THURSDAY NIGHT PREVIEW FC DALLAS- NEW YORK (ESPN2, 8 pm ET/7 pm CT) After winning back-to-back games at home, the unbeaten Red Bulls return to the road, where they face FC Dallas in a matchup of conference leaders. It’s a battle of MLS’s best offense against its best defense. FC Dallas has scored seven goals […]
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2. MLS: KC match another lesson for Toronto FC
By Ridge Mahoney Executive Editor Any team that can leave its leading goalscorer of the previous season on the bench and win, 3-0, while launching nearly twice as many shots as its opponent should probably be taken seriously. Kansas City (2-1-0) did beat up on expansion Toronto FC (0-3-0) in its home opener Wednesday night, […]
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7. CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP: Pachuca claims title
Pachuca won the CONCACAF Champions up for the second time when it beat Guadalajara, 7-6, on penalty kicks after they played to a 0-0 tie in overtime Wednesday night in the second leg of the final. The first leg of the all-Mexican final ended in a 2-2. After 120 minutes without a goal in the […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“He was probably the best player that day and if it had not been for his impact the result could have been totally different. He did not have a nerve in his body and he was an inspiration to us all. He was a sensational little player with great touch and vision. I am very sad and shocked by the news.”
— Bobby Charlton on England teammate Alan Ball’s performance in England’s 4-2 overtime win over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final.
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6. EUROPE: Chelsea gains edge over Liverpool
Chelsea accomplished what Barcelona and PSV in the two previous rounds, and that’s win at home in the first leg of its UEFA Champions League semifinal series with Liverpool. A first-half goal from Joe Cole gave Chelsea a 1-0 win over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. The goal was only the second of the […]
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4. DISCIPLINE: MLS suspends Herron and Kljestan (video)
The Major League Soccer Disciplinary Committee suspended Columbus Crew forward Andy Herron for four games and fined him $3,000 for the Costa Rican’s elbow to New England Revolution defender Jay Heaps in their 2-2 tie last Thursday. (Revs midfielder Shalrie Joseph was fined $500 for lack of respect for the game for shoving Herron.) The […]
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5. SONNY GUADARRAMA: Mexico or the USA?
Interview by Mike Woitalla Executive Editor Sonny Guadarrama is a 20-year-old midfielder who was born and raised in Texas and played at Campbell University in 2005 before turning pro with Santos Laguna of the Mexican First Division. He has dual U.S./Mexican citizenship and shortly after signing with Santos was called up by Mexico’s U-20 national […]
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A New Era for MLS
The arrival of an international celebrity and fashion icon who also plays midfield is just one of many radical changes in store as Major League Soccer enters the big time. MUCH BUZZ ABOUT BECKS. When will he arrive? Where will he and Victoria live, and where will the kids go to school? Will the team […]
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Youth Beat: The African Connection
The increase in immigration from Africa has created a burgeoning source of talent for the U.S. youth national team program. About two million people fled Sierra Leone during the decade-long civil war that resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and destroyed two-thirds of the nation's infrastructure. One of the refugees was an 11-year-old boy […]
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Where Are America’s Black Coaches?
Leaders of the NSCAA Black Soccer Coaches Committee hail the increase of black players in mainstream American soccer — but now await an increase in opportunities for black coaches. Hylton Dayes, the chairman of the BSCC, is the head coach of the University of Cincinnati and a Region II ODP coach. ''I got here in […]
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Marketing Soccer Is Getting Easier
MLS marketing and public relations vet Dan Courtemanche predicts a stellar 2007 season. Had Dan Courtemanche accepted that office-supply sales job instead of opting for an unpaid internship with a sports marketing firm 17 years ago, he probably wouldn't have been ''trying to manage a tidal wave'' on the 11th day of 2007. A few […]
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How Will Angel Fit with the Bulls?
