[REGION III YOUTH RESULTS] The US Youth Soccer Region III Championships moved on despite early morning rain that pushed back play by an hour in Oklahoma City. There have been 20 consecutive days of rain that broke a 70-year-old record. The Dallas Texans went 7-1 in Monday’s quarterfinals. Its U-19 boys team has already qualified for Tuesday’s semifinals. North Carolina’s CASL Elite was 4-0 in boys quarterfinal action. For complete Region III quarterfinal results …
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USA pays for brain lock and squandered chances in Paraguay loss
Nothing redeems a mediocre performance more than clinical finishing. Nothing mars a commendable showing like squandered opportunities. Create, battle, and squander sums up the 3-1 U.S. loss to Paraguay Monday night in Barinas, Venezuela. The defeat left the Americans with a 0-2 record, a minus-5 goal difference, and a very slim chance to advance.
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U.S. REPORT CARD: Good games for Clark and Moor (in debut)
Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players’ performance in their 3-1 Copa America loss to Paraguay …
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Dos Santos leads Mexico past Gambia in U-20 World Cup opener
Barcelona’s Giovanni Dos Santos lived up to his billing as one of the players to watch at the U-20 World Cup, scoring on a volley from 25 yards for Mexico to start it on its way to a 3-0 win over Gambia in their opening Group C game. Portugal opened with a 2-0 win over New Zealand thanks to a pair of goals by Bruno Gama. In Monday’s only other game, Austria and Congo tied, 1-1.
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Scenarios for U.S. advancement at the Copa America
[COPA AMERICA STANDINGS] With two losses in two games, the USA is a longshot to reach the quarterfinals of the Copa America as one of the two third-place teams with the best record. First, it must beat Colombia in their final Group C game on Thursday. Then, it must get help in one of the other groups. Its best shot is if Peru beats or ties Bolivia, the USA would probably advance if it beats Colombia and host Venezuela beats Uruguay by a combined margin of three goals. The USA could also advance if it beats Colombia and Mexico beats Chile by a combined margin of four goals.
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2007 Under-20 World Cup TV Schedule
The USA plays its second game at the Under-20 World Cup on Tuesday when it meets Poland in Montreal. Coverage begins at 4:45 pm ET on ESPNU and at 5 pm ET on Galavision. For the complete Under-20 World Cup schedule …
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2007 Copa America TV Schedule
The Venezuela looks to clinch a berth in the quarterfinals of the Copa America for the first time when it hosts Uruguay in one of two Group A finales televised on TeleFutura and GolTV (English). For the complete Copa America TV schedule …
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Argentina beats Colombia, loses Crespo for tournament
For the second straight game, Argentina brushed aside the minor inconvenience of falling behind on a early goal and recovered to score four goals. Against the USA, the Argentines conceded a penalty kick by Eddie Johnson in the 9th minute yet prevailed, 4-1. Against Colombia on Monday night in Maracaibo, a clever back heel by Edixon Perea put the Argentines in a hole in the 10th minute, but they again recovered to win, 4-2, and join Paraguay and Mexico in the quarterfinals.
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Soccer on TV
It’s a week full of Copa America, U-20 World Cup and MLS action.
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For USA, Beware Santa Cruz and the Counterattack
One of the positive takeaways from the late 4-1 dusting Bob Bradley’s men received against Argentina is that the relatively inexperienced U.S. midfield held its own for 65 minutes against one of the world’s best. The U.S. plays Paraguay Monday, which cannot boast the same midfield pedigree as Argentina although it looked deadly sharp against […]
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Preparing for Fire Sale, Coaching Change
Turmoil in Chi-town: the Chicago Fire has more problems than the dour 0-0 home showing it put in against Colorado over the weekend, says Nick Firchau of the Daily Southtown. No decision has been made on a successor to Coach Dave Sarachan — the interim coach is Denis Hamlett — and owner Anschutz Entertainment Group […]
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From the Transfer Market
The summer transfer market has been busy as ever, and Arsenal is once again involved in the big news of the day, signing Croatia striker Eduardo Da Silva from Dinamo Zagreb for an estimated $32 million to fill the gaping hole left by Thierry Henry’s departure for Barcelona. Da Silva has led Croatia’s strong Euro […]
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Roma Coach Plays Down Scudetto Chances
Realist? Pessimist? Reverse psychologist? Those questions about Roma coach Luciano Spalletti linger in the air following comments he made about next year’s title contenders in Serie A. Despite finishing second last year, Spalletti ruled his Giallorossi out of having any serious chance of contending for the 2007-08 Scudetto. Instead, the battle for top spot will […]
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Government to Help with English Takeovers
In England, there exists “fit and proper person” safeguards implemented by the country’s soccer association that help prevents clubs from being taken over by, well, the wrong sort of person. But what are they? When was the last time they were used? To revisit those standards, English Sports Minister Richard Caborn organized a mandatory meeting […]
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No festivities in Toronto on Canada Day
The U.S. U-20s should take heart. As bad as they played in their 1-1 tie with South Korea on Saturday in Montreal, it could have been worse. Host Canada opened play before a sellout crowd of almost 20,000 fans at Toronto’s BMO Field — on July 1, Canada Day no less — and bombed. Dale Mitchell‘s U-20s fell to Chile, 3-0, in a match they were outshot 19-2.
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Dreadful Americans escape with tie in Under-20 World Cup opener
The USA survived the worst performance by a U.S. national youth team at a world championship in recent memory to earn a 1-1 tie with South Korea Saturday in their opening game at the Under-20 World Cup. Much of the announced sellout crowd of 55,800 at Olympic Stadium had left after witnessing Poland stun South American champion Brazil, 1-0, the opening game of the Group D doubleheader, and the pro-Korean crowd that remained watched the Americans give the ball away time and again and struggle to keep up with the quick Koreans on the artificial turf.
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USA must put it all together to get a result against Paraguay
[COPA AMERICA PREVIEW] The glaring disparity in talent that was evident when Argentina beat the USA, 4-1, last Thursday won’t be as prevalent Monday when the Americans take on Paraguay in Barinas, Venezuela, yet Paraguay looked tremendous in its 5-0 win against Colombia, playing a fluid, organized game unlike its rigid, defense-first squads at previous World Cups. If the Americans are again rocked back on their heels, they could be chasing the game for longer than they did against Argentina.
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Paraguay’s Santa Cruz regains form at right (wrong?) time
The USA is unbeaten in four games against Paraguay — including a 3-0 victory at the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay — but Bob Bradley‘s team will be the underdog when they meet Monday in Barinas at the Copa America. Paraguay’s No. 1 threat is Roque Santa Cruz, who scored its first three goals in its 5-0 demolition of Paraguay on Thursday night.
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Dallas Texans advance nine teams in Region III youth championships
[REGION III YOUTH PAIRINGS] The Dallas Texans sent nine teams into the knockout phase of the US Youth Soccer Region III Championships in Oklahoma City.
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FC Delco and Bays dominate at Region I youth boys championships
[REGION III YOUTH PAIRINGS] FC Delco of Pennsylvania has five teams and the Baltmore Bays have four in Monday’s boys semifinals at US Youth Soccer Region I Championships in Portland, Maine. All 15 state associations are represented in the semifinals. New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania lead with each having 12 teams advancing to the semifinals. Maryland is sending nine and New York East is sending eight. Virginia has seven continuing, Connecticut has six and Massachusetts has five. Host Maine has three teams continuing.
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2007 Copa America TV Schedule
The USA plays its second game at the Copa America on Monday when it faces Paraguay, a 5-0 winner over Colombia in its first game. The match will be broatcast live, beginning at 6:30 pm ET, on TeleFutura in Spanish and on GolTV in English. For the complete Copa America TV schedule …
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Mexico is first team to reach Copa America quarterfinals
Mexico became the first team to clinch a berth in the quarterfinals of the Copa America when it beat Ecuador, 2-1, on Sunday in Group B. The win was the second in a row for the Mexicans, who opened with a 2-0 win over defending champion and are on top of the group with the six points. Brazil beat Chile, 3-0, thanks to a Robinho hat trick earlier on Sunday to move into a tie for second place with Chile. Venezuela registered its first victory in the Copa America in 40 years when it beat Peru, 2-0, on Saturday. In Saturday’s other Group A game, Uruguay beat Bolivia, 1-0.
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MLS hits goal drought
[WEEKEND WRAPUP] On a barren weekend of just five goals in five games, Columbus beat Red Bull New York, 1-0, for its third straight victory; zeroes were posted in the Dallas-Houston and Chicago-Colorado showdowns; the Revs ran aground at Home Depot Center; and Toronto’s backup to the backup goalie helped it tie Kansas City, 1-1. Ridge Mahoney recaps all the MLS weekend action …
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Last-minute goals give Portland Timbers a pair of USL-1 victories
The Portland Timbers left it late to win a pair of USL First Division matches. The Timbers won, 1-0, at California, on a goal by David Hague in the 89th minute, and defeated Miami two days later by the same score on a goal by fellow rookie, Kenyan Lawrence Olum. The Timbers, who have allowed a league-low seven goals in 11 games, moved into fifth place with the wins. A goal from midfielder Antonio Ribeiro in stoppage time of the second half gave the Montreal Impact a 1-0 win over Puerto Rico in front of 12,844 spectators at the Claude-Robillard Sports Complex. For more on USL action and complete results and goalscorers …
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2007 Under-20 World Cup TV Schedule
Coverage of the Under-20 World Cup continues on Monday with three games on ESPN360.com (broadband). The Congo-Austria game will also be shown in Spanish on Fox Sports en Espanol and the Mexico-Gambia game will be aired on Galavision.