Soccer America Archives – Page 371 – 1996

MLS SuperDraft Primo Picks

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 18, 2008

Ridge Mahoney’s pre-draft analysis
Kansas City head coach Curt Onalfo, who holds the No. 1 pick in Friday’s MLS SuperDraft (TV: ESPN2, live, 2 pm ET), believes this year’s pool of players is relatively solid, yet readily admits his rival coaches might not share that opinion. For a look at what teams might take whom with the top picks …

MLS Offseason Player Moves

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 18, 2008

Zach Thornton, waived by Colorado after the 2007 season, has returned to New York, where he began his MLS career in 1996. For all the team-by-team MLS offseason player moves …

Soccer America Confidential, Story

Harkes to replace Wynalda on MLS telecasts?

by Ridge MahoneyJanuary 17, 2008

The inclusion of former U.S. international John Harkes on the ESPN2 broadcast of the MLS SuperDraft Friday isn’t the only change to the cable system’s soccer format. Nor is it a one-off.

Section 2 Around the Net, Story

Real to Maintain Cristiano Ronaldo Pursuit

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

Spanish champion Real Madrid says it will continue pursuing Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo, despite firm rebuttals from Old Trafford. United officials maintain they would not sell the reigning PFA Player of the Year under any circumstances, but the Merengues insist they will never give up hope of landing the Portuguese star. “Ronaldo is an […]

Section 2 Around the Net, Story

African Nations Cup Preview

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

The AP has a lengthy preview of the African Cup of Nations, which begins this weekend in Ghana. Cameroon and Ivory Coast are the favorites to land the continent’s top prize. The 2008 tournament features some of the world’s biggest stars, from Samuel Eto’o of Cameroon to Didier Drogba of the Ivory Coast. Eto’o, in […]

Section 2 Around the Net, Story

Capello Warned FA Over Tax Probe

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

Barely a week into his new job as England coach, Fabio Capello has been accused of tax evasion in his native Italy. According to the Guardian, Capello alerted the English Football Association to the possibility of such an investigation while he was being interviewed for the job. However, the Italian guaranteed that neither he nor […]

Section 2 Around the Net, Story

Best Buy-Fire Sponsorship is ‘Huge’

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

The Chicago Sun-Times’ Nick Firchau has a story on the impact of Chicago’s new sponsorship agreement with electronics retailer Best Buy. As part of the deal, which is worth between $2.5 million and 4 million per season, the company’s brand name will now be pasted across the front of the Fire jersey. ”This is huge,” […]

Section 2 Around the Net, Story

Feilhaber Switch to MLS Now Possible

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

American Benny Feilhaber will not be making the switch from Derby County to Maccabi Tel Aviv, according to the midfielder’s employer. Rather, a move to Major League Soccer looks more likely. The 22-year-old midfielder traveled to Israel for negotiations with the Tel-Aviv club, but the parties couldn’t come to an agreement about a transfer price. […]

College Soccer Reporter, Story

Dorrance suit ends with settlement and apology

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

Almost 10 years after the lawsuit was initiated, University of North Carolina women’s head coach Anson Dorrance settled a sexual harassment suit filed by former Tar Heel Melissa Jennings.

College Soccer Reporter, Story

NCAA Division I Men’s & Women’s Coaching Changes

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

Tom Carlin (Villanona), Gareth Elliott (Siena) and Ralph Polson (Wofford) landed NCAA Division I men’s head coaching positions. On the women’s side, Hershey Strosberg (Virginia assistant) was named Clemson’s new head coach, and Ball State head coach Michelle Salmon filled the Cincinnati vacancy. For all the coaching moves …

College Soccer Reporter, Story

Collegians attend under-23 women’s camp

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

Five first-team members of the 2007 Soccer America MVPs head the players called into the first-ever U.S. under-23 women’s camp being held this week at the Home Depot Center.

College Soccer Reporter, Story

Yamaguchi takes Women’s Hermann Trophy

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

Florida State’s Mami Yamaguchi won the 2007 Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy, edging UCLA’s Lauren Cheney and Texas A&M’s Ashlee Pistorius.<

College Soccer Reporter, Story

UConn’s White wins Hermann Trophy

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

Connecticut’s O’Brian White became only the second who had not previously resided in the United States before entering college to win the Men’s Hermann Trophy.

