The New York Red Bulls’ Colombian forward Juan Pablo Angel is featured in the October 2007 issue of People En Espanol as one of the "10 Sexiest Men in the United States for 2007." Angel, 31, is in the midst of his first year with the Red Bulls and has already matched the team goal scoring record of 16, set in 2000 by Adolfo Valencia. Angel is the only athlete on the list.
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Wizards need points against Galaxy
The Galaxy‘s playoff hopes are ephemeral at best, but the problems facing the Wizards are all too real. Kansas City rallied to tie Chivas USA last weekend only to succumb in stoppage time to Ante Razov’s second goal of the game to lose, 2-1. A week after a dramatic stoppage-time rally netted two goals and a 3-2 victory over Columbus, the Wizards threw away two points in the waning seconds. They have lost three of their last five and are good but not great at home (7-4-2).
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Short-handed D.C. United downs Guadalajara
Losing Marc Burch near the end of the first half probably cost D.C. United a goal, but will his absence in the second leg end up costing his team the series? In front of 21,022 fans at RFK Stadium, United pulled out 2-1 win Wednesday night in the first leg of its Copa Sudamericana showdown with Guadalajara, which peppered the D.C. goal before and after Burch’s ejection in the 44th minute. Guadalajara ended up with a 21-5 edge in shots, but just one goal by Sergio Santana, as compared with one each for midfielders Ben Olsen and Clyde Simms
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What They’re Saying
“I’m flabbergasted by our performance. It is a big shock for us all. These are young players that we have shown great hope for and trumpeted them in a loud way.”
— Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson, who fielded a team of young reserves for an English League Cup game against second-tier Conventry, which won, 2-0. It marked the first win at Old Trafford by a minor league team since a loss to York City in 1995. (AFP)
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MIDWEEK WRAPUP: International Soccer Headliners
Maltese Michael Mifsud led Coventry City past Manchester United in an English League Cup upset that left Sir Alex Ferguson “flabbergasted.” Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez still wasn’t convinced that Fernando Torres should be an automatic choice in the Reds’ lineup even after Torres’ hat trick against Reading. Argentine Lionel Messi scored two goals in the first 11 minutes to lead Barcelona past Real Zaragoza. AC Milan’s troubles in Serie A continued when it fell at Palermo.
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Record-setting Germans cruise into Women’s World Cup final
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Germany returned to the Women’s World Cup final with a 3-0 victory over Norway Wednesday in the semifinals. The shutout was the the fifth in five games at the 2007 Women’s World Cup and extended Germany’s scoreless streak to 529 minutes dating back to the 2003 final against Sweden. The streak broke China’s shutout record of 442 minutes in the 1999 and 2003 events.
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How To Measure MLS Success
How can you compare MLS to other pro sports leagues?
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Bilardo Blasts Disgraceful State of Argentine Soccer
Carlos Bilardo, who coached Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title and second place at the 1990 finals, launched an outspoken attack on the state of soccer in Argentina and its soccer leadership. Bilardo said it was time for Argentina soccer federation (AFA) president Julio Grondona to go. “I feel shame when I see the […]
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More Bad Luck for Michael Owen
Once again, Michael Owen is sidelined — and it couldn’t come at a worse time for England. Owen, whose goals helped England defeat Israel and Russia at Wembley this month in critical Euro ’08 qualifying games, will miss next month’s Euro 2008 qualifiers against Estonia and Russia. Newcastle United manager Sam Allardyce said on Wednesday that […]
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Cobi Jones Rethinks Retirement Plans
Will Los Angeles Galaxy star Cobi Jones go ahead with his plans of retiring at the end of the 2007 season? Jones, the only player since with the same MLS team for all 12 years of league play, never figured he’d being going out on team that’s won five league games in five months. Jones […]
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United Aims for Revenge Against Chivas
D.C. United faces a familiar foe Wednesday night when it opens play in the Copa Sudamericana, South America’s fall international club competition. The MLS club hosts Guadalajara, a team it played — and lost to — in last spring’s CONCACAF Champions Cup. United continued its recent pattern of just falling short in international play when […]
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Tournaments: Who To Blame When It Rains?
