UEFA on Wednesday pulled off a shock decision in awarding the 2012 European Championship to joint-hosts Poland and Ukraine, a move that has already secured the legacy of new UEFA President Michel Platini, the Guardian’s Jonathan Wilson said. The “jaw-droppingly unexpected” decision was no doubt a “welcome” one, he said, as Platini and co. decided […]
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Quakes Deal Hits the Skids
The San Jose Earthquakes may not be resurrected after all, according to a San Jose Mercury news report. Property developer Lew Wolff, who wants to resurrect the MLS club, is at loggerheads with San Jose State University over how to share revenue from a new stadium, which both the university and the Earthquakes would use. […]
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Revs Still Looking for a DP
Following a series of last-minute, high-profile signings from the New York Red Bulls, Columbus Crew and Kansas City Wizards, New England Revolution coach Steve Nicol tells the Boston Globe that the Revs are out to capture a big star of their own. “We’re looking, but it’s always the same — it’s never done until it’s […]
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U.S. ABROAD: Beasley scores again for Man. City
DaMarcus Beasley again made his case for staying at Manchester City next season, scoring in its 3-1 loss at Arsenal in English Premier League action on Tuesday night. Beasley, who had a good early effort blocked by defender Kolo Toure, scored in the 41st minute on a feed from Michael Johnson for his third EPL […]
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HIGH SCHOOL: Final NSCAA/adidas Winter Rankings
BOYS 1 Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) 30-0-0 2 Canoga Park (Calif.) 24-0-1 2 Felix Varela (Miami, Fla.) 27-1-1 4 Jesuit (New Orleans, La.) 31-0-0 5 Rider (Wichita Falls, Texas) 23-0-0 6 Auburndale (Fla.) 22-1-3 7 Kingwood (Texas) 28-2-1 8 American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) 23-1-3 9 Wilson (Long Beach, Calif.) 25-2-4 10 Tupelo (Miss.) 25-1-1 GIRLS […]
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OFF THE POST: Soccer mom's road rage
Lincoln, Neb., police ticketed a women for misdemeanor child neglect for allegedly slapping her 15-year-old daughter in the head and dropping her off on Interstate-80 after becoming enraged over the girl's poor play in a soccer game on Saturday at the Abbott Sports Complex. Terrell Mackey, a 42-year-old Lincoln mother, reportedly slapped her daughter for […]
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ITALY: Inter Milan goes for match-point
Unbeaten Inter Milan can clinch its 15th Serie A title with a victory over second-place Roma on Wednesday at the San Siro (TV, GolTV, live, 11:30 am ET). A victory would open up an insurmountable 19-point lead with six matches remaining. Inter coach Roberto Mancini wants his team to clinch the Scudetto in style. ''On […]
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MLS: Wynne headed north
By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor Official confirmation of Marvell Wynne being traded from Red Bull New York to Toronto FC is expected in the next day or so. A second-round draft pick in 2008 is the likely rate of exchange, according to a source. This apparently leaves Hunter Freeman, recently acquired in a trade from […]
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ENGLAND: Man. United restores six-point lead
Who needs defenders when you have Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo up front? Wayne Rooney scored his 20th goal of the season and Ronaldo set up Michael Carrick as Manchester United cruised to a 2-0 win over Sheffield United that temporarily restored its six-point lead over Chelsea in the race for the English Premier League […]
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FRANCE: Lyon aims for title record
Lyon will set a record of six consecutive league titles if it beats Rennes at home on Wednesday in a makeup Ligue 1 game. A win would leave OL with a 20-point lead over second-place Toulouse with six games to play. OL would become the first team from one of the big five European leagues […]
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MLS CONFIDENTIAL: Who are the Dragons?
You'd think that after 11 seasons, a newspaper as renowned as the New York Times would have someone on the sports desk sufficiently versed in Major League Soccer to catch a glaring error involving the local team. Apparently not. In Monday's sports pages, in the agate listings of results, standings, transactions, and scoring summaries, tied […]
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Who are the Dragons?
You’d think that after 11 seasons, a newspaper as renowned as the New York Times would have someone on the sports desk sufficiently versed in Major League Soccer to catch a glaring error involving the local team.
