The word ‘redemption’ has been used so often in the wake of the U.S. women team’s Olympic gold medal that it can only be a matter of time before Hollywood makes it into a movie. Expect the word ‘hope’ to appear in the title. Lindsey Dolich is no exception in calling the 1-0 win over […]
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Soccer on TV
2008 Olympic soccer concludes with the men’s gold medal match on Friday. In MLS action, two hot teams meet in Sunday’s New York-Houston clash.
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What They’re Saying
“There are no miracles in football. You have to start to organize youth competitions before you can succeed at a higher level. There is hard work to be done. Where football is developed at youth level, you have a good national team.”
— FIFA President Sepp Blatter, saying China must develop youth soccer before it can achieve international success. China has been eliminated from the 2010 World Cup and failed to reach the medal stage of the men’s and women’s soccer competitions at the Olympics.
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U.S. under-14 girls national team roster
The U.S. under-14 girls national team has been split into two teams – Team Stars and Team Stripes – for six matches in the U-16 division at the 2008 Women’s Nike Friendlies that began Wednesday at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Team Stripes fell to Real So Cal, 4-1, in the opening game of the competition. For the complete rosters …
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U.S. under-15 girls national team roster
The U.S. under-15 girls national team will play three matches in the U-17 division at the 2008 Women’s Nike Friendlies this week at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. U.S. coach Mike Dickey has selected 24 players for the event, which features 27 teams in three divisions. For the complete roster …
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Soccer invasion to hit West Virginia village
Soccer will take over the village of Barboursville, W. Va. the next two years when it will host the U.S. Youth Soccer Region I Championships. According to the 2000 census, Barboursville has a population of 3,183 — and that’s about as many motel rooms that have been reserved for the tournament.
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Independiente makes statement in Dallas
The Dallas area is a hotbed for soccer, having produced three national championship clubs this year in Andromeda (U-17 and U-18 U.S. Youth Soccer champions), Solar (U-19) and the Dallas Texans Red (U-15), but they should get some competition from Club Deportivo Independiente.
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RISING STAR: FC Dallas academy’s London Woodberry
FC Dallas has thrown its hat into the competitive world of North Texas youth soccer. The MLS club will have entrants in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy when Texas clubs are added in 2008-09. One of the most promising players is London Woodberry, nephew of former MISL star Terry Woodberry. London Woodberry scored 38 goals as a junior at McKinney High School and is reported to have made a verbal commitment to attend the University of Maryland.
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Rush takes inaugural Premier Soccer Academies crown
To highlight their first year of operation, Brad Friedel‘s Premier Soccer Academies organized the World Youth Tournament that attracted under-16 national teams from Chile and Venezuela to their campus in Lorain, Ohio, but the winner was the Rush Select XI, representing the Rush soccer program headquartered in Colorado.
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Players picked for final U.S. U-17 residency tryouts
U.S. under-17 boys national team head coach Wilmer Cabrera has called 25 players into a week-long mini-camp at the IMG Academies in Bradenton, Fla., that will also serve as the final tryout for for a handful of open places for the upcoming fall semester of the team’s Residency Program. For all the players participating in these tryouts …
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Seeking College Soccer Bloggers
Soccer America is seeking support from Sports Information Departments on getting contributions from college soccer players during the fall season.
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CONFERENCE WATCH: Preseason Polls
NCAA Division I women’s conference polls are out. For the preseason conference ranking of your ranking D1 program …
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Soccer America Women’s Preseason All-Americans
U.S. Olympic gold-medalists Amy Rodriguez, Lauren Cheney and Tobin Heath head the 2008 Soccer America Women’s Preseason All-Americans. Cheney is one of six 2007 Soccer America MVP first-team selections named Preseason All-Americans. For all the first- and second-team selections …
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College Soccer Reporter resumes daily frequency
MEMBER ALERT. Soccer America’s College Soccer Reporter yesterday resumed its daily (Monday-Friday) frequency during the college season. The Soccer America Men’s Preseason Top 25 will appear next Tuesday, while the Men’s Preseason All-American selections will appear next Wednesday.
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MORNING BRIEFING: Olympic medal tally
Welcome to College Soccer Reporter’s Morning Briefing. Find out which college produced the most U.S. women’s soccer gold-medalists and learn about North Carolina’s newest left-leaning star. We have news on Florida State’s latest import and the college star who will be red-shirting so she can play in the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Chile later in the year. For all the news and Top 25 weekend action …
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MLS Weekend TV Schedule
Gary Smith debuts as Colorado interim coach when the Rapids travel to D.C. United on Saturday. The match has playoff implications for both teams, currently out of the top three in their respective conferences. New York needs a win over Western Conference leader Houston Sunday to bolster its playoff hopes. San Jose can get out of the Western Conference basement with a win at Chivas USA on Saturday.
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Freddy ready but competition stiff at upstart Monaco
[AMERICANS ABROAD/VIDEO] Just days after arriving at Monaco from the Summer Olympics in China, where he represented the USA in men’s soccer, Freddy Adu is ready to make his debut for his new French club, Monaco, but he faces stiff competition for playing time from a crop of young players who have exceeded expectations in the opening weeks of the 2008-09 season.
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European-based Americans to MLS
[MAKING A LIST] The move of Eddie Lewis to the Los Angeles Galaxy after eight seasons in England marks the 11th American — nine of them U.S. internationals — to return from European clubs this summer to play in Major League Soccer.
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No joy for Arena in Galaxy debut
David Beckham wasn’t in the house, but Landon Donovan arrived in time to watch from a luxury box and Eddie Lewis, the newest member of the Galaxy, observed from an adjoining suite. The former didn’t miss much and the latter pair probably saw more than they wanted to.
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What’s next for U.S. women
[WPS] With the end of the Olympic women’s soccer competition, plans for the 2009 launch of Women’s Professional Soccer begin in earnest. Within a month, U.S. national team and international stars will have been allocated. Among the players WPS is reported to be targeting is Brazilian superstar Marta of Swedish club Umea.
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Supporting cast achieves gold
[ANALYSIS] With Mia Hamm and the other golden girls in retirement and Abby Wambach injured, the U.S. women’s national team didn’t have any big-name stars at the 2008 Olympics, but Coach Pia Sundhage put together a winning team with a collection of players who previously played supporting roles. Most notably, Angela Hucles, a reserve for much of her national team career, played every minute at the Olympics and finished as the top scorer on the tournament’s highest-scoring team. For complete player analysis …
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What They’re Saying
“The sun and the weather year-round, I don’t really like. I prefer the East Coast, where it’s 100 degrees and humid right now. And in the winter I love the snow and the blizzards and all that. I’m crazy to be here. I don’t really understand why I’ve come here.”
— Bruce Arena, with only a tad of sarcasm, before his first game as coach of MLS’s Los Angeles Galaxy. (Los Angeles Galaxy)
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What They’re Saying
“Vindicated? I feel great, I feel amazing. I just won a gold medal.”
— U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo, who was dropped for last year’s semifinal game against Brazil at the Women’s World Cup — a 4-0 loss — after the 1-0 win over Brazil in the women’s soccer gold-medal game at the Olympics. (AP)
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Olympic Women’s Soccer History
For the second straight time, the USA, Brazil and Germany were 1-2-3 in Olympic women’s soccer. For all the medalists …
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Postgame from the Worker’s Stadium
[REACTION] The American players always believed in themselves, battling back from an opening game loss to Norway to run off five straight wins and win its third Olympic gold medal in women’s soccer.