Since he left NFL Europe to assume the helm of Major League Soccer in 1999, Don Garber has expanded the reach of the league internally as well as among its ownership group. He has added executives from other American sports leagues, including the NFL.
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Long recovery for DaMarcus Beasley
U.S. wide midfielder DaMarcus Beasley will be sidelined for four to six months after undergoing surgery on his right knee, injured Nov. 27 in a collision with VfB Stuttgart keeper Raphael Schaefer. Beasley, who scored four goals in 19 games for Glasgow Rangers in all competitions since joining the Scottish power last summer, has 73 U.S. caps and 15 goals.
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NSCAA Expo: Tradeshow or Flea Market?
The NSCAA has created the most vital gathering in U.S. soccer…but does their expo hall reflect that?
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Another Milestone for United’s Quiet Man
Typical of the man, Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs quietly achieved yet another significant milestone in his glorious 16-year career at Old Trafford this weekend. The Welshman’s goal in United’s 4-1 win over Derby County on Saturday was his 100th English Premier League goal for United, a feat that puts him in some seriously prestigious […]
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Capello Overtakes Mourinho as England Frontrunner
The English press might still be pining for Jose Mourinho, but the London Times says that former Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello has become the frontrunner to take over as England coach. According to the report, Mourinho has had a late change of heart, and is now setting his sights on coaching one of Europe’s […]
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Re-Injured Ronaldo a Doubt for Club World Cup
Under bizarre and some might even say mysterious circumstances, AC Milan striker Ronaldo has missed almost the entire season through injury. Not a major injury like a leg break or an ACL tear, mind you, but a recurring thigh problem that remained shrouded in mystery. Then, two weeks ago, the Brazilian finally made his season […]
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Inter Extends Serie A Lead
Inter Milan soared past Torino, 4-0, at the San Siro on Sunday to take a five-point lead at the top of Serie A over second-place AS Roma, which labored to a 1-1 draw at Livorno. Once again, striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the catalyst for Inter, converting a penalty on 38 minutes to swing the match […]
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Expanding MLS Faces Talent Squeeze
Ives Galarcep of ESPN Soccernet worries that Major League Soccer is growing at a rate that’s too fast for the talent pool in the U.S. to keep up. With San Jose next year, Seattle, and then another city after that, “MLS is need of a talent infusion,” he says. Meanwhile, the trend among American talent […]
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Gansler departure leaves void in Toronto
Remember the item of a few months back referring to a “disgruntled Eastern Conference assistant coach?” He wasn’t, as some suspected, working for Red Bull New York, at which confusion or miscommunication between former head coach Bruce Arena and his assistants filtered down to the players and helped trigger Arena’s departure shortly after RBNY was eliminated in the playoffs.
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Buckeye blitz ends Bradley run
[ELITE 8] Bradley had overcame one- and two-goal deficits to win at Indiana and Maryland in the second and third rounds, but there was no Braves’ comeback Sunday at Ohio State. Even the support of eight busloads of Bradley supporters who had made the trek from Peoria couldn’t help the Braves after they fell behind on a Xavier Balc penalty kick in the 58th minute. A four-goal blitz over 12 minutes sent the Buckeyes to the Men’s College Cup for the first time with a 4-0 win.
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Against all expectations, UMass makes final four
[ELITE 8] Sam Koch will be the first to admit that he didn’t plan on Massachusetts going to the Men’s College Cup. The Minutemen coach went so far as to book a family trip to Disney World for Thanksgiving. Well, the trip came and went without him, and three weeks later, UMass is still playing. The Minutemen made sure of that with a 2-1 victory over UIC on Sunday at the place the Minutemen call Fort Rudd.
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Wake returns to Men’s College Cup
[ELITE 8] Wake Forest will be the only team at this year’s Men’s College Cup that played in last year’s finals in St. Louis. Indeed, the No. 2 seed Demon Deacons are the only team still alive to have ever played in a men’s final four. They moved into Friday’s semifinal against ACC rival Virginia Tech with a 1-0 overtime win over Notre Dame Saturday night before a record crowd of 4,589 at Spry Stadium.
