The USA survived the worst performance by a U.S. national youth team at a world championship in recent memory to earn a 1-1 tie with South Korea Saturday in their opening game at the Under-20 World Cup. Much of the announced sellout crowd of 55,800 at Olympic Stadium had left after witnessing Poland stun South American champion Brazil, 1-0, the opening game of the Group D doubleheader, and the pro-Korean crowd that remained watched the Americans give the ball away time and again and struggle to keep up with the quick Koreans on the artificial turf.
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No festivities in Toronto on Canada Day
The U.S. U-20s should take heart. As bad as they played in their 1-1 tie with South Korea on Saturday in Montreal, it could have been worse. Host Canada opened play before a sellout crowd of almost 20,000 fans at Toronto’s BMO Field — on July 1, Canada Day no less — and bombed. Dale Mitchell‘s U-20s fell to Chile, 3-0, in a match they were outshot 19-2.
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2007 Under-20 World Cup TV Schedule
Coverage of the Under-20 World Cup continues on Monday with three games on ESPN360.com (broadband). The Congo-Austria game will also be shown in Spanish on Fox Sports en Espanol and the Mexico-Gambia game will be aired on Galavision.
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Last-minute goals give Portland Timbers a pair of USL-1 victories
The Portland Timbers left it late to win a pair of USL First Division matches. The Timbers won, 1-0, at California, on a goal by David Hague in the 89th minute, and defeated Miami two days later by the same score on a goal by fellow rookie, Kenyan Lawrence Olum. The Timbers, who have allowed a league-low seven goals in 11 games, moved into fifth place with the wins. A goal from midfielder Antonio Ribeiro in stoppage time of the second half gave the Montreal Impact a 1-0 win over Puerto Rico in front of 12,844 spectators at the Claude-Robillard Sports Complex. For more on USL action and complete results and goalscorers …
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MLS hits goal drought
[WEEKEND WRAPUP] On a barren weekend of just five goals in five games, Columbus beat Red Bull New York, 1-0, for its third straight victory; zeroes were posted in the Dallas-Houston and Chicago-Colorado showdowns; the Revs ran aground at Home Depot Center; and Toronto’s backup to the backup goalie helped it tie Kansas City, 1-1. Ridge Mahoney recaps all the MLS weekend action …
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Mexico is first team to reach Copa America quarterfinals
Mexico became the first team to clinch a berth in the quarterfinals of the Copa America when it beat Ecuador, 2-1, on Sunday in Group B. The win was the second in a row for the Mexicans, who opened with a 2-0 win over defending champion and are on top of the group with the six points. Brazil beat Chile, 3-0, thanks to a Robinho hat trick earlier on Sunday to move into a tie for second place with Chile. Venezuela registered its first victory in the Copa America in 40 years when it beat Peru, 2-0, on Saturday. In Saturday’s other Group A game, Uruguay beat Bolivia, 1-0.
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2007 Copa America TV Schedule
The USA plays its second game at the Copa America on Monday when it faces Paraguay, a 5-0 winner over Colombia in its first game. The match will be broatcast live, beginning at 6:30 pm ET, on TeleFutura in Spanish and on GolTV in English. For the complete Copa America TV schedule …
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What They’re Saying
“Losing a match doesn’t mean that everything is wrong, just as winning a match doesn’t mean everything is right. Brazil always has to win, that’s a fact. The pressure and the demands are something we have to get used to. We have to find a way to get over this.”
— Brazil coach Dunga, whose team lost to Mexico, 2-0, in their Copa America opener.
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2007 Under-20 World Cup TV Schedule
The USA-South Korea Under-20 World Cup opener Saturday in Montreal will be broadcast live on ESPNU, with coverage beginning at 4:45 pm ET, and delay on Fox Sports en Espanol at 7 pm ET. The Under-20 World Cup will be shown in English on ESPNU and ESPN360.com (broadband) and in Spanish on Fox Sports en Espanol, Galavision and TeleFutura.
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2007 Copa America TV Schedule
Action at the 2007 Copa America continues this weekend with two games each on Saturday and Sunday. Brazil will look to rebound from its 2-0 loss to Mexico when it faces Chile on Sunday, while the Tri will go for two wins in a row when it faces Ecuador in the second game of the doubleheader in Maturin. Both games will be broadcast live in Spanish on Univision. For the complete Copa America TV schedule …
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U.S. U-20s open against Asia power South Korea
The USA opens play at the U-20 World Cup Saturday in Montreal against South Korea. It has faced the Koreans twice before at the World Youth Championship and come away with good results both times. For more on the USA-South Korea rivalry and how the ’07 Koreans look …
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USA ready for turf wars at U-20 World Cup
Josmer Altidore, the most exciting American teenager since Freddy Adu, is on the team. So is Adu, who believes this tournament — his third U-20 world championship — is his springboard to fame and glory in Europe. Midfielder Michael Bradley isn’t glorious or famous yet, but he appeared in 21 games for Dutch club Heerenveen last season and played several solid matches for the U.S. at the Gold Cup. Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney looks at the U.S. U-20 national team and its chances for success at the Under-20 World Cup, which begins Saturday in Canada.
