In the second part of Goal.com’s interview with Bruce Arena, the former Red Bulls and U.S. national team coach says he “giggles” when the media talks about whoever the “hot” managers are in world soccer. Like the NBA, Arena says that having a successful soccer team is more about having quality players than good tactics. […]
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Galaxy Tight-Lipped on Babayaro Release
Former Chelsea and Newcastle star Celestine Babayaro arrived at the Los Angeles Galaxy in February to a certain degree of fanfare. He departed after playing just 45 minutes, as Coach Ruud Gullit, whom Babayaro played for at both Chelsea and Newcastle, placed the Nigerian on waivers little more than a month after acquiring him. The […]
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New York Wins Corporate Clash
The New York Red Bulls (or Red Bull New York, rather) defeated namesake Red Bull Salzburg, 3-2, in Austria on Thursday. All the goals came in the second half, with Salzburg taking a quick 2-0 lead after the restart. New York began its comeback in the 59th minute when Juan Pablo Angel put home the […]
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U-23s Focused on Cuba
Jozy Altidore and the U.S. U-23s begin Olympic qualifying against Cuba on Tuesday. The tournament hosts were placed in Group A alongside Honduras, Panama and Cuba. The top two go on to the semifinals along top two from Group B; the winners advance to the Beijing Olympics. The grueling tournament requires the finalists to play […]
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Cuban Galindo Recalls U.S. Defection
Maykel Galindo defected to the United States in 2005 while playing for the Cuban national team at the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The night after scoring Cuba’s only goal in a 3-1 loss to Costa Rica, Galindo snuck out of his hotel room and into the unknown streets of Seattle. The former Cuban national team star […]
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Soccer on TV
Relegation-threatened Fulham, the English Premier League team with five Americans in its ranks, aims for a desperately needed win when it faces Blackburn (with American keeper Brad Friedel) on Saturday.
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Dallas Brazilians sting the club that loaned them
[MLS] Players on loan are usually forbidden to play against the clubs that have loaned them out, but for the annual USA-Brazil Challenge between FC Dallas and Clube Atletico Paranaense an exception was made.
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Crew wins in England
[MLS] Adam Moffat scored the lone goal as Columbus beat the Blackburn reserve team, 1-0, at the Blackburn training grounds on Thursday while Crew coach Sigi Schmid continues the search for reinforcements.
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U.S. product starting for Mexico
[OLYMPIC QUALIFYING] New Mexico product Edgar Castillo went the full 90 minutes for Mexico’s U-23 national team in its final two warm-up games for CONCACAF Olympic qualifying, which starts next week. On Thursday, Mexico tied Finland, 0-0, in front of 11,780 fans in Frisco, Texas. On Sunday, Castillo hit the cross that Australian Adam D’Apuzzo knocked into his own goal in a 1-1 tie in Oakland, Calif., in front of 47,416 fans.
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FIFA President wants life-time ban for dangerous tackles
[REF WATCH] In the wake of the horrific foul by Birmingham defender Martin Taylor that shattered the leg of Arsenal’s Eduardo, which earned Taylor a three-game suspension, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said that players guilty of deliberately dangerous tackles should be banned from the game.
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Guzan injury concern for Chivas USA
[MLS] Chivas USA and D.C. United met twice, fielding different squads, in Texas, but the two losses won’t be Chivas USA coach Preki’s main concern.
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UEFA Cup Results
Despite a series of strong saves by American goalkeeper Tim Howard, Everton fell at Italian club Fiorentina, 2-0, on a pair of late goals in the first leg of their round-of-16 series on Thursday. Freddy Adu, who is with the U.S. U-23s for the upcoming Olympic qualifying competition, was unavailable for Benfica, which fell at home to Spanish club Getafe, 2-1. The other teams to lose at home were Anderlecht (5-0 to Bayern Munich) and Tottenham (1-0 to PSV). For all the results and goal scorers …
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Dzajic and Serbian soccer chief accused of massive embezzlement
[SERBIA] With millions of dollars exchanging hands on the international transfer market, there’s all kind of opportunities for fraud and embezzlement, as recent cases in Serbia demonstrate.
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International Soccer Weekend TV Schedule
The English FA Cup moves into the quarterfinals with two matches on Saturday and two more on Sunday. In the only game involving Premier League teams, Manchester United hosts Portsmouth on Saturday. Spanish title contenders Barcelona and Villarreal meet on Sunday. French soccer fans can watch Sunday’s top-of-the-table clash between Lyon and Bordeaux. For televised weekend international action …
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Red card for bumping ball boy
[OFF THE POST] Flamengo midfielder Toro was ejected in the Brazilian club’s 3-0 loss to Uruguay’s Nacional in Libertadores Cup play for pushing a ball boy down as he chased the out-of-bounds ball in the 43rd minute. The 13-year-old was cheered by the home crowd for the rest of the game.
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What They’re Saying
“There are gay footballers but they don’t declare it because they think it will not be accepted in these macho organizations. Look at women’s football: homosexuality is more popular there.”
— FIFA President Sepp Blatter. (Telegraph)
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No rooms at the inn for UAE
[OFF THE POST] Lack of lodging for its World Cup qualifying game at Syria has become an issue for the United Arab Emirates national team because all Damascus hotels have been booked up by delegates attending the Arab Summit, which overlaps with the March 26 game.
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U.S. Youth Soccer ODP National Championship Rosters
Play begins Friday in the U.S. Youth Soccer ODP National Championships at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. Regional champions will compete in four competitions — 1991 and 1992 boys and girls. Cal South leads all state associations with teams represented in all four competitions. North Texas has three teams entered in the competition. For all rosters …
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Mourinho Hopes to ‘Kill’ Chelsea in CL
Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who expects to be coaching in either Spain or Italy next season, says he would relish the opportunity to meet his former club in the Champions League. “If I play them in the Champions League, I want to go there and kill them — that’s my message,” Mourinho told reporters. […]
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Former Revs Midfielder Dorman Impresses in Scotland
Former New England Revolution midfielder Andy Dorman is enjoying a solid start to life in the Scottish Premiership, having firmly established himself in the starting lineup for new club St. Mirren. Since his January arrival, the 25-year-old has bagged some crucial goals, including the winner in a 1-0 win over Dundee United that sent St. […]
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RSL the New MLS Dark Horse
Goal.com’s Pat Walsh picks Real Salt Lake as his dark horse for the 2008 MLS season. RSL is the only MLS club to have never made the playoffs. Only once in its short history did RSL finish above last place in the West, and that was 2005, the club’s first season. That year fellow expansion […]
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Beckham to Earn 100th England Cap
Barring injury, David Beckham is on course to earn his 100th cap for England, national team coach Fabio Capello revealed on Wednesday. “He will get his 100th cap if he is fit and in form,” the England manager said, adding that either he or his assistant Franco Baldini would travel to the U.S. to see […]
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At Camp with Manny Schellscheidt
It was 35 years ago when Manfred “Manny” Schellscheidt became the first coach granted an “A” license by the U.S. Soccer Federation. He has since coached at every level of the U.S. men’s national team program and is now enjoying his role as technical director of U.S. Soccer’s U-14 boys development program.
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Ruiz hits hat trick; Beckham takes a knock
Nowhere, it seems, can MLS teams in preseason training escape the specter of bad fields. Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney explains.
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Champ struggling on D
[MLS] It’s preseason, yes, but what’s going on with the Houston defense? Gamba Osaka lit up the Dynamo with a 6-1 thumping in the Pan Pacific Championship final a week and a half ago; on Wednesday, the first day of play in the Texas Pro Soccer Festival, Houston conceded three while beating Toronto FC, 4-3.