Every year bar one so far, the Major League Soccer MVP award has gone to a player prolific in tallying goals and assists. Only goalkeeper Tony Meola in 2000 bucked the trend when he helped the Kansas City Wizards win MLS Cup. Pat Walsh reckons it’s time to show a little more imagination in our […]
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Uefa Warns Poland Over Euro 2012
Europe’s soccer governing body UEFA has warned Poland that it risks losing the 2012 European Championship if it does not reinstate the country’s suspended Football Association. The Polish FA was suspended Sunday by the government, which said the organization had failed to tackle corruption. It appointed an administrator to run the body instead. Both UEFA […]
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Garber: FIFA Dates Impossible To Avoid
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber has admitted that the league will be hit hard by FIFA international dates next season, but said there’s not much that can be done about it, Luis Arroyave reports. “There are 13 weekends affected by international play and we have a 30-week season,” Garber said in Chicago. “To not […]
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MORNING BRIEFING: Revived Huskies face brutal stretch
After three consecutive losing seasons. Coach Lesle Gallimore has Washington back on the right track. The Huskies are 9-1-0 and hit the charts this week at No. 23 — their first ranking in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 since 2004 when they reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. UW begins a brutal stretch when it faces teams ranked No. 4, No. 5, No. 3 and No. 2 in its next four games.
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JUNIOR COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Rankings
There was no change at the top in the junior college national rankings. Yavapai (D1 men), Suffolk County (D3 men), Iowa Western (D1 women) and Broome County (D3 women) are No. 1 in this week’s NSCAA/adidas 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 10-0-0. Williams is the new No. 1 in the NCAA Division III women’s rankings after last week’s No. 1 Messiah and No. 2 Lynchburg both earned ties last week. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 women’s rankings …
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SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas Men’s Rankings
Lynn replaced Northern Kentucky at No. 1 in the NCAA Division II men’s rankings. Trinity (Texas), one of six unbeaten and untied teams, remained the top-ranked team in the Division III rankings. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 men’s rankings …
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MORNING BRIEFING: Top 25 teams in close games
No. 3 Saint Louis and No. 10 Northwestern battled to a 0-0 tie in the marque match of a busy Tuesday night of men’s college action. ALSO: Freshmen gave Maryland and North Carolina narrow wins. Indiana downed Evansville in thriller. Drake gave up as many goals it had done in its first eight games.
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Dynamo fireworks in Mexico City
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Houston still must play four of its six group games, yet the Dynamo strengthened the chances of advancement in the regional championship by coming home from Mexico City with a spectacular 4-4 tie against UNAM at the Stadio Olimpico Universitario on Wednesday.
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RISING STAR PROFILE: Jorge Flores
[MLS] Jorge Flores scored three goals in his first three appearances for Chivas USA, which coincided with the club’s rise in the Western Conference after a slow start to the MLS season. The 19-year-old Flores, who earned his spot with Chivas USA through the televised open tryout, Sueno MLS, has seen action in 10 games this season and has earned U.S. U-20 national team call-ups. Get to know Flores in this profile that covers on- and off-field experiences. …
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Help off the shelf for D.C. and Dallas
[MLS] The MLS playoff jumble may add a few more variables this week, as key injured players get ready to get back into it. D.C. United and FC Dallas, which are just below the playoff zone, stand to benefit.
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‘Monty Python’ take on soccer
[OFF THE POST/VIDEO] On Wednesday (8 pm ET), Gol TV will air a show, "The Art of Football," featuring former Monty Python star John Cleese explaining the rules of the game. For a sample in which Cleese tries to clarify the offside rule. …
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What They’re Saying
“I got two matches for calling a referee ‘Coco the Clown.'”
— Joe Kinnear, who signed a contract to coach Newcastle for six games, on why he is suspended for the first two games: a sideline ban from when as Nottingham Forest coach he insulted a ref four years ago. (Telegraph)
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UEFA Champions League TV Schedule
Day 2 of the UEFA Champions League group stage concludes Wednesday. Six of the eight games, including Liverpool-PSV, are available on television. For all the games on television …
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Soccer Job Openings
[EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES] Soccer America provides the latest on employment opportunities for soccer-related positions. They include college coaching opportunities, as well as opportunities in pro soccer, youth soccer, the soccer industry and television.
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BATE gives Juventus a scare
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] There were easy wins for Arsenal and Manchester United in Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League group action. But Belarus side BATE Barisov gave Juventus a fright, holding it to a 2-2 draw.
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USL-1 All-League Teams
The regular-season champion Puerto Rico Islanders led all teams with three players named to the USL First Division all-league first team. For all the first- and second-team selections …
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MORNING BRIEFING: Cornhuskers stage comeback
Nebraska, a national power for more than a decade, is making a spectacular comeback after enduring a 5-10-4 season in 2007 and opening the 2008 campaign with four losses. The Cornhuskers are undefeated in their last seven games after opening the Big 12 play last weekend with a 2-1 win over Kansas and 3-2 win over Missouri — both overtime victories achieved after they rallied to equalize late in regulation.
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MORNING BRIEFING: Big West showdowns on tap
It will be a big week in the Big West, which had three teams — No. 16 UC Santa Barbara (5-3-0), No. 20 UC Davis (8-1-0) and No. 25 UC Irvine (7-0-2) — move into the Soccer America Men’s Top 25. UC Irvine hosts UCD on Wednesday and UCSB on Saturday.
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AWARDS: Soccer America Men’s Team of the Week
Austin da Luz, who played a key role off the bench in Wake Forest’s 4-2 win over Maryland in the battle of No. 1 and No. 3 teams, is the Soccer America Men’s Player of the Week. For all the Men’s Team of the Week selections for games played Sept. 22-28 …
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INTERVIEW: Harvard’s Andre Akpan
SOCCER AMERICA talks with Harvard’s Andre Akpan, one of the most exciting players in college soccer. The lone sophomore on last year’s Soccer America MVP first team, Akpan is considered one of the top pro prospects in the college game, but the former U.S. U-20 has resisted the temptation to leave Harvard early and turn pro.
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LEADERS: NCAA Division I Women’s Scorers
Michigan State freshman Laura Heyboer took over the lead in points among NCAA Division I women’s scorers. For all the NCAA Division I leaders ..
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LEADERS: NCAA Division I Men’s Scorers
Doug Demartin of Michigan State and Swazi MfanaFuthi Bhembe of Alabama A&M joined South Carolina’s Sam Arthur as the NCAA Division I men’s points leaders. They are among six players tied for the national lead in goals. For all the NCAA Division I leaders …
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AWARDS: Soccer America Women’s Team of the Week
Meghan Lenczyk, who scored two critical goals in Virginia’s ACC wins at Florida State and Miami (Fla.), is the Soccer America Women’s Player of the Week. For all the Women’s Team of the Week selections for games played Sept. 22-28 …