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NCAA Division 1 Men & Women Coaching Changes
[MAKING A LIST] The women’s vacancy at Louisiana Tech was filled when Western Illinois coach Kevin Sherry was hired. For all the Division I coaching moves …
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Fifteen collegians selected to play in Under-20 World Cup
Fifteen prospective ’07 U.S.-based collegians — seven for the USA, six for New Zealand and two for Canada — will be playing at the Under-20 World Cup, which starts Saturday in Canada. UCLA leads all teams with three players, and defending champion UC Santa Barbara and Dartmouth have two. Soccer America MVPs Julian Valentin (Wake Forest) and Sal Zizzo (UCLA) were among seven prospective ’07 collegians who were called up by U.S. under-20 men’s national team coach Thomas Rongen. Three other ’06 collegians — MVP Chris Seitz (Maryland), Anthony Wallace (South Florida) and Amaechi Igwe (Santa Clara) — signed with MLS clubs in January.
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Santa Clara gives Smith a seven-year deal
Santa Clara gave women’s coach Jerry Smith a new seven-year deal, extending his contract through the 2013 season. Smith, 45, signed the seven-year agreement after leading the Broncos their ninth West Coast Conference title and collecting WCC Coach of the Year honors for the seventh time in his career. Over the course of his 20 years, Smith has led the Broncos to one national title (2001), one national runner-up finish (2002), 10 College Cup appearances, and 18 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. He has a record of 326-84-27.
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Addlery: From the Bronx to D.C. United Via Vietnam
Nicholas Addlery took the most of his break when he entered D.C. United’s game against Colorado Thursday night in the 10th minute after starter Guy-Roland Kpene was injured. The Jamaican-born Addlery scored his first MLS goal and set up Brazilian Fred’s first MLS goal in a 4-1 win. Addlery’s rout from his home in the […]
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Lampard Uncertain About Chelsea Future
Frank Lampard has two years remaining on his contract with Chelsea, but with the option to buy himself out of the deal under FIFA’s new transfer rules, he said Thursday that he finds it “strange” that the club have not sought to secure his services. Lampard wants to earn what Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack, […]
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Liverpool Set To Make Record Deal for Torres
So much for Liverpool’s American owners, George Gillett and Tim Hicks, being stingy with their money. They are about to give Manager Rafa Benitez what he wants: the money to buy striker Fernando Torres from Atletico Madrid. A $54 million transfer deal — $40 million plus Luis Garcia — has been accepted in principle by […]
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Inter Out; Tevez May Stay at West Ham
Inter Milan has lost out on the signature of Carlos Tevez’s after the Italian champion imposed a deadline on the Argentine to make a decision. Tevez, who is away on international duty with Argentina in the Copa America, was not prepared to make such a sudden decision. Instead, Kia Joorabchian, the West Ham player’s agent, […]
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Americans Flatter to Deceive in Maracaibo
A lot has already been written about how Bob Bradley’s Americans put on a brave performance despite losing to Argentina, 4-1, in Maracaibo on Thursday night, but the truth is, the final 26 minutes were poor; the young U.S. team lost its composure and concentration in midfield after Hernan Crespo put the Argentines in front […]
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Soccer on TV
The U-20 World Cup, which will air live on ESPNU, TeleFutura and Galavision kicks off on Saturday. Freddy Adu and U.S. U-20s face South Korea on Saturday (ESPNU). ET. Copa America action includes the USA game against Paraguay Monday (GolTV & TeleFutura). Five MLS games are broadcast this weekend.
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West battle highlights MLS weekend
[MLS WEEKEND PREVIEWS]. Dallas and Houston, the top two teams in the Western Conference square off, the Crew tries to keep its revival going at home against New York, the Revs head west to test Chivas USA, Chicago plays its first league match in four years without coach Dave Sarachan, and Kansas City hosts Toronto in a tightening Eastern Conference race. Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney previews all the weekend’s MLS action …
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U.S Soccer’s super streak comes to end
Until its 4-1 loss Thursday night against Argentina in the Copa America, the U.S. men’s national team was undefeated — 10-0-1 – since Bob Bradley took over as head coach in December. The USA’s last loss was more than a year ago, the 2-1 defeat to Ghana at the 2006 World Cup. The U.S. women are undefeated for more than a year. Coach Greg Ryan‘s team is on a 43-game unbeaten streak — 24 of those games came in the last 12 months, which means that before the men’s Copa loss, U.S. men’s and women’s national teams were 31-0-4 over 365 days.
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U.S. REPORT CARD: Tough day for young team
Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players’ performance in their 4-1 Copa America loss to Argentina. …
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USA wilts in Copa opener against Argentina
Back to the real world. The Copa America in any South American nation is a long way from the Gold Cup anywhere in the United States. An Argentine lineup featuring several world-class stars pummeled a makeshift American team, 4-1, to end the 11-match unbeaten run of Coach Bob Bradley. After a courageous hour of surviving at 1-1 with sweat and grit, the U.S. resolve melted in a searing display of skill and speed by the tournament favorites.