[WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] Coach Bob Bradley faces perhaps his most daunting problems since taking the job 36 games ago, because not much has gone right for the USA heading into its toughest two-match stretch of the Concacaf Hexagonal, after which it will have completed one-half of its schedule in this final qualifying round for the 2010 World Cup.
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FC Dallas Gives Peek of Promise
On Sunday, FC Dallas won its first game since topping Toronto FC on April 19. Its second win of the season came against the second-best team in the MLS, the previously unbeaten Chicago Fire. “The ball hasn’t bounced right for us this year. Today it did,” FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman said. “Our first 10 […]
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Howard Close to New Contract with Everton
Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard is poised to ease the pain of the FA Cup final defeat against Chelsea by signing a new five-year deal with Everton. The 30-year-old is at an advanced stage in talks and is expected to join defenders Phil Jagielka and Joseph Yobo in committing his future to the club. Howard joined […]
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Spain’s Roster Loaded for Confederations Cup
European Champion Spain named its Confederations Cup roster on Monday. Packed with world stars, it includes Barcelona duo Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique, despite the club's concerns over their injuries. "We listen to everyone: the players, the coaches and the clubs," Spain coach Vincente del Bosque told a news conference after naming his 23-man squad. […]
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Real Madrid Ready to Sign New Coach
Villarreal coach Manuel Pellegrini looks set to take over at Real Madrid. Villarreal general manager Jose Manuel Llaneza told the national news agency Efe on Monday that an agreement had been reached between the two clubs. A spokeswoman at Villarreal club said there had been contacts with Madrid but insisted there was no official confirmation […]
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Vote on ‘Homegrown’ Rule on Hold
European soccer officials will reportedly abstain if a vote is taken by the sport's worldwide body this week to restrict teams to a maximum of five foreign players in starting lineups, a ruling that would drastically change the makeup of many of the world's elite clubs. The European Union has declared that such a rule […]
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Manchester United Looking for New Shirt Sponsor
The dubious financial future of current Manchester United sponsors AIG has spurred the club to look at other sponsor options, reports the Sunday Mirror. An “insider” told the Mirror that “it is 90 percent certain” that insurance giants Aon will grace the fronts of United’s jerseys next season. The sponsorship deal could fetch United an […]
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Soccer on TV
World Cup 2010 qualifying takes center stage this week. The USA takes on Costa Rica on Wednesday and hosts Honduras on Saturday. More American weekday includes MLS’s Thursday clash between D.C. United and New York and USL’s Friday game: Charleston-Austin. On Saturday the USA comes home to face Honduras in another qualifier. Look for updates in Wednesday’s and Friday’s Soccer on TV.
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Carolina and Charleston remain on top
[USL-1] Carolina and Charleston remained 1-2 in the USL First Division when they both shut out visiting Cleveland, dropping the first-year USL-1 club to 1-6-1. For all the weekend USL-1 action …
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Fire finally falls; Conor hot for Colorado [VIDEO]
[MLS WINNERS & LOSERS] San Jose, New England and FC Dallas broke their various streaks of futility while the Chicago Fire lost its first game of the season. The Galaxy came up with its usual result and saw another ejection of its veteran defender. Colorado kept up its strong form thanks to its red-hot striker.
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Sol train rolls on
[WPS] In consecutive weeks, the Los Angeles Sol’s lead atop Women’s Professional Soccer has grown from three points to six points to eight points. The runaway leader — the only team in WPS with a positive goal difference — improved to 6-1-2 with a 2-0 win over the Saint Louis Athletica on Saturday afternoon at The Home Depot Center.
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Pachuca falls to Pumas in Mexican final
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jose Francisco Torres fell short of becoming the second American to lift the Mexican league title within two years after Pachuca tied UNAM Pumas, 2-2, in overtime of the second leg of the final and fell, 3-2, on aggregate.
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MLS Results
The late show continued in MLS, where the Los Angeles earned yet another tie — its ninth in 11 games — thanks a late goal from Edson Buddle. New England snapped its losing streak thanks to a penalty pick in stoppage time from Steve Ralston. For all the game summaries, standings, leading scorers and this week’s schedule …
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International Results
Barcelona’s 1-1 tie at Deportivo Coruna on the final day of La Liga season gave it a record 87 points and 105 goals in 38 games – two short of matching Real Madrid’s record 107 goals scored during the 1989-90 season. Bordeaux clinched its first French league title in a decade when it won, 1-0, at relegated Caen. Werder Bremen captured the German Cup, while Rangers completed the Scottish double with a 1-0 win over Falkirk in the Cup final. For all the weekend results …
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Changing of the guard at Chelsea
[ENGLAND] With Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Everton in Saturday’s FA Cup final, Dutchman Guus Hiddink‘s stint as interim manager is over. Italian Carlo Ancelotti is headed over from AC Milan to manage the Blues. The big question will be, what reinforcements will he bring with him?
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Howard, Everton fall in FA Cup
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Everton, with Tim Howard in goal, lost, 2-1, in the English FA Cup final to Chelsea. Glasgow Rangers won the Scottish FA Cup, but neither Maurice Edu nor DaMarcus Beasley saw action in the 1-0 win over Falkirk.
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Only Beckham matters to Beckham
The return of David Beckham nears. Far from being a return in triumph, this is not even an occasion for celebration. Beckham, apparently, understands nothing of this. Guilty of deserting his post with the Galaxy, he hopes that the team’s fans “realize by now the reasons why I made this move. I’m sure they do deep down. I’m sure they’ll be supportive when I come back.”
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REGION 2: CUP runneth over in Ohio South
The Cincinnati United Premier Crew Juniors Gold won three Ohio South championships in the boys and girls U-14 to U-18 boys and girls divisions. Overall, CUP placed the most teams in Ohio South into the state finals, winning six championships and taking second place in three other divisions. For the results of the Ohio South U-14 to U-18 finals …
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REGION 3: Texans’ champions claim state titles
The Dallas Texans Red and Dallas Texans Red Dallas, last year’s U.S. Youth Soccer national champions in the under-16 and under-15 age groups, won their respective age groups at the North Texas State Cup. They were among 10 Texans boys and girls teams to win North Texas state championships. For the results of the Florida, North Carolina, North Texas and Oklahoma finals …
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REGION 4: Les Blois girls dominate in Idaho
Les Bois Soccer Association swept all five girls divisions in the U-14 to U-18 age groups at the Idaho State Cup. In New Mexico, Rio Vista FC won six titles in the U-14 to U-19 age groups. in Montana, top honors went to Magic City SC White with four U-14 to U-19 age group titles. For the results of the Idaho, Montana and New Mexico finals …
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AYSO adds a sixth tenet
The American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) added a sixth philosophy, “Player Development,” to its foundation tenets during an executive membership vote at its AGM last weekend in Dallas, where President Mike Wade was reelected and three members for the National Board of Directors were elected.
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Haimes & Tucker inducted into AYSO Hall of Fame
Longtime AYSO leader Burton Haimes, who served seven years as national president and 12 years as chairman of the board, and Cherie Tucker, who has been active at all levels of AYSO for more than 35 years, were inducted into the AYSO Hall of Fame.
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Mishalow named McLean’s academy director
Gene Mishalow, who played in goal for five NASL teams, has been named the academy director of the McLean (Va.) Youth Soccer, one of six clubs joining the U.S. Youth Soccer for the 2009-10 season.
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Academy showcase’s perfect club
Albertson Soccer Club was the big winner of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Spring Showcase, the Memorial Day weekend event in Sarasota, Fla. The New York club was the only one of 73 Academy clubs taking part in the five-day event to win all six games, three each in the under-17/18 and under-15/16 age groups.
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Development Academy Top 10s
The Derby County Wolves (U-17/18) and Chicago Fire (U-15/16) remained No. 1 in their respective age groups in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s overall standings following play in the Spring Showcase at the Sarasota, Fla., Polo Club. The Wolves (25-2-1) won all three games, while the Fire (16-2-4) won two games and tied the No. 6 New York Red Bulls, 0-0. For the Top 10 teams in each age group …