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The pace was faster than MLS, and Maurice Edu tired in the second half, but he still enjoyed his debut for league-leading Glasgow Rangers in the Scottish Premier League Saturday, when his new side beat Kilmarnock 2-1. “The play in Scotland is far quicker to what I am used to in MLS,” Edu said. […]

Quakes-Dynamo Rivalry Heating Up

It’s taken a few months, but the tension between the San Jose Earthquakes and its Houston spin-off is really starting to heat up, writes Ann Killion. Saturday’s game at Buck Shaw Stadium showed that “what was once a lovefest is verging on a blood feud. And a good soccer rivalry.” “Most of the Houston […]

Soccer on TV., Story

Soccer on TV

CONCACAF Champions League, European Champions League and UEFA Cup games take place in the midweek. Columbus hosts New York in MLS’s Thursday night match.

POLLS: Soccer America Women’s Top 25

Notre Dame took over the top spot in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25. Three Pac-10 teams (No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Stanford and No. 5 USC) and one WCC team (No. 4 Portland) give the Top 25 a heavy West Coast influence. For this week’s Soccer America Women’s Top 25 …

MORNING BRIEFING: Brown creates sensation

by Paul KennedySeptember 15, 2008

In his 32 years at Brown, Phil Pincince has enjoyed considerable success — 12 Ivy League titles, including nine in a row (1982-90) — but he has never had a weekend quite like the Bears had at the UConn Classic. First, Brown beat Big Ten powerhouse Penn State, 1-0, in overtime, then it tied No. 1 UCLA, 0-0.

CROWD COUNT: Carolina fans cheer overtime win

North Carolina drew the sixth largest crowd in its history as the Tar Heels came from behind to beat N.C. State, 2-1, in overtime in their ACC opener. For the top men’s crowds …

POLLS: Soccer America Men’s Top 25

Wake Forest solidified its hold as the No. 1 team in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25 after last week’s No. 2 Creighton and No. 3 Akron both lost. For this week’s Soccer America Men’s Top 25 …

MORNING BRIEFING: Youngsters power SMU

by Paul KennedySeptember 15, 2008

In the early going, the only suspense has been who will be No. 2 behind defending champion Wake Forest. SMU is the latest to claim the No. 2 spot after moving up three spots thanks to a pair of wins at its Prego’s Express Italian Invitational.

MLS Results

Columbus kept its first-place lead in the East while West leader Houston settled for a tie on the road. For all the weekend results, standings, leading goal scorers and schedules …

No Bradley-Cherundolo meeting in Hannover rout

[AMERICANS IN GERMANY] Hannover 96 scored its first goal of the season and routed newly promoted Borussia Moenchengladbach, 5-1. But Steven Cherundolo didn’t suit up for Hannover while Michael Bradley stayed on the Gladbach bench. Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic, with a header off a free kick, scored his third goal in four games this season.

Jozy Altidore makes La Liga debut

[AMERICAN IN SPAIN] Jozy Altidore, the 18-year-old forward who joined Villarreal in the summer, made his Spanish La Liga debut as a halftime sub in a 1-0 win over Deportivo Coruna. Altidore’s play drew praise from Spanish sports daily Marca, which said he was “a force off the bench who created much danger.”

Edu debuts for Glasgow Rangers

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Maurice Edu made his Scottish Premier League debut for Glasgow Rangers after practicing just twice with his new club. In England, where Americans are seeing little action this season, Tim Howard celebrated a win with Everton. For more on Americans in Britain, France and Belgium. …

More gloom for Galaxy; Moreno strikes again

[MLS NAMES & NUMBERS] The Los Angeles Galaxy reunited with David Beckham in Kansas City after his week away on England national team duty only to suffer yet another disappointment. D.C. United’s Jamie Moreno added to his goalscoring record. For the weekend’s highs and lows in MLS. …

Man. United desperately needs Ronaldo

[ENGLAND] Manchester United hoped to bring along rehabilitating Cristiano Ronaldo slowly, but the Red Devils may need him for next Sunday’s clash with Chelsea. Sir Alex Ferguson termed United’s performance “shocking” in it 2-1 loss at Liverpool on Saturday and increased the pressure on him to bring back Ronaldo as soon as possible to jumpstart United’s season.

Guardiola shakeup fails to stop Barca plunge

[SPAIN] Barcelona’s 1-1 tie with Racing Santander at home on Saturday left the Catalan giant with just one point in two games — marking its worst start in 35 years and leaving first-year coach Pep Guardiola in the hot seat.

Milan’s Ancelotti faces ax

[ITALY] Coach Carlo Ancelotti survived AC Milan’s failure to qualify for the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League, but he may not last much longer if the Rossoneri continue to underperform. With Kaka, Ronaldinho and Andriy Shevchenko in the lineup, Milan lost, 2-0, at Genoa on Sunday for its second straight loss, which left it second from the bottom on Serie A.

Soccer America Daily, What They're Saying

What They’re Saying

“I would say I was rational. A couple good words and a few bad words. They understood the message. We came back and it’s a credit to them. We played a really good second half.”

— New York Red Bulls coach Juan Carlos Osorio on his halftime speech as his team was trailing at home, 1-0, to Real Salt Lake. Juan Pablo Angel and Dave van den Bergh scored in the second half to earn the Bulls a 2-1 win. (New York Post)

O’Reilly leads USA to victory in Gold Tour opener

[U.S. WOMEN] The U.S. women’s national team opened its post-Olympic tour with a 2-0 defeat of Ireland in front of 13,176 fans at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field.

Velez Gets Extra Punishment

Toronto FC defender Marco Velez took an extra game’s ban from MLS and an added fine of $250 for the red card offense of striking Chivas USA striker Alecko Eskandarian in the face last weekend.

West Ham’s Sponsor Collapses

The ink has just dried on Gianfranco Zola’s signature to become the new West Ham United manager. Now the team’s sponsor, AL Leisure Group, has gone into bankruptcy. The team signed a new three-year, $15 million deal with the company in February.

Newcastle Fans To Demonstrate

Newcastle United fans are planning up to five separate demonstrations against club owner Mike Ashley Saturday, when the teams faces Hull City at home. Supporters are deeply unhappy about the departure of manager Kevin Keegan.

Verdict On Qatar Player Could Take Weeks

A verdict on whether FIFA was wrong not to sanction Qatar for fielding an ineligible player in a World Cup qualifier could take several weeks, the Court of Arbitration for Sport warned. Iraq is hoping that it can be reinstated to World Cup qualifying at Qatar’s expense.

Madonna Causes Bundesliga Postponement

A Madonna concert earlier in the week at Eintracht Frankfurt’s Commerzbank-Arena stadium ruined the grass playing surface, causing Friday’s Bundesliga game against Karlsruhe to be called off.

Cautious Crew To Rest Schelotto

Argentine playmaker Guillermo Barros Schelotto is 35 years old, but has started all off league-leading Columbus Crew’s 23 games this season. He’s also been voted MLS Player of the Week four times, and is league leader in assists with 18, almost twice as many as the Real Salt Lake’s Javier Morales in second place. So […]

Seattle Courts Mariner