[ENGLAND] Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur split eight goals in an astonishing North London derby. Chelsea burst Hull’s bubble with a 3-0 road win.
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Why not Maradona?
Preposterous! Diego Maradona the coach of Argentina? What can they be thinking? The guy has virtually no coaching experience, after all — so does this make any sense?
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USA stunned in world championship opener (VIDEO)
[UNDER-17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Americans may still think of themselves as the dominant power in the world of girls soccer, but they were given a lesson in attacking soccer by Japan in their first game at the inaugural Under-17 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand. The Americans needed only 139 seconds to go ahead on Vicki DiMartino‘s goal, but the Japanese then bombarded the U.S. goal, hitting the crossbar three times in the first half and twice coming back from one-goal deficits to win, 3-2, on three stunning goals.
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Nigerian government changes tune
[2009 UNDER-17 WORLD CUP] Just days after announcing that it wouldn’t be able to host the 2009 Under-17 World Cup, the Nigerian government agreed to back the organization of the competition but with a smaller budget.
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Managers Ready To Reject ‘Respect’
“Some leading managers from the Premier League are ready to revolt against the Respect campaign in the wake of a series of controversial incidents that have left them seething,” writes Matt Lawton. English managers believe that referees must earn respect if they want it in return from the players.
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Ronaldo Wants To Stay In Brazil
“I’ve been in Europe for 16 years. Flamengo is my favourite, but I don’t want to play there as a favor. I want to deserve to play there.” Three-time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldo, 32, wants to stay and play in his native Brazil.
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Galaxy Postpones Brisbane Game
“We were not in a position to absolutely guarantee David Beckham’s availability for the L.A. Galaxy game against the Queensland Roar on December 11.” Galaxy’s President of Business Operations Tom Payne explains why L.A. has postponed one game of its offseason Oceania tour, one day before tickets were due to go on sale.
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Beckerman’s Belief
“We all believe that something special can happen.” Real Salt Lake midfielder Kyle Beckerman tells of the buoyant camp mood ahead of the playoffs.
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Lopez Says Wizards On A Roll
“We’ve had our ups and downs throughout the season, but the time is right. We’re peaking when we need to peak, and the most important thing is to do well in the playoffs.” Claudio Lopez of the Kansas City Wizards looks back on his first season in MLS and ahead to the postseason.
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Taylor Finds His Feet In Koblenz
Former UCLA player and Hermann Trophy finalist Matt Taylor has taken a long route to success as a pro since leaving college and being the fourth overall MLS draft pick in 2004. His injury-marred spells with the Kansas City Wizards and Chivas USA were followed by a stint at the Portland Timbers in USL-1, after […]
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Hunt Reassures Crew Fans
Columbus Crew owner-operator Clark Hunt sat down with Michael Arace and Shawn Mitchell after Sunday’s game against D.C. United and told them, “I’m confident the Columbus Crew will be playing in Columbus, Ohio, for at least the next 50 years. Beyond that, I’m not making any predictions.” Arace, who has raised concerns in his columns […]
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Ljungberg Here To Improve MLS
Seattle Sounders FC unveiled its designated player, Swedish international Freddie Ljungberg, Tuesday, reports Jose Miguel Romero. The $2.5 million a year midfielder duly declared that he’s here to help improve the quality and the profile of Major League Soccer. “I figured if I’m going to take MLS seriously and want to make it a really […]
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United Braces Itself For Post-Mortem
D.C. United was forced by delays and cancellations to wait six hours at Columbus airport Monday, the morning after its MLS season had ended in Crew Stadium. This, writes Steven Goff, seemed a fitting end to a bad year, with the team finally making it home to D.C. via New York, the city whose team […]
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The Galaxy’s Long Shopping List
L.A. Galaxy coach Bruce Arena is still “simply staring at the wreckage of an 8-13-9 season,” writes Grahame L Jones, but soon it will be time for him to start sorting through the chaff. “It’s certainly a team that needs to be reconstructed,” Arena said. “We have an odd balance on our team on the […]
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PROFILE: Stanford’s fab frosh
Stanford is No. 2 in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 heading into its showdown against No. 3 UCLA on Friday. In a year for high-quality freshmen, the Cardinal (16-0-1) has been blessed with three sensational first-year players — Californians Teresa Noyola, Lindsay Taylor and Camille Levin — who have combined for 26 goals and 15 assists in 17 games. Even more important, their skills complement each other — which should make Stanford a national contender for the next four seasons.
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JUNIOR COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Rankings
Yavapai (D1 men), Darton (D1 women) and Cerritos (D3 women) remained No. 1 in this week’s NSCAA/adidas JC rankings. There was a major shakeup in the D3 men’s rankings, where Herkimer County jumped three places to No. 1. For all the rankings …
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SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Women’s Rankings
No. 1 Grand Valley State is the only unbeaten and untied NCAA Division II women’s team at 18-0-0. Williams is still No. 1 in Division III despite its 1-1 tie with archrival Amherst. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 women’s rankings …
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SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Men’s Rankings
Midwestern State remained No. 1 in the NCAA Division II men’s rankings. Trinity (Texas), first in the Division III rankings, is perfect at 16-0-0. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 men’s rankings …
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MORNING BRIEFING: Surging Campbell knocks off UNC
Surging Campbell won its ninth straight game when it beat No. 7 North Carolina, 2-0. No. 12 South Florida also lost on the road, falling at Cincinnati, 1-0. No. 5 Northwestern recovered from its first defeat of the loss with a 1-0 victory at Loyola (Ill.). For all of the Tuesday action …
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Women’s Conferences
Conference tournament play begins this week in six conferences, most notably the Big East, where No. 1 Notre Dame puts its perfect record on the line on Sunday when it meets the winner of Thursday’s Cincinnati-St. John’s game. For all the conference tournament schedules …
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Edu gets Rangers action
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Maurice Edu, whose play for Glasgow Rangers had been limited to one league appearance (Sept. 19) since joining the Scottish club in August from Toronto FC on a $5 million transfer, went the full 90 on Tuesday in a 2-0 Scottish League Cup quarterfinal win over Hamilton.
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What They’re Saying
“I figured if I’m going to take MLS seriously and want to make it a really good league and develop it, I should come now and not in three years’ time. It took me three months to come to a decision of what I wanted to do, but the guys here have helped me in my decision by showing me around the city and what they want to do with the team.”
— Fromer Arsenal and Sweden Freddie Ljungberg, 31, upon signing with MLS 2009 expansion club Seattle Sounders FC for a reported $2.5 million a year. (Seattle Times)
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Dynamo reserves falter late but snag a point
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Not every team puts as much emphasis on its reserve squad as does Houston, and all that work reaped a significant reward Tuesday night in San Salvador.
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Twellman absence adds to Revs’ woes
For all the wrong reasons 2008 is turning out to be another memorable season in the career of Revs’ forward Taylor Twellman
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Maradona named Argentina coach
[ARGENTINA] Argentina has appointed Diego Maradona as its new coach, according to reports from Buenos Aires.