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Virginia Tech shocks UConn in mud
[ELITE 8] Virginia Tech pulled the biggest upset of the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory over No. 3 seed Connecticut Saturday afternoon before 5,495 fans in Storrs, Conn. The Huskies took a 17-game home winning streak into the game, but bad field conditions and bad luck conspired to knock them out. Instead, Virginia Tech is heading to the Men’s College Cup this weekend in Cary. N.C.
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NCAA Division I Women’s Champions
USC is only the seventh team to win the NCAA Division I women’s championship in the 26-year history of the tournament.
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NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament Results
All the results and goal scorers from the first games on Nov. 17 in College Station to Sunday’s final back in Aggieland …
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REACTION: Women’s College Cup
USC’s Ali Khosroshanin exuded confidence going into the Women’s College Cup, and he said it was for real. “With this group,” he said afterwards, “it took them a while to start believing, but once they started it’s been a spectacular run.” The assessment of star Amy Rodriguez? Once USC got rolling, it was “like every game we just took teams apart.” For more from the USC and FSU players and coaches after Sunday’s Women’s College Cup final …
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A USC title? No problem
Paul Kennedy on the new women’s champion
On the eve of the Women’s College Cup, first-year USC coach Ali Khosroshahin recounted his first meeting with his new boss, Athletic Director Mike Garrett, after being named the Trojans’ women’s soccer coach last winter. “We evaluate you on national championships,” Garrett, SC’s first Heisman Trophy winner, told Khosroshahin, who arrived from Cal State Fullerton. “No pressure!” Khosroshahin joked. More like, no problem.
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What They’re Saying
“We’ve been working with these kids and concentrating on these players and these games for weeks. It was nice to have something to play for, and it’s always good to beat Brazil.”
— U.S. U-17 men’s national team head coach Wilmer Cabrera, who celebrated a 2-0 win over Brazil in his second game at the helm.
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Hannover 96 upsets Werder Bremen
[AMERICANS IN GERMANY] Hannover 96, with Steve Cherundolo in his usual right back position, downed second-place Werder Bremen, 4-3. Heath Pearce started in midfield for Hansa Rostock, which fell, 3-0, to on-fire Bayer Leverkusen. It was Pearce’s fifth straight start after sitting out six games.
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Convey shines as Reading downs Liverpool
[AMERICANS IN BRITAIN] Bobby Convey made the most of his fourth start of the season for Reading, setting up the final goal in a 3-1 win over previously undefeated Liverpool while fellow American Marcus Hahnemann played solidly in goal for the Royals. In two other EPL games over the weekend, Americans faced off on opposing sides.
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Michael Bradley hits hat trick for Heerenveen
[VIDEO] Michael Bradley scored a hat trick for his Dutch Eredivisie club Heerenveen in a 4-2 win over FC Groningen on Saturday. The 20-year-old American midfielder, son of U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley, now has six goals in 14 leagues games for Heerenveen, which is in fourth place, five points behind leader Ajax Amsterdam.
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Pachuca falls at Club World Cup
CONCACAF champion Pachuca lasted all of game at the Club World Cup, falling to Tunisia’s Etoile du Sahel, the African club champion, 1-0, on Sunday.
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U.S. U-17s gain historic win over Brazil
[VIDEO] Remember these names: Joseph-Claude Gyau, Charles Renken, Carlos Martinez and Stefan Jerome. They showed tremendous promise in attack Saturday as the U.S. under-17 ’92 boys national team gained a 2-0 victory over Brazil — its first-ever over Brazil at the Nike Friendlies.
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Party time in Cancun
[MEXICO] In its first season since leaving Mexico City for the resort town of Cancun, Atlante won Mexico’s Torneo Apertura with a 2-1 victory over UNAM in the second leg of the final.
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Arsenal’s unbeaten run ends in EPL shocker
[WEEKEND HEADLINERS/VIDEO] Arsenal’s unbeaten streak in the English Premier League came to an end when it fell at struggling Middlesbrough, 2-1, on Sunday. Real Madrid maintained its four-point lead over Barcelona in Spain thanks to a gutsy win at Athletic Bilbao. French club Paris St. Germain’s road win at Auxerre was overshadowed by the disruptive behavior of its fans angry at its poor play. Bayer Leverkusen’s recent charge has turned the Bundesliga into a four-team race.