College Soccer Reporter, Story

Division II Concord adds men’s soccer

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

Concord University is adding men’s soccer and women’s golf, starting next fall. CU women’s soccer coach Steve Barrett will take the reigns of the fledgling men’s program.

College Soccer Reporter, Story

Soccer Job Openings

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

[EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES] Soccer America provides the latest on employment opportunities for soccer-related positions: college coaching opportunities, positions in the pros, youth soccer, the soccer industry, even television.

Soccer America Daily, Story

Team-by-team MLS SuperDraft Preview

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

Ridge Mahoney on the MLS SuperDraft
How can MLS teams give themselves a boost from Friday’s draft? Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney provides analyses of each club’s needs, their options and the possible moves they might make before the SuperDraft Friday in Baltimore. Here are the teams listed in reverse order of their regular-season finish in 2007, starting with the expansion Quakes, which Tuesday traded the top pick to Kansas City in exchange for defender Nick Garcia.

Soccer America Daily, Story

MLS Offseason Player Moves

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

The Kansas City Wizards continued to clean out their backline when they dealt Jose Burciaga to Colorado for a second-round pick in the 2009 SuperDraft. The trade follows the deal that sent Nick Garcia to San Jose for the No. 1 pick in Friday’s SuperDraft. For all the team-by-team MLS offseason player moves …

Soccer America Daily, Story

Giants fall in domestic cup competitions

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

[EUROPE] It was a bad night for European powerhouses in domestic cup competitions.

Soccer America Daily, Story

Sixth tier Havant & Waterlooville hits jackpot

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

[ENGLAND] Havant & Waterlooville, which plays in the sixth level of English soccer, won Wednesday’s English FA Cup third-round replay with a 4-2 win over League One (third division) leader Swansea City to set up a date in the fourth round at Liverpool that could earn it $2 million in revenues

Soccer America Daily, Story

Sundhage delighted with U.S. showing in debut match

by Paul KennedyJanuary 17, 2008

[REACTION] Pia Sundhage‘s reign as U.S. women’s national team coach began with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Canada Wednesday at the Four Nations Tournament in Guangzhou, China. The Swede was delighted with the USA’s new attacking look, in particular the play of USC’s Amy Rodriguez, who scored twice in her first start.

Soccer America Daily, Story

U.S. U-20 preparations kick off with mega-camp

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

[U.S. YOUTH ROSTERS] A new cycle for the U.S. under-20 national team begins Thursday in Bradenton, Fla., with the start of a mega-camp for players born in 1990. They will be joined on Sunday by 16 players — including Generation adidas signees Josh Lambo and Brek Shea — who will form the core of the team U-20 head coach Thomas Rongen is taking to the Copa Chivas that begins next week in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Soccer America Daily, What They're Saying

What They’re Saying

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 17, 2008

“I got him a pair as a present, and he took a picture and sent it back to me, and I was like, ‘They look cool!’… We are talking about making a slipper together. So when I stop rapping and he stops soccer we can kick back and slip on a house shoe.”

— Rapper Snoop Dogg announces plans to design house shoes with pal David Beckham. (MTV UK)

Section 2 Around the Net, Story

Fulham’s Americans Fighting Relegation

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 16, 2008

Even without Kansas City forward Eddie Johnson, who’s currently negotiating a transfer to the club, Fulham FC of the English Premiership is recognized across the world for its considerable American contingent. Former U.S. international Brian McBride is the club’s captain, while current U.S. internationals Clint Dempsey, the club’s leading scorer with six goals, and Carlos […]

Section 2 Around the Net, Story

Newcastle Appoints Keegan as Coach

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 16, 2008

Newcastle United ended its long search for a successor to Sam Allardyce on Wednesday by reinstating former manager Kevin Keegan in the role he occupied from 1992-1997. During that time, Keegan drove the club to promotion from the English First Division in 1993, progressing all the way to the runner-up slot in the 1995-96 EPL […]

Section 2 Around the Net, Story

Red Bull Should Jump at Zidane Opportunity

by Soccer AmericaJanuary 16, 2008

Zidane rumors are flying across the Web again, and a hopeful Martin Rogers of Yahoo Sports says that the time is now for MLS to find out exactly what the three-time World Player of the Year meant when he told French magazine L’Equipe: “I have no goal but coming back into football… Then, in which […]