[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Australia, South Korea and Iran all won at home, but Japan was held at home by Uzbekistan in Asian World Cup qualifying.
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Seven groups submit expansion bids
[MLS] Seven prospective ownership groups from markets throughout the United States and Canada submitted applications to join Major League Soccer, which is expected to add a 17th and 18th team in 2011. The groups include FC Barcelona, owners of teams in the NFL, NHL and EPL and an NBA star. Three groups include USL owners. Here is a look at the ownership groups and their stadium plans …
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The Politics of Cooper’s U.S. Call-up
Perhaps one should take FC Dallas striker Kenny Cooper’s decision to turn down an offer to join the U.S. national team for its World Cup qualifying game in Trinidad & Tobago Wednesday at face value. He’s been nursing an ankle injury and a bout of “flu-like symptoms,” and so it was best to concentrate on […]
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Domenech Stays On And On
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. France coach Raymond Domenech has been assured yet again by the French Football Federation that his job is safe. This is Part 27 in an ongoing series of FFF statements designed to entertain fans abroad who love to see the French national team fail. Although Paul Doyle […]
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Blatter Lauds Leeds’ Youth SetUp
“Unless you are one of the ultra-rich clubs, this, surely, is the way forward and Leeds [United], a club I greatly respect, have to be applauded for its efforts in this regard.” FIFA President Sepp Blatter says that Leeds United’s professional and financial demise since being Champions League semifinalists in 2001 has been arrested by […]
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Quakes Fade After Late Revival
“For us to catch up as much as we did and then fall away at the end was disappointing. We just went out of pocket at the wrong time. We were so close.” Quakes’ coach Frank Yallop on his side’s disappointing end to the season.
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Gullit ‘Cut And Ran’
"When the losses started to pile up, Gullit cut and ran, citing unspecified personal reasons. Now he is blaming the system and inventing an anti-soccer conspiracy. There is no need to listen to him any longer." Grahame L. Jones responds to former L.A. Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit's comments, reported Tuesday, that soccer will not be […]
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Scottish Wizard On The Rise
In Kansas City, another pro took a completely different path to first team action, writes Randy Covitz. Former Graceland University midfielder Kevin Souter, 24, showed up at the Wizards’ open tryout at the start of the year with 200 other players, and ended up landing a developmental contract. After suffering an early injury in reserve […]
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Dalby Settles On MLS As The Place To Develop
Colorado Rapids’ midfielder Greg Dalby, 22, has no illusions that the awards he received as a college player mean anything in the professional game. “Accolades from previous years are great,” Dalby told Mark Zeigler, “but it doesn’t add up to a whole lot once you make that leap to a professional.” Zeigler’s piece on Dalby […]
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Spanish Not Racist, Says Fabregas
Arsenal’s Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas has said that the English Football Association was wrong to ask its Spanish counterparts to move England’s exhibition game in Madrid next February to another venue. When England last played at Real Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium in 2004, its black players were subject to racist abuse from the home spectators. “I […]
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Houston Is Salt Lake’s Model
Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis makes no secret of the team he admires most in Major League Soccer. “From the moment he took over as head coach last season,” writes James Edward, “there’s been a method to Kreis’ madness, a vision shared by General Manager Garth Lagerwey — call it the Houston Dynamo model.” […]
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MORNING BRIEFING: Portland and North Carolina 1-2 in women’s RPI
Portland and North Carolina, No. 4 and No. 5 in this week’s Soccer America Women’s Top 25, are No. 1 and No. 2 in the first NCAA Women’s Division I RPI index the NCAA released this fall.
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MORNING BRIEFING: Wake hands Vidovich 200th win
Wake Forest coach Jay Vidovich picked up his 200th career victory as the top-ranked Demon Deacons crushed UNC Greensboro, 6-0, on Tuesday night. Maryland against needed a Casey Townsend overtime goal to win, while North Carolina and UC Santa Barbara recorded convincing wins. Drake, on the other hand, fell in overtime, and Georgetown lost badly to American. For all the Top 25 game reports …
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JUNIOR COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Rankings
Brookdale (D3 men) and Cerritos (D3 women) have taken over the top spots in this week’s NSCAA/adidas JC rankings. Yavapai (D1 men) and Darton (D1 women) round out the top spots in the JC rankings. For all the rankings …
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SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Women’s Rankings
Grand Valley State, No. 1 in the NCAA Division II women’s rankings, improved to 14-0-0. Williams is still No. 1 in Division III. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 women’s rankings …
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SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Men’s Rankings
Lynn, No. 1 in the NCAA Division II men’s rankings, improved to 11-0-0, while Trinity (Texas), first in the Division III rankings, is 12-0-0. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 men’s rankings …
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LEADERS: NCAA Division I Women’s Scorers
Michigan State freshman Laura Heyboer maintained her lead in points among NCAA Division I women’s scorers. She is tied with fellow freshman Sarah Hagen (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) for the national lead with 16 goals. For all the NCAA Division I leaders …
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LEADERS: NCAA Division I Men’s Scorers
Akron sophomore Steve Zakuani remains the NCAA Division I men’s points leader. UC Davis senior Quincy Amarikwa now leads the nation with 12 goals. For all the NCAA Division I leaders …
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World Cup 2010 Qualifying TV Schedule
The Trinidad & Tobago-USA game is one of 11 World Cup qualifiers available on television on Wednesday. For all the listings …
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U.S. under-17 girls national team roster
Coach Kazbek Tambi has named the 21-player roster that will represent the United States at the inaugural Under-17 Women’s World Cup, which will be held Oct. 28-Nov. 16 in New Zealand.
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Barcelona eyes Miami expansion team
[MLS] Spanish club Barcelona will announce details of its bid for an MLS expansion team in conjunction with Bolivian businessman Marcelo Claure, who resides in Miami, on Wednesday — the deadline for applications for the two expansion spots MLS hopes to add for the 2011 season.
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Cuba coach demoted
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] German Reinhold Fanz, who has been working for free, was demoted as Cuba’s national team coach after its 6-1 loss to the United States on Saturday.
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Eriksson’s honeymoon over in Mexico
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] While the USA and Costa Rica have clinched berths in next year’s Hexagonal, Mexico heads to Edmonton to face Canada with hopes of clinching one of the two berths from Group 2. Tri coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is under pressure after the 1-0 loss at Jamaica on Saturday brought a wave of criticism from the Mexican press.
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U.S.-born Rossi awaits first Italy start
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] There’s a lot on the line as the second double fixture week of World Cup 2010 qualifying concludes in Europe. Can Portugal regain its winning form? Will Michael Ballack be fit for Germany’s top-of-the-table clash against Wales? What is Steven Gerrard‘s role in the England team? Will New Jersey-born Giuseppe Rossi get his first start for Italy?
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Americans face desperate T&T
Fans may regard the USA’s Concacaf qualifier Wednesday against Trinidad & Tobago as little more than a lark; with qualification assured, some younger players can get on the field, knock the ball around, and just enjoy the experience. In reality, this figures to be a fiercer test, regardless of the stakes, than what the team faced in Guatemala City and Havana.