[MLS] Head coach Frank Yallop and goalkeeper Joe Cannon have been reunited in San Jose for the second time and for the third time in their careers
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Nyarko heads Gen. adidas signees
[SUPERDRAFT COUNTDOWN] Last year, seven of the first-round picks in the MLS SuperDraft were Generation Adidas players. This year’s initial pool is smaller yet still features some of the top collegiate talent.
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MLS teams search for sleeper
Ridge Mahoney on the 2008 Combine
Without extensive scouting networks, MLS coaching staffs rely heavily on the adidas MLS Combine, the annual showcase of college talent, to formulate their SuperDraft strategy. With the draft a week away, Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney examines who might emerge as the sleeper at this year’s Combine, which begins this weekend in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
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MLS Offseason Player Moves
Two long-time MLS stars left the Los Angeles Galaxy on Thursday when striker Clint Mathis signed with Crete club Ergotelis (last in Greece’s top league) and goalie Joe Cannon was dealt to San Jose. For the team-by-team MLS offseason player moves …
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2008 adidas MLS Combine Rosters
Ohio State’s Honduran-born Roger Espinoza was a late addition to the Generation adidas class of ’08 and he took part in action at the adidas MLS Combine. He was teamed with Wake Forest’s Julian Valentin, who needed 30 stitched after being kicked by Espinoza in the 2007 Men’s College Cup final. For all the attendees and schedule …
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2008 MLS SuperDraft Order
The expansion San Jose Earthquakes have the top pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, which will be held next Friday at the NSCAA Convention in Baltimore (TV: ESPN2, 2 pm ET). Four teams — FC Dallas (No. 2 and 8), Real Salt Lake (No. 3 and 14), Chicago (No. 7 and 12) and Toronto FC (No. 9 and 10) — currently hold two first-round picks.
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International Weekend TV Schedule
After a week off because of play in the FA Cup, the English Premier League resumes with nine games available on U.S. television. Leader Arsenal hosts Birmingham Saturday, while second-place Manchester United plays Newcastle in the Magpies’ first game since the exit of Manager Sam Allardyce. Play also resumes in Italy’s Serie A after its winter break. In Spain, leader Real Madrid travels to last-place Levante on Saturday.
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Soccer Job Openings
[EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES] Soccer America provides the latest on employment opportunities for soccer-related positions: college coaching oportunities, positions in the pros, youth soccer, the soccer industry, even television.
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2007 NSCAA/adidas Junior College Players of the Year
National champions Shaneka Gordon and Emily Dixon were among the NSCAA/adidas National Players of the Year for the 2007 junior-college season. All the winners will be recognized during the NSCAA Convention in Baltimore.
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2007 NSCAA/adidas Small College Players of the Year
NSCAA/adidas National Players of the Year for the 2007 small-college season include four-time All-American Kai Kasiguran of Messiah and Haitian international Ricardo Pierre-Louis. All the winners will be recognized at the NSCAA/adidas All-America Luncheon, to be held Jan. 19 in Baltimore.
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NCAA Division I Men’s & Women’s Coaching Changes
More than two dozen NCAA Division I men’s and women’s head coaches have left their positions since the end of the 2007 season. For all the coaching moves …
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Texas assistant Nelson lands Oklahoma women’s job
Texas assistant Nicole Nelson has crossed the Red River to become the new head soccer coach at Oklahoma.
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West Virginia’s Wright signs with English club
West Virginia midfielder Andy Wright has signed with the Scunthorpe United of the English League Championship (second-level).
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Talk on Campus
Red-shirt juniors Doug Rappaport and Chris Brown, both standouts on the Massachusetts team that was the surprise of the 2007 NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament, must decide whether to return in 2008 or pursue their post-graduate careers … It is rare that a women’s program is dropped, so members of the Western Nevada women’s JC program thought athletic director John Kinkella was joking when he called the players together in November to tell them the school was dropping the program … At 71, NJCAA Hall of Famer George Vizvary is still going strong at Ulster County Community College
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Florida Southern player killed in car crash
Meghan Kelly, a junior on Florida Southern women’s team, was killed and twin sister Melissa Kelly, also a member of the Moccasins’ team, seriously injured Monday when the car Meghan was driving was hit by a semi truck that ran a red light on U.S. 27, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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MLS Stretches Top Teams Thin
As Major League Soccer adds more competitions, its best and most valuable clubs are being stretched thin, says Goal.com’s Pat Walsh. For example, MLS champ Houston could play more than 50 games next season, surpassing Bayern Munich’s 2006-07 tally of 47, while equaling that of Real Madrid. Like most European clubs, Bayern and Real have […]
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Spencer Out of Fire Running
The Chicago Fire plans to announce a new coach by the end of the week, but it won’t be Dynamo assistant John Spencer, according to the Houston Chronicle. Spencer on Wednesday said he rejected an offer to become Fire head coach because the parties couldn’t agree to personal terms. “[Tuesday] I got offered the job […]
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Columbus Chasing DP
A new designated player could very possibly join Guillermo Barros Schelotto when he returns to play with the Columbus Crew later this month. According to the Columbus Dispatch, the Crew is in advanced talks with one player — “a European player, a forward who has had a significant number of caps with his national team,” […]
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No Offer for For-Sale Eddie Johnson
Is Eddie Johnson on his way out of Kansas City? Not yet, says Wizards technical director Peter Vermes. “There are about five to seven teams I’ve heard of now that have deals done with Eddie,” he tells the Kansas City Star. “I can tell you, I have not had any official discussions with any team […]
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On Dribbling, Parent Coaches and Tournamentitis
Soccer America readers comment on recent editions of the Youth Soccer Insider e-letter.
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Confusion in Columbus
[MLS WATCH] When is an option not an option? When a player like Guillermo Barros Schelotto believes both sides have equal power to extend or terminate the contract, and the other entity, in this case MLS, defines it as something else.
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Double D does Dallas
Ridge Mahoney examines MLS’s first major signing of 2008
The deal in Dallas is done; former Mexican international defender Duilio Davino has signed a two-year contract. He’s no longer with the national team, having last played for Mexico in a friendly against Paraguay prior to the 2006 World Cup, for which he wasn’t selected. True, this indicates he’s not quite as strong or fast as he was while playing 84 times for his country and 323 league games for Club America, yet it also means – unless he’s recalled – that he won’t be tied up with qualifiers and the sometimes staggering load of friendlies piled onto the national team.
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Decision day turns on a coin flip
[INTERLIGA] Club America and Atlas joined San Luis and Cruz Azul as the final four Mexican contestants for two spots in the Copa Libertadores by scoring five goals in a 3-2 America win Wednesday night at Home Depot Center as Interliga group play concluded. But in spirit of the tournament’s wacky tradition, matters weren’t completely settled at the final whistle.
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What They’re Saying
“[Tuesday] I got offered the job in Chicago, accepted it and sat down to try and negotiate a contract, but we couldn’t come to terms. It wasn’t much more money than I [was making] here with the Dynamo, and I felt that to move my family to another state and all the upheaval and such, I just didn’t think it was worth it, so I turned it down.”
— Houston Dynamo assistant coach John Spencer explains why he’s not the Chicago Fire’s next head coach. (Houston Chronicle)
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Coach for a Day
[OFF THE POST] German lower division club KFC Uerdingen, trying to raise money to avoid looming bankruptcy, is auctioning off a chance to coach the team for a day. The highest eBay bidder will get to run the team for a 24-hour period that will include a friendly against Rot Weiss Oberhausen. The ad reads: “Whether you’re an old school drill sergeant, an introverted tactical fox, an emotional motivator or a completely different kind of coach is entirely up to you.”