What can a host club do when rain pours on its tournament?
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Who missed the point-after attempt?
[SMALL COLLEGE] Division II Florida men’s schools Saint Leo and Rollins produced one of the highest-scoring games in recent memory when Saint Leo prevailed, 7-6, in overtime on Friday night.
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Giusfredi, the long-range bomber
[VIDEO] One of the longest goals of the season came last Monday night when Seton Hall’s Eliseo Giusfredi scored off the kickoff from 60 yards to give Seton Hall a 4-3 win over New Jersey rival Princeton.
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NCAA Women’s Division I Scoring Leaders
With four more goals this past week, Japanese international Mami Yamaguchi has scored 13 goals in eight games for Florida State and leads all NCAA Division I women’s goalscorers. For the Top 10 goal scorers …
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NCAA Men’s Division I Scoring Leaders
Aaron Volanski‘s hat trick in Centenary’s 4-3 loss to IUPUI on Sunday catapulted him into first place on the NCAA Division I men’s scoring charts. For the Top 10 goal scorers …
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Men’s & Women’s Small College Rankings
There were no changes at the top of the NSCAA/adidas rankings for NCAA Division II and III schools. All are still unbeaten and untied: Lynn (DII men), Trinity, Texas (DIII men), Grand Valley State (DII women) and Wheaton, Ill. (DIII women).
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ACC powers sweep non-conference foes
[TUESDAY ACTION] Three ranked ACC men’s teams — No. 4 Virginia, No. 9 Duke and No. 16 Virginia Tech — were victorious in non-conference action. Virginia and Duke both broke open close games with Mount St. Mary’s and UNC Wilmington, respectively, in the second half, while a goal after intermission was the difference in Virginia Tech’s game at Richmond.
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Players nominated for first Lowe’s Senior Class award
[NOMINEES] The Lowe’s Senior Class Award will add men’s and women’s soccer to its list of NCAA sports that are included in the national award program dedicated to senior student athletes. For the 40 men and women nominated …
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CROWD COUNT: College Soccer’s Largest Crowds
Seven different men’s schools have drawn crowds in excess of 5,000, and Indiana and Creighton are both averaging more than 4,000 fans a game. On the women’s side, Texas A&M is the only team to draw more than 5,000 fans for a home game.
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What They’re Saying
“Once you shake hands with the devil, you have to accept they are in control.”
— Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson on coping with incovenient scheduling to accommodate TV broadcasts, which will earn the English Premier League $3.4 billion for this season and the next two. (BBC)
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OFF THE POST: Austrians turn on own team
A group of Austrian fans have started a petition that so far yielded 4,000 signatures urging the Austrian national team not to participate in the 2008 European Championship it is co-hosting with Switzerland. “This is not about criticizing players or coaches,” said Michael Kriess, one of the petition instigators. “We simply say that the way Austria is playing is an insult to our, to every fan’s aesthetic understanding of the game.” The petitioners say watching Coach Josef Hickersberger‘s team is detrimental to one’s mental health.
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Convey goal overshadowed by $50 million man
[AMERICANS IN ENGLAND] Bobby Convey volleyed home from 17 yards for Reading to tie up its third-round English League Cup game with Liverpool. It was the 24-year-old’s eighth goal in all competitions since joining the club in 2004. But a second-half hat trick by Fernando Torres gave Liverpool a 4-2 win.
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The Goleadoras: Marta, Prinz, Wambach and co.
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] While the level of play at the Women’s World Cup has not been great, several individuals have stood out. The great goal scorers of the women’s game — Marta, Birgit Prinz, Abby Wambach and company — have waged a fierce battle for the scoring title. Here’s a look at the leading scorers at the 2007 Women’s World Cup …
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Brazil out to avenge Olympic loss against USA
Of the many matchups within the match to be watched when the U.S. women play Brazil in the Women’s World Cup semifinal (Thursday, 7:55 a.m. ET, ESPN2), the most anticipated is that of American midfielder Leslie Osborne tangling with Brazilian magician Marta.