Ken Pendleton at USSoccerPlayers.com takes a look at the much-hyped arrival of Juan Pablo Angel at the New York Red Bulls. In his post-acquisition comments, Arena makes it clear that Angel is a player he desperately wanted, but, as Pendleton warns, Angel has flattered to deceive in the past. Just ask Aston Villa, which paid […]
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Beware the Altidore Hype Machine
Josmer Altidore’s first full season in MLS is just three games old, but following an excellent performance against defending MLS champ Houston Dynamo in which he scored the only goal of the game, the Red Bulls striker is already being dressed up as U.S. soccer’s next big export. As Ives Galarcep of the North Jersey […]
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Beasley Hoping to Stay in Manchester
DaMarcus Beasley tells Yanks Abroad that his PSV Eindhoven days are over-or so he hopes. The 24-year old U.S. international, on loan with Manchester City all season, said he hopes to close out that chapter of his life by signing a long-term deal with City, which has yet to offer him a contract. “PSV is […]
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Rooney Steals Spotlight from Kaka, Ronaldo Show
There were no losers Tuesday night at Old Trafford, writes Richard Williams of the Guardian, as Manchester United and AC Milan contested a UEFA Champions League semifinal “that lived up to the finest traditions of the two clubs and of the tournament on which both have engraved their names.” In particular, Williams serves up glowing […]
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Professional Soccer Not Necessarily a Dream Job
It may be hard to believe for some, but not all professional soccer players loved their jobs. A special Guardian report, “Footballers That Don’t Really Like Football,” finds there are plenty, in fact, and a few famous ones at that. Take Tottenham and Watford’s former American goalkeeper Espen Baardson: he was once heralded as Norway’s […]
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WOMEN'S LEAGUE: Two East Coast groups join effort
Efforts to launch a women's pro league in the spring of 2008 received a boost when ownership groups from Boston and New York/New Jersey announced their intentions to join investor groups from six other cities. ''The signing of these two new markets is an important milestone,'' said Tonya Antonucci, the CEO of the Women's Soccer […]
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YOUTH: Big win for U-16s in Ballymena
The U.S. U-16 national team rallied from two goals down to beat the Czech Republic, 3-2, Tuesday at the Ballymena Showgrounds in the second game of the 2007 Ballymena International Tournament in Northern Ireland. Dersu Abolfathi, Ryan Finley and captain Kofi Sarkodie scored for the USA to move into first place in Hroup B and […]
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U-17 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING: USA names roster
U.S. U-17 boys national team coach John Hackworth named his 20-player roster for the CONCACAF Under-17 Group B Qualifying Tournament April 28-May 6 in Kingston, Jamaica. All but one of the players selected are currently in in U.S. Soccer's Under-17 Residency Program based in Bradenton, Fla. Defender Tommy Meyer, who was formerly in Residency for […]
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EUROPE: Rooney goals give Man. United late victory
Manchester United will take a 3-2 lead over Italy's AC Milan to the San Siro Stadium for next Wednesday's second leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal series after coming back from 2-1 down at halftime to win Tuesday thanks to two goals from Wayne Rooney, the second on stoppage time. Manchester United led at […]
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OBITUARY: English World Cup star Alan Ball
Alan Ball, the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup championship, has died of a heart attack at the age of 61. Ball, whose father of the same name was a soccer player and manager, starred for Everton, Arsenal and Southampton and won 72 caps for England. He was an all-NASL pick for the Philadelphia […]
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TV PREVIEW: Liverpool aims for another road win
WEDNESDAY: UEFA Champions League Semifinal, 1st Leg CHELSEA-LIVERPOOL (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 2:30 pm ET, live) Liverpool and Chelsea meet Wednesday in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinals series, a repeat of their 2005 series Liverpool won en route to its fifth title. Unlike Tuesday's wild-open game between Manchester United and AC Milan, […]
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7. OBITUARY: English World Cup star Alan Ball
Alan Ball, the youngest member of England’s 1966 World Cup championship, has died of a heart attack at the age of 61.
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“I [reacted] the same way I’ve always come back from things, like whenever people say I’m not up to the job. I proved to him I am a professional. I think he said, ‘How can he be committed to the team when he’s signed to someone else?’ But I proved I am committed; it doesn’t matter if I’m going. I’ll still go flying into tackles and try and win something with this team.”
— David Beckham
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2. EUROPE: Rooney goals give Man. United late victory
Manchester United will take a 3-2 lead over Italy’s AC Milan to the San Siro Stadium for next Wednesday’s second leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal series after coming back from 2-1 down at halftime to win Tuesday thanks to two goals from Wayne Rooney, the second on stoppage time. Manchester United led at […]