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6. FRANCE: Lyon aims for title record
Lyon will set a record of six consecutive league titles if it beats Rennes at home on Wednesday in a makeup Ligue 1 game. A win would leave OL with a 20-point lead over second-place Toulouse with six games to play. OL would become the first team from one of the big five European leagues […]
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5. ITALY: Inter Milan goes for match-point
Unbeaten Inter Milan can clinch its 15th Serie A title with a victory over second-place Roma on Wednesday at the San Siro (TV, GolTV, live, 11:30 am ET). A victory would open up an insurmountable 19-point lead with six matches remaining. Inter coach Roberto Mancini wants his team to clinch the Scudetto in style. “On […]
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4. ENGLAND: Man. United restores six-point lead
Who needs defenders when you have Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo up front? Wayne Rooney scored his 20th goal of the season and Ronaldo set up Michael Carrick as Manchester United cruised to a 2-0 win over Sheffield United that temporarily restored its six-point lead over Chelsea in the race for the English Premier League […]
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8. OFF THE POST: Soccer mom’s road rage
Lincoln, Neb., police ticketed a women for misdemeanor child neglect for allegedly slapping her 15-year-old daughter in the head and dropping her off on Interstate-80 after becoming enraged over the girl’s poor play in a soccer game on Saturday at the Abbott Sports Complex. Terrell Mackey, a 42-year-old Lincoln mother, reportedly slapped her daughter for […]
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7. HIGH SCHOOL: Final NSCAA/adidas Winter Rankings
BOYS 1 Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) 30-0-0 2 Canoga Park (Calif.) 24-0-1 2 Felix Varela (Miami, Fla.) 27-1-1 4 Jesuit (New Orleans, La.) 31-0-0 5 Rider (Wichita Falls, Texas) 23-0-0 6 Auburndale (Fla.) 22-1-3 7 Kingwood (Texas) 28-2-1 8 American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) 23-1-3 9 Wilson (Long Beach, Calif.) 25-2-4 10 Tupelo (Miss.) 25-1-1 GIRLS […]
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3. U.S. ABROAD: Beasley scores again for Man. City
DaMarcus Beasley again made his case for staying at Manchester City next season, scoring in its 3-1 loss at Arsenal in English Premier League action on Tuesday night. Beasley, who had a good early effort blocked by defender Kolo Toure, scored in the 41st minute on a feed from Michael Johnson for his third EPL […]
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2. MLS: Wynne headed north
By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor Official confirmation of Marvell Wynne being traded from Red Bull New York to Toronto FC is expected in the next day or so. A second-round draft pick in 2008 is the likely rate of exchange, according to a source. This apparently leaves Hunter Freeman, recently acquired in a trade from […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“There is the idea with the signing of David Beckham that money grows on those palm trees. There are very few players who merit that sort of contract. So there are daily reality checks that I go through with agents all over the world, who run to our perceived wealth.” — Alexi Lalas, president of […]
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Do CL Semifinals Mean EPL is Best?
In the wake of England’s dominance of the UEFA Champions League semifinals and then rumors linking Valencia’s David Villa and Barcelona’s Samuel Eto’o with moves to the Premiership, Phil Ball, Soccernet’s Spain columnist, wonders about the criteria for selecting a “best league in the world.” He claims it is “equally significant,” for example, that Spain […]
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The Life of Zlatan the Great
Simon Kuper of the Financial Times profiles Inter Milan wizard Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who’s on course to winning his fourth title (sort of) in as many years with three different clubs: Ajax in ’04 and ’05, Juventus in ’06 and now Inter in ’07. Juventus, of course, was later stripped of its ’06 title for fixing […]
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Angel Officially a Red Bull
It’s now official: Colombia striker Juan Pablo Angel is now a Red Bull. The New York club signed Angel from English club Aston Villa on Tuesday, utilizing its second designated player slot. Terms of the player’s contract were not disclosed. Angel could suit up for the Bulls in as little as two weeks, Red Bulls […]
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Beasley Given Five Games to Secure Man City Future
Manchester City’s on-loan American midfielder, DaMarcus Beasley, must prove he’s worth keeping during the final five games of the season in order to secure a long-term contract with the Manchester club, coach Stuart Pearce told reporters on Tuesday. “I will probably decide on DaMarcus in the last week of the season,” he said. “If he […]
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COACHING CHANGES: NCAA D1 Men & Women
NCAA DIVISION I MEN COLLEGE … OLD COACH … NEW COACH AIR FORCE Luis Sagastume … TBA CHARLOTTE John Tart… Jeremy Gunn (Ft. Lewis coach) DENVER Chad Ashton (D.C. United assistant) … Bobby Muuss (Wake Forest assistant) HIGH POINT Peter Broadley … Dustin Fonder (Elon assistant) HOWARD Keith Tucker … TBA IPFW Terry Stefankiewicz … […]