Florida claimed the SEC regular-season title with a 3-0 win over Arkansas Thursday evening in front of a James G. Pressly Stadium crowd of 1,893. Florida State won its seventh straight game with a 4-0 win over Clemson in ACC action. In the America East, red-hot Boston University wrapped up the regular-season crown.
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SCOREBOARD: Soccer America Women’s Top 25
Defending national champion USC hosts No. 3 UCLA at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Friday, and No. 7 Virginia hosts No. 5 North Carolina in an ACC match on Friday. No. 6 Florida travels to No. 13 LSU on Sunday for a battle of SEC divisional leaders, while No. 16 Colorado meets No. 11 Texas A&M Sunday in a Big 12 top-of-the-table clash. For Soccer America Women’s Top 25 results and schedules …
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SCOREBOARD: Soccer America Men’s Top 25
Weekend play includes four Top 25 clashes: Boston College-Wake Forest, Northwestern-Michigan, UC Davis-UC Irvine and Connecticut-Notre Dame all on Saturday. For Soccer America Men’s Top 25 results and schedules …
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USL’s Puerto Rico falls
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] A 1-0 home loss to Guatemala’s Municipal means USL-1’s Puerto Rico Islanders’ qualification for the second round depends on its final group game, Oct. 29 at Panama’s Tauro FC.
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Red Bull loss clinches spot for K.C.
[MLS] After squandering a scenario of “win and we’re in,” the Red Bulls must now “pray for another day.” Fire forward Chris Rolfe scored three goals, all in the first half, and earned two assists as well in a 5-2 romp at Toyota Park that guaranteed Chicago second place in the Eastern Conference and yanked New York’s destiny out of its hands.
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A Tale of Two in Salt Lake
[MLS] To reach the playoffs when it faces Colorado Saturday, Real Salt Lake must perform a feat it’s done only twice all season: win a road game. Whether it succeeds or not, the club has made great strides on and off the field. Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney profiles two key characters in Real’s 2008 season.
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MLS TV SCHEDULE: Two playoff spots up for grabs
[MLS] Real Salt Lake’s clash with Colorado will determine a playoff spot, with Salt Lake needing a tie or a win to pip the Rapids, who need a win to advance. … D.C. United will reach the playoffs if it beats Columbus on Sunday. If United ties or loses, New York gets the final wild-card slot. … The Los Angeles-Dallas game will determine the season’s leading scorer as the Galaxy’s Landon Donovan (19 goals) faces Kenny Cooper (18 goals). For this weekend’s MLS TV schedule, standings and leading scorers. …
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Milan wins, Spanish and English sides lose in UEFA Cup
[UEFA CUP] In the first round of the UEFA Cup group phase there were defeats for English clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth, and Spanish clubs Racing Santander and Deportivo Coruna. With American Brad Friedel in goal, however, Aston Villa opened group play with a 2-1 win over Ajax.
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What They’re Saying
“There is absolutely no suggestion on anyone’s part that David [Beckham] will not play for the full five years of his contract.”
— MLS Deputy Commissioner Ivan Gazidis, who also said that a loan of David Beckham to AC Milan will not be approved unless Beckham returns to the Los Angeles Galaxy in time for the MLS regular season start in March. (Reuters)
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Neven Subotic not eligible for Germany
[U.S. SOCCER] The German soccer federation [DFB], which had previously been optimistic that 19-year-old defender Neven Subotic would be eligible for its national team despite having played for the USA at the 2005 U-17 World Cup, has admitted that Subotic doesn’t meet the FIFA requirements for a national-team switch to Germany. The news increases the chances that Subotic will play for the U.S. national team, although he still has other options.
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Economics 101 from U.S. Soccer Prez
U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati also teaches economics at Columbia University. Soccer America spoke with Gulati about how the global economic crisis may affect the soccer world.
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The Role of Captains
In preparation for your next season, give some thought to the role of captains on your team. In a recent Leadership Roundtable Conference Call for leaders of schools and youth sports organizations partnered with Positive Coaching Alliance, we identified several best practices in:
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PROFILE: Fairleigh Dickinson’s Samson Malijani
The hottest striker in NCAA Division I men’s soccer is Zambian Samson Malijani, who has scored in eight straight games for Fairleigh Dickinson.
