[MLS] First it was bad weather. Then it was a power outage. The D.C. United-Houston Dynamo fixture is looking like the game that may never get played.
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Soccer Job Openings
[EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES] Soccer America provides the latest on employment opportunities for soccer-related positions. They also include college coaching opportunities, as well as opportunities in pro soccer, youth soccer, the soccer industry and television.
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Brad Friedel — will he stay or go?
American goalie Brad Friedel, who has played every Premier League game in the last four seasons at Blackburn Rovers, has asked to leave — the latest shock wave for the Lancashire club.
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TFC-Impact tie is another USL victory
Former MLS keeper Matt Jordan is alive and well and playing for Montreal, which by scraping out a 1-1 tie with Toronto FC Tuesday night at BMO Field captured the Nutrilite Championship and qualified as the Canadian representative in the CONCACAF Champions League.
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W-League Playoff Schedule
W-League playoff action begins Wednesday with the Northern and Northeast divisional rounds. The three conference champions, who will be crowned this weekend, will join the regular-season champion Pali Blues at the W-League championship tournament July 31-Aug. 2 in Virginia Beach, Va. For this week’s W-League playoff schedule …
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Agorsor and Saad claim top Development Academy honors
[AWARDS] Chris Agorsor of the Baltimore Bays and Soony Saad from Michigan powerhouse Vardar were named the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Players of the Year in the U/17-18 and U-15/16 age groups, respectively. Rafa Moran of U-17/18 runner-up LAFC was named U/17-18 Coach of the Year, while former MLS star Giovanni Savarese captured U-15/16 coaching honors. For all the national and conference awards …
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Five things to follow at the National Championships
One of the most intriguing U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships kick off Wednesday in North Little Rock, Ark. The finals feature four defending champions, three teams with MLS ties, two Dallas girls powerhouses with a Texas-sized rivalry and a Minnesota boarding school aiming for a unique soccer-ice hockey double.
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Soccer mom accused of stealing $72,000
The former treasurer of a Washington soccer league was arrested on charges of stealing roughly $72,000, according to court documents, and is accused of writing checks to herself and making ATM withdrawals at a casino.
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Schwan’s USA Cup Champions
Schwan’s USA Cup showcased more than 1,000 teams from 22 countries and the United States. Among the dominant teams were the U-19 boys from Sweden’s Swedish club Rudbeckianska, the U-16 Oakville Gunners and KFUM-S in the Puma vElite Group and a trio of Brazilian boys champions. For all the results of the finals of the weekend competition and week cup flights …
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The Score Showcase at Greensboro Girls Champions
Girls play at the The Score Showcase at Greensboro concluded Tuesday. Champions were crowned in four age groups. For the results of all the finals …
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U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships Schedule
Plays begins Wednesday morning in the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships at the Burns Park Soccer Complex in North Little Rock, Ark. For all the finalists and complete schedules …
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Tab Ramos leads Gunners
[COACHING SPOTLIGHT] Tab Ramos, one of the most decorated players in U.S. soccer history, makes his debut at the National Championships as the head coach of the U-14 NJSA Gunners boys team.
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Werder Bremen Seeks to Quash Diego’s Olympic Dream
European clubs are stopping at nothing in an effort to keep their young stars from heading off to the Olympics.
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The Best and Worst of Times
D.C. United has not lost an MLS game in two months, but it heads into Tuesday’s game against the Houston Dynamo with a three-game losing streak at home. How can that be? United hasn’t played an MLS game since June 29 — a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on national television — because […]
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Rogers leads RSL to SUM U-17 Cup title
[PLAYER OF THE WEEK] James Rogers, one of the youngest players in the tournament, scored seven goals and helped Real Salt Lake win the SUM U-17 Cup, the second annual youth competition for MLS teams.
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Tim Mulqueen: USA’s keeper coach for all ages
[INTERVIEW] The 2008 Olympics will mark U.S. Soccer goalkeeper coach Tim Mulqueen‘s fourth world championship, following last year’s U-20 World Cup and two U-17 World Cups. Mulqueen, perhaps best known for training Tim Howard from age 12 through the pros, also coached keepers such as Tony Meola during MLS stints with the MetroStars and Kansas City. Soccer America’s Mike Woitalla spoke with Mulqueen about coaching America’s young keepers, how to spot great keepers at an early age, and when youngsters should specialize at the position.
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Expansion Sounders sign multi-year TV deal
[MLS] Seattle’s preparations for a spectacular launch in 2009 took another step forward with the announcement of a multi-year local TV deal, nearly nine months before it plays an official league match.
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Freddy Adu headed to Monaco
When he took over as president at French club Monaco, French-American Jerome de Bontin told Soccer America he hoped to sign one or two Americans for the 2008-09 season. Well, de Bontin lived up to his word, signing 19-year-old Freddy Adu on loan from Portuguese club Benfica with an option to buy.
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U.S. under-23 women perfect in Sweden
[NORDIC CUP] The U.S. under-23 women’s national team successfully defended its Nordic Cup title with a 3-0 win over Germany for its fourth consecutive shutout of the tournament.
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PDL Playoff Schedule
Premier Development League playoff action begins Tuesday with Thunder Bay playing host to the Colorado Rapids U-23 and the Kalamazoo Outrage visiting the Chicago Fire in Central Conference action. Conference semifinals and finals will take place this weekend at Reading, Michigan, Central Florida and Fresno. For this week’s PDL playoff schedule …
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Makelele moves to PSG
[TRANSFER TALK] Claude Makelele, one of the world’s best defensive midfielders for a decade, has joined Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer, fulfilling his desire to end his playing career in France. The 35-year-old Makelele joins the Parisian club after spending five years at Chelsea where he won two league titles.
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What They’re Saying
“We had just finished a game against West Ham and Jonathan Spector was outside the locker room, and Lubos Kubik was there with him. We all just started talking and all of a sudden Jonathan said jokingly: ‘Lubos, did you hear Brian wants to play in the Olympics?’ After a few more jokes I told Lubos that I would seriously consider it if he would. Then I threw it out as just talk at the time but a few days Peter Nowak called me. I was a little shocked but that’s really when it became an interest and a possibility.”
— Brian McBride explains how the ball got rolling to get him on to the Olympic roster. (Yahoo)
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Rising Star: Robbie Findley
[MLS] Robbie Findley scored eight goals last year, leading all rookies, while splitting time with Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles. This year, Findley is focused on helping Real Salt Lake earn its first-ever MLS playoff spot. He saw action with the U.S. U-23 national team in Olympic qualifying and is an alternate for the Olympic team
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Rising Star: Christian Duke
The Kansas City Wizards Juniors have attracted many of the top of Kansas City’s players for the MLS club’s academy program. One of the area’s top rising seniors is Christian Duke. Soccer America profiles him in the first of a series on rising stars in MLS youth programs.
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U.S. Youth Soccer National Directors Cup Champions
Eight U.S. Youth Soccer National Directors Cup champions were crowned Sunday in games played at the Kirkwood (Del.) Soccer Complex. The Directors Cup provides teams a national tournament experience at an elite level, for teams not typically given the opportunity.