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Janice Keating, a Modesto (Calif.) city councilwoman, was ejected from her daughter’s U-14 game for using foul language while questioning the referee’s decisions. “I’m a normal parent at a game,” Keating told the Modesto Bee. “Was that embarrassing? Yes, it was. Do I regret that? Absolutely.” The 24-year-old referee, Amanda Grover, who did not know […]

By Ridge Mahoney The 2007 season is four months away and already Colorado has a huge advantage over most of the teams that have moved into new stadiums. Unlike the laborious road streaks undertaken by Columbus (1999), Los Angeles (2003), and Chicago (2006), Colorado opens its new stadium with the season opener April 7 against […]

“OSAA has asked that during the playoffs the home school escort the refs to their car or the locker room as the case may be.” — Patrick Duffy of the Oregon School Activities Association, which has instituted the security requirement after incidents in which high school soccer referees have been chased, threatened or assaulted by […]

The all-tournament teams from the Super Y-League’s recent North American finals were announced. The following were the divisional MVPS: U17 Boys MVP: Ben Foerstner H.C. United U17 Girls MVP: Jennifer Stoltenberg – West Coast FC U16 Boys MVP: Edvin Worley – Schulz Academy U16 Girls MVP: Emily Ohlhaver – Wolfpack Blue U15 Boys MVP: Oscar […]

The U.S. under-17 girls national team will head off for an 11-day trip Dec. 8-18 to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Coach Erica Walsh will take 18 players on the trip afor three matches against the Argentina U-20s (Dec. 13), the senior Argentina national team (Dec. 15) and a final match against either the Argentina U-17s or […]

German leader Werder Bremen will look to pull one of the biggest upsets in the history of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday when it plays at defending champion Barcelona. A Werder win or tie will send it through to the round of 16 and eliminate La Liga leader. Werder isn’t about to abandon its […]

Steve Cherundolo scored his first goal of the season for Hannover 96 in a 1-0 win at newly promoted Energie Cottbus. Hannover has climbed from last place to 12th. The headed goal by the 5-foot-6 right back was the 27-year-old’s fourth in 131 Bundesliga games. Cherundolo was also Kicker Magazine’s man of the game. Benny […]

“Quite simply, it is true that I can be a pig. It is not a lie to say that. Sometimes, I feel that I am in the right even when I am wrong.” — Arsenal’s French striker Thierry Henry. (BBC)

Guadalajara won a special playoff edition of Mexico’s Superclásico when Chivas beat Club America, 2-0, on aggregate (2-0 at home and 0-0 away) to reach the final of the Torneo Apertura. Guadalajara faces Toluca, which beat Pachuca, 1-0, on a goal by Uruguayan Vicente Sanchez to win its series, 2-1. Chivas have not won one […]