The Pennington School is still No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas High School Girls Rankings. McDonogh School of Maryland and Lincoln of Oregon moved up one spot each to No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. For the complete Top 25 …
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POLLS: NSCAA/adidas High School Boys Rankings
Unbeaten Sacramento Jesuit remained No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas High School Boys Rankings. St. Anthony’s of New York and Norfolk (Va.) Academy are 2-3. For the complete Top 25 …
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U.S. Youth Soccer Interregionals set
U.S. Youth Soccer will hold its annual Olympic Development Program tournaments for regional teams over the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Brock gets 600th career win
Needham (Mass.) High School boys coach Don Brock won his 600th career when the Rockets beat Braintree, 3-0, on Monday night.
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ACADEMY PROFILE: Bridge FA U-15/16
South Carolina’s Bridge Futbol Alliance has opened up a five-point lead in the U.S. Soccer Academy’s Atlantic Division U-15/16 age group.
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COLLEGE RECRUITING: U-17 Women’s World Cup prospects
Play has begun at the inaugural Under-17 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand. Both the United States and Canada are loaded with college prospects. (In the case of Canada, it has one player already in college: Memphis freshman Julia Ignacio.) Here’s a look at who is going where, based on verbal commitments …
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World search for U.S. U-20s
Nine pro players based in seven different countries were included in the squad U.S. under-20 national team coach Thomas Rongen named for the trip to Madrid, Spain from Nov. 15-23.
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MORNING BRIEFING: Another UNC-FSU classic
As evidenced by Thursday’s thriller at Fetzer Field, North Carolina and Florida State have developed one of the nation’s top rivalries. The 2-2 tie, which ended UNC’s 11-match winning streak, marked the fourth time in the last six meetings that the Tar Heels and the Seminoles have gone to overtime.
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SCOREBOARD: Soccer America Women’s Top 25
No. 3 UCLA hosts No. 2 Stanford in this weekend’s marquee match. Regular-season conference play concludes Friday for Big Ten and Big 12 teams. For this week’s Soccer America Women’s Top 25 results and schedules …
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Women’s Conferences
Conference tournament play continued Thursday with Louisville and Cincinnati taking first-round games in the Big East. Binghamton and Maine won American East openers. For all the conference tournament schedules …
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RECRUITING: U-17 Women’s World Cup prospects
Play has begun at the inaugural Under-17 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand. Both the United States and Canada are loaded with college prospects. (In the case of Canada, it has one player already in college: Memphis freshman Julia Ignacio.) Here’s a look at who is going where, based on verbal commitments …
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SCOREBOARD: Soccer America Men’s Top 25
No. 1 Wake Forest and No. 8 Loyola (Md.) put their unbeaten records on the line this weekend. The Demon Deacons travel to No. 7 North Carolina on Saturday, while the Greyhounds host St. Peter’s and Manhattan in MAAC action. For this week’s Soccer America Men’s Top 25 results and schedules …
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AWARDS: Winners & losers, comebacks & setbacks
There are three weekends left in the men’s season before the NCAA Tournament bids are announced. Here’s a look at the winners and losers and comebacks and setbacks so far …
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Fire scrapes a 0-0 tie at Gillette
[MLS PLAYOFFS] A small crowd (5,221), a frosty night, a rough game, and no goals does not a playoff showcase on national television make. The 2008 MLS postseason kicked off with a New England-Chicago game fans couldn’t be blamed for turning off (or even nodding off), a 0-0 tie at Gillette Stadium rife with emotion and spirit but nearly bereft of flair. The series shifts to Toyota Park next Thursday for the second leg.
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Adding injury to insult
[OFF THE POST] Diego Simeone, coach of Argentine defending champ River Plate, reportedly injured himself punching the subs’ bench after a 1-1 tie with Newell’s Old Boys dropped his team to the bottom of the standings.
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Regular-season champ Crew eyes MLS Cup
[MLS PLAYOFF PREVIEW] If the 2008 Crew, winner of the Supporters’ Shield, isn’t all that different than the 2007 version that missed the playoffs, how can it be so much better?
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Playoff era dawns in Salt Lake
[MLS PLAYOFF PREVIEW] For the past two years, former expansion doormat Chivas USA has reached the playoffs and both times it failed to advance out of the first round.
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What They’re Saying
“We’re all agreed in principle and everybody’s happy. A short-term loan works. … He’s going to be back in March and we believe it’s going to be around March 1 and he will be available for our opening game.”
— Los Angeles Galaxy coach Bruce Arena on David Beckham‘s loan to AC Milan that was finalized on Thursday. (ESPNsoccernet)
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New York must exorcise defensive demons
[MLS PLAYOFF PREVIEW] On paper, the Red Bulls look completely spooked against two-time defending champion Houston, and even with game-changers Juan Pablo Angel and Dave van den Bergh they’re frightfully overmatched on artificial turf or grass as well.
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Award Finalists
[MLS] For 2008 awards finalists, including league MVP and Rookie of the Year …
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Real Madrid stunner in Copa del Rey
[SPAIN] First Jozy Altidore‘s Villarreal, now league champion Real Madrid. It was not a good week for Spain’s top clubs in the Copa del Rey.
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Boxx and Solo nominated for FIFA award
[2008 WOMEN’S WORLD PLAYER] U.S. gold-medalists Shannon Boxx and Hope Solo are among the 10 players nominated for the 2008 Women’s Player of the Year award.
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MLS TV Playoff Schedule
MLS quarterfinal series, which kicked off Thursday with New England’s 0-0 tie with Chicago, continue on Saturday. For the complete TV schedule of MLS quarterfinal games. …
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Girls & Boys: Taking Gender Into Account
My daughter comes bursting through the door after soccer practice and exclaims, “Mom! We had so much fun! Maya and Natalie and I got to be on the same team!” “Did you win?” I ask. She replies, “I have no idea.”
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Tottenham’s Big Stadium Plan
Tottenham Hotspur refuses to let small matters like $24 million of debt and a lack of local infrastructure prevent it from announcing plans to build a new 60,000-seater stadium close to its current ground, White Hart Lane.