brooklyn Knights, Michigan Bucks, Chicago Fire Premier, Thunder Bay Chill, St. Louis Lions, Hampton Roads Piranhas, Ocean City Barons, Carolina Dynamo, Central Florida Kraze, Laredo Heat, El Paso Patriots, BYU, Tacoma Tide, Fresno Fuego and San Fernando Valley Quakes.
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Soccer Volunteers Are Vanishing
Just as the automotive industry has responded to the need for more fuel-efficiency and produced hybrid cars, youth soccer is facing a similar adjustment.
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Soccer on TV
The SuperLiga, which pits MLS clubs against Mexican league foes, kicks off Tuesday. All games of eight-team tournament are televised live by Spanish-language TeleFutura.
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Beckerman Steers RSL to 2-0 Win Over Everton
Real Salt Lake can’t win a game in MLS, but it blanked American keeper Tim Howard and EPL giant Everton, 2-0, in that other exhibition game on Saturday. RSL’s victory was arguably the standout result of the weekend, especially for a last-place team that’s won just one game in 15 in league play. As the […]
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Kroenke Still Intends to Take over Arsenal
Colorado Rapids owner Stan Kroenke looks to be on a mission to add more Arsenal shares to his 12.2 percent total, according to the Independent. After a meeting with Danny Fiszman, the English Premier League club’s largest shareholder, the American billionaire is attempting to join forces to mount a full takeover. The report says the […]
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Beckham Relief, Mourinho Praise Following Galaxy Debut
The David Beckham debut spectacle is finally over. Following three hours of all-Beckham pre-game coverage, 19 cameras and the mentioning of his name every 10-15 seconds, the L.A. Galaxy’s new franchise man hobbled around bravely for 15 minutes to oohs and ahs and thunderous applause at his every touch (about 10 in all) before a […]
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Blanco Brilliant in Fire Debut
On the day after Beckham’s landing, Cuauhtemoc Blanco made his Chicago Fire debut against Glasgow Celtic, the team the MLS All-Stars beat 2-0 last Thursday. The Daily Southtown’s Nick Firchau says that while Blanco’s unveiling was a decidedly lower-key affair, the Mexican star fared better than the injured Becks in his debut. Easily the best […]