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NAIA: Men’s & Women’s Rankings
Lindsey Wilson now holds the top spot in both the NSCAA/adidas NAIA men’s and women’s rankings. The men moved into the top spot following previous No. 1 Rio Grande’s 1-0 loss to Roberts Wesleyan. The Blue Raider women remained No. 1 in the women’s rankings ahead of Lee and Azusa Pacific. For all the NAIA rankings …
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POLLS: Soccer America Women’s Top 25
This week’s action includes several conference showdowns. Defending national champion USC hosts No. 3 UCLA at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Friday, and No. 7 Virginia hosts No. 5 North Carolina in an ACC match on Friday. No. 6 Florida travels to No. 13 LSU on Sunday for a battle of SEC divisional leaders, while No. 16 Colorado meets No. 11 Texas A&M Sunday in a Big 12 top-of-the-table clash. For the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 results and schedules …
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MORNING BRIEFING: Penn State eyes another Big 10 title
After a slow start, Penn State is on course for its 11th straight Big Ten regular-season title. With tough games at Illinois and Purdue this weekend, the Nittany Lions will be challenged, however.
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SCOREBOARD: Soccer America Men’s Top 25
Weekend play includes four Top 25 clashes: Boston College-Wake Forest, Northwestern-Michigan, UC Davis-UC Irvine and Connecticut-Notre Dame all on Saturday. For the America Men’s Top 25 results and schedules …
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MORNING BRIEFING: Akron rolls on
No. 3 Akron won its ninth straight game when the Zips edged No. 14 Michigan, 1-0. No. 18 Indiana continued its rebound with a win by the same score over No. 13 Louisville. For all the Wednesday action …
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Setanta Broadcasts Unwitting Message To The English
Setanta Sports TV cameras homed in on a Welsh fan holding a cuddly toy sheep in front of a big flag during Wales’ U-21 game against its English counterparts. The problem? Written on the flag was the Welsh slogan, “Twll Din Bob Sais,” which translates as “A***holes to the English.”
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Second String Was Second Best
“They were the more alert team tonight. We were second-best at everything.” Houston Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear after his mostly reserve side’s 3-1 home defeat to UNAM Pumas in the Concacaf Champions League.
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Adelaide United Qualifies For World Club Cup
“It’s insane, an unbelievable achievement for the club and the boys.” Adelaide United defender Sasa Ognenovski hails his side’s progress to the final of the Asian Champions League after beating Bunyodkor of Uzebkistan 3-1 on aggregate. Adelaide will meet Japan’s Gamba Osaka, and is guaranteed a place at the 2008 World Club Cup as either […]
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Mexican Third-Tier Side Expelled For Drugs Link
The Mexican Soccer Federation (FMF) has expelled a third division team for its alleged ties to drug traffickers. The FMF’s national council voted Tuesday to expel the Mapaches (Raccoons) of Nueva Italia and the team’s president, Fidel Ortega Vargas, two weeks after seven members of the team were detained by federal authorities.
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Donovan’s Last Game For Galaxy?
“I’m sick of losing. It’s a chance to finish on a high note.” Landon Donovan tells Goal.com’s newly installed U.S. editor Andrea Canales that he aims to take the Galaxy’s dead rubber game against FC Dallas dead serious. But he does he mean final game of the season, or final game of his L.A. career?
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Former Poland Coach Arrested On Corruption Charges
Former Polish national team coach Janusz Wojcik was detained Wednesday in Warsaw and will "most likely" be charged with active and passive corruption, according to Polish Justice Minister and Attorney General Zbigniew Cwiakalski. The former player and member of parliament for the Self Defence Party is accused of taking "large amounts of bribes". The minister […]
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Blatter Escapes Unhurt From Crash
FIFA President Sepp Blatter is often labeled the “Teflon boss” for his ability to avoid questions and accusations about bribery and corruption involving soccer’s world governing body. His charmed professional life seems to extend to his personal life too — at the weekend he escaped unhurt from a high-speed car collision